is the grass always greener on the other side??

apollos · 19th March 2002, 20:04

from personal experience: NO!!

CrowbarTK Hullo · 19th March 2002, 20:08

there was green grass back in Sackatchewan.

But there's hardly any in Nova Scotia, at least around where i live.

so, yup. the grass is greener on the other side - of the country

papadoc · 19th March 2002, 20:11

Yes...that's why the cows get out all the time.

apollos · 19th March 2002, 20:19

ha ha! Very funny both of you!! (Well actually i did laugh to your responses!!) Oh by the way why the narcatics annonymous logo?? Oh and you probably dont care but the word narcotics came from the greek word íáñêïôéêÜ! (I hope that text came out Greek!)

Merlin · 19th March 2002, 20:48

The grass? Brown, on some sides...

Cleanup · 19th March 2002, 21:20

Purple grass would be cool...

apollos · 19th March 2002, 21:43

so where is the other side???

will · 19th March 2002, 21:52

the other side is just over my right shoulder

apollos · 19th March 2002, 21:55

i think i speak for many people when i say - hu???

dollerspark · 19th March 2002, 22:26

If the grass is greener on the other side, get some fertilizer

pankajarora · 19th March 2002, 22:29

fertilizer? well there's also always spray paint ;-)

apollos · 19th March 2002, 22:33

ok! this thread has taken a different path than i thought it would but, to hell with it! What colour would the grass be with hydrochloric acid on it??

Huehuetenango · 19th March 2002, 22:34

are we talking, like, figurative fertilizer, man, or are you just asking us for some gardening tips?

in the case of the former, i'd say that it SEEMS that way, until you get there, in the later, no, my neighbours are the worst gardeners i've ever met

apollos · 19th March 2002, 22:37

im sorry but my garden is the worst! we cut up the grass over a year ago and about 9 months ago we were supposed to buy some new turf but now its just a mud hole with litter and occasional patches of moss. If you link the pieces of moss together it is in the shape of the letter R!! (ID JUST THOUGHT ID LET YOU KNOW!)

LAVAB84615 · 20th March 2002, 02:11

yes, always

papadoc · 20th March 2002, 02:17

The grass I always knew started out green,
then turned brown,
then went up in smoke.
It must have been better on our side,
cause everyone else on the other side came over to get some.

jarsonic · 20th March 2002, 05:05

"You are the greener pastures
You are the quiet waters..."

- Jarsonic

No Name · 20th March 2002, 05:17

it is greener ..

but for not very long.

its lust.

Xerxes · 20th March 2002, 05:33

Meditate on the nature of existence,
and understand the grass on both sides is only grass.
No matter where it grows.

Bop · 20th March 2002, 14:06

andrewsanders, I love your avatar, it reminds me of that scene in A Clockwork Orange where the threesome is fast-forwarded...

The grass? Greener? Things always look better on the other side, I think it is man's desparate need to be unhappy with what he has that fuels that phrase.

"Ah, man my grass looks yellow, his looks green... I know when my neighbor is sleeping I'll simply slide the houses around until mine is over there and his is on mine."

Then in the morning...

"What the hell?! My grass was greener! I'll simply switch them again"

Then in the morning...

"Bah, I was wrong his is greener, I'll have to switch again"

Perhaps we need to take the time appreciate the color of our grass and worry not of the other side. It is such a stupid cycle- but I think it begins with the fact that we focus on what isn't there rather than what is.

binary hero · 20th March 2002, 15:01

this grass is so green i think i'm being blinded by it. the grass over there looks dead at the moment. I love life.

Merlin · 20th March 2002, 17:41

Quote:

Originally posted by papadoc
The grass I always knew started out green,
then turned brown,
then went up in smoke.
It must have been better on our side,
cause everyone else on the other side came over to get some.

eleet-2k2 · 20th March 2002, 20:59

What happened to the metaphor?

Merlin · 20th March 2002, 21:47

It was lost among the cannabis references and people talking about their gardens.

19th March 2002, 20:04	#1
apollos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canterbury & Plymouth Posts: 4,176	is the grass always greener on the other side?? from personal experience: NO!!

19th March 2002, 20:48	#5
Merlin ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,209	The grass? Brown, on some sides... as he faced the sun, he cast no shadow __________________

19th March 2002, 21:20	#6
Cleanup The WWYD Jerk (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Shanghai Posts: 2,385	Purple grass would be cool... cleanup.myspace \ cleanup.devart \ cleanup.lastfm the what do you do? game thread! play for fun, posts don't count toward your postcount.

19th March 2002, 21:52	#8
will Nullsoft Newbie (Moderator) Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 5,569	the other side is just over my right shoulder DO NOT PM ME WITH TECH SUPPORT QUESTIONS

19th March 2002, 22:26	#10
dollerspark Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wh!te Tr@sh Hell (AZ) Posts: 708	If the grass is greener on the other side, get some fertilizer "We are fortunate: we are alive; we are powerful; the welfare of our civilization and our species is in our hands. If we do not speak for Earth, who will? If we are not committed to our own survival, who will be?" -Carl Sagan

19th March 2002, 20:08	#2
CrowbarTK Hullo Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The lush, tropical country of Canada Posts: 565	there was green grass back in Sackatchewan. But there's hardly any in Nova Scotia, at least around where i live. so, yup. the grass is greener on the other side - of the country

19th March 2002, 20:11	#3
papadoc Comfortably Numb (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,619	Yes...that's why the cows get out all the time.

19th March 2002, 20:19	#4
apollos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canterbury & Plymouth Posts: 4,176	ha ha! Very funny both of you!! (Well actually i did laugh to your responses!!) Oh by the way why the narcatics annonymous logo?? Oh and you probably dont care but the word narcotics came from the greek word íáñêïôéêÜ! (I hope that text came out Greek!)

19th March 2002, 21:43	#7
apollos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canterbury & Plymouth Posts: 4,176	so where is the other side???

19th March 2002, 21:55	#9
apollos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canterbury & Plymouth Posts: 4,176	i think i speak for many people when i say - hu???

19th March 2002, 22:29	#11
pankajarora Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5	fertilizer? well there's also always spray paint ;-)

19th March 2002, 22:33	#12
apollos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canterbury & Plymouth Posts: 4,176	ok! this thread has taken a different path than i thought it would but, to hell with it! What colour would the grass be with hydrochloric acid on it??

19th March 2002, 22:34	#13
Huehuetenango Forum King Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,546	are we talking, like, figurative fertilizer, man, or are you just asking us for some gardening tips? in the case of the former, i'd say that it SEEMS that way, until you get there, in the later, no, my neighbours are the worst gardeners i've ever met

19th March 2002, 22:37	#14
apollos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canterbury & Plymouth Posts: 4,176	im sorry but my garden is the worst! we cut up the grass over a year ago and about 9 months ago we were supposed to buy some new turf but now its just a mud hole with litter and occasional patches of moss. If you link the pieces of moss together it is in the shape of the letter R!! (ID JUST THOUGHT ID LET YOU KNOW!)

20th March 2002, 02:11	#15
LAVAB84615 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: USA Posts: 117	yes, always

20th March 2002, 02:17	#16
papadoc Comfortably Numb (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,619	The grass I always knew started out green, then turned brown, then went up in smoke. It must have been better on our side, cause everyone else on the other side came over to get some.

20th March 2002, 05:05	#17
jarsonic Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 1,114	"You are the greener pastures You are the quiet waters..." - Jarsonic do justly \| love mercy \| walk humbly

20th March 2002, 05:17	#18
No Name Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 498	it is greener .. but for not very long. its lust. .........

20th March 2002, 05:33	#19
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,688	Meditate on the nature of existence, and understand the grass on both sides is only grass. No matter where it grows.

20th March 2002, 14:06	#20
Bop Forum King Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,884	andrewsanders, I love your avatar, it reminds me of that scene in A Clockwork Orange where the threesome is fast-forwarded... The grass? Greener? Things always look better on the other side, I think it is man's desparate need to be unhappy with what he has that fuels that phrase. "Ah, man my grass looks yellow, his looks green... I know when my neighbor is sleeping I'll simply slide the houses around until mine is over there and his is on mine." Then in the morning... "What the hell?! My grass was greener! I'll simply switch them again" Then in the morning... "Bah, I was wrong his is greener, I'll have to switch again" Perhaps we need to take the time appreciate the color of our grass and worry not of the other side. It is such a stupid cycle- but I think it begins with the fact that we focus on what isn't there rather than what is. ßoþL¡©¡†¥

20th March 2002, 15:01	#21
binary hero Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,004	this grass is so green i think i'm being blinded by it. the grass over there looks dead at the moment. I love life.

20th March 2002, 20:59	#23
eleet-2k2 Forum King Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Mobil Ave. Posts: 5,381	What happened to the metaphor? "Welcome to the Island of people who know too much."..."Did you really think balloons would stop him?!" See what I'm listening too.

20th March 2002, 21:47	#24
Merlin ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,209	It was lost among the cannabis references and people talking about their gardens. as he faced the sun, he cast no shadow __________________

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