July 29, 2008
Finagle
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Finagle's Fourth Law: Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it only makes it worse.-- Unknown
UPDATE:
Dangit: I accidentally deleted Dave's comment. It was the observation that I seem to have picked up a blogstalker.
...movable type's anti-spam system really isn't very good.
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February 06, 2008
Love is the Answer
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Love is the answer. But while you're waiting for the answer, sex brings up some pretty good questions.
--- Woody Allen
(emphasis in quote was added by Brain Fertilizer)
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August 07, 2007
Comedy is Not Pretty
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Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.-- Peter Ustinov
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August 02, 2007
Can, Can't, Can't Even Can't
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Those who can do, those who can't teach, and those who can't teach teach education.-- Nicolas Martin
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July 20, 2007
Truedat, Doug:
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There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.-- Douglas MacArthur
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July 12, 2007
He's Got a Point
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Be braver -- you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.-- David Lloyd George
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June 22, 2007
Marriage Cynicism
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Marriage is not a word -- it is a sentence.-- Unknown
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April 23, 2007
Aphorism on Money
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If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.-- J. Paul Getty
...literally true.
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July 24, 2005
Fire At Will
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In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.
-- Christian Nevell Bovee
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July 23, 2005
Ain't That the Truth?
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The problem with political jokes is they get elected.-- Henry Cate
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July 11, 2005
Listen Up
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All humans are hypocrites; the biggest hypocrite of all is the one who claims to detest hypocrisy.-- Peter Wastholm
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July 08, 2005
Pooh the Wall Ornament
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"How long does getting thin take?" Pooh asked anxiously.-- A. A. Milne: Winnie-the-Pooh
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July 06, 2005
Proof of Life
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If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.-- Elbert Hubbard Read More "Proof of Life" »
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June 28, 2005
Even More Inspiring Post of the Day
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Of course, there's also an even more inspiring Latin phrase out there:
Carpe Melonus!
Which means, of course:
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Inspiration Post of the Day
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It's days like this, when I have trouble getting started, that I have to remind myself of that old Latin quote:
Carpe Tax Revenue!
Which, translated into English, means: "Seize the privately-owned land!"
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June 23, 2005
Must Be Why I Don't Lie Well...
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Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.
-- Samuel Butler
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June 20, 2005
I Disagree
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Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.-- Albert Schweitzer
...but it's cynical enough to be amusing.
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June 14, 2005
I Must Be Near Collapse, Then. Heh.
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Perfection is only achieved on the point of collapse.-- Unknown
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June 13, 2005
Perhaps, But My Teen Years Would Have Been Much Less...Energetic, Shall We Say?
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If the effort that went in research on the female bosom had gone into our space program, we would now be running hot dog stands on the moon.-- Unknown
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June 09, 2005
I Should Probably Save This For a Slow Day
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It doesn't take all kinds -- we just have all kinds.
-- Unknown
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June 06, 2005
TVs, Too
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Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, and paradise is when you have none.-- Doug Larson
...and maybe cars.
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June 04, 2005
All Too True
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I'm prepared for all emergencies but totally unprepared for everyday life.-- Unknown
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June 01, 2005
First Thing We Do Is Kill All the Bureaucrats!
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The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of an expanding bureaucracy.-- Unknown
And:
I can't stand this proliferation of paperwork. It's useless to fight the forms. You've got to kill the people producing them.--Vladimir Kabaidze, General Director of the Ivanovo Machine Building Works, Moscow, to the Communist Party Congress, 1985
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May 30, 2005
Considering My Friends, This is Absolute Truth
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A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
...you know who you are.
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May 29, 2005
More From the Devil's Dictionary
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Hatred: A sentiment appropriate to the occasion of another's superiority.-- Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary
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May 26, 2005
Dare to Try
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A life spent making mistakes is not only most honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.-- Unknown
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May 21, 2005
Humorous Aphorism
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I'm still an atheist, thank God.-- Luis Buñuel
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May 03, 2005
Aphorism O' The Day
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Happiness: An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.-- Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary
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April 26, 2005
Aphorism O' The Day
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Men have become the tools of their tools.
---Henry David Thoreau*
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Aphorism O' The Day
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Biology is the only science in which multiplication means the same thing as division.--Unknown
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April 17, 2005
Aphorism O' The Day
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The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get to work.-- Robert Frost
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April 10, 2005
Aphorism of the Day
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Hypocrisy is the vaseline of social intercourse. -- Unknown"
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March 27, 2005
On Revenge
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While seeking revenge, dig two graves -- one for yourself.
-- Doug Horton
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March 22, 2005
I Could Use the Latter Right Now, Actually
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If half the lawyers would become plumbers, two of man's biggest problems would be solved. -- Felton Davis, Jr.: "Reflections on the Lake," published in _The Gainesville Times_ (GA)
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March 21, 2005
I'm Hoping This Explains My Blog
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Before the beginning of great brilliance, there must be chaos. Before a brilliant person begins something great, they must look foolish in the crowd. -- Unknown
...then again 30 months is probably a little too long to be considered "the beginning".
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March 18, 2005
Fighting For Freedom
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You should never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and liberty. -- Henrik Ibsen {Category: War and Peace}
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March 14, 2005
Yeah, That's Been My Experience
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After the last of 16 mounting screws has been removed from an access cover, it will be discovered that the wrong access cover has been removed. -- Unknown {Category: Success and Failure}
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March 12, 2005
Good Friends
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Good friends stab you in the front.
-- Unknown (from the movie Can't Hardly Wait; sometimes attributed to Oscar Wilde)
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March 10, 2005
Don't Be That Guy!
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A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.
-- Gilbert K. Chesterton
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March 01, 2005
Aphorism Of The Day
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Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. -- Stephen Wright
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This Just In
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"My cat's breath smells like cat food..."
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February 20, 2005
Too Right
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A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain. -- Robert Frost
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February 19, 2005
Words of Wisdom
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Give a man a fish and he'll ask for a lemon. Teach a man to fish and he'll leave work early on Friday. -- Unknown
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