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by jardinier
by jaqui
by rob mekel
let go, Jaqui. Those 2 are done and dealt with.
But, hahaha, you are taking it personal. Well, well, what's there to say about that. I sure don't know, else then: let go!
Rob
@life is too short to not enjoy it :x
by jardinier
I forwarded your gem of wisdom to a Chinese girl who was confused about relationships and was asking me how important is physical attraction.
Your words drove the message home simply and clearly.
by julianpenn
It is better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you are stupid, than to open it and take away all doubt.
There are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't.
by sleepin'dawg
Hmmmmm? Then you would need to look to see if you were 'off' or 'on' in binaryspeak, so to speak. Are you an [b]er[/b] or an [b]ee[/b]??? Think about it. ]:)
[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)
by stargazerr
Coffee,chocolate,Men...Somethings are just better rich ...
]:)
by v_man
by rob mekel
wrapped up and going to bed. or.... lol
Sure works for me....
oops (suredidnwannasaythatoutloud) :) (blush)
Rob
@life is too short to not enjoy it :x
by zyphlar
Occam's Razor:
"Entities are not to be multiplied without neccesity."
With technology, the simplest answer is frequently the correct (or best) one.
Then surely you would say: "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras" Where it would be cleary more prudent to think too move out the way...
"Necessity" is the mother of all invention, and necessity is nessesary.
imho & jest.
by apotheon
by jessie
Never play leapfrog with a unicorn.
2+2=5 for sufficiently large values of 2.
heard this again after some time:
"Plan the work and work the plan."
Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.
- Hyman G. Rickover, 1900 - 1986
" I didn't say that I didn't say it. I said that I didn't say I said it. I want to make that very clear."
- George Romney, 1907 - 1995
Wherever you go, there you are...
There are a lot of great lines from Yogi.
by cberding
I thought someone wrote that book once....there is the tao of pooh, too, I think.
Daniel:
I'm from STL, where Yogi is from. You can walk into any bar on the Hill and find real-live Yogi-like quotes any day of the week. ;->
I change my marquee on my desktop each month with a new Yogi-ism.
One of my favorites (for election season)
"Texas has a lot of electrical votes" and the classic Yogi,
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
by ashby
... and so true:
"Common Sense is an oxymoron"
by jaqui
jumbo shrimp
good morning
progressive conservative [ defunct Canadian political Party ]
by mickster269
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be."
-Douglas Adams
by jaqui
by gsg
by barryaaa2
Ignorance can be cured;
Stupidity is forever.
by mtrose
"The main obstacle to progress is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge."
-Daniel Boorstin
by apotheon
Bertrand Russell: Most people would die sooner than think; in fact, they do.
Albert Einstein: Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.
Elbert Hubbard: Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
Never underestimate the stupidity of people in large groups
- Source Unknown -
AC
by sourceror
My lament:
God's greatest oversight in creation was in not making stupidity painful.
Of course, as in the case of the Darwin Awards, sometimes stupity is fatal.
by rbanfieldau9
by tryten
by jerryk
by btljooz
#1. If you have it; a trucker helped get it there.
#2. Some days you're the windshield; Some days you're the BUG!
#.3
small people talk about other people
Average People Talk About Things
GREAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IDEAS
#4. Ladies & Gentlemen, Take my advice: Pull down your pants and slide on the ice!
by jevans4949
"If a thing's not worth doing, it's not worth doing well"
(Passed on to me by a collegue in the 1970's)
by puterfx
Just a couple of my favorites ...
When dealing with upper management...
"I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I?m not sure that you understand that what I said is not what I meant."
When under the gun and doing your best, remember...
"All you can do is all you can do,
and all you can do is enough"
from A.L. Williams
by thelurch
My Dad was in the Armed Forces so we did a lot of traveling overseas. It was customary for Dad to take the family in the car on a weekend and just travel to see the sights of the region.
One time, Mom thought Dad might have taken a wrong turn a ways back and tried to explain that we were lost.
Dad's reply (and also what I colsider the "Kida Credo of Life")
"You're Never Lost Until You've Run Out of Gas."
Now, everywhere I travel I make sure I have a full tank, mentally and physically.
by trillian_sk
great thread. here are some from my collection on creativity
1. You have to allow room for serendipity and the unexpected. (Thomas Zimmerman, IBM, on the creative process of invention)
2. Imagination is intelligence having fun.
3. Life is a continuous exercise in creative problem solving
4. When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap. (Cynthia Heimel)
5. I have spent my day stringing and unstringing my instrument, while the song I came to sing remains unsung
by mtrose
"Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it's the only one you have."
--Emili Chartier
by sleepin'dawg
[b][i]"Stupid is, as stupid does."[/i][/b] Forest Gump.
[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)
by lowlands
One of my favorites:
There are no stupid questions but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots
by bluron
A gentleman never tells...Honey...hush!
AC
by bfilmfan
A gentleman never tells a lady to not oink. :)
How's the new baby hun?
remember that:
Making a cup of coffee is like making love to a beautiful woman. It's got to be hot. You've got to take your time. You've got to stir... gently and firmly. You've got to grind your beans until they squeak. And then you put in the milk.
Laying a carpet is... very much like making love to a beautiful woman. You check the dimensions, lay her out on the floor, pin her down, walk all over her. If you're adventurous - like me - you might like to try an underlay.
Well, hanging wallpaper is also very much like making love to a beautiful woman. Clean all the relevant surfaces, spread her out on the table, cover her with paste, and stick her up. Then you clean your brush, light your pipe, stand back and admire your handiwork.
Putting up a tent, is... very much like making love to a beautiful woman. You rent her, unzip her, put up your pole an'... slip in to the old bag.
Washing a car, is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. You've got to caress the bodywork. Breathe softly and gently. And give every inch of it your loving attention. And make sure you've got a nice wet sponge.
And yet, having therapy is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. You ... get on the couch, string 'em along with some half-lies and evasions, probe some deep dark holes, and then hand over all your money.
Going to the brink of death and back, in a nine car pile-up on a dual carriage-way, is ... very much like making love to a beautiful woman. First of all, brace yourself, hold on tight - particularly if it's a rear-ender. And pray you make contact with her twin airbags as soon as possible.
going fishing is much like making love to a beautiful woman. First of all, clean and inspect your tackle, carefully pull back your rod cover, and remove any dirt or gunge that may have built up whilst not in use. Then, extend your rod to its full length, and check that there are no kinks or any wear. Particularly at the base, where the grip is usually applied. Make sure you've got the appropriate bait, and that there's plenty of shot in your bag.
by apotheon
by majikten
Panic is how I've always seen it.
Doesn't change the sentiment though.
P.S.
Euphonous?
by apotheon
Roughly, it's this:
euphonous (adj.) 1. sounds good
Check onelook.com or dictionary.com for a better definition. That's just off the top of my head.
by majikten
Sorry for any confusion, but I already know the definition, I was nit-picking the spelling.
I checked two of my dictionaries (I like real paper books), and I couldn't find a form of
euphony that matched yours.
Websters New Lexicon 1990
Merriam-Websters Collegiate 2003
I read the whole thread about Email grammar
and spelling and I saw your name quite a few
times. Just thought I would take my turn at picking nits.
Sorry for wasting anyones time.
Nit-Pickingly yours,
John
by buckeyenuts
by dshaffer1
by rogue leader
by apotheon
by rick_from_bc
Rule 1: Everyone has to be somewhere.
Corollary 1: You can't get there from here; you have to start
somewhere else.
Corollary 2: No matter where I am, there I am.
[Doggerel]
As I was going up the stair
I met a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today.
I wish to H^^^ he'd go away.
by apotheon
by dthoreson
Two rules to success in life:
1. Don't tell people everything you know
by apotheon
http://www.onelook.com/?w=euphonous
seven matching dictionaries for "euphonous"
http://www.onelook.com/?w=euphonius
no matching dictionaries for "euphonius", suggests "euphonous" as an alternate spelling
http://www.onelook.com/?w=euphonious
fifteen matching dictionaries for "euphonious"
It seems that "euphonious" is a more common spelling, but "euphonous" isn't wholly deprecated.
by apotheon
by bluron
by ryoung2
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