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Old 08-30-2007, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Steph
Today is a good day . . . to die


Sorry, it's a Native expression and a Robbie Robbertson song and that lyric meant a lot when a friend died in an avalanche.

http://www.manataka.org/page1909.html

That line, coming from the mouth of Chief Dan George, was also the source of one of the funniest scenes in "Little Big Man"...I've used the same line myself when I realize that I'm letting the smartass loose in an environment where being the tight-lipped diplomat might help me survive longer...
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