Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

Graybeard49 wrote:

Here goes Jim...
Joke of the Day.....

A young cowboy and his wife had just gotten married and found a nice hotel for their wedding night. The man approached the front desk and asked for a room.

He said, 'We're on our honeymoon and we need a nice room with a good strong bed. The clerk winked, 'You want the 'Bridal'?'

The cowboy reflected on this for a moment and then replied,

Nope, I reckon not. I'll just hold onto her ears until she gets used to it.'

(That was Sick... lol)

Please Take the Time to Read This....

A man was exploring caves by the Seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could.

He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open on a rock . Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!

Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left.

Then it struck him. He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60 of the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he could have taken home tens of thousands, but he had just thrown it away!

It's like that with people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we see the external clay vessel.. It doesn't look like much from the outside. It isn't always beautiful or sparkling, so we discount it.

We see that person as less important than someone more beautiful or stylish or well known or wealthy. But we have not taken the time to find the treasure hidden inside that person.

There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person, and if we ask God to show us that person the way He sees them, then the clay begins to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth.

May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a fortune in friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of clay. May we see the people in our world as God sees them.

I am so blessed by the gems of friendship I have with you.. Thank you for looking beyond my clay vessel.

hi cuz..funny joke & beautiful story!!! xx

Guzzo here wrote: [quote=geriob1]Festina - Loved you list girl friend... Keep the inspiration coming... Lord knows I can use them...

hey geri - me too - it's food for thought if nothin else...
did u hav a favorite?

with me always seein the glass half full - mine is # 42 - "the best is yet to come."

They were all great, but I think #'s 3, 7, 11, 13, 21, 29, and 40 were the best for me.... Thanks for sharing... XOX

Hey patsy... Hope you are having a super day... It's FRIDAY....

Going to look at a house with John... See you later... XOX

happy house hunting, cuz xxoo

geriob1 wrote: Please Take the Time to Read This....

A man was exploring caves by the Seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could.

He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open on a rock . Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!

Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left.

Then it struck him. He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60 of the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he could have taken home tens of thousands, but he had just thrown it away!

It's like that with people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we see the external clay vessel.. It doesn't look like much from the outside. It isn't always beautiful or sparkling, so we discount it.

We see that person as less important than someone more beautiful or stylish or well known or wealthy. But we have not taken the time to find the treasure hidden inside that person.

There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person, and if we ask God to show us that person the way He sees them, then the clay begins to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth.

May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a fortune in friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of clay. May we see the people in our world as God sees them.

I am so blessed by the gems of friendship I have with you.. Thank you for looking beyond my clay vessel.

I know what you mean Geri......it's kind of
like an artichoke, you slowly and gently peel
away at the outer layers, patiently waiting to
get to that special gift thats inside...and then
it f**king chokes ya, WTF

SUZIE.............O, ya gonna tell us how your
doin ,or what!

ON OUR WAY

HAVE A GREAT EVENING
BE BACK TO LOCK UP

Have a good time Jim, congratulations.

geriob1 wrote: Please Take the Time to Read This....

A man was exploring caves by the Seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could.

He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open on a rock . Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!

Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left.

Then it struck him. He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60 of the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he could have taken home tens of thousands, but he had just thrown it away!

It's like that with people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we see the external clay vessel.. It doesn't look like much from the outside. It isn't always beautiful or sparkling, so we discount it.

We see that person as less important than someone more beautiful or stylish or well known or wealthy. But we have not taken the time to find the treasure hidden inside that person.

There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person, and if we ask God to show us that person the way He sees them, then the clay begins to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth.

May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a fortune in friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of clay. May we see the people in our world as God sees them.

I am so blessed by the gems of friendship I have with you.. Thank you for looking beyond my clay vessel.

...just precious, geri.
thank u for sharing.

Judy (Giordano) Banjany wrote: Festina...is Vanessa your daughter or granddaughter...what grade is she graduating from?

..she's my youngest daughter, judy, 18 yrs old, and she's graduating howell high school in nj - and goin to dorm at monmouth university come sept.
thanks for askin, and thanks to everyone for the well wishes...

Graybeard49 wrote: FESTINA- ALL THE NUMBERS ARE VERY APPROPRIATE

HOWEVER FOR ME #19 & 23
(I'M STILL 18 IN MY HEAD)



AND REMEBER

YOU DON'T STOP LAFFIN BECAUSE YOU GROW OLD
YOU GROW OLD BECAUSE YOU STOP LAFFIN

BACK TO WORL



LATER GATERS

so true ...
hav a great night.

geriob1 wrote: Going to look at a house with John... See you later... XOX

good luck geri and john!

geriob1 wrote: [quote=Guzzo here][quote=geriob1]Festina - Loved you list girl friend... Keep the inspiration coming... Lord knows I can use them...

hey geri - me too - it's food for thought if nothin else...
did u hav a favorite?

with me always seein the glass half full - mine is # 42 - "the best is yet to come."

They were all great, but I think #'s 3, 7, 11, 13, 21, 29, and 40 were the best for me.... Thanks for sharing... XOX

good ones - thanks honey!

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congradulations chris

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and for the others
could not find all the names

my aunt is in rehab now
i just got off phone with her
she will b there for 1 to 3 months
janet she told me
she ran in to an old friend of yours
maryann shes a nurse
she said she went to school
with you...

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and of course the birthday's

hope everyone is doing good

gonna go unwind b back lata

Lyn, thanks for posting Susan's pictures.
Looks like you guys had a lot of fun out there.

From Paul:: know what you mean Geri......it's kind of
like an artichoke, you slowly and gently peel
away at the outer layers, patiently waiting to
get to that special gift thats inside...and then
it f**king chokes ya, WTF

You are too funny Paul

Geri - What a beautiful story - so true!!!!!

Festina - My daughter graduated from Howell High....good luck!!! and My son went to Monmouth....small world....

Suzie - Hope everything is ok

Talk to you later

Hello Everyone, Festina, Maybe we'll run into eachj other at Howell. Deana graduates on Tuesday also. She'll be going to Montclaire in the fall.

Gotta Go!! dart group comming over soon.

I heard the reunion was booked, but not at Prospect Hall.
I personally know of nearly 150 people who voted to go to Prospect Hall, regardless of the price.

For those who wanted to go there, I think I will plan it there
in a couple of years from now and everyone can
come from 100 - 500 Brooklynites from whatever group you hung with.

HI CHRISSY!!! HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU & YOUR FAMILY...I SPOKE TO JAMSEY NOT TOO LONG AGO...I E-MAILED ANTHONY A FEW WEEKS AGO...
I NEED TO CALL HIM SOON...

TELL PAUL I SAID HI & SEND GERALDINE MY LOVE..

TALK TO U SOON XXOO

Congratulations Deana Fox




from graduating from Howell High School

Hi Patsy and Chrissy -

Very quite on here tonight...maybe everyone is enjoying this nice weather tonight before it rains tomorrow.....

HI TIM...HAVE FUN W/YOUR DART GROUP!!!

I JUST SPOKE TO JOEBROOXX,,,...HIS HARD DRIVE ON HIS PC CRASHED..(BUMMER)..HE WILL BE GETTING A NEW ONE IN A FEW DAYS..HE SENDS HIS HELLO TO ALL!!!