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"When you come to a fork in the road, take it." -- Yogi Berra

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"What does it mean when a smart person quotes someone who isn't famous..." -Coquette... '(but is smart)?'



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Note: Now that's what I'm talking about!



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Originally posted by coquette
What does it mean when a smart person quotes someone who isn't famous or smart?
It means that person has no clue what irony means

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Originally posted by uzless
It means that person has no clue what irony means
Through innocence or subterfuge?

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Originally posted by HandyAndy
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it." -- Yogi Berra
"There's nothing wrong with being shallow as long as you're insightful about it." -Dennis Miller "

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
"There's nothing wrong with being shallow as long as you're insightful about it." -Dennis Miller "
too bad you're not insightful about it.

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
"There's nothing wrong with being shallow as long as you're insightful about it." -Dennis Miller "
Isn't that an oxymoron (by a humourist) which isn't meant to hold any sense whatsoever?

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
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"There's nothing wrong with being shallow as long as you're insightful about it." -Dennis Miller "The minority is sometimes right; the majority always wrong." GB Shaw "The majority is never right. Never, I tell you!" -Henrik Ibsen "The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it." - ...[text shortened]... , admit it,
When ever you're right, shut up."

-Ogden Nash




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Don't forget Davy Crockett: "Be sure you're right, then go ahead."

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Originally posted by divegeester
Isn't that an oxymoron (by a humourist) which isn't meant to hold any sense whatsoever?
No. Incongruity serves not only as the foundation of humor but also

often captures and conveys nuanced/interwoven meaning forcefully.

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Originally posted by Blackamp
too bad you're not insightful about it.
One does what one can with what one has... applies to both of us

from our totally different stations in life/perspectives. I enjoy you.

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
One does what one can with what one has
yeah, but you don't have much to work with, do you?

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Originally posted by Blackamp
yeah, but you don't have much to work with, do you?
Blackamp, for once you're correct. Yes, it's abundantly true. Yours truly

came into this world with nothing... and still has only about 49% left.

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The post that was quoted here has been removed
Dr. Smaug, you're certainly entitled to your own parochial opinion born

of an acutely frustrated, hypercritical, peer approval driven generation.

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