the_dog_and_the_wolf andru235 a wolf, after roaming hungrily for several days, came across a fat dog asked the wolf, "i am so hungry, and you are so well fed, can you spare me something to eat?" said the dog, "why, come into the house and the master will give you food every day!" the wolf began to follow when the dog said, "all you have to do is let him put a collar on you." at this point the wolf, though ravenously hungry, turned away, saying "thanks, but i had better be going." *******BETTER A BONE AND LIBERTY THAN PLENTY AND A CHAIN******* 050418 ... andru235 he tried to impress me by claiming to be friends with a billionaire. said he was going into business with the billionaire. i muttered, "...you have nothing to lose but your chains..." he became angry, and told me, "these chains are bling bling, guy. you don't got no bling bling." shackles are not always material. but what could i say? did he have even a remote clue as to why he became so suddenly angry? 050630 ... bobby mcgee freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose. 050701 ... andru235 (he enjoys licking the master's hand) 050918 ... "dog" ... 050918 ... and the "wolf" 050919 what's it to you? who go blather from