<VVBG> Wonderful. Guilt by association. Sounds almost like an attorney: "Your Honor, this man has no credibility.He has no sense of humor; he doesn't laugh at clearly funny stuff; he hates music; rumor is he enjoys pain; he has no birth certificate, and he doesn't even enjoy the wonder of magic and imagination. Not that there is anything wrong with that." tom ilkins (I love being in an ilk) ----- Original Message ----- From: <ELG440@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 6:04 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Only if you enjoy magic > In a message dated 3/23/10 3:42:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > firethorntemplete@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > > Not to be a Danny Downer or anything, but I think all magic is boring. > "I > can do a trick, and you don't know how I did it." Wow. Magic. > Whoopy doo. > > > > There are some for whom imagination is of no value. I also met a girl one > time who had no sense of humor. It was interesting. She could not > understand > why something might be funny, and had never laughed at a joke. I knew a > man who hated music, all kinds. > > The world is full of people of all different ilks. There are some who see > joy in a sunset, (not me) and some who enjoy pain, (again, not me). Some > like humor, some don't. In India, when a magician does a trick, he may not > do > another until the viewer figures out how to do it. Some enjoy the wonder > of magic, and some don't. Some are even threatened by it, and some > offended. > > Everyone sees the world through their own perceptions. If you don't > enjoy > being fooled or amazed, it is just a different view of the world. Although > I have been involved in magic for 64 years now, I always enjoy a good > presentation. There is nothing new, just different ways to present it. > > I have met a number of people that don't like things I do. That is what > makes everyone interesting. Striving to succeed in some field is always > of > value, and I respect anyone who does so. Not everyone agrees with me. > > Not that there is anything wrong with that. > > Evan Ginsburg > Asgard German Shepherds > http://www.asgardgsd.com/ > Where Type Movement and Temperament come together > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or > FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the > original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL > BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================