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KB_S1
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99 months
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Derek Smith
16,215 posts
118 months
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I can't help thinking that if god wanted us to worship him, he'd have existed.
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Ozzie Osmond
12,394 posts
116 months
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Derek Smith said: I can't help thinking that if god wanted us to worship him, he'd have existed. Ouch!
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IainT
8,087 posts
108 months
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Derek Smith said: I can't help thinking that if god wanted us to worship him, he'd have existed. Just for that gem I've gone and bought your book. well, I was buying it anyway
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Derek Smith
16,215 posts
118 months
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IainT said: Derek Smith said: I can't help thinking that if god wanted us to worship him, he'd have existed. Just for that gem I've gone and bought your book. well, I was buying it anyway Thanks! I had a chief inspector who was always using aphorisms and had a whole load of them in his office, all courtesy of his new laser printer. He used them as fact rather than opinion so I did one, stuck it on the wall and it remained there until he moved on after some months. It read: I love aphorisms: they give all the appearance of wisdom without any of that tedious thinking. It showed that they were there for others, not him. That said, I like aphorisms as well and, as above, use them a lot but mainly for humour. My dad was instructing me on car maintenance when a ring spanner slipped and I caught my little finger on the generator. He smiled and said: A little bit of pain never hurt anyone. He took over, the spanner slipped and he put his fist into the radiator. There was loads of blood and you could tell that it hurt at least as much as it looked like it did. I was tempted to repeat his clever aphorism but he said: Keep your mouth shut if you want me to buy you a new radiator.
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IainT
8,087 posts
108 months
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Derek Smith said: That said, I like aphorisms as well and, as above, use them a lot but mainly for humour. The keys to good use, imo, are in the timing and sparing use. I still think that the "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." is one of the best pieces of advice for most social occasions and that PH would be a better place if more remembered it! I tend to recall that one all too often having broken it.
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Halb
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53 months
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Derek Smith said: I was tempted to repeat his clever aphorism but he said: Keep your mouth shut if you want me to buy you a new radiator. Wisdom!  And a genuine chuckle.
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TheHeretic
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125 months
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roachcoach
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25 months
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TheHeretic said: What? Threatening to burn down a district is a totally measured response to the actions of a special needs child. /sarcasm. For a 'minority', they sure seem have each other all on speed dial and fantastic travel arrangements I can tell you.
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