As a youth I was taken to meet Jimmy Hoffa by an older friend. They had grown up together and worked together in their youth. They had gone their separate ways in terms of business but remained friends. I saw the sign on his desk, in Latin, and asked what it meant. He replied: "Don't let the bastards wear you down." The English stuck with me but not the Latin.
The friend who took me was a successful businessman who told me that no matter what anyone said, he thought Jimmy Hoffa was a great man, that Hoffa had taken teamsters from being treated like scum by the employers and turned the job into a way to make a good living. My friend believed it would never have happened but for Hoffa. Bruce on 2/5/04 12:18 PM, Frank P. Eigler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Bruce Mitchell wrote: > [snip] >> What is the translation of the latin? Is it that old Jimmy Hoffa saw "Don't >> let the bastards wear you down"? >> >> Bruce > > Yup - except I didn't know there was a Hoffa connection (!). > > Hmm - wonder waht the latin is for: Everyday you can learn something new - > if you pay attention ;-) > > -- > Non Illegitimi Carborundum -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
