On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 16:47:03 -0600, mad
wrote:

i have collected the quotes as i have gone along. i've had this mac with
it's random sig tag program for about 4 yrs now and have collected for this
length of time. feel free to "steal" them from me. :-D
mad
Thanks. Willco!
Walter P. Schlomer YZP 25440

Oh wow... I'm so tempted... stop me before I.... Oh what the hell...

Given that the metric system is so beautiful and elegant and that the 12
base system has all sorts of problems one might think that the "Christian"
form of "god" really screwed up when he/she made the mistake of corrupting
his/her form by making themself "human" ....
and that the 12 diciples is just one symbol of that fatal flaw...

FLAMES INCOMING.... DUCK!


"mad" wrote in message
...
--
If God had intended for man to use the metric system,
Jesus would have only had ten disciples.

mad

From: Dave Bell
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Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 19:50:12 -0800
Subject: OT _ The French Are What?

On Sun, 26 Jan 2003, mad wrote:

mad
--
Why isn't 11 pronounced onety one?


Well, if anyone had listened to a particular crac... I mean visionary
person, back about 20 years ago, it would be! Guy figured it would be
the
best thing in the world to teach everyone to count and compute in
hexadecimal (base 16, for non geeks), rather than decimal (base 10).
There
actually are advantages, but I kinda doubt it will ever catch on...

Dave





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I much prefer mad's version! ;-)

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"D Kat" wrote in message
...
Oh wow... I'm so tempted... stop me before I.... Oh what the hell...

Given that the metric system is so beautiful and elegant and that the 12
base system has all sorts of problems one might think that the "Christian"
form of "god" really screwed up when he/she made the mistake of corrupting
his/her form by making themself "human" ....
and that the 12 diciples is just one symbol of that fatal flaw...

FLAMES INCOMING.... DUCK!


"mad" wrote in message
...
--
If God had intended for man to use the metric system,
Jesus would have only had ten disciples.

mad

From: Dave Bell
Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com
Newsgroups: rec.ponds
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 19:50:12 -0800
Subject: OT _ The French Are What?

On Sun, 26 Jan 2003, mad wrote:

mad
--
Why isn't 11 pronounced onety one?


Well, if anyone had listened to a particular crac... I mean visionary
person, back about 20 years ago, it would be! Guy figured it would be
the
best thing in the world to teach everyone to count and compute in
hexadecimal (base 16, for non geeks), rather than decimal (base 10).
There
actually are advantages, but I kinda doubt it will ever catch on...

Dave





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LOLOL!
mad
--
What you don't know doesn't hurt you, but it amuses
a lot of other people.

From: "D Kat"
Organization: Stony Brook University
Newsgroups: rec.ponds
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 11:14:53 -0500
Subject: OT _ The French Are What?

Oh wow... I'm so tempted... stop me before I.... Oh what the hell...

Given that the metric system is so beautiful and elegant and that the 12
base system has all sorts of problems one might think that the "Christian"
form of "god" really screwed up when he/she made the mistake of corrupting
his/her form by making themself "human" ....
and that the 12 diciples is just one symbol of that fatal flaw...

FLAMES INCOMING.... DUCK!


"mad" wrote in message
...
--
If God had intended for man to use the metric system,
Jesus would have only had ten disciples.

mad

From: Dave Bell
Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com
Newsgroups: rec.ponds
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 19:50:12 -0800
Subject: OT _ The French Are What?

On Sun, 26 Jan 2003, mad wrote:

mad
--
Why isn't 11 pronounced onety one?


Well, if anyone had listened to a particular crac... I mean visionary
person, back about 20 years ago, it would be! Guy figured it would be
the
best thing in the world to teach everyone to count and compute in
hexadecimal (base 16, for non geeks), rather than decimal (base 10).
There
actually are advantages, but I kinda doubt it will ever catch on...

Dave





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My it has been a long time since I read Heilien's books on Lazarus Long...
May be time for a visit to see how well he has stood up over time....


"MLF" wrote in message
...

"Gale Pearce" wrote:
There actually is a collection - a couple of years or so ago, someone
on
this group posted the link to them - I have tried to use "deja news"
in the
past , but never got it to work for me - you can give that a try
Gale :~)


Here's a few From "Lazarus Long" and other folks....

From the Notebook of Lazarus Long:

Excerpts taken from the great novel Time Enough for Love written by
Robert A. Heinlien. If you like these lines, you can find this, and
other stories written by the author at your local library.

Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why.
Then do it. -- Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders,
solve equations, pitch manure, program a computer, fight efficiently,
die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -- Lazarus Long

Get a shot off fast. This upsets him long enough to let you make your
second shot perfect. -- Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet
you can't win. -- Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

A fake fortune teller can be tolerated. But an authentic soothsayer
should be shot on sight. Cassandra did not get half the kicking around
she deserved. -- Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind, it may
offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without
hate, and quickly. -- Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

There is no conclusive evidence of life after death. But there is no
evidence of any sort against it. Soon enough you will know. So why fret
about it? -- Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

Cheops' Law Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget. --
Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

Money is a powerful aphrodisiac. But flowers work almost as well. --
Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

A brute kills for pleasure. A fool kills from hate. -- Lazarus Long in
Time Enough for Love

Delusions are often functional. A mother's opinions about her children's
beauty, intelligence, goodness, et cetera ad nauseum, keep her from
drowning them at birth. -- Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

It may be better to be a live jackal than a dead lion, but it is better
still to be a live lion. And usually easier. -- Lazarus Long in Time
Enough for Love

One man's theology is another man's belly laugh. -- Lazarus Long in Time
Enough for Love

Little girls, like butterflies, need no excuse. -- Lazarus Long in Time
Enough for Love

A generation which ignores history has no past and no future. -- Lazarus
Long in Time Enough for Love

Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark. --
Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications. -- Lazarus
Long in Time Enough for Love

A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits. --
Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in
private and wash your hands afterwards. -- Lazarus Long in Time Enough
for Love

When the ship lifts, all bills are paid. No regrets. -- Lazarus Long in
Time Enough for Love

You live and learn. Or you don't live long. -- Lazarus Long in Time
Enough for Love

A woman is not property, and husbands who think otherwise are living in
a dreamworld. -- Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -- Lazarus Long in Time
Enough for Love

Always tell her she is beautiful, especially if she is not. -- Lazarus
Long in Time Enough for Love

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors, and
miss. -- Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

Never try to out stubborn a cat. -- Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

Tilting at windmills hurts you more than the windmills. -- Lazarus Long
in Time Enough for Love

The more you love, the more you can love and the more intensely you
love. Nor is there any limit on how many you can love. If a person had
time enough, he could love all of that majority who are decent and
just. -- Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

Yield to temptation; it may not pass your way again. -- Lazarus Long in
Time Enough for Love

A committee is a lifeform with six or more legs and no brain. -- Lazarus
Long in Time Enough for Love

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"If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school
children would be wearing little electric chairs around their
necks instead of crosses."
--Lenny Bruce

"We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough
to make us love one another."
--Jonathan Swift

"I still say a church steeple with a lightening rod on top shows
a lack of confidence."
--Doug McLeod

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians
are so unlike your Christ."
--Mohandas Gandhi

"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need
for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our
temple; the philosophy is kindness. "
-- Dalai Lama

"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."
--Napoleon Bonaparte

"We are punished by our sins, not for them."
--Elbert Hubbard

"Without cultural sanction, most or all our religious beliefs and
rituals would fall into the domain of mental disturbance."
--John Schumaker

"Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he
knows anything about it, he shouldn't!"
--George Bernard Shaw

"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god
than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other
possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours."
--Stephen Roberts

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