I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be. -- Abraham Lincoln Repartee is something we think of twenty-four hours too late. -- Mark Twain mariab -

The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions. -- Alfred Adler Knowledge is power -- knowledge shared is power lost. -- Aleister Crowley I am a conscientious man, when I throw rocks

"What happened to the crewman?" "The M-5 computer needed a new power source, the crewman merely got in the way." -- Kirk and Dr. Richard Daystrom, "The Ultimate Computer",

Thieves respect property; they merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it. -- G. K. Chesterton, "The Man Who Was Thursday" It's NO USE ... I've

"The porcupine with the sharpest quills gets stuck on a tree more often." Where there are visible vapors, having their prevenance in ignited carbonaceous materials, there is conflagration. So

I've noticed several design suggestions in your code. Keep your boss's boss off your boss's back. Life is like a simile.

Say many of cameras focused t'us, Our middle-aged shots do us justice. No justice, please, curse ye! We really want mercy: You see, 'tis the justice, disgusts us. -- Thomas H. Hildebrandt Nature abhors

"You mean, if you allow the master to be uncivil, to treat you any old way he likes, and to insult your dignity, then he may deem you fit to hear his view of things?" "Quite the contrary.

Consultant, n.: (1) Someone you pay to take the watch off your wrist and tell you what time it is. (2) (For resume use) The working title of anyone who doesn't currently hold a job. Motto: Have Calculator,

Booze is the answer. I don't remember the question. I won't mention any names, because I don't want to get sun4's into trouble... :-) -- Larry Wall in 11333@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV Character is what you

Many people feel that they deserve some kind of recognition for all the bad things they haven't done. In a medium in which a News Piece takes a minute and an "In-Depth" Piece takes two minutes,

interest, n.: What borrowers pay, lenders receive, stockholders own, and burned out employees must feign. If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters

My family history begins with me, but yours ends with you. -- Iphicrates We were so poor we couldn't afford a watchdog. If we heard a noise at night, we'd bark ourselves. -- Crazy Jimmy A biologist, a

C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre! [It is magnificent, but it is not war] -- Pierre Bosquet, witnessing the charge of the Light Brigade Responsibility: Everyone says that having power is a

Love IS what it's cracked up to be. There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you. -- Will Rogers Killing turkeys causes winter.

Not only is UNIX dead, it's starting to smell really bad. -- Rob Pike An apple a day makes 365 apples a year. A New York City judge ruled that if two women behind you at the movies insist on discussing

Accept Harmony is only in following the Way. The Way is without form or quality, But expresses all forms and qualities; The Way is hidden and implicate, But expresses all of nature; The Way is unchanging,

QOTD: My mother was the travel agent for guilt trips. We can embody the truth, but we cannot know it. -- Yates No evil can happen to a good man. -- Plato

Breast Feeding should not be attempted by fathers with hairy chests, since they can make the baby sneeze and give it wind. -- Mike Harding, "The Armchair Anarchist's Almanac" Pickle's Law: If