Fun_People Archive
25 Mar
Spring is in the air...

Date: Fri, 25 Mar 94 19:25:32 PST
To: Fun_People
Subject: Spring is in the air...

Forwarded-by: elshaw@MIT.EDU (Libby Shaw)
Forwarded-by: Brian E. Bradley <beb@media.mit.edu>
Forwarded-by: Hopelessly Confused <granger@media.mit.edu>

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			Spring is in the air....
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CONCERNING THE ORIGINS OF LOVE

"Cupid kissed God and that got the ball rollin'."
                                        Julio, age 9

"One of the Greek lady gods got a crush on one of the Greek man gods.  He
tried to hit her with lightning and thunderbolts, but he just couldn't
get her away from him ... After a while, they became the first married
gods."
                                        Robbie, age 8


CONCERNING WHY LOVE HAPPENS BETWEEN TWO PARTICULAR PEOPLE

"One of the people has freckles and so he finds somebody else who has
freckles too."
                                        Andrew, age 6

"No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do with
how you smell ... That's why perfume and deodorant are so popular."
                                        Mae, age 9

"I think you're supposed to get shot with an arrow or something, but the
rest of it isn't supposed to be so painful."
                                       Manuel, age 8


ON WHAT FALLING IN LOVE IS LIKE

"Like an avalanche where you have to run for your life."
                                        John, age 9

"If falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don't want
to do it.  It takes too long."
                                        Glenn, age 7


ON THE ROLE OF BEAUTY AND HANDSOMENESS IN LOVE

"If you want to be loved by somebody who isn't already in your family, it
doesn't hurt to be beautiful."
                                        Anita C., age 8

"It isn't always just how you look.  Look at me.  I'm handsome like
anything and I haven't got anybody to marry me yet."
                                        Brian, age 7

"Beauty is skin deep.  But how rich you are can last a long time."
                                        Christine, age 9


REFLECTIONS ON THE NATURE OF LOVE

"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty
good too."
                                        Greg, age 8


HOW DO PEOPLE IN LOVE TYPICALLY BEHAVE?

"Mooshy ... like puppy dogs ... except puppy dogs don't wag their tails
nearly as much."
                                        Arnold, age 10

"When a person gets kissed for the first time, they fall down and they
don't get up for at least an hour."
                                        Wendy, age 8

"All of a sudden, the people get movies fever so they can sit together in
the dark."
                                        Sherm, age 8


CONCERNING WHY LOVERS OFTEN HOLD HANDS

"They want to make sure their rings don't fall off because they paid good
money for them."
                                        Gavin, age 8

"They are just practicing for when they might have to walk down the aisle
someday and do the holy matchimony thing."
                                        John, age 9


CONFIDENTIAL OPINIONS ABOUT LOVE

"I'm in favor of love as long as it doesn't happen when 'Dinosaurs' is on
television."
                                        Jill, age 6

"Love is foolish ... but I still might try it sometime."
                                        Floyd, age 9

"Yesterday I kissed a girl in a private place ... We were behind a tree."
                                        Carey, age 7

"Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it.  I been
trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding
me."
                                        Dave, age 8

"I'm not rushing into being in love.  I'm finding fourth grade hard
enough."
                                        Regina, age 10


THE PERSONAL QUALITIES YOU NEED TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE A GOOD LOVER

"Sensitivity don't hurt."
                                        Robbie, age 8

"One of you should know how to write a check.  Because, even if you have
tons of love, there is still going to be a lot of bills."
                                        Ava, age 8


SOME SUREFIRE WAYS TO MAKE A PERSON FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU

"Tell them that you own a whole bunch of candy stores."
                                        Del, age 6

"Shake your hips and hope for the best."
                                        Camille, age 9

"Yell out that you love them at the top of your lungs ... and don't worry
if their parents are right there."
                                        Manuel, age 8

"Don't do things like have smelly, green sneakers.  You might get
attention, but attention ain't the same thing as love."
                                        Alonzo, age 9

"One way is to take the girl out to eat.  Make sure it's something she
likes to eat.  French fries usually works for me."
                                        Bart, age 9

© 1994 Peter Langston