A recent survey found that 56% of all surveys were bogus.
A recent statistical study has shown that the average American has one testicle and two breasts.
As Cleopatra said to Marc Antony, "I'm not prone to argue."
How to tell a Businessman from a Businesswoman.
A businessman is aggressive: a businesswoman is pushy.
He's careful about details; she's picky.
He loses his temper because he's so involved in his job; she's bitchy.
He's depressed (or hung over), so everyone tiptoes past his office; she's
moody, so it must be her time of the month.
He follows through;she doesn't know when to quit.
He's firm; she's stubborn.
He makes wise judgments; she reveals her prejudices.
He's a man of the world; she's been around.
He isn't afraid to say what he thinks; she's opinionated.
He exercises authority; she's tyrannical.
He's discreet; she's secretive.
He's a stern taskmaster, she's difficult to work for.!
The above was loosely adapted from The Executive Woman, a newsletter for
women in business.
Then Nicholl, using his own calculations, demonstrated that it was
absolutely impossible to give any object at all the velocity of
12,000 yards per second. And, algebra in hand, he maintained that
even if such a velocity could be attained, such a heavy projectile
could never be lifted beyond the limits of the Earth's atmosphere!
It would never reach even an altitude of twenty miles. And
furthermore! Even if such a speed could be attained, even if it
would suffice, the shell could not withstand the pressure of the
gases produced by igniting 1,600,000 pounds of powder. And even if
it could resist the pressure, it could not withstand the
temperature, it would melt as it left the Columbiad, and a red-hot
rain would fall on the heads of the foolish spectators.
Barbicane did not even wince at these attacks; he simply got on
with his work.
-- Jules Verne, From the Earth to the Moon (1865)
If you love Jesus, work for peace and love. Any fool can honk.
"I couldn't afford an inflatable love doll, so I got a cardboard cutout love doll. But the relationship didn't last. She lacked depth."
Here's the Rodney Dangerfield variation of this theme:
"I was lonely so I started fooling around with an inflatable girl. Now
an inflatable man is after me!"
In the beginning was the Plan
And then came the Assumptions
And the Assumptions were without form
And the Plan was completely without substance
And the Darkness was on the faces of the Employees
And they spoke unto their Supervisors saying
"It's a Crock of Shit and it Stinketh!"
And the Supervisors went unto their Department Heads and sayeth
"It's a Pail of Dung, and none may abide the Odor thereof."
And the Department Heads went unto their Managers, and sayeth
unto them "It is a Container of Excrement, and it is very strong, such that
none may abide by it."
And the Managers went unto their Director and sayeth
"It is a Vessel of Fertilizer, and none may abide its Strength."
And the Director went unto the Vice President and sayeth
"It contains that which aids Plant Growth, and it is very Strong."
And the Vice President went to the Executive Vice President and
sayeth
"It promoteth Growth, and it is very Powerful."
And the Executive Vice President went to the President and sayeth
"This Powerful New Plan will actively promote the Growth and
Efficiency of the System."
And the President looked upon the Plan and saw that it was Good
And the Plan became Policy