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Since: Jun 21, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:20 pm
Post subject: Service
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At one time in my life, I thought I had a handle on the meaning of the
word "service": "The act of doing things for other people."
Then I heard these terms:
Internal Revenue Service
Postal Service
Telephone Service
Civil Service
City/County Public Service
Customer Service
Service Stations
And I became confused about the word "service."
Then today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one said he had hired a
bull to "service" a few of his cows.
BAM! It all came into perspective.
Now I understand what all those "service" agencies are doing to us.
I hope you are now as enlightened as I am.
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Since: May 17, 2004
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:17 am
Post subject: Re: Service [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Since: Jul 14, 2003
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:48 am
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On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 19:20:31 GMT, Edna <ehuelsen DeleteThis @earthlinkDOT.net>
wrote:
>At one time in my life, I thought I had a handle on the meaning of the
>word "service": "The act of doing things for other people."
>
>Then I heard these terms:
> Internal Revenue Service
> Postal Service
> Telephone Service
> Civil Service
> City/County Public Service
> Customer Service
> Service Stations
>
>And I became confused about the word "service."
>
>Then today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one said he had hired a
>bull to "service" a few of his cows.
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>BAM! It all came into perspective.
>
>Now I understand what all those "service" agencies are doing to us.
>
>I hope you are now as enlightened as I am.
POINT!
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Bruce the elder, the constantly de-lurking hemi-demi-semi deity of sanity, split personalities, reality and knitter of feeted PJs. Deposit
your sanity here, please. (there's another one tagged) >> Stay informed about: Service |
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Since: Aug 19, 2003
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:10 am
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Edna wrote:
> At one time in my life, I thought I had a handle on the meaning of the
> word "service": "The act of doing things for other people."
>
<snip>
> Now I understand what all those "service" agencies are doing to us.
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> I hope you are now as enlightened as I am.
You know, I forwarded this immediately to my entire address book but I
forgot the most important part....
POINT!!!!
So sorry. It'll never happen again 
TTFN
Paige >> Stay informed about: Service |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 6:45 pm
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Edna wrote:
> At one time in my life, I thought I had a handle on the meaning of the
> word "service": "The act of doing things for other people."
>
> Then I heard these terms:
> Internal Revenue Service
> Postal Service
> Telephone Service
> Civil Service
> City/County Public Service
> Customer Service
> Service Stations
>
> And I became confused about the word "service."
>
> Then today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one said he had hired a
> bull to "service" a few of his cows.
>
> BAM! It all came into perspective.
>
> Now I understand what all those "service" agencies are doing to us.
>
> I hope you are now as enlightened as I am.
As the old saying goes...
"Civil servant" is semantically equal to "Civil master".
-Tal >> Stay informed about: Service |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:03 am
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:42 pm
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In stone pixels, Edna carved:
> At one time in my life, I thought I had a handle on the meaning of the
> word "service": "The act of doing things for other people."
>
> Then I heard these terms:
> Internal Revenue Service
> Postal Service
> Telephone Service
> Civil Service
> City/County Public Service
> Customer Service
> Service Stations
>
> And I became confused about the word "service."
>
> Then today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one said he had
> hired a bull to "service" a few of his cows.
>
> BAM! It all came into perspective.
>
> Now I understand what all those "service" agencies are doing to us.
>
> I hope you are now as enlightened as I am.
>
>
> ---|)--- Edna Huelsenbeck (ehuelsen@earthlinkDOTnet) ------------
> ---|---- Goddess of the ABML Out-of-Practice-Musicians Band -----
> --/|---- Member, Brute Squad, Mommy Division --------------------
> -| |')-- Provisional Member of the Sisterhood of Mess -----------
> --\|/----Official Bard of the Book and Bridle -------------------
> |
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Gotta give thisun a Copper... >> Stay informed about: Service |
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