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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

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Dr. J.W. Fanning was right about the long life of words
Pack rats dont just hoard stuff. They pack their heads, too. I confess. I deny hoarding, but my barns and my brain could use a good clear-it-out yard sale. You know the credit card slogan: Whats in your wallet? My wallet may be flat, but my brain is bulging with sayings from the past 60 years. Many of the people are gone, but their words and advice live: When you lose your temper, you lose. Doug Daniel, businessman Your civic dues are never paidin-full. Farnell OQuinn, businessman You cant out-give God. Jimmy Sullivan, deacon Even a dead man has one more step. Clint Madray, high school football coach This is a special year. Write down 1961. Now, turn it upsidedown. Its still 1961. Lanier Blalock, Sunday School teacher When your good judgment ends, ours begins. Dink and Marjorie NeSmith, my parents In South Georgia, four things will get you killed: liquor, landlines, women and dogs. Hubert Howard, attorney You know who you are. You might as well turn yourself in, and you will be dealt with accordingly. C.E. Bacon, high school principal They gave me an IQ test in the Army, and I dang near made a hundred. small-town mayor Enjoy this crisis because you

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never know what the next one will bring. Evelyn Harrell, friend When you see a cow in the road at night, look for the DINK reflection of its NeSMITH eyes and steer to Chairman the other end. Lamar Shirah, father-in-law Want to polish your patentleather shoes? Rub a cold biscuit on them. Hugh Love, Sunday School teacher You have to be a good business, before you can be a good anything else. Eddie Sweatt, newspaper mentor You misquoted me. I dont care what your notes say. You mis-underheard me! Elected official The best way for a young person to get on his feet is to miss about two car payments. Frankie Flight, radio DJ Holding a grudge is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other person to die. Jud Vann, bank president The difference in opinion makes poor land sell high. Cohen Walker, businessman When you get happy, you get beat. John Donaldson, former football coach

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His knowledge on the subject is a mile wide and an inch deep. Robert Williams, newspaper publisher Aint no time clock in the bakker patch! C.B. Cox, farmer A part of living is dying. Dr. E.L. Harrell, retired radiologist This is my @%&* newspaper. When you get one of your own, you can do with it as you wish. Elliott Brack, former newspaper publisher Dad, we both grew up tonight. I told the truth, and you didnt get mad. Alan NeSmith, age 10 They say and I heard are the two biggest liars youll ever meet. Tom James, elementary school principal The only thing that keeps a small town small is small people thinking small. Dr. Lawrence Bennett, retired dentist Theres a game rougher than footballpolitics. Larry Walker, former legislator If someone says, Its not the money, its the principle, its the money. Jack Tarver, former newspaper publisher Honey, smear some chicken manure on those chapped lips. It wont heal em, but it sure will stop you from licking em. Heh, heh, heh. Essie Vines, grandmother Dad could be wrong, but hes never in doubt. Alan, Emily and Eric, our children Only wurrrrrds (words) live forever. Dr. J.W. Fanning, mentor