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Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 14 Aug 2009 6:54 am

Once I saw an electrician's Volkswagen van on the freeway, that he was apparently using for his work; a sign on the side read, "Volts Wagon".

But, nothing is as clever as a blind man driving a motor vehicle; unless it's a blind man driving a motor vehicle.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 14 Aug 2009 9:08 am

Someone stole my car from the street in front of my house last night, so what do I now have to drive around in ?

NOTHING

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 15 Aug 2009 3:37 am

Working on a new song titled NOTHING !!

My wife runned away
With my best friend Jim
I don't miss her
But I do miss him...

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 15 Aug 2009 9:27 am

I too have been working on a song entitled "Nothing." In my version, the only word throughout the song will be "Nothing". I thought of having no words at all, but then, how would it differ from all the other instrumentals, unless I also leave out the instruments?

Come to think of it, that would leave me nothing to compose.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 15 Aug 2009 9:36 am

Too much of nothing can turn a man into a liar, it can cause some men to walk on nails and other men to eat fire. ( B. Dylan )

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 15 Aug 2009 4:33 pm

I suppose it could be said that it's better to compose than decompose. Since we are all headed in that direction, this thread will die and decompose as well.. $:\$ $:\$ $:\$

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 16 Aug 2009 4:55 pm

Well, the Berkeley Police recovered my stolen car. Unfortunately, when I revv it up

NOTHING.

The engine turns, but the wheels don't. So it looks like they've burned out the clutch or taken some of the transmission parts, in which case it's a write-off.

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 20 Aug 2009 6:16 am

I'm looking for Nothing here. They say the cost of living is going down and we won't get a COLA this year. Gas is going up and groceries are headed the same way; UP !! I can't find anything going down; can you ??

So what does NOTHING look like ??

Regrets, Paul

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 21 Aug 2009 2:06 pm

I got my car back today, with the clutch replaced, so now I have NOTHING to grouch about.

Archie Nicol · Post by **Archie Nicol** » 21 Aug 2009 2:37 pm

Was that an automatic response? Or do you have some gear you have to shift? If so, I'll have a £10 bag.

Hashrch.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 22 Aug 2009 5:30 pm

Archie Nicol wrote:...Hashrch.

Can you say that without lifting the kilt ?

Larry Rafferty · Post by **Larry Rafferty** » 23 Aug 2009 3:49 am

Alan Brookes wrote: Can you say that without lifting the kilt ?

Only if there are no strings attached and you've got nothing to lose.

LJ Eiffert · Post by **LJ Eiffert** » 25 Aug 2009 3:10 pm

I was just told, after all these years being in the Music Business it was for NOTHING. After adding it all up,it is NOTHING.I'm gonna start all over with NOTHING and see if I can come up with NOTHING again. LJ

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 25 Aug 2009 5:26 pm

That shouldn't be that difficult. Nothing is easily replicated.

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 1 Sep 2009 10:06 am

14,444,444 articles is gnihtoN to ignore.

Or is it ??

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 1 Sep 2009 5:00 pm

Maybe we can get "gnihton" into Webster's dictionary. They'll include anything if it's used enough...

Larry Rafferty · Post by **Larry Rafferty** » 2 Sep 2009 12:08 pm

I've got nothing to lose...not even the blues...

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David Collins · Post by **David Collins** » 4 Sep 2009 11:03 am

De Nada

Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 4 Sep 2009 11:34 am

What has no weight and occupies no space?

...give up?

NOTHING!

Don Kona Woods · Post by **Don Kona Woods** » 18 Sep 2009 10:44 pm

After a lot of research about nothing, I discovered that according to the traditional rule, nothing is invariably treated as a singular, even when followed by an exception phrase containing a plural noun: Nothing except your fears stands (not stand) in your way. Nothing but roses meets (not meet) the eye.

Are you getting this yet?

Aloha,

Don

Larry Rafferty · Post by **Larry Rafferty** » 19 Sep 2009 5:26 am

Don Kona Woods wrote:After a lot of research about nothing, I discovered that according to the traditional rule, nothing is invariably treated as a singular, even when followed by an exception phrase containing a plural noun: Nothing except your fears stands (not stand) in your way. Nothing but roses meets (not meet) the eye.

Would you describe this as "a whole lot of Nothings or as a whole lot of Nothing?

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 19 Sep 2009 8:41 am

Don Kona Woods wrote:After a lot of research about nothing, I discovered that according to the traditional rule, nothing is invariably treated as a singular, even when followed by an exception phrase containing a plural noun: Nothing except your fears stands (not stand) in your way. Nothing but roses meets (not meet) the eye...

The example isn't a good reference to the fact that "nothing" is usually singular. In the sentence "Nothing but roses meets the eye," the subject is "nothing", which is singular because it means "no thing", so the verbs agrees with the subject and is also singular. "But roses" is a subordinate clause, and performs no action, so has no verb to agree to it, so the fact that "roses" is plural is irrelevant. Remove that clause and the sentence reads "No thing meets the eye".

But "nothing" CAN be plural, when the "nothing" refers to things that by inference are nothing, but actually are something. For instance, "He whispered sweet nothings in my ear," "His speech was full of nothings", "Her complaints were nothings," "He concerns himself too much with nothings."

Larry Rafferty wrote:...Would you describe this as "a whole lot of Nothings or as a whole lot of Nothing?

...both.

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 20 Sep 2009 4:53 am

How About Gene Watson's friend of whom he sang:

But when we were down to nothing

Nothing sure looked good on you.

Those would not work as plurals, would they ??

Regards, Paul

John P. Phillips · Post by **John P. Phillips** » 20 Sep 2009 6:03 am

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Sooo much ado about nothing !