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#25762 04/03/01 03:35 PM
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Today's AWAD quote:

Men of genius are often dull and inert in society, as a blazing meteor when it descends to earth, is only a stone. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet (1819-1892)

That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.



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"Men of genius are often dull and inert in society, as a blazing meteor when it descends to earth, is only a stone."

That may be true of rocket scientists, but not certainly of
Voltaire, George Bernard Shaw, and a host of others.


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But women of genius are known to shine in society, the heart of the meteor being a flawless diamond, as shown by the gems on this board.

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Oh Hyla, do go on... And tell us more about our eyes...


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<<That may be true of rocket scientists, but not certainly of Voltaire, George Bernard Shaw, and a host of others.>>

Or as someone once said Oscar Wilde once said, "Behind every great man is another."


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And then there's (I cannot remember identity of originator of ensuing quip):

"Behind every successful man is a surprised woman."

[Not that I agree emoticon]


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and then there's "Behind every surprised woman there is a..."

oh, nevermind


pmb~ the hull of the meteor being... a cement mixer? a diamond, indeed...

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In Smithsonian magazine there was a story on meteors and their value to the Smithsonian Institute and its scientists.
The article stated that there is a huge market for meteors and that many amateur meteor hunters were the bane of scientific inquiry and discovery.
There are some amateurs, of course, who cooperate but they are few and far between.
It seems that meteors are extremely valuable to the scientific community and also to those who love them because they are bits of stars ... pieces of the universe.
Apply that to women or not, as you will.
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(The High Priestess departs with a swirl of her cloak, leaving a shower of sparkling light in her wake)


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But women of genius are known to shine in society, the heart of the meteor being a flawless diamond, as shown by the gems on this board.

Whoa, my dear Hyla--ask what you will, it shall be
granted unto thee...[hands clasped over heart e]



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It seems that meteors are extremely valuable ..because they are bits of stars ... pieces of the universe.
Apply that to women or not, as you will.


Elementary economic theory states that value is determined by rarity.



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