There is another metaphor from fiction that would seem to apply,
from the Douglas Adams series The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”
In book #3 (I think), our heroes find themselves on the “C Ark”
from Golgafrincham, carrying the entire planet’s supply of
“middle-men, managers, accou
On Dec 22, 2007 3:59 PM, Doug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> If some of the milblogs are to be believed, the "God's will" excuse is
> prevalent in Iraq and Afghanistan and possibly throughout the Muslim
> world. This is of course anecdotal, but how often do we get the "God
> works in mysterious w
Nick wrote:
> Howzzat?
>
> I mean, I know that anything can be twisted to its opposite, but
> self-sacrifice and selflessness are central to major religions. Passive
> "it must be God's will" attitudes are not what the great teachers taught.
If some of the milblogs are to be believed, the "God'
On Dec 21, 2007 11:54 PM, Doug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:46:04 -0800, Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but
> > the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.
>
> Hmmm. This is clo
On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:46:04 -0800, Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but
> the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.
Hmmm. This is close to how I would describe myself with the distinction
that I don't
I saw that too and thought about sending it in. But you beat me to it!
- jmh
(new email address, old subcriber)
On 12/21/07, Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but
> the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or
The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but
the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.
- Eric Hoffer
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From a blog comment to an article about a TV weatherman in Texas
announcing that the station would now report temperatures in Celsius
as well as Fahrenheit:
"You've just highlighted one of the gross inefficiencies of the
Fahrenheit system, it requires more degrees to express a temperature.
I
This just happened to be the very next message I received after posting
"Which science fiction writer you are."
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On 11/4/06, Gary Nunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The box said 'Requires Windows 95 or better'. So I installed LINUX.
- Unknown
I remember that quote... Used to be Unix though.
~maru
Remember, GNU's Not Unix
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The box said 'Requires Windows 95 or better'. So I installed LINUX.
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This was listed as a Star Trek quote on a website I visited. I've never seen
it before, but I love it :-)
The Vulcan Neck Pinch is not half as powerful as the
Vulcan Groin Kick, but it's more politically correct.
~ Star T
> From: Bryon Daly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 08:55:14 -0500, The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> > <<http://www.thememoryhole.org/feds/justice_redaction.htm>>
> >
> > Justice Department Censors Supreme Court Quote
>
>
On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 08:55:14 -0500, The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> <<http://www.thememoryhole.org/feds/justice_redaction.htm>>
>
> Justice Department Censors Supreme Court Quote
Hmm. I can't access that page, or anywhere else on that site. It
appears the
<<http://www.thememoryhole.org/feds/justice_redaction.htm>>
Justice Department Censors Supreme Court Quote
Offers Smoking Gun Proof That Document Redactions Are Often a Joke
>>> Anybody who has read many official documentsincluding those making
headlines in the last
I am sure it is only a twist of fate that I beat The Fool and his racism
police to posting this quote to the list:
"It has often been said that the man and the moment come together. I do
not think it is an exaggeration at all to say to my friend from West
Virginia that he would have b
I got in another list this quote, attributed to Philip Pullman [whom I never
heard]. It sounds like something said by Our Supreme Master. Does
anyone know if there's a Brin quote with the same idea?
> "Every little increase in human freedom has been fought over between those
> who
I'll bet most of the 500+ people on my
recipient list never saw it.
If some did, I touted Brin-L. LEt me know if a flood of people came
a-knocking.
Oh, I received a query from my french translator for THE LIFE EATERS.
see below.
Are any of you the person who sent me the quote from the
Jon Gabrie,
Hi Jon. There are all sorts about "recall" and "I'll be back.." duh. But
my favorite was the really tasteless joke about why Maria Shriver married
him in the 1st place. Part of a long range plan to breed a bulletproof
Kennedy. Yeah, old and dumb & do
Eileen Gunn over at The Infinite Matrix asked a few well-known SF fiction
authors, editors & physicians to come up with a short, pithy statement about
Arnold being elected in CA.
http://www.infinitematrix.net/faq/editorials/index.html
Dr. Brin, I believe they're still taking submissions (the lis
Full article at http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2060812
Wade Adams lives close to Rice and rides his Segway two miles
from home to campus almost every day. Starting Sept. 1, Texas law
officially makes the Segway legal to ride on all sidewalks, bike
lanes and, when there
Jan Coffey wrote:
>
>> Actually, they are Heinlein's words, and the full quote is:
>>
>> "An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good
>> when one may have to back up his acts with his life."
>> -Robert A. Heinlein, Beyond the Horiz
Robert Seeberger wrote:
>
"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good
when one may have to back up his acts with his life."
-Robert A. Heinlein, Beyond the Horizon, 1942
>>
>> This statemente is totally false. Just look at any
>> armed society - like a slum, or an
--- Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Robert Seeberger wrote:
> >
> "An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good
> when one may have to back up his acts with his life."
> -Robert A. Heinlein, Beyond the Horizon, 1942
> >>
> >> This statemente is totally
--- Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jan Coffey wrote:
> >
> >> Actually, they are Heinlein's words, and the full quote is:
> >>
> >> "An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good
> >> when one may have
> I'm not claiming to agree with Heinlein, but I will note that people are
> very friendly in Texas and not so friendly in New York.
>
You'd better never not come back to New York no more and say that. We New
Yorkers don't take kindly to peoples what calls us unfriendly.
;)
Seriously, it is
Robert Seeberger wrote:
>
> I'm not claiming to agree with Heinlein, but I will note that people are
> very friendly in Texas and not so friendly in New York.
>
I think there are cultural differences between Texas and New York
besides just the gun ownership thing that account for that. :) And
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On
> Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 9:52 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Heinlein quote
>
> > I'm not claiming to agree with Heinlein, but I will note that people
are
>
--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Robert Seeberger wrote:
> >
> > I'm not claiming to agree with Heinlein, but I will note that people are
> > very friendly in Texas and not so friendly in New York.
> >
>
> I think there are cultural differences between Texas and New York
> besid
--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jan Coffey wrote:
> >
> > --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > And there are cultural differences between Texas and California, and
> the
> > > culture in Texas agreed with me a bit more when I visited both states
> on
> > > one
Jan Coffey wrote:
>
> --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > And there are cultural differences between Texas and California, and the
> > culture in Texas agreed with me a bit more when I visited both states on
> > one trip, and that's how I ended up going to school in Texas. (But
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From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 2:55 PM
Subject: Heinlein quote [was: Politics]
> Jan Coffey wrote:
> >
> >> Actually
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: Heinlein quote
> > I'm not claiming to agree with Heinlein, but I will note that people are
> > very friendly in Texas an
- Original Message -
From: "Jan Coffey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: Heinlein quote
>
> --- Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
JDG quoted:
>>
>> Meanwhile, us Mexicans are still waiting for Saudi
>> Arabia to deplete its oil
>> reserves so we can become a world power...
>
If the RJ.br city of Campos seceded from Brazil and declared
itself an Emirate, it could easily join the Oil Cartel. Heck, they
have enough power now to
> Quote of the day (I wonder who actually said it)
> From a friend (no offense to anyone):
>
> "you know the world's gone mad when the best rapper
> is a white guy, the
> best golfer is a black guy, the Swiss hold the
> America's Cup, France is
> accusi
The Fool wrote:
> In this he is clear: quotes are quotes. One does not attribute a quote,
> even to an unnamed source, that a person did not state. This is among the
> most basic of journalistic ethics taught in first year Journalism 101
> courses. And Weisman's Washington Post
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2003/3/14/13398/1467
White House press staff rewrites attributed quote after the fact (Media)
By maynard
Sat Mar 15th, 2003 at 09:01:16 AM EST
Jonathan Weisman, economics reporter for the Washington Post, admitted
in an informal posting on Poynter that the
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