Adages

  • Adages,  Funny,  Quotes,  Russia

    Joke of the moment

    From a Reason article on the future of Russia.

    Answering a question about the future of democracy in Russia, Shevtsova said: “To add some optimism to my conclusions, I’ve got my favorite joke that, it seems to me, reflects the ambiguity of our democratic movement.

    A sick man is picked up by an ambulance. He asks the doctor, ‘Doctor, where are you taking me?’ The doctor replies, ‘To the morgue.’ The man says, ‘But I’m not dead yet!’ The doctor says, ‘But we’re not there yet.’”

    If this is Russian-style optimism, I’d hate to see what the pessimism looks like.

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  • Adages,  Logic

    2 things that annoy me

    1. When pundits, wags, and periodically me use the term “unintended consequences” as a rhetorical trump card. It’s a well established concept by now, and it is usually used to refer to a foreseen, but unpleasant risk, not anything unexpected.
    2. When people say “It’s more complicated than that” when they really mean that the set of options or outcomes is different than what the original speaker thinks. The situation is not necessarily more complicated, and it could even be simpler than originally thought, just different.
  • Adages,  Biz,  Funny

    A thought

    Whilst contemplating my working night (after a working day) I think of the adage that “Hard work never killed anybody”. Then I think, yes, it has. Millions in fact.

  • Adages,  Quotes

    Lines of the moment

    Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box.
    – Italian Proverb

    I’m not saying I beat the devil but I drank his beer for nothing
    -Johnny Cash

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