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Bay Area Dave
 
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Robert, what happened to all the "*_-'"'s?? I can't
understand your posts without them!

dave

Robert Bonomi wrote:

In article ,
charlie b wrote:

Never try to teach a pig to whistle. It'll **** off the pig
and waste your time.



nit-pick -- the correct quote is:

"Never attempt to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time,
and annoys the pig."

The source is "Time Enough for Love", by Robert A. Heinlein, in the excerpts
from "The Notebooks of Lazarus Long".


(it's been a favorit quote of mine for 30+ years