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Auf Deutsch: Wenige wissen wieviel man wissen musst,um zu wissen wie wenig man weisst.
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Wenige wissen wieviel...
Love it, Dr. Bill. It rolls so trippingly off the tongue.
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Thanks for the Pope quote, oh Fiendly one! Nice to see it right and to learn the source.
Dr Bill, I wish I could remember my tongue-twisters auf Deutsch. Meanwhile, I give you one of my favorite little puns: "Man ist was er ißt."
translaation provided upon request
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Danke vielmals
I had a classmate in German 101 a million years ago who understood "Danke vielmals" as "Danke viermals." Therefore, he figured, the more appreciative you were, the higher the number would be in your expression of gratitude.
Danke sieben-und-fünfzigmals,
Liesl
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Dear Dr Bill and Rhubarb
Cayenne ye explain ta Ted what ye mean by them condimenten remarks? Is ya tryen ta tell me that I'm not worth me salt or somethin? That I don't cut the mustard? That ye no longer relish me, despite the fact that I'm a well seasoned Journeyman? That I'll never run with the movers and shakers and can ferget about haven a best celler?
GT
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Hypocrite, n. One who, professing virtues he does not respect, secures the advantage of seeming to be what he despises.
--Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's DictionaryI'd say that was a bit droll, wouldn't you? P.S. Has a certain ring to it, doesn't it?
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About advice: People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depths of generosity.--Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian GrayA sensitive person is one who, because he has corns himself, always treads on other people's toes.--Oscar Wilde, The Remarkable RocketWork is the curse of the drinking classes.--Oscar Wilde, In ConversationThe world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.--Oscar Wilde, Lord Arthur Savile's CrimeRebel, n. A proponent of a new misrule who has failed to establish it.Moral, adj. Conforming to a local and mutable standard of right. Having the quality of general expediency. Lecturer, n. One with his hand in your pocket, his tongue in your ear and his faith in your patience.In each human heart are a tiger, a pig, an ass, and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity. (from examples of "Epigram") for JazzoArchitect, n. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money.Accuse, v.t. To affirm another's guilt or unworth; most commonly as a justification of ourselves for having wronged him.Agitator, n. A statesman who shakes the fruit trees of his neighbors--to dislodge the worms.Liar, n. A lawyer with a roving commission.--Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's DictionaryDrollness replete...wouldn't you say?
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Quite droll indeed, Whit! But in the words of a poet whom both you and I love: Nash, of course!
Child, the temptation please resist / To deify the humorist. Simply because we're stuck with solons / Whose minds resemble lazy colons, Do not assume our current jesters / Are therefor Solomons and Nestors. .... They'll sell their birthright every time / To make a point or turn a rhyme. This motto, child, is my bequest: / There's many a false word spoken in jest.
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Dear GT: No matter how much you enjoy lubricity and spices, do not put Tabasco in your condomends.
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