You take one lousy week off to join Thorax at the Elvis concert, and this
is what happens: Gunner writes on Fri, 06 Jan 2006
09:48:33 GMT in rec.crafts.metalworking :
On 5 Jan 2006 17:09:20 -0800, "
wrote:

As a data point, Einstein was an incredibly stubborn man. So was Isaac
Newton. They're not exactly on my list of morons... (No, I don't have
links to loads of quotes opining that either one of them were stubborn
- it's just an observation I made after reading their biographies.)

I tend to think Bush is smarter than people give him credit for (well,
at least his detractors) and my basis for that is his dry wit. I find
him pretty humorous when he's throwing off-the-cuff remarks about. He
was quite witty during the 'town hall' debate with Gore in 2000. And
Bush really out-debated Gore who was being flagged as the brilliant
intellectual and debater.

Letting his opponents brand him as a moron has worked out well for him.
It's fairly difficult to warn people to be wary of someone you've
repeatedly called a moron.

In some ways..he reminds me of Winston Churchill. Often times called a
drunk, with at least one memorable reply..he lead England quite well
during a time of great need.

Lady Astor, aghast at a party. "Mr. Churchill you're drunk!"
Mr. Churchill: "And you, Lady Astor, are ugly. As for my condition, it
will pass by the morning.
You, however, will still be ugly."

"Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink."
Lady Astor to Winston Churchill

"Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it."
--Churchill's reply

I believe it was Churchill who reflected that he had taken more from
Brandy, than Brandy had taken from him.
That he lived to be 80 something, despite a diet of strong drink, red
meat, and cigars, says something for the old regime.

tschus
pyotr

I recall reading of an English expat, talking about the pub in his father's
day. To drink 12 pints was common, and all through the evening, a steady
hand at the dart board was expected. Slurred speech, or unsteady steps,
all were signs of someone not quite able to handle their drink.
--
pyotr filipivich.
as an explaination for the decline in the US's tech edge, James
Niccol wrote "It used to be that the USA was pretty good at
producing stuff teenaged boys could lose a finger or two playing with."