IF ...lesson

Appearances are often deceiving, and Aesop's appearance is a mystery wrapped in an enigma ~~at best he was considered bizarrely ugly, but his lessons were simple and beautiful.

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But whoever caricatures you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also...
please

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IF ...bicycle

When the penny-farthing has mysteriously disappeared, enlightened folk avail themselves of Sherlock Holmes (based primarily on Basil Rathbone here) to save the day... "Where ever shall we look, Sherlock?" asks a fretful Dr. Watson. "It's 'ordinary', my dear Watson, --one begins with oneself!" replies a preoccupied Mr. Holmes...

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IF ...journey

Endlessly between a rock and a hard place, Odysseus' 10 year journey set the standard for globe-trotters for centuries to come; in the process, he became one of the most celebrated wanderers in history... ~shows you what a man can become without a sense of direction...

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'An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper' proffers Kahlil Gibran; ~~I would counter however that, in caricature, an exaggeration is a truth that has hollered its clarity.

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IF ...bottled

Cooped up for eons in obscurity is not all it's cracked up to be and leaves one desperate to pop the cork off a bottled existence. Barbara Eden went from relative anonymity to icon with sex appeal in a blink of an eye and a shake of her head
...a GOOD way to hit the bottle.

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IF ...duet

In a medieval shire in a galaxy far, far away a potion ingested by mild Dr. Yoda induced his metamorphosis into the demonic Mr. Gollum, thereby tendering his dual personality for all to see. His initial hesitancy in taking the potion was quelled by an onlooker shouting: "JUST DU ET!"

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Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder... unfortunately sometimes something else gets in your eye instead...

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A Smirk, a Titter, a Chortle and a Sneer,
went to the bar to have them a beer.
said the Smirk to the Titter: "I laugh without fear!"
said the Chortle riposte: "I laugh with a tear!"
the Titter replied: "MY laugh is unclear..."
said the Sneer to the rest: "Where the hell is my beer ?!?"
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IF ...toy

Toying with our emotions is stock and trade for actor Jack Nicholson; his characters can wind you up slowly and steadily only to slap you sideways ~creating a persona both appealing and repellent at once
Here's Johnny Joseph Nicholson...

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