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Old 25 February 2008, 05:55 PM
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Comment: I can't remember where I first heard it, or read it, but I
remember a story about a boxer who was so brain damaged that, by the time
of his death, he couldn't remember his own name or any details about his
past. All they could put on his tombstone was the last thing he said:
"I'm in Philadelphia, and it's raining."

This sounds too poignant to be true, but truth is stranger than fiction.
So which one is it?
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Old 25 February 2008, 09:21 PM
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Potatoes do not freeze well in a stew or soup. Bleh. I’ve found couscous freezes well. I like AnglRdr’s stir fry prep. Come to think of it, I think I might see an application for myself here. Hmmmmm….
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Potatoes do not freeze well in a stew or soup. Bleh. I’ve found couscous freezes well. I like AnglRdr’s stir fry prep. Come to think of it, I think I might see an application for myself here. Hmmmmm….
Are you trying for bizarre epitaphs, Gayle?
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Old 25 February 2008, 09:29 PM
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Potatoes do not freeze well in a stew or soup.
True, but that's usually because they're thawing outside their weight class.

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Old 25 February 2008, 09:50 PM
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commedians. I'm surrounded by commedians

le sigh

Sounds a little distorted from the words WC Fields said he wanted on his tombstone: All things considered, I’d rather be in Philadelphia. (that’s not on his tombstone, by the way)

That’s what I was trying to say. Then I looked up “I’m in Pittsburgh, and it’s raining” and I think I’d better go hide my head in shame.

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Old 12 March 2008, 04:52 AM
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How could it be raining if It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia?
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