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    oofalladeez343
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    Quote:

    —Winston Churchill

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    “If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time—a tremendous whack.”

    Speaking of my step-dad's relationship... :laugh: :-\

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      Quote:

      —Winston Churchill

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      “If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time—a tremendous whack.”

      Speaking of my step-dad's relationship... :laugh: :-\

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      OriginalGriff
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      I for one am looking forward to your school reopening. :-D

      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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        Quote:

        —Winston Churchill

        :

        “If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time—a tremendous whack.”

        Speaking of my step-dad's relationship... :laugh: :-\

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        Greg Utas
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        Another Churchill quote: Don't stand if you can sit. And don't sit if you can lie down.

        Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles
        The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

        <p><a href="https://github.com/GregUtas/robust-services-core/blob/master/README.md">Robust Services Core</a>
        <em>The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.</em></p>

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        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

          I for one am looking forward to your school reopening. :-D

          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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          oofalladeez343
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          It's Virtual School... I get to work from home... :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ Sorry Griff!

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            Quote:

            —Winston Churchill

            :

            “If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time—a tremendous whack.”

            Speaking of my step-dad's relationship... :laugh: :-\

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            Daniel Pfeffer
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            Another Churchill quote:

            Man will often stumble over the truth, but he will usually get up and go right on.

            Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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              Quote:

              —Winston Churchill

              :

              “If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time—a tremendous whack.”

              Speaking of my step-dad's relationship... :laugh: :-\

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              Johnny J
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              Strange, this preoccupation with Winston Churchill. I also have a Churchill quote in my signature as you can see... :rolleyes:

              Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
              Anonymous
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              The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
              Winston Churchill, 1944
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              Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
              Mark Twain

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                Strange, this preoccupation with Winston Churchill. I also have a Churchill quote in my signature as you can see... :rolleyes:

                Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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                The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                Winston Churchill, 1944
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                Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
                Mark Twain

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                Daniel Pfeffer
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                Here's one from Mark Twain:

                When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

                Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                  Quote:

                  —Winston Churchill

                  :

                  “If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time—a tremendous whack.”

                  Speaking of my step-dad's relationship... :laugh: :-\

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                  I have a better one:

                  Quote:

                  It is better to remain silent and let people think you are stupid, than to start speaking and prove it.

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                    Strange, this preoccupation with Winston Churchill. I also have a Churchill quote in my signature as you can see... :rolleyes:

                    Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                    Anonymous
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                    The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                    Winston Churchill, 1944
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                    Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
                    Mark Twain

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                    oofalladeez343
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                    Hey, that's like one of my Abraham Lincoln Quotes:

                    Abraham Lincoln:

                    The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you never know when they are genuine.

                    I guess they were just very smart men :-\ :-\ :-\ However, Lincoln said a lot more than just that. But the same idea. Such as

                    Abraham Lincoln:

                    Don't believe everything you see on the internet.

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                      I have a better one:

                      Quote:

                      It is better to remain silent and let people think you are stupid, than to start speaking and prove it.

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                      oofalladeez343
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                      YES! Wait, :^) :| :omg: :wtf: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh:

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                        Hey, that's like one of my Abraham Lincoln Quotes:

                        Abraham Lincoln:

                        The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you never know when they are genuine.

                        I guess they were just very smart men :-\ :-\ :-\ However, Lincoln said a lot more than just that. But the same idea. Such as

                        Abraham Lincoln:

                        Don't believe everything you see on the internet.

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                        Daniel Pfeffer
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                        Mark Twain:

                        “First get the facts, you can distort them later”

                        Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                          Mark Twain:

                          “First get the facts, you can distort them later”

                          Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                          oofalladeez343
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                          Elbert Hubbard:

                          Don't take life too seriously you will never get out of it alive.

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                            Quote:

                            —Winston Churchill

                            :

                            “If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time—a tremendous whack.”

                            Speaking of my step-dad's relationship... :laugh: :-\

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                            What happens if a big asteroid hits Earth? Judging from realistic simulations involving a sledge hammer and a common laboratory frog, we can assume it will be pretty bad. --- Dave Barry

                            >64 If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.

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                              Another Churchill quote: Don't stand if you can sit. And don't sit if you can lie down.

                              Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles
                              The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

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                              Laziness is my favorite!!! :laugh:

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                                Laziness is my favorite!!! :laugh:

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                                Often mine also, which is why I love that quote!

                                Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles
                                The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

                                <p><a href="https://github.com/GregUtas/robust-services-core/blob/master/README.md">Robust Services Core</a>
                                <em>The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.</em></p>

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                                  Strange, this preoccupation with Winston Churchill. I also have a Churchill quote in my signature as you can see... :rolleyes:

                                  Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                                  Anonymous
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                                  The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                                  Winston Churchill, 1944
                                  -----
                                  Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
                                  Mark Twain

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                                  Jorgen Andersson
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                                  Funny, I thought that one was by Lincoln

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                                    Quote:

                                    —Winston Churchill

                                    :

                                    “If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time—a tremendous whack.”

                                    Speaking of my step-dad's relationship... :laugh: :-\

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                                    My favorite fountain of quotes is Bill Bryson, the author of several traveling books. Like this from 'Down Under': Flying into Australia, I realized with a sigh that I had forgotten again who their Prime Minister is. I am forever doing this with the Australian PM – committing the name to memory, forgetting it (more or less instantly), then feeling terribly guilty. My thinking is that there ought to be one person outside Australia who knows. About its wildlife: That is what a crocodile attack is like, you see – swift, unexpected, extremely irreversible. Or when he is advised about the stonefish, hiding in the sand so you may step on its poisonous spikes on the back: 'And what does that mean exactly?' 'Pain beyond description followed shortly by muscular paralysis, respiratory depression, cardiac palpitations and a severe disinclination to boogie.' After settling in England, in the village where Ringo Starr lives, and his (British) wife mentions in passing that she has met Ringo several time - 'Nice chap': 'The Beatle Ringo Starr bought a hammer in our local hardware store and said hi to you and you didn't think to tell me.' 'It was just a hammer,' she said. You need not care about the travel part to read the books of Bill Bryson; you read them for their quotability. Highly recommended!

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