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Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense.
Hurewitz's Memory Principle:
The chance of forgetting something is directly proportional
to ..... to ........ uh ..............
Tell me, O Octopus, I begs,
Is those things arms, or is they legs?
I marvel at thee, Octopus;
If I were thou, I'd call me us.
-- Ogden Nash
Rule 46, Oxford Union Society, London:
Any member introducing a dog into the Society's premises shall
be liable to a fine of one pound. Any animal leading a blind person
shall be deemed to be a cat.
All power corrupts, but we need electricity.
The good Christian should beware of mathematicians and all those who
make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that mathematicians
have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and confine
man in the bonds of Hell.
-- St. Augustine
Steinbach's Guideline for Systems Programming:
Never test for an error condition you don't know how to
handle.
Song Title of the Week:
"They're putting dimes in the hole in my head to see the change
in me."
Friday, 18 July 2025 Michael J. Chappell Contact me at:
mcsuper5@freeshell.org