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Nasrudin walked into a shop one day, and the owner came forward to
serve him.  Nasrudin said, "First things first.  Did you see me walk
into your shop?"  "Of course."  "Have you ever seen me before?"
"Never."  "Then how do you know it was me?"

At the source of every error which is blamed on the computer you will
find at least two human errors, including the error of blaming it on
the computer.

Serenity through viciousness.

I went to the museum where they had all the heads and arms from the
statues that are in all the other museums.
		-- Steven Wright

Life is like a simile.

Once Law was sitting on the bench
	And Mercy knelt a-weeping.
"Clear out!" he cried, "disordered wench!
	Nor come before me creeping.
Upon your knees if you appear,
'Tis plain you have no standing here."

Then Justice came.  His Honor cried:
	"YOUR states? -- Devil seize you!"
"Amica curiae," she replied --
	"Friend of the court, so please you."
"Begone!" he shouted -- "There's the door --
I never saw your face before!"
		-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its
fascination.  When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be
popular.
		-- Oscar Wilde

Entropy isn't what it used to be.

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Sunday, 12 July 2026   Michael J. Chappell   Contact me at: mcsuper5@freeshell.org