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The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might:
He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright --
And this was very odd, because it was
The middle of the night.
-- Lewis Carroll, "Through the Looking Glass"
Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you
don't think.
Q: How many journalists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: Three. One to report it as an inspired government program to bring
light to the people, one to report it as a diabolical government
plot to deprive the poor of darkness, and one to win a Pulitzer
prize for reporting that Electric Company hired a lightbulb
assassin to break the bulb in the first place.
Fuch's Warning:
If you actually look like your passport photo, you aren't well
enough to travel.
Rules:
(1) The boss is always right.
(2) When the boss is wrong, refer to rule 1.
Whenever anyone says, "theoretically", they really mean, "not really".
-- Dave Parnas
Egotism is the anesthetic given by a kindly nature to relieve the pain
of being a damned fool.
-- Bellamy Brooks
Worst Response To A Crisis, 1985:
From a readers' Q and A column in TV GUIDE: "If we get involved
in a nuclear war, would the electromagnetic pulses from exploding bombs
damage my videotapes?"
Sunday, 22 February 2026 Michael J. Chappell Contact me at:
mcsuper5@freeshell.org
