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2002-08-04 � 12:51 p.m.

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sup sup this is hilarious to read about, but i hope this has not or will not happen to anyone.

stasis STAY-sis; STAS-is, noun;

plural stases STAY-seez; STAS-eez:

1. A state of balance, equilibrium, or stagnation.

2. Stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid.

The reality of governance was not stasis but change; institutions did not operate according to mechanical laws, they evolved organically. --Jerry L. Mashaw, [1]Greed, Chaos, and Governance

By the 1960s Colombia had settled into an enforced stasis, with Marxist guerrillas in the hills and jungles (modern successors to the bandido tradition) and a central government increasingly dominated by a small group of rich, elite Bogot� families, powerless to effect change and, anyway, disinclined. --Mark Bowden, [2]Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw

Whether trabeated, arcuated, or suspended, a structure seeks stasis by balancing forces in tension and compression. --James F. O'Gorman, [3]ABC of Architecture

Stasis comes from Greek stasis, "a standing still,from histasthai, "to stand."

wow that must be terrible

Irish bull (EYE-rish bul) noun

A ludicrously incongruous statement.

[From Latin bull (to mock, jest, etc).]

The term isn't restricted to the Irish. It existed long before it came to be associated with them. Their association with this expression can be attributed to the long animosity between the English and the Irish.

Here are some prize Irish bulls:

If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive. -Samuel Goldwyn, movie producer 1882-1974)

Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to

yours.-Yogi Berra, baseball player (1925- )

An Irish bull is always pregnant. -John Pentland Mahaffy, professor (1839-1919)

"The brothers, Jack (Jack Mulcahy), Barry (Burns) and Patrick (Mike McGlone), are as confused and quirky as characters in a Woody Allen comedy. Burns can't quite take the same intellectual tack because he's talking about working-class types, but `The Brothers McMullen' is nonetheless a knowing look at neuroses that are salved by the fine art of Irish bull." Peter Stack, Low-Budget 'Brothers' Rich in Humanity and Laughs, The San Francisco Chronicle, Aug 9, 1995.

last night i saw the movie Road to Perdition and i was very impressed. it was a lot better than i thought it would be. it was great and i recommend it. i would also like to know what is going on with movies right now, besides signs, i really would not want to see anything. oh well, at least there is november and december to look foward to.

read a book!!!!!!!!!!

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