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GTP1960

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Basil's current signature line reminds me of a favorite quote:

"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."
Ben Franklin
 
"Against stupidity the Gods labor in vain." - Friedrich Schiller
 
GTP1960 said:
Basil's current signature line reminds me of a favorite quote:

"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."
Ben Franklin
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Gotta love Bill Murry, one of the great philosophers of our time :cool-new:
 
I like to say: "You can't reason with unreasonable people"
 
"On the other hand, you have different fingers" -- Stephen Wright.
 
The one that I use from work,after dealing with over 40 years
of dealing with the Public.

'Some people are stupid - but they HAVE to prove it to you"
 
My wife used to say. " don't just look stupid, open your mouth and prove it. "
 
Basil's quote always reminds me of "The difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad."
 
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) said, "Don't argue with a fool, they bring you down to their level, and beat you with experience"
Dave
 
Bayless said:
Basil's quote always reminds me of "The difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad."
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Good one!
 
"You can't fix stupid ". Alan Hendrix at Hendrix Wire Wheels trying to tell UPS we can't return the part because you lost it.
 
Surprised nobody's posted this yet:

 
14dna said:
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) said, "Don't argue with a fool, they bring you down to their level, and beat you with experience"
Dave
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and George Bernard Shaw's version: “Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.”
 
Basil said:
My favorite from that movie: "Run Forrest, run!"
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one of the few movies I appreciated as much as the book.
Mostly due to Tom Hanks performance.

But any work done by Winston Groom deserves a read.
he is a great writer, but doesn't get a lot of press.
 
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