JavaBlack is one of the main reasons I'm on this site. His intelligence, compassion, wisdom and sense of humor often rescue this site from boredom and strife. He is a hard-working, ethical, kind-hearted person who has taught me a lot both about politics and about life. Happy Birthday, JavaBlack!

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"Some people complain about the system. The system is not good, so they can't do anything. It's an excuse. Freedom is in your heart." (Jin Xing)

Happy Birthday Java!!

Remember one day older, one day wiser. So expect more of your intelligent posts.

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"Better to die on you feet than live on your knees" - Emilio Zapata

Happy Birthday.

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"Duty is the most sublime word in our language. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less." - Robert E. Lee

may your children resemble you in any way.

Huggs!

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And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

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WARNING: In the unlikely event of an accidental agreement with any or all points made in the above post, contact a clinical psychologist immediately.

The views expressed in the above post are not necessarily those of Joker and/or any of his affiliates.

"You have found the secret message. Do you have too much time on your hands? ...Let it go."

Happy Birthday wishes from Bonnie Scotland

I'll give you the traditinal Tswana blessing for a birthday:

Years are the education of nature on the soul of man. And today, nature feels blessed to have you at her feet yet again. In the year that comes, remember your roots, grow tall and proud, and share the wisdom and blessings you gained with those who sit around you


HAve a good one

Shamble Ghanka JavaBlack

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“The subject no longer has to be mentioned by name. Someone is sick. Someone else is feeling better now. A friend has just gone back into the hospital. Another has died. The unspoken name, of course, is AIDS.”
“From the point of view of the pharmaceutical industry, the AIDS problem has already been solved. After all, we already have a drug which can be sold at the incredible price of $8, 000 an annual dose, and which has the added virtue of not diminishing the market by actually curing anyone.”

Thanks all.
I'm actually feeling a day more senile.

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"Man lives in the sunlit world of that which he believes to be reality. But unseen by most is an underworld, a place that is just as real... but not as brightly lit... A DARK SIDE!"
-opening from Tales From the Darkside

I'll help you feel younger, Java. I've been married almost as long as you've been breathing.

Birthdays beat the alternative, don't they?

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Do you know what it's like to fall in the mud and get kicked... in the head... with an iron boot? Of course you don't, no one does. It never happens. It's a dumb question... skip it.

I've already determined that the true sign of my being old will be when Soundgarden and Pearl Jam are played on the classic rock station. It's coming soon... but not here yet.
You're not really that old either, 12th. My grandparents were married longer than you've been alive!

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"Man lives in the sunlit world of that which he believes to be reality. But unseen by most is an underworld, a place that is just as real... but not as brightly lit... A DARK SIDE!"
-opening from Tales From the Darkside