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11-08-2001, 11:56 PM
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Food For Thought
"Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use" - Charles Schulz
 Have a nice week-end, fellers.
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11-09-2001, 01:48 AM
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"He who stand on toilet is high on pot."
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11-09-2001, 03:15 AM
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If one does not need them why should one use them? (the gears that is
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11-09-2001, 05:27 AM
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The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults
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11-09-2001, 05:35 AM
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"People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they rarely use."
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11-09-2001, 06:59 AM
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Everyone is gifted. Some open the package sooner.
TGIF! PS: Nice thread! |
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11-09-2001, 07:21 AM
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It isn't a shame to be broke, but its a shame to stay that way.
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11-09-2001, 07:34 AM
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Heh, speaking of favorite sayings of dad, here's one from mine...
"I sure am glad you got a chance to talk to me today" This works great on people when you're ending a conversation, i.e. just about to hang up the phone, it catches them completely off guard, and most folks will often say "me too" simply by instinct .
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11-09-2001, 08:32 AM
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" If there were'nt any rain , they would never have invented the the 'Unbrella'. " I think, the real challenge is the " Environment", if the 'environment' or "terrain", besides our human factor, which endangered our livies. We just have to develop some kind of tools or skills to overcome them. Something like, the law of 'Mutation'. Can't remember the famous person who said the thesis. Something like if we all live in the ocean, we will probably not survive in the land.
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11-09-2001, 09:25 AM
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My plan is to live forever -- my plan is still working.
Just got back from recovery -- surgery went well -- I should be home by Monday -- very tired -- I think I'll sleep now -- type at you later.... -Craig |
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11-09-2001, 12:04 PM
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Free food!? I'm there!!
And then of course there is my sig line below... |
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11-09-2001, 12:38 PM
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Ive been thinking all day.... where's my food you promised?
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11-09-2001, 04:58 PM
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"It is easier said than done"
Or, if you do not believe this, then you can try to prove "It is easier done than said." But, you will only come to the conclusion, "It is easier said that 'it is easier done than said' than it is done," which really proves "It is easier said than done." And if you do not get that one, then here is one of my recent daily Unix fortunes which caught me off guard. It follows from another proof that every horse is the same color. I left that one off because it does weird induction. Theorem 1. Every horse has an infinite number of legs. (Proof by intimidation.) Proof. Horses have an even number of legs. Behind they have two legs and in front they have fore legs. This makes six legs, which is certainly an odd number of legs for a horse. But the only number that is both odd and even is infinity. Therefore horses have an infinite number of legs. Now to show that this is general, suppose that somewhere there is a horse with a finite number of legs. But that is a horse of another colour, and by the lemma that does not exist. With that contradiction, it is apparent that every horse has an infinite number of legs. Respectfully, Demosthenes |
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11-09-2001, 07:15 PM
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Quote:
http://emporium.turnpike.net/~mscott/darwin.htm http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/ |
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11-09-2001, 08:21 PM
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Wirth's Law: Software gets slower faster than Hardware gets faster!
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11-10-2001, 09:20 PM
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Heard of hooked on phonics?
Im hooked on Forums!
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11-10-2001, 10:23 PM
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I'm still thinking and still no food
, I'm thinking Sarge isn't going to give me any food for thinking 
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11-10-2001, 11:27 PM
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OK, Hal, if you're that kind of hungry, rather than words of wisdom hungry, try this recipe:
Take 1 Intel processor, any size will do, and place in large mixing bowl. Place 2 sticks of SDRam in bowl, and slice and dice 1 IDE cable, placing remnants in bowl. Pour a pint of milk into the mix, bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. The smell will dissolve any appetite. Now, the kitchen will be smelly at this time, so as a fix, place an AMD processor with HS attached and connected to proper voltage. Place an incense stick over the fan and turn the power on. The sweet smell will overwhelm the Intel. 
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11-10-2001, 11:48 PM
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I prefer fast food. Here is the recipe;
Remove heat sink and fan from running AMD system Wait 4 seconds, any longer and chips will be burnt LOL.... you're a funny man Sarge
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11-11-2001, 08:42 AM
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Indeed that is funny
... and on to breakfast I go. Keep it coming.
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11-11-2001, 08:56 AM
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Here is another one from my Dad.
If you don't need it, it isn't a bargain. Especially true for people that that inhabit on-line pc stores. Carl |
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11-11-2001, 01:20 PM
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Carl's father is a wise man.
This is not a quote, rather a tidbit of 'useless trivia', food for thought nonetheless ... The QWERTY keyboard was invented about 100 years ago. The layout that we now use was decided then, ancient technology so to speak. It was decided such as it is in part so that typewriter salesmen could type 'typewriter' to impress their customers ... 'typewriter' was easy to type for them, all the keys being on the top row. |
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11-11-2001, 04:43 PM
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Archie,
My dad was a typewriter salesman with Big Blue. I'll have to ask him about that one. The one I've heard is that the keyboard is the way it is in order to slow down the typist - in the olden days of fully manual t/wrs, the levers all got stuck together because of typing too fast, so they spread out the frequently-used keys. Chris. |
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11-11-2001, 09:53 PM
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The ones I like..in no particular order (some aren't even smart..just funny)
1. "Don't worry, your eyes will adjust to that dark cloud over your head" - Chris Erickson 2. "Isn't that kinda like an Amish Computer Mechanic?" - Myself 3. "The fire of life is the only thing that can forge our souls and spirits from a rough and young piece of steel into a beautiful work of art" - Me again, believe it or not 4. "You'll have that from time to time, don't ya know?" - Dear old Dad 5. "There are some people that will tell you its just no use, and there's people that will tell you that you are going to loose. Boy, people are gonna tell you anything you'll listen to, do what you gotta do" - New Grass Revival 6. "Never argue with an idiot, they only drag you down to their level and beat you with experience" - Justin Bilskemper 7. "Speaking of games, lets talk about the exam on Thursday.." - A certain evil C-S Professor 8. "This computer is so screwed up we should just make it a porn movie." - C'est moi! 9. "I'm surrounded by a bunch of friggin' idiots" - One of my favorite high school teachers...during class. 10. "If this is how life treats the nice guys, I might as well write 'Just screw me over now and save my time' on my forehead" - Me 11. "For every sprinkle I find, I SHALL KILL YOU" - Dewy from 'The Family Guy' 12. "Some would fail and some would prosper, some would die and some would kill, some would thank the lord for their deliverance, and some would curse John Sutter's Mill" - Dan Fogelberg. 13. "You've got to wonder about these people who ask 'why' without having a suitable 'why not'." - Jeff Powell |
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11-11-2001, 10:30 PM
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A crust of bread is better than nothing. Nothing is better than true love. Therefore, a crust of bread is better than true. A good saying for people who sit in front of their computer eating sandwiches all day(me)
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11-11-2001, 10:31 PM
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Howdy, Doc. Long time no see. Your item #13 should apply to us all.
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11-11-2001, 11:03 PM
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i was eating chex mix today, and i noticed that the bag said, "Bigger Bag, Same great taste". now, why would a bigger bag screw up the taste?
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11-12-2001, 08:13 AM
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“If you want justice, go to a prostitute; if you want to get screwed, go to court”
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11-12-2001, 10:46 AM
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Why do we drive on a parkway, and park on a driveway? George Carlin
One of my favourites in advertising, "New, and Improved!" Oxymoron at it's finest: If it's NEW, it cannot ever have been old enough to improve. If it's Improved, then it's definitely not new. So which is it, new, or improved? |
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11-12-2001, 09:08 PM
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Lawman, truer words were never spoken.
'Boot, you ask the same tough questions as someone I know. To answer how can it be both new and improved, consider the pc. I can get a "new" one and at same time "improve" my current setup. Since wifey has a Gateway PII-450, I can get her a "new" Gateway (NOT!!) with a Pentium 4 and "improve" over current one. Why do I have a feeling this position will be rebutted by someone?
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