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TO DECIDE WHEN USING YOUR BRAIN WHICH MODE OF OPERATION IS BETTER FOR
YOU- DO YOU THINK OR MERELY ACT ON THE EMOTION OF THE MOMENT. BOTH METHODS OF OPERATION HAVE THEIR ADVANTAGES and disadvantages. Acting on the emotion of the moment is easier but tends to have less fortunate far reaching results. Obviously winners of the yearly Darwin awards have adopted this mode of operating. This year's winners of the Darwin awards were a young couple who decided to make love on a freeway and were run over by a truck. Perhaps a little thinking would not have gone astray here. Thinking is somewhat difficult if you do not practice this skill frequently but tends to put you in a better position in the future, for example not in a correctional facility. If you have spent hours and hours trying to figure out why some-one has behaved in a particular way and you cannot work out a reason never underestimate absolute stupidity. Sometimes it is just that simple. Nanny's philosophy of life was to do what seemed like a good idea at the time, and do it as hard as possible. It had never let her down." — Terry Pratchett (Maskerade)   |
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do anything last night that suggested I was sane?" "Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry." (for more information about this aspect of humanity go to Mad Bastards.) "Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time." "I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it." "His progress through life was hampered by his tremendous sense of his own ignorance, a disability which affects all too few." Quotes from the Disc world novels of Terry Pratchett. |
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STUPID QUESTIONS Why do they sterilize needles for lethal injections?
Do they have reserved parking for non-handicapped people at the Special Olympics?
Whose cruel idea was it for the word "lisp" to have an "s" in it?
How come abbreviated is such a long word?
If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
Why is it, when a door is open it's ajar, but when a jar is open, it's not a door?
Why is it lemon juice contains mostly artificial ingredients, but dishwashing liquid contains real lemons?
Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?
If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?
What is a free gift? Aren't all gifts free?
Life is hard compared to what?
Is there another word for synonym?
Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"?
Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?
If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?
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 We have enough youth. What we need it a fountain of smart. Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. Tell people there are four billion stars and they believe you, tell them the paint is not dry and they have to test it for themselves. I just got lost in thought and it was unfamiliar territory. |
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 “The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others” Tibetan proverb. “The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.” “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.” Albert Einstein |
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