from our dear night owl
shirley
who i happen to think
is very smart
Words
by shirley
I got the idea for this post from comments I read by Donna Jean about the word retarded.
"Sticks and stones may break your bones but names will never hurt you."
How many times have we heard that saying in our lives? More than I care to count, and it's so untrue. Wounds can heal, but, once a word has been spoken you can't take it back.
Being overweight I have been called every name in the book, but, the word that hurts the most is "stupid". I've heard it mainly from my mother. I don't think she realizes how hurt it makes me feel and I'm not able to tell her. I know the word "stupid" has had a huge influence over my life though. It has stopped me from doing so many things because I just don't think I'm smart enough.
Is there any one word that has affected your life...made you feel small and insignificant...or angry and outraged? Have you been hurt by a word? Do we even realize the power a word can have? I'd like to know what you think of words. Do you believe sticks and stone can break your bones but names will never hurt you? Hmmmmmmm.
475 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 475 Newer› Newest»Ouch, shit that hurt
Who got 200?????
Who got 200?
Not fair...was eating popcorn and not checking. congrats on being 1st.
Woa..never been here for a short page
If anyone is interested I am wearing a 20 year old t-shirt and shorts made out of an old pair of pants...my usual nighttime attire.
IT WAS ME, IT WAS ME. I WAS #200.
YEAH FOR RONNIE.
ronniegirl
You did it...Happy Happy Dance...
Mek would be proud...
Good job, well not really, my back is killing me from the kick you gave me!
ooolala Shirley
God I love these flash backs...wow...
Shirley
I am interested as it sounds quite comfy...
Oh the breast, you need to ask mo as she seems to pop her
underwire from her bra, wherever she goes!
:O)
Ronnie whoot to you..hey, you stomp in those heels
now mercy
I am loving the flashbacks as well!
Nowmercy~~I'm wearing my mauvy Nike fuzzy set, Ugg slippers, and one fat charcoal-grey cat, currently trying to spill my Diet Squirt on to my keyboard.
Oh, shivers up and down the arms over the Best Actress history clips.
No Carol I didn't kick you. I got spun around about 25 times by the wind of the wings going by me. I'm a little dizzy. You guys are nuts at marching time. Geeezz!!
Here comes a big one!
Sorry Carol. I need to wake Dianne up and show her my award. Shirley, nice outfit...come sit by ,me and I'll share my blankie, but you got to keep it to a whisper...K?
ronnie
Please let it be La Vie en Rose!!!
shirley you are right it was not you it was ronnie, her owl foot print is in my back!!!!!
Ellen Page, Ellen Page, Ellen Page....fingers and toes crossed for Ellen Page!!!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!
Ugly dress!
And the winner is (drumroll please)
.............................
Marion (something)...
bono
You must be happy!!!
Oh wow the French can make thank you sound like an incredible sunrise...thankfully Ellen has time aheard of her...
ronnie
Please remind yourself what you are wearing, before you cut up a $5000.00 dress....
BONO..sounds comfy..especially the fat gray cat. My doggie is sleeping soundly next to my chari.
Carol what color polish??
That french made her sound like an orgasam...is that how you spell it?
Beautifully said, I guess.
ronnie
OK RONNIEGIRL I'M COMING OVER TO SIT BY YOU. I HAVE POTATOE CHIPS. CHOMP CHOMP!!
Oop.Sorry. I try to chew quietly.
chomp
chomp
sorry vig
bono won pass her the award!
You have to let it go now vig it is only fair!!!
May I say...y'all are F U N
VIG~~Ellen did rock! Have you seen her do interviews? What a together young lady!! I actually wish it could have been a tie.
You're right nowmercy...Ellen Page is only 21...she has a huge future...but she was sooooooo good in Juno (plus she's Canadian!!!!)
K...Shirley
I don't want chips, I want soy delicious butter pecan outa the carton
shirley
I can hear you, quite chomping please!
Hey no one answered my question about the guy who had been nominated 20 time. Did he win?
My gosh that was cute, that 11 year old has nerves of steel and the heart of an angel..
Bono...I saw Ellen on Letterman...she was fantastic! So composed for someone so young!
orgasm
correct spelling for Ronnie and what Colin Ferrel can bring on!
I like this song...what movie is it from?
That should have been "quiet"
Well it's kind of hard to suck on a potatoe chip Carol!!
Shirley..no idea...who the guy is.
oooo I don't think I like this song..yet anyway
Good evening!
I'm ready for the after Oscar party, in pink flannel pajamas by Sparkles (I think that's what it says, kind of worn out), lavendar bathrobe by At Home Wear (Sears??), and tan fuzzy slippers by the famous designer, Made In China.
Quite the sight for sore eyes.
As an accessory, I have a medium hair brownish whitish orangish feline attached at the lap.
Tonight is au natural, no makeup, hair is wet and looks amazing, stunning and fabulous.
See you at the party!
not sure vig
did i read mo had a orgasm?
If the chip chomping is bothersome..turn up the volume and chew along
Hey Maureen did you see my "breasts" comment from earlier?
EBJAY: Looking mighty fine with your feline...
Bono I love how we accessorize together, both wearing a cat! haha
Hi East Bay J! Welcome!
Oh, the song was from "Once"...that is a great movie!!! Well worth renting!
Yes shirley it is, perhaps you can ice cream instead...yummie...
How about ice cream sundaes...
Carol..why does Mo get the orgasm..just cuz we are alone... hmmm
ebj
I think you look fab!!!!
If anyone could spell that word, it would be Mo.
At least Tink doesn't have to come in here in the morning and tell me how to spell it...if she did, I'd ask her to give me the definition. Now, that would be toooo funny.
Did ya'll know that Terms of Endearment was filmed here in Houston...just a little trivia.
nowmercy
Geez, I was wondering the exact same thing, You think she would share, she is always sharing food with us, I guess some things are not to be shared!
:O(
man I gotta pee and I don't want to miss anything... doing a different kind of happy dance now.....
Hey I bought fresh pumpkin pie today so passing it around. I did forgot the whipped cream, tho.
Help yourselves!
Ok Carol sundaes all around.
WHO WANTS NUTS???!!
I keep sighing and clapping with these old clips...wow, such great memories..the movies and the times..
NUTS?.. maybe later
NOWMERCY, I am alone as well...dressed in my finest lime green MADD walk t-shirt, blue plaid flannel bottoms, sweat socks and dirty hair and no make-up.
The orgasm was just a distant memory!
I love Renee Z, but does anyone else squint when they watch her?
Ok shirley
You get all the fixings, I am not good at that!
It's been a while, Shirley, but I'll have some nuts and anything that comes with them...
ronnie
Just a little more trivia for you. "The Scarlet Letter" with Demi Moore was filmed her in my town , Shelburne NS.
Yay MO...You look divine in those socks baby
Shirley...WOW I had no idea
now mercy
lol !!!!!!
mo
Distant memory! lol!!!
I don't think Nicole Kidman is pretty!
Hi TN VIG!!
Thanx for the welcome.
Ice cream sundae sounds really good. So does pie.
Does anyone have peanut butter cookies?
My parrot is yelling SHUT UP and I'm not even talking! He's such a nut.
Nicole's necklace is askew!!
She's my favorite. So beautiful!!
Love her accent>
Does anyone else want to respectfully reach in and adjust Nicole's necklace...
Nowmercy when I read your comment at 10:28 I read it as "squirt when they watch her" instead of squint. LOL!!
EBJ I have orange chocolate chip mini cookies
Awww Carol...she's beautiful.
Shirley..stop it..I need to pee and you are making me scream with lol
CAROL, I think she looks prettier when her hair is all curly and wild.
I want an ice cream sundae with lots 'o nuts, please.
EBJ, I don't have any peanut butter cookies, but I have peanut butter cups (fake Resse's!) Help yourself.
ebj...don't sit next to Shirley, she chomps too loud.
Ronnie
I really dig his scarf...
Hey Nowmercy....no disrespect for this elderly gentleman...but this seems to be a good time to use the loo!
You go, John!!
Did they say Patrick Dempsey....somebody alert Zona!!!!!
I think whabby has a scarf like that!!!
nicolekidman
I just think she has s fake face, I can't explain it, It just does not say beauty to me...
vig...lol
To me Catherine Zeta Jones is a beauty!
Hey Nowmercy maybe Whabbear can give you one of those NASA diapers.
Ronniegirl I'm not eating chips now (Carol complained too much) so I have a sundae.
Oh EBJ don't sit there I spilled some chocolate sauce or is that where Nowmercy was sitting? LOL!!!
Now, i agree with you on that one, Carol..
Where is Shirley? i'm saving her place here.
EBJ~~(in my best Billy Crystal)"You look Mahhvelous" & I did a spit-take when reading "the famous designer "Made in China" ;D~
Carol: tee hee, snort~~Since today is about WORDS, may I nominate Mo's comment (@ 10:19) for 'This Owl Said'?
shirley
Oh my goodness, so funnny
lol!!!!!!!!
Oh, okay. Now don't drip any on my lovely outfit.
ronnie
Yes bono you can!
Hey all. Wow, everyone is so wonderfully dressed in here for the Oscars. I'm still in my jeans and make up. It is warm here so I have no fuzzy slippers on. I am bare foot. I'm going to go scrub my face and come back and dive into the potato chips with ya!
run
Carol I think the word for tomorrow should be orgasm.
run
run
Get out the way!!!!!
run
memem
run
run
run
omg..really? I just peed and came back..really
Bang, Push, Shove.............
Shit you guys are animal owls!
pant, pant, pant!
YES for Ronnie.
Patrick, Patrick, Patrick.......oh my badness!
CAROL, I agree about Catherine Zeta Jones...GORGEOUS.
I hear a lot that Catherine and I look like twins. OK, It's only from a voice in my head...but I hear it!! Wishful thinking!
I screamed MCDREAMY and got FOADED....so I shall whisper it was the beautiful mcd!!!!
Could someone help me up off the floor? You guys are wild!
Dreama don't eat the chips too loudly or Carol will get upset.
That IS chocolate sauce.. I did make it to the potty with no mishaps.
I'd like to thank all the little owls that got out of my way and now, I'll accept my award.
Thank you so very much.
Oh, here's John with it now. Thank you daling. smack!
Vinny Barbarino!!!!
Mo, peanut butter cups will do! Yum.
Shirley, I won't sit there til I know for sure what that is! haha!
Bono, glad you enjoy my designer slippers.
I think I'm the only one not watching the Oscard!
mo
And that same voice tells me I look like Penelope Cruz!
sheesh
I think "ron popiel" painted John Travolta hair on...
Good song - good movie!!!
Carol..I choked I laughed so hard..so true.. poor John.
Couldn't this guy afford a tie? He is at the Oscars after all.
CAROL, LMAO @ Ron Popeil painting on J.T's hair!!!!!! You are sooooo right on there!
Is it just me or does Johhny T have Eddy Munster sideburns?
Who left the chip crumbs on the couch... my dog will clean it up for you...
I love Clint Eastwood..oh jeez
I saw a comment today somewhere about John Travolta's Oscar hair and it was pretty funny.
They said that he used his "Just For Men" dye too recently, and the dye stain is still on his scalp! hahahahhahahaha.
VIG.. and they should have stayed on Eddy.
TN VIG LMAO!!
John T. used to have an Eddy Munster widows peak too.
Nowmercy just take Ronnie's blanket and throw over it.
uh, no offense but Ronnie won't let go and it looks likes she might chew on one side of it..
Then just flip the cushion over. The cleaners will get it in the morning.
Well "ron popiel" had the spray can thingy that came in all colors and you can spray in people's hair and like magic, You had spray painted hair. I wonder how much he charged John Travolta to go to his house and do that?
He prob bought the Showtime Rotisserie and made his some chicken!
Oh no I hope it wasn't birdee
Didn't the Ken dolls, in the olden days have a painted on hair-do just like Johnny's? I wonder if he is anatomically void, like the Ken doll, too?
Class act for this woman to give her chance to say thank you and represent creativity...very very nice... I love JON...
Why don't I like Cameron Diaz?
mo
So funny the Ken doll has hair just like John's
LOL !!!!!
Ya'll clean up that crap...I mean chocolate, off the sofa and don't use my blankie. Here, I brought the Woolite stuff..
Okay, now Cameron has after the gym hair!!!
Mo....LOL about the Ken doll being like John.
Vig..yeah.. I would like to see a real hair do. Oh, they just showed Sissy..gosh I LOVE that woman
But I just can't like Cameron..darn
Jane Wyman, Kity, Dabbs Greer, Suzanne, Deborah, Ingmar, Heath....wow
What a beautiful piece of music with those clips.
That was a nice in memoriam tribute.
But how could they leave off Allen Melvin - the iconic Sam the Butcher of the Brady Bunch?
Good point MO
I really want the score to Kite Runner...
Please Please Please
Darn it..that music cannot stand on its own, but Kite Runner can...oh well, he seems like a very humble guy..good to see a good winner.
Well people I'm going to call it a night. It's 12:09 here and I have a doctors appointment in the morning.
Thanks Maureen for the food.
Thanks to everyone who contributed their stories and comments regarding my blog.
Thanks Carol for letting me post.
Good night everyone!
i love Tom Hanks!
Good night dear hearted Shriley..please get some good sleep...hope the appt goes well for you, thanks for making me laugh so hard.
Good night Shirley....thank you for your honest and amazing blog today!!!!
Goodnite shirley
Your welcome, and thanks for submitting todays daily blog!!!
I am eating my sundae now!!!!
Everybody wave Hi to my SIL @ Camp Victory, Baghdad!! Thanks Tom Hanks.
Enjoyed it, Shirley. Thank you for all the laughs and the goodies. Good luck at the doctors office tomorrow. You know the first thing he's going to say after he says Hello is....Take off everything but your socks. Have fun!
ronnie
waving madly....
waving, waving, waving, waving!!
Nice intro...
The silver dressed woman really has a wide wide mouth.
I want to see the film...sounds very interesting...
Waving to bon'o's SIL!
Good night Shirley.
God, you guys are all so funny. I've been trying to catch up on the posts and watch the Oscars at the same time. I'll make a sundae now. Thanks.
WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE hi BON's SIL
SHIRLEY, good night! Have sweet dreams. Thank you for some badly needed laughs today. It was my pleasure feeding you.
Good luck tomorrow
Hey JusLin have a seat..and share... what are YOU wearing?
Some powerful docs there!!!
Hi Bon'oregon's son-in-law.
Stay safe and thank you.
Ronnie
BONO..is your daughter watching? What was that like?
WTF is on top of Elton John's head? Is that a plume?????
Ya'd think people as rich as EJ and JT could buy better hair!!
Hi just_lin~~
Watch out and don't sit in the chocolate syrup.
Ronnie
Elton John must have fallen into icing or something
Ronnie...we flipped the cushion, all is well and your blanket is safe. Anyone have tums?
Ron Popiel to the rescue
Thank you nowmercy.
Swooooooon...harrison ford!!!!!
I hope WHABBY is having fun...can hardly wait for his take on all this madness..
Ronnie Thanks for warning me about the chocolate syrup.
Maureen ROFLMAO @ Elton's plume.
nowmercy Yes, I want to squint back at Renee Z. LOL
Yay...Juno!!!!!!!!
Tacky dress for the Oscars.
Diablo looked kinda self conscious about her dress..Dig the body art and the real body.
I like her, just not the dress.
Ronnie
JUSTLIN..What are you wearing..cmon..give
Ronnie...I will launder your blanket later if you want..I think it is pretty and soothing
Didn't realize until watching CBS Sunday Morning this a.m., Elton John has really mellowed out, matured, gone quite clean. Marriage, living in Atlanta seems to agree with him. I think all proceeds from his big bash tonight are going to AIDS foundation. I thought they might have more $$$ if they passed on the party, but I guess 'networking' helps. He's auctioned off all his old flashy clothes, was very serious and articulate in the interview and apologetic for his past misadventures.
Awww, nowmercy, that's okay, you don't have to do that. I'll let you use some of it, cause I know you'll not suck on it and get it all wet.
ronnie
this one has to be Johnny Depp!!!!!
nowmercy I'm dressed pretty normal. I just came in from putting the garbage out for pick-up in the a.m. so....I have on tennis shoes, brown velour comfy pants, pink top, no make-up today and never did anything with my hair either. I am also wearing my deceased husband's cozy fleece jacket with the sleeves rolled up as he was 6'4".
I love Helen Mirren!
BONO..that is so good to know about Elton..may he live long and lovely
Helen Miren looks stunning
....or george Clooney
.....or Daniel Day Lewis
JustLIn..so glad for the cozy jacket
bon'oregon~~
So that's where Lovey got her new outfit for her avatar....from Elton's early auction.
Ronnie
I'm guessing DDL for Best Actor....love me some Johnny Depp!
I love Tommy Lee Jones!!!
What an actor he is!!!
DDL...hmmm He is tall...
I love Tommy too
Remember DDL in My Left Foot? God, he was good in that.
400
?
400
?
He was good in that...I didn't see this movie..I am outa the loop
400???
400???
400???
400???
396
Post a Comment