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An American's a person who isn't afraid to criticize the President but
is always polite to traffic cops.
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue, a
custom whereof the memory of man runneth not howsomever to the
contrary, nohow.
After I asked him what he meant, he replied that freedom consisted of
the unimpeded right to get rich, to use his ability, no matter what the
cost to others, to win advancement.
-- Norman Thomas
What is mind? No matter.
What is matter? Never mind.
-- Thomas Hewitt Key, 1799-1875
Due to a shortage of devoted followers, the production of great leaders
has been discontinued.
Fakir, n:
A psychologist whose charismatic data have inspired almost
religious devotion in his followers, even though the sources seem to
have shinnied up a rope and vanished.
I think we can all agree that there is not enough common courtesy shown
... HEY! PAY ATTENTION WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU DAMMIT! I said I think
we can all agree that there is not enough common courtesy shown today.
When we take the time to be courteous to each other, we find that we
are happier and less likely to engage in nuclear war. This point was
driven home by the recent summit talks, where Nancy Reagan and Raisa
Gorbachev, each of whose husband thinks the other's husband is vermin,
were able to sit down at a high-level tea and engage in courteous
conversation ...
-- Dave Barry, "The Stuff of Etiquette"
One good reason why computers can do more work than people is that they
never have to stop and answer the phone.
Wednesday, 20 May 2026 Michael J. Chappell Contact me at:
mcsuper5@freeshell.org
