--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" <geezerfreak@> > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" <wayback71@> wrote: > > > >> Geezer, You have provided me with some great laughs - I like your > > > sense of humor. > > > > thanks > > > > > > > Thanks Wayback. Nice to meetcha. Here's something that I remembered a > > > few days ago that got me chuckling. Some may not realize this but > > > "flying" did not always involve foams pads and bouncy bouncy. I was in > > > the very first group to do...um..."research" into this particular > > > sutra. We (a select group of Selisbergers) sat in a circle of chairs > > > trying it out. Needless to say, not much was happening. One day I > > > rigged a coathanger in my tie in such a way that I could manipulate > > > the tie....cause it to "levitate"...with my hand in my pocket. > > > The chosen did their thing the next afternoon and sure enough, as > > > everyone was slowly opening their eyes, the end of my tie was floating > > > aloft trying to get it's dim witted owner to follow suit. You could > > > hear the collective gasps in the room as everyone came out. Only when > > > I lost it and started laughing did the camp divide into those > > > (thankfully many) who thought it hilarious and those (the usual sad > > > sack hard core) who thought humor should be kept OUT of spiritual > > > development. > > > Achtung! There vill be no yokes.....NO YOKING in this room from > now on! > > > Ahh yes, good times. > > > > > > > Humor has its place, but in that context, you were out of line. > That's Mel Brooks sort of > > humr, where Jesus prays for a sign and someone pulls a prank that > leads to legends of > > miracles. Works in the movies but NOT in real life. > > > > Well, maybe the legend-of-miracles part. > > > I was out of line? I guess that would put you in the sad sack hard > core group then, wouldn't it.
Yep, or perhaps I simply recognize that humor has its place, and that wasn't it. Got a question for you Sparaig..how many > fingers can you get between your shirt collar and your neck? > I'm getting pretty fat these days. All my collars are stretched out. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
