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Love's Labour Won (excerpts from a newspaper article.)
Mon Feb 14 13:57:48 2000
Love's labour won, by Peggy Curran of the Montreal Gazette
"Happiness is a warm vaccum cleaner. Lovers may come and lovers
may go but a national survey suggests that what Canadians really
crave-on St.Valentine's or any other day-is not moonlight and romance but a
partner who'll help with the dishes, wash the floors and scrub the
toilets.
According to the Angus Reid poll, conducted for the Royal Bank, nothing
sets the practical norther heart a-fluttering like a mate who is ready,
willing and eager to do chores we hate most. Give us a spouse who hammers and shovels,weeds and bakes, and
we are lost."
.......
............Modern Moves
Makes you wonder how great lovers in history would
make out-so to speak-if they had to pledge their troth
in the age of the Internet dating services, marital aids
and the stressed-out two income family.
Romeo and Juliet. "Rome, O Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo ?"
"Ah fair Juliet, fret yet not, for I have
put your brisket in the over and will pass this way again ere long with Dustbuster and
Swifttier sweeper."......
.......Jane Eyre
Plain nanny loses chance at happiness when
rich, blind boss opts for laser surgery, finds
younger, prettier trophy bride.......
.....Casablance.
Here's looking at you, kid.
"Of all the chat rooms in all the internet
providers in the world, why'd you have
to log on to mine?"
:-)