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#86823 11/13/02 01:42 PM
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idiopathy: formerly referred to as GOK = God Only Knows


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...and here I thought idiopathy was the name for bureaucrats trying to micromanage medical care...


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Dear wofahulicodoc: No, they are the idiotcracy.


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Only if they haven't been elected to their positions.


#86827 11/13/02 11:02 PM
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>Only if they haven't been elected to their positions.

Which puts me mind of a favourite bromide of mine:

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the
incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. - G. B. Shaw




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