Posted by Bone Ur on 12/02/07 20:47

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:51:03 GMT
Jukka K. Korpela scribed:

> Scripsit Travis Newbury:
>
>> On Dec 2, 3:17 am, Bone Ur <monstersquas...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Sometimes it's wise not to do anything about the things which
>>> you can do nothing about.
>>
>> Uh, isn't that stating the obvious?
>
> No, because people can do much harm in trying to do the impossible (like
> trying to help others without understanding the topic at all, thereby
> misleading those that they "help").

<grin>Touche!</grin> You really are a good conversationalist despite the
dogma. The blurb above doesn't make you right, of course, but I do enjoy
the repartee.

> But most people who quote the wisdom fail to understand it. This applies
> to commonly quoted phrases in general, of course.

Most people fail to understand most things, particularly those which they
have trouble comprehending. Look honestly at your record on human
nature...

--
Bone Ur
Cavemen have formidable pheromones.

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