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donaldson yes. yEs. Yes. yeS. YES. YeS. YEs. yES.

as in "yeah", or "yea".
not always the opposite of no, as in the case of:
"no always means no, but sometimes yes means no also."

an extremely positive (!) word that has taken a bit of abuse lately
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Lamont an exclamation of joy 990626
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amy yes, yes. two yeses because there is something more to the right answer than just logic. 991215
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Quintessensual ...yes I said yes I will Yes.
(final words of Joyce's "Ulysses")
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glowstick girl yes...more, more... 000127
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emkaj When a woman says Yes, it means No.

When a lawyer says Yes, it means Maybe.
When a politic says No, it means Yes.
When a diplomat says Maybe, it means No.

When I say I'm Hungry, I am.
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silentbob When i say 'I Love You' i mean it.
When i say 'I miss you' i mean i have to see you again, this distance thing is killing me, help me here, do something to help me...
When i say 'How's it goin?' i really mean 'I need to hear your voice so i can start feeling like myself again.
yes. i guess i kind of have an obsessive personality. i think i'd be better if she lived here.
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gonut Get in your go-cart and go, little sister. 000810
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deb the ornament said
"just say yes"
so when he asked,
i did
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paragraph Who'd have thought that one little world could carry so much responsibility on it's back?
with a simple move of your lips you sent my world spiraling into a drunken circle of growing up and falling back again. Don't get me wrong, I had no fear of the other answer, but I didn't see this crushing weight of being a "man" hiding behind those beautiful eyes. (that see through me oh so well)
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3rings yes i can say that
but why bother
and blather?
no
i can also say that
just the same...
yes.
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Dafremen "Owner of a lonely heart" says Yes 010530
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Sol Can I say Aye instead?

Yes will suffice
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bowen the fourth yes is my favorite yes 010716
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psychobabe yes...yes....yes...... yes.... yes!...yes!...yes!...yes!... yes!...YES! ....YES!.... YES!!! ...... YEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! 011118
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ever dumbening question:
will marv albert's off-screen antics keep him out of the "yes" hall of fame?
that would be a shame, cuz he's got a good one
EOOUSS
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kerry is throwing yourself off the cliff because you know wings will sprout out of your back 2 seconds before you hit the ground, i swear.
and yes is standing on the top of a train with the wind streaking through your hair and sucking all the sweat away and you think you're four again.
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bethany i never knew and neither did you quite so many kinds of yes
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Toxic_Kisses Yes?

It’s the polite way of asking "what?" or sometimeswhy are you looking @ me?" (@ witch point the person you just questioned should apologize while looking @ their feet out of embarrassment) or evenDo you need/want something?”
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phil YES I DO
I have a problem now, suddenly, with people posting other people's writing on blather.
I know it's impossible to have problems with anyone on blather, since it's a totally free environment, so take it as a philosophical thought.

I know I have posted a few lyrics on here, and at least one serious piece, that was acredited to another writer.

The problem here is that, this is blather, I come here to read things you write, if you want to drop in a title of another writing then do it.

I might find it interesting. But this is not the form the author intended for that material. And you don't understand what you just wrote.

They need their writings to be where they put them, either in a song, or in a book, or a movie, as a part of something bigger than themeselves.
Something like a prayer.

I read something that sounded beautiful, I read and read, and when I go to the end, it said, by someone else. And I thought, shit, that sucks.
Kind of ruins the point. Whoever wrote that is not from blather, they don't care about me, I jsut read something of theirs, cant say wow that was great to them.

I don't have an astounding memory, in fact I hardly have one at all. I figure I am going to die and forget everything anyways, so all I need to do is be able to type fast and slowly grow a strange part of myself. For me, a quote does not show any growth in a person, I need creation.
"repitition always has flaws, and puke is nasty" - phil
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the girl from ipanema "I think phil has some interesting insight here." --the girl from ipanema 020703
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pensais

yes is a weakness that i say in not so many words while i nod my head, or smoke a cigarette, and pretend i'm contemplating the situation. when really, inside, i'm screaming, "yes".

seems like i can't get enough - of anything.

so yes.
but only if you play nice.
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small woodland creature YES! to lesbianism 020912
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*nat* i say yes, to yourquesti which u have askd m, the one that means life is perfect 020912
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~gez~ yes is thine answer, and the answer shall be that of a positive nature. yet one must wonder, what may the question have been. for the answer to everything is yes, even if that means reversing the question, its simple fuzzy logic my narrow minded friends

MARRY ME
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Re Vo initially here to say that yes is a beautiful word.

but will add my personal opinion in response to the quotation quandary.

i can't remember how i tripped here into this, stumbling lost overwordsthataren'tmine, but i think it's wonderful.

and i agree, and often cringe at quotes, and bits of literature taken from things that are parts, as you put it quite nicely, "of something bigger than themselves."
but art is such an unstoppable force.
for whatever reason, humankind creates.
and every creation breeds more creation, through inspiration.
it IS hard to read big things in small places, like trying to take a photograph of love.
but it is amazing to me. like a lonely marking in a dirty subway station, whowrotethatandwhy?

it isn't the fact that someone quoted something, or someone is writing something of their own. it's the gas, the metaphorical fuel that drove that person withmarkerinhand to sharefeelwritecreate. to take something that they appreciated insomeplace or some time, and stickitontheirsleeve. jabbing at keys in this fatalistically entwined web of foundbeauty.

yes. is a beautiful word.
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phil not PHIL "Phil" but the phony Phil YES I DO
I have a problem now, suddenly, with people posting other
people's writing on blather.
I know it's impossible to have problems with anyone on blather,
since it's a totally free environment, so take it as a philosophical
thought.

I know I have posted a few lyrics on here, and at least one
serious piece, that was acredited to another writer.

The problem here is that, this is blather, I come here to read
things you write, if you want to drop in a title of another writing
then do it.

I might find it interesting. But this is not the form the author
intended for that material. And you don't understand what you
just wrote.

They need their writings to be where they put them, either in a
song, or in a book, or a movie, as a part of something bigger
than themeselves.
Something like a prayer.

I read something that sounded beautiful, I read and read, and
when I go to the end, it said, by someone else. And I thought,
shit, that sucks.
Kind of ruins the point. Whoever wrote that is not from blather,
they don't care about me, I jsut read something of theirs, cant
say wow that was great to them.

I don't have an astounding memory, in fact I hardly have one at
all. I figure I am going to die and forget everything anyways, so
all I need to do is be able to type fast and slowly grow a strange
part of myself. For me, a quote does not show any growth in a
person, I need creation.
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not Phil By the way reputation has its flaws, but puke is tasty 021120
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eddie pays with his blood every thing i've written on blather means something to me
and i get affraid some stupid fuck will rob me of my work and publish it without my permission and make money off of it
but it's like crack and i can't stop
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wallaby I happen to wonder. Do people get themselves in more trouble from saying yes or no at the wrong time? Is it a 50/50 chance for trouble? Or is yes the correct answer more often, almost as heads in more correct than tails in a coint toss. 021228
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just what i say when the sex is fantastic
..i like to say "fuck" and "oh god" too!
....i love sex ;-)
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falling_alone no 031210
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yyyo my_car 031223
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blithy yes is not non interpretation but acceptance that its ok, its not mental its like the firing of a pistol adn teh runners leap from the starting gate, all that in so small a word 040105
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Sarah Three words that can mean
life..
death..
and everything else
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labelleizzy it's time to do what you always dreamed of. it's time to take that leap, to try that new haircut, go dancing, fall in love, make the career change you want so bad you can taste it, ask that cute person out, ask that cute person if you can kiss them, order something off the menu you've never tried before, show the love, play with kittens, volunteer, smile, try a little harder, love your neighbor, do as thou wilt an it harm none. 040303
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stork daddy my love is real. distant and real. it is of no use to her. it is not faithful, or clean, or stable. it is not perhaps easing the transition into 401k or quiet evenings with the sublime and routine sweetness of touch
of communication
of a soul chosen and shared
named like a gospel,
like a child,
like a story completed.
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Staind_And_Souless I love you so much.
Just say it.
Just say yes.
Say you want me there.
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nighean_siofra you asked

and somewhere
something inside me

said yes
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lonly anybody here? 060810
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:( say something please 060810
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yes . 061123
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zach aaaaaaah 070106
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. It's a powerful word. 070910
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In_Bloom Each day I engage someone with my words, I want to hear affirmation. There should be something positive I can look back on for hours awake I can never re live or gain back. As many times as I ask or lead in or present- give me more yes. 091014
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K@T in the H@T if "i coulda been"
was "i really did"
then "you shoulda seen"
would impress a kid

if "what do you feel?"
was "what do you think?"
then "are you for real?"
would tickle me pink

if "yes" meant "yes"
and
"no" meant "no"
and
"stop" meant "stop"
not
"sometimes go"

if "so i heard"
meant "it is true"
then "what's the word?"
might mean anew

if "what the fuck"
meant "that is cool"
then "bye, good luck"
might be a jewel


but "yes" means "no"
and
"no" means "yes"
and
"hate" means "love"
and
"curse" means "bless"


[warning: this life is a test]
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do read the text above 120307
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HairThief I say yes far too often. 130515
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