Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:38 am
I used to hang out in a bar, the bar owner and patrons were big fans . . .
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 2:02 pm
With Mr. Koholic? Al Koholic..?
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:57 pm
At the time, yeah.
They even made me a name tag.
They even made me a name tag.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:23 pm
Interesting.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:02 pm
Nothing I'm proud of . . . but honesty makes it possible to deal with it.
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:13 am
Honesty truly is the best policy.
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:14 am
Followed closely by plausible deniablity.
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:17 am
Unless you are the government then flat out lying is perfectly acceptable.
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:19 am
At that point it is expected.
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:28 am
It is a good strategy.
Maybe.
In any case it is easier to say, "I'm an idiot" than "oh, I didn't know I couldn't do that."
Maybe.
In any case it is easier to say, "I'm an idiot" than "oh, I didn't know I couldn't do that."
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:33 am
Well, the plausible deniability of the 80's and 90's was better than the outright lying we have today.
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:35 am
I agree.
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:13 am
Simple answer; ITS ALL BULLSHIT!
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:53 am
What is all bullshit?
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:47 am
What comes from the politicoes' mouths.
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:59 am
Exactly!
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:26 am
At least we can agree on that.
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:33 am
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut sometimes Ron.
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:36 pm
Often times it is far more important what is not said than what is said.
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 12:21 am
Nice to see the spirit of Shang Li lives on . . .
and still confuses me.
and still confuses me.
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 2:19 am
Remind me to buy you a barrel of fortune cookies Ron.
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:16 am
What Sasha meant was basically "read between the lines".
He is also a great believer in politicians being far more intelligent and capable than we give them credit for. Execution, on the other hand, is the hard part, especially in democratic type situations.
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 10:07 am
Underestimating the intellegence of politicians is a good way to let them get away with the stuff you don't want.
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 3:28 pm
Exactly.
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 7:16 pm
Too bad they cannot be smart when y ou need them to be.
Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 1:19 am
They are always smart, it's just what they apply heir smarts too and what we want are often disconnected.
Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 1:24 am
ok, fair enough.
Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 1:35 am
Or unfair enough, as the case may be.
Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 2:35 am
Heh. Yea, yea.
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:28 am
The strong wind explanation does not always seem satisfactory. In May 1981 frogs fell on a town in Greece which originated from northern Africa. As usual, no other debris or objects such as alligators were reported.
Until the 17th century, one acceptable explanation was a phenomenon called spontaneous generation. Frogs or woodpeckers or jellyfish were spontaneously generated in the skies and fell to terra firma.
Until the 17th century, one acceptable explanation was a phenomenon called spontaneous generation. Frogs or woodpeckers or jellyfish were spontaneously generated in the skies and fell to terra firma.