IF: people
People. All kinds of people. But they’re all just people. Click here for a larger version.
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IF: heart
Anne Frank received a journal as a present for her thirteenth birthday. Nearly a month later, she was hiding from the Nazis in a secret annex with her family. She remained in seclusion for a little over two years until someone, who still remains officially unidentified, exposed the family to Nazi officials. Three days after …
IF: pointy
Follow! But! Follow only if ye be men of valor! For the entrance to this cave is guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel, that no man yet has fought with it… and lived! Bones of full fifty men lie strewn about its lair! So! Brave knights! If you do doubt your courage or …
IF: grow
“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.” — Andrew Carnegie In 1889, self-made millionaire Andrew Carnegie wrote an article called “The Gospel of Wealth,” in which he described the responsibility of the country’s wealthy upper class to share and distribute their surplus funds to …
IF: nature
If you are around my age, you remember the catch phrase: “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.” That was the punchline to a ubiquitous commercial for Chiffon Margarine that ran in the late 70s and into the early 80s. The announcer (character actor Mason Adams) informs a cheerful Mother Nature that the butter she …
IF: treasure
“Oh, isn’t he a treasure?” “Yeah. Let’s bury him.”
IF: garden
Mary, Mary, quite contrary How does your garden grow? With snips ‘n snails ‘n puppy dog tails Or however that poem goes.
IF: sharp
In 1980, Saturday Night Live cleaned house. The remaining members of the original “The Not Ready For Prime-Time Players” were let go when creator/producer Lorne Michaels parted ways with the late-night series, and a new crop of sharp, young talent was signed on. Among the new cast members was Charles Rocket. Charles, a graduate of the …
IF: danger
Just as true now as it was then. That Lincoln was a smart guy.
IF: small
Harry Earles was the most successful actor in Hollywood. The most successful actor under 40 inches tall, that is. Harry came to the United States as Kurt Schneider at the age of 13. He came with his sisters Freida (later called “Grace”) and Hilda (later called “Daisy”). The family, all little people, worked in the circus for a man …