Adages
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Quote of the moment
“There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.” – Ansel Adams
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Quote of the Moment
Whiskey and Beer are a man’s worst enemies… but the man that runs away from his enemies is a coward!” –Zeca Pagodinho
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Quote of the moment
From Inside the Net podcast – “A business plan will emerge.”
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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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2 things that annoy me
- 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.
- 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.
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Thought of the moment
Problems are avoided, not solved.
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Today’s clear concise phrase
Today’s line comes from Jim Wooten of the AJC.
“The fleas come with the dog”. Stated in reference to federally funded universities banning military recruiters.
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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.
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Observation
I think the worst part of being homeless would be not being able to enjoy camping.
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Lines of the moment
Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box.
– Italian ProverbI’m not saying I beat the devil but I drank his beer for nothing
-Johnny Cash