England once there lived a big And wonderfully clever pig. To everybody it was plain That Piggy had a massive brain. He worked out sums inside his head, There was no book he hadn't read. He knew what made an airplane fly, He knew how engines worked and why. He knew all this, but in the end One question drove him round the bend: He simply couldn't puzzle out What LIFE was really all about. What was the reason for his birth? Why was he placed upon this earth? His giant brain went round and round. Alas, no answer could be found. Till suddenly one wondrous night. All in a flash he saw the light. He jumped up like a ballet dancer And yelled, "By gum, I've got the answer!" "They want my bacon slice by slice "To sell at a tremendous price! "They want my tender juicy chops "To put in all the butcher's shops! "They want my pork to make a roast "And that's the part'll cost the most! "They want my sausages in strings! "They even want my chitterlings! "The butcher's shop! The carving knife! "That is the reason for my life!" Such thoughts as these are not designed To give a pig great piece of mind. Next morning, in comes Farmer Bland, A pail of pigswill in his hand, And piggy with a mighty roar, Bashes the farmer to the floor… Now comes the rather grizzly bit So let's not make too much of it, Except that you must understand That Piggy did eat Farmer Bland, He ate him up from head to toe, Chewing the pieces nice and slow. It took an hour to reach the feet, Because there was so much to eat, And when he finished, Pig, of course, Felt absolutely no remorse. Slowly he scratched his brainy head And with a little smile he said, "I had a fairly powerful hunch "That he might have me for his lunch. "And so, because I feared the worst, "I thought I'd better eat him first.
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The Queen gasped. Sophie waved. ROALD DAHL Meanings is not important, said the BFG. I cannot be right all the time. Quite often I is left inste... ROALD DAHL Do you like vegetables?" Sophie asked, hoping to steer the conversation towards a slightly less dang... ROALD DAHL Words," he said, "is oh such a twitch-tickling problem to me all my life. ROALD DAHL The witching hour, somebody had once whispered to her, was a special moment in the middle of the nig... ROALD DAHL Yesterday," he said, "we was not believing in giants, was we? Today we is not believing in snozzcumb... ROALD DAHL You'll never get anywhere if you go about what-iffing like that. ROALD DAHL Good day, Sir. ROALD DAHL There are no strangers in here, just friends you haven't met... ROALD DAHL Adventure is just bad planning. ROALD AMUNDSEN Let's go skiing right now! ROALD AMUNDSEN We must always remember with gratitude and admiration the first sailors who steered their vessels th... ROALD AMUNDSEN So we arrived, and planted our flag at the geographical South Pole. Thanks be to God! ROALD AMUNDSEN I'm excited about this year and I'm looking forward to competing on the Nationwide Tour. I'm ready t... ANDREW DAHL It means a lot to me to go undefeated. There were a lot of tough wrestlers here (like Riley). I did ... ANDREW DAHL It's going to be a good match. ... The way I look at it, it's just another kid to wrestle. Don't wor... ANDREW DAHL When he shot in overtime and got that nice double(-leg), I knew it was going to be over. ANDREW DAHL I won one (championship) as a freshman, and I want to win a couple more before I'm done. ANDREW DAHL [Infantry boot camp was so effective that Dye organized POW simulation exercises as well.] We made a... JOHN DAHL I told them you have to go out there and forget the score. You have to stop them from scoring and yo... CHRISTINA DAHL Frank was her one true love, she told me. ARLENE DAHL I considered the years in Hollywood nothing but an interim. What I always wanted was to be was a mus... ARLENE DAHL This class is special in the fact that they were completely dedicated to basketball. They're all I'v... CHRISTINA DAHL It's about righting a wrong. Somewhere along the line, someone screwed up. The feeling about the POW... JOHN DAHL It's a story about American combat in a foreign country, ... and it's a heroic story. Right now, not... JOHN DAHL I remember thinking this can't be happening, this can't be happening. ELIZABETH DAHL He didn't smoke or drink. He had low cholesterol. He worked out and walked a lot -- he didn't really... ELIZABETH DAHL It means a lot to know his memory is as alive for other people as it is for us. ELIZABETH DAHL You're walking around here with a smile on your face, Asher. It's freaking everybody out. VICTORIA DAHL Aw, hell, Tessa. I was in ninth grade. By the time I got to the part where I imagined a girl without... VICTORIA DAHL When we beat North Dakota here in 2001. CRAIG DAHL The atmosphere in here (Friday) was electric. That was my second-favorite game ever. CRAIG DAHL Up here it's a little different because you're not so emotionally involved in the game. You're not a... CRAIG DAHL I have two of them in the morning. I enjoy it for breakfast. It can be a treat. ERIC DAHL It was used and it worked yesterday. ERIC DAHL They basically backed the truck right out of the building. ERIC DAHL Yesterday's fire showed that nobody is immune to fire. ERIC DAHL We give them that emotional and physical assurance. We have a strong camaraderie of residents and st... JAMES DAHL For every day you spend in the hospital, you need two days here. JAMES DAHL We're a skilled nursing rehabilitation facility open to the community. We're staffed by nurses 24 ho... JAMES DAHL A yard for my little Charlie...he's fit right in, he seems like he loves it. LORETTA DAHL I met a man across the street, he's in a wheelchair and he patrols the neighborhood, yeah, and I met... LORETTA DAHL I hadn't ever really planned on owning a house again because I'm on social security. LORETTA DAHL It means...it just means so much that I can have a home and be independent...its just great. LORETTA DAHL One of the things I love about this program, the kids know this is a safe place to fall. For example... JULI DAHL Jerry said if anyone ever found out how much fun we were having, we'd have to pay an entertainment t... JULI DAHL We've used all kinds of resources to furnish this place. JULI DAHL We are right on the bubble as far as postseason play is concerned. PAULA DAHL Do as the Olympians do. Wear a helmet, even if you're not an elite skier or snowboarder especially i... DR. ROALD BAHR Wearing a helmet, if you're a skier or snowboarder, reduces your risk of having a head injury by 60 ... DR. ROALD BAHR Do as the Olympians do. Wear a helmet, even if you're not an elite skier or snowboarder -- especiall... DR. ROALD BAHR Do as the Olympians do. Wear a helmet, even if you're not an elite skier or snowboarder _ especially... DR. ROALD BAHR