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Bahtatboy

Sep 11th 2011 2:04 pm

Plus ça change...

...plus c'est la même chose.

War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.
AMBROSE BIERCE (1842-1914)

Hello.Kitty

Sep 11th 2011 2:12 pm

Re: Plus ça change...

that's a rather good quote... will have to remember it.

OleJanx

Sep 11th 2011 4:27 pm

Re: Plus ça change...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hello.Kitty (Post 9613887)

that's a rather good quote... will have to remember it.

Perhaps you should look up his 'Devil's Dictionary'.
Here's another quote -: Abstainer, n, A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself pleasure.

ctfc	Sep 11th 2011 6:26 pm

Re: Plus ça change...

Quote:

Originally Posted by OleJanx (Post 9614091)

Perhaps you should look up his 'Devil's Dictionary'.
Here's another quote -: Abstainer, n, A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself pleasure.

The Devil's Dictionary should be required reading, it's superb

csdf	Sep 12th 2011 8:42 am

Re: Plus ça change...

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctfc (Post 9614229)

The Devil's Dictionary should be required reading, it's superb

And available for free download from Project Gutenberg, too!
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/972

OleJanx

Sep 12th 2011 9:24 am

Re: Plus ça change...

Quote:

Originally Posted by csdf (Post 9615171)

And available for free download from Project Gutenberg, too!
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/972

Excellent! Thank you for the link, much appreciated!:thumbup:
O.J.

mentalist

Sep 12th 2011 10:48 am

Re: Plus ça change...

I always liked this old classic...join the US Army, travel to exotic countries, meet interesting people... and kill them (or words to that effect).

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