RichTBikkies
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Post by RichTBikkies on Jul 31, 2021 19:40:09 GMT
Do "stable geniuses" count ?
It does if we are considering it to be those with an uncanny ability to shovel horseshit.
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Post by andydp on Jul 31, 2021 20:00:46 GMT
It does if we are considering it to be those with an uncanny ability to shovel horseshit.
A Like. I've only just spotted what you did there! Now that you mention it... From the movie Patton: And what did you do during the Great World War II ?
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Post by andydp on Aug 1, 2021 13:09:20 GMT
Because its Sunday:
When I have a day off, I will have a day off.
Andrew Flintoff
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Post by andydp on Aug 2, 2021 12:24:13 GMT
I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.
Daniel Boone
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Post by Traveler on Aug 2, 2021 15:44:43 GMT
My mantra. Essence of Buddhism.
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Post by Bact PhD on Aug 2, 2021 18:23:08 GMT
Moreover, not all who wander are lost (says one who just returned from a beach ramble) 
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RichTBikkies
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Post by RichTBikkies on Aug 3, 2021 8:25:42 GMT
I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.Daniel Boone Spence (Sean Bean): You ever kill anybody? Sam (Robert de Niro): I hurt somebody's feelings once. "Ronin", 1998. No connection, except that they are both examples of bathos as an effective rhetorical ploy. |
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Post by RichTBikkies on Aug 3, 2021 8:30:46 GMT
My mantra. Essence of Buddhism. Yeah, I've never really got the thing about celebs having their own brand of fragrance. How many kilobucks a year are you pulling down from it, Travvo? |
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Post by RichTBikkies on Aug 3, 2021 8:37:51 GMT
Moreover, not all who wander are lost (says one who just returned from a beach ramble) All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king. J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Riddle of Strider", The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Post by andydp on Aug 3, 2021 12:07:10 GMT
What people believe prevails over the truth.
Sophocles
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Post by andydp on Aug 3, 2021 13:11:42 GMT
A bonus quote: (Translation below)  Toto` (An Italian comedian) "The rich can become poor; the poor can become rich; but the stupid will always be stupid" |
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Post by Traveler on Aug 3, 2021 13:35:26 GMT
My mantra. Essence of Buddhism. Yeah, I've never really got the thing about celebs having their own brand of fragrance. How many kilobucks a year are you pulling down from it, Travvo? You lost me on that first sentence. I was talking about how possessions rule you- the more you have, the more you have to worry about getting them, then maintaining them etc. Back in the 70s, the poorest folks in Nepalese hill villages were the happiest I have ever met. They were in the late iron age. Things changed when they realized what they were missing. Hence the communist revolution of the aughts. Been a gig worker the last 30 years, so not many possessions here either. I did choose the right parents, so I got a great homesite on the family farm. More than enough for me. Chill out on my deck every morning doing the daily bird count. Which seems low this year due to the mysterious disease going around these parts. LFC likely knows more about it. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2021 15:19:05 GMT
Toto` (An Italian comedian) "The rich can become poor; the poor can become rich; but the stupid will always be stupid" Addendum: Somehow, if the stupid becomes rich, he is considered a genius. |
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Post by RichTBikkies on Aug 3, 2021 16:29:18 GMT
Yeah, I've never really got the thing about celebs having their own brand of fragrance. How many kilobucks a year are you pulling down from it, Travvo? You lost me on that first sentence. I was talking about how possessions rule you- the more you have, the more you have to worry about getting them, then maintaining them etc. Back in the 70s, the poorest folks in Nepalese hill villages were the happiest I have ever met. They were in the late iron age. Things changed when they realized what they were missing. Hence the communist revolution of the aughts. Been a gig worker the last 30 years, so not many possessions here either. I did choose the right parents, so I got a great homesite on the family farm. More than enough for me. Chill out on my deck every morning doing the daily bird count. Which seems low this year due to the mysterious disease going around these parts. LFC likely knows more about it. That's all good stuff, Trav. For example, if you have bazillions you need a fair-size staff to administer them, of whom the statutory percentage may well rip you off. Uneasy lies the head that runs a medium-size financial entity. It seems you lost me on your second sentence! Are you telling me that "Essence of Buddhism" is not your own line of fragrances? |
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Post by indy on Aug 3, 2021 17:05:22 GMT
You lost me on that first sentence. I was talking about how possessions rule you- the more you have, the more you have to worry about getting them, then maintaining them etc. Back in the 70s, the poorest folks in Nepalese hill villages were the happiest I have ever met. They were in the late iron age. Things changed when they realized what they were missing. Hence the communist revolution of the aughts. Been a gig worker the last 30 years, so not many possessions here either. I did choose the right parents, so I got a great homesite on the family farm. More than enough for me. Chill out on my deck every morning doing the daily bird count. Which seems low this year due to the mysterious disease going around these parts. LFC likely knows more about it. That's all good stuff, Trav. For example, if you have bazillions you need a fair-size staff to administer them, of whom the statutory percentage may well rip you off. Uneasy lies the head that runs a medium-size financial entity. It seems you lost me on your second sentence! Are you telling me that "Essence of Buddhism" is not your own line of fragrances?
I think you mean stable of fragrances.
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Post by RichTBikkies on Aug 3, 2021 20:01:45 GMT
That's all good stuff, Trav. For example, if you have bazillions you need a fair-size staff to administer them, of whom the statutory percentage may well rip you off. Uneasy lies the head that runs a medium-size financial entity. It seems you lost me on your second sentence! Are you telling me that "Essence of Buddhism" is not your own line of fragrances?
I think you mean stable of fragrances.
So that's cleared that up. I'm glad we had this little chat. |
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Post by Traveler on Aug 4, 2021 12:27:31 GMT
Me too!
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Post by andydp on Aug 4, 2021 12:55:44 GMT
Earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is limitless.
Gustave Flaubert
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Post by andydp on Aug 5, 2021 12:27:03 GMT
Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.
Cato the Younger
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2021 15:19:59 GMT
Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.Cato the Younger 'coz more of the latter than the former. In fact several orders of magnitude more. Ergo... ipso facto... perforce |
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Post by andydp on Aug 6, 2021 16:11:49 GMT
Backstory: If you've kept up with my mundane world entries, you know I've been busy all week. Whether its cutting more trees, mowing the lawn, bike riding, transplanting periwinkle and such. Just did my first spin class since March 2020, and those women are still out to kill me. I digress. Enjoy your weekends !!
When some people retire, it's going to be mighty hard to be able to tell the difference.
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Post by andydp on Aug 7, 2021 18:13:35 GMT
Since its the weekend and we have nothing else better to do
The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober.
William Butler Yeats
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Post by andydp on Aug 8, 2021 12:57:35 GMT
Club picnic today so...
If ants are such busy workers, how come they find time to go to all the picnics ?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2021 13:55:48 GMT
Club picnic today so... If ants are such busy workers, how come they find time to go to all the picnics ?Marie Dressler Ants are not busy. They're efficient. How they achieve efficiency, you might want to know. They mix business with pleasure. Not only is it not frowned upon, it is encouraged. Humans should too. |
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Post by AnBr on Aug 8, 2021 21:34:33 GMT
You mean societal cooperation instead of "rugged individualism"?
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