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Orwellingly Yurz
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 Posted - 06/30/2007 : 20:21:27
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OY: Early 20th century American Popular songwriter, Irving Berlin proves that he could foretell the future. It was in 1929 (what a year that was) when Mr. Berlin wrote a song that forecast an event soon to occur right here in the United States of America.
The leader of Russia will be the guest of a sitting president and of a former one at Kennebunkport, ME during the coming holiday.
We all remember and are now awed by the prophetic perspicacity of Mr. Berlin's song, "Putin on the Ritz."
OY!
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"The modern conservative...is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy. That is the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness."
--John Kenneth Galbraith
If dogs run free
Then what must be,
Must be...
And that is all
--Bob Dylan
The neo-cons have gotten welfare for themselves down to a fine art.
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"The meek shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights."
--J. Paul Getty
"The great thing about Art isn't what it give us, but what we become through it."
--Oscar Wilde
"We have Art in order not to die of life."
--Albert Camus
"I cling like a miser to the freedom I lose when surrounded by an abundance of things."
--Albert Camus
"Experience is the name so many people give to their mistakes."
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JEROME DA GNOME
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Posted - 06/30/2007 : 20:24:35 [Permalink]
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I love puns! Thanks for that!
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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HalfMooner
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Posted - 06/30/2007 : 23:02:48 [Permalink]
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That was very good, OY!
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Orwellingly Yurz
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Posted - 07/01/2007 : 11:44:22 [Permalink]
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YO! Thank you for your kind words on puns, but there's NEWS to report: Please go the link below at Reuters and read to understand this headline: Putin On The Risk.
Sorry 'bout that. OY!!
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN3032912020070701 |
"The modern conservative...is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy. That is the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness."
--John Kenneth Galbraith
If dogs run free
Then what must be,
Must be...
And that is all
--Bob Dylan
The neo-cons have gotten welfare for themselves down to a fine art.
--me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights."
--J. Paul Getty
"The great thing about Art isn't what it give us, but what we become through it."
--Oscar Wilde
"We have Art in order not to die of life."
--Albert Camus
"I cling like a miser to the freedom I lose when surrounded by an abundance of things."
--Albert Camus
"Experience is the name so many people give to their mistakes."
--Oscar Wilde |
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JEROME DA GNOME
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Posted - 07/01/2007 : 11:48:08 [Permalink]
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What is your interpretation of this report?
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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Orwellingly Yurz
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Posted - 07/01/2007 : 13:25:35 [Permalink]
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YO:
First let me say, Jerry: one could only expect such a question with that marvelous Russell quote at the base of your posts. It is a leading interrogative that might be constructed to withdraw some hidden implication about safety and such. Nothing is so intended in this effort to wring yet more out of a tired but fun pun.
I guess Putin's risk might be that he has putin himself in such a political state merely by briefly vacationing with Shrub and the father NOT talked to.
It's good to be back among the Skeptics. Without us, the shit would even be deeper.
Orwellingly Yurz.
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"The modern conservative...is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy. That is the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness."
--John Kenneth Galbraith
If dogs run free
Then what must be,
Must be...
And that is all
--Bob Dylan
The neo-cons have gotten welfare for themselves down to a fine art.
--me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights."
--J. Paul Getty
"The great thing about Art isn't what it give us, but what we become through it."
--Oscar Wilde
"We have Art in order not to die of life."
--Albert Camus
"I cling like a miser to the freedom I lose when surrounded by an abundance of things."
--Albert Camus
"Experience is the name so many people give to their mistakes."
--Oscar Wilde |
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JEROME DA GNOME
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Posted - 07/01/2007 : 13:31:01 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Orwellingly Yurz
YO:
First let me say, Jerry: one could only expect such a question with that marvelous Russell quote at the base of your posts. It is a leading interrogative that might be constructed to withdraw some hidden implication about safety and such. Nothing is so intended in this effort to wring yet more out of a tired but fun pun.
I guess Putin's risk might be that he has putin himself in such a political state merely by briefly vacationing with Shrub and the father NOT talked to.
It's good to be back among the Skeptics. Without us, the shit would even be deeper.
Orwellingly Yurz.
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I have not a clue as to how to respond. I am laughing as I write this! |
What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
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Posted - 07/01/2007 : 14:08:33 [Permalink]
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So Putin is meeting with Putinhead.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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JEROME DA GNOME
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Posted - 07/01/2007 : 14:32:16 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by HalfMooner
So Putin is meeting with Putinhead.
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This is the most fun topic thus far! |
What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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Irving Berlin Proves to be Prophetic
