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Another possible source of guidance for teenagers is television, but
television's message has always been that the need for truth, wisdom
and world peace pales by comparison with the need for a toothpaste that
offers whiter teeth *___and* fresher breath.
-- Dave Barry, "Kids Today: They Don't Know Dum Diddly Do"
Those of you who think you know everything are very annoying to those
of us who do.
Noncombatant, n.:
A dead Quaker.
-- Ambrose Bierce
Nirvana? That's the place where the powers that be and their friends
hang out.
-- Zonker Harris
Carelessly planned projects take three times longer to complete than
expected. Carefully planned projects take four times longer to
complete than expected, mostly because the planners expect their
planning to reduce the time it takes.
If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly.
If you give Congress a chance to vote on both sides of an issue, it
will always do it.
-- Les Aspin, D., Wisconsin
A man said to the Universe: "Sir, I exist!"
"However," replied the Universe, "the fact has not created in me a
sense of obligation."
-- Stephen Crane
Friday, 15 May 2026 Michael J. Chappell Contact me at:
mcsuper5@freeshell.org
