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valusoft

Posted: Feb 08, 2013 - 10:41 AM

Joined: Jul 02, 2005
Posts: 5918
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Attributed to Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1913/14)

War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.

Absurdity, n. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.

Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.

Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.

Acquaintance, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.

... and of particular interest to me ...

Barometer, n. An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.

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John_A_Brown

Posted: Feb 08, 2013 - 12:09 PM

Joined: Sep 20, 2003
Posts: 4061
Location: Surrey, England

Ambrose Bierce has long been a favourite of mine.

theusch

Posted: Feb 08, 2013 - 01:54 PM

Joined: Feb 19, 2001
Posts: 25881
Location: Wisconsin USA

Quote:

Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.

And quite timeless. As this is AVRfreaks with many engineers and similar nerds hanging about, the 'Freaks equivalent:

Quote:

Programmers are in a race with the Universe to create bigger and better idiot-proof programs, while the Universe is trying to create bigger and better idiots. So far the Universe is winning.

-- Rich Cook

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