Tag Lines & Friendship

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I love tag lines, those quotes people use after their signatures in e-mails or on bulletin boards. Sometimes there is attribution and sometimes not (a more polite way of saying we stole them from somewhere). They can be humorous, inspiring or a wake up call regarding things we may have neglected in our lives. I don’t know about women so much but I can tell you that guys need wake up calls from time to time.

What got me thinking about this was a quote I saw this morning on a most excellent blog, “The Illusive Life”. (link is just to the right on this screen) It went as follows: “Friendship is a single soul residing in two bodies” and is attributed to Aristotle.

What a neat measure to keep in mind and apply to our own relationships. Whether it’s a golfing buddy, a spouse or a relative, isn’t it a good idea to have some sort of mental standard to which we can refer as a gauge of how we are doing in our relationships on a day to day basis?

Using it is another matter I suppose. This one would seem to be most useful as a negative measure maybe in that it’s easier to tell what actions or behavior are not conducive to two souls becoming one.

And then there are the humorous tags. They usually wear out after a while and need to be changed. I’m using this one right now on a bulletin board:
“If you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.”
Sounds very English somehow.

From the same board another writer uses:
“Never debate with idiots, they drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.”

And this one I saw somewhere years ago on an e-mail”
“I am Dyslexic of Borg. Your ass will be laminated.”
Guess you need to have watched a few Star Trek episodes to appreciate that one.

Anyway, that’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it…