RB wrote:

Intelligence that is not tempered with experience is a dangerous thing.


I think W. F. Buckleys commnent on being governed by the first 1000 names in the Boston
telephone directory vs the facility at Harvard applies.

Wes

"Wes" wrote in message
...
RB wrote:

Intelligence that is not tempered with experience is a dangerous thing.


I think W. F. Buckleys commnent on being governed by the first 1000 names
in the Boston
telephone directory vs the facility at Harvard applies.

Buckley was being ironic, since he was one of the most elitist New England
Brahmins of the last half-century. His father was an oil baron and he
started his formal education in France, and then in an elite school in
London. He finished at Beaumont College in England and graduated from the
elitist Millbrook School in New York. He was Skull and Bones at Yale and he
played the harpsichord.

Notice that he didn't say anything about the faculty at Yale. He probably
would have favored having them in charge, and, like most Yalies, he would
have preferred to use poison gas on Harvard. d8-)

--
Ed Huntress

"Ed Huntress" wrote:

Notice that he didn't say anything about the faculty at Yale. He probably
would have favored having them in charge, and, like most Yalies, he would
have preferred to use poison gas on Harvard. d8-)

Well, I'd take my chances on someone from Texas A&M over Yale or Harvard.

Wes

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:04:39 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, Wes
quickly quoth:

RB wrote:

Intelligence that is not tempered with experience is a dangerous thing.


I think W. F. Buckleys commnent on being governed by the first 1000 names in the Boston
telephone directory vs the facility at Harvard applies.

Quote that for us, will ya, Wes?

I still think that hiring a random sampling from the public to take
over our Congresscritters' jobs would result in fewer problems and
less crap than we've been getting from D.C. At least a FEW of them
would be able to resist the bribes and payola, don't you think?

--
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.
-- Earl Warren

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:00:33 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, Wes
quickly quoth:

"Ed Huntress" wrote:

Notice that he didn't say anything about the faculty at Yale. He probably
would have favored having them in charge, and, like most Yalies, he would
have preferred to use poison gas on Harvard. d8-)

Well, I'd take my chances on someone from Texas A&M over Yale or Harvard.

Aggies, from _Bush_ country? Oy vay.


There were three Aggies huddled around each other at a local bar. All
of a sudden, they jumped up and yelled, "Yeah, 45! 45!"

The bartender goes down to them and asks, "45? What are you guys so
excited about?"

One of the Aggies speaks up: "We just finished a jigsaw puzzle. The
box said 2 to 3 years, and we did it in 45 days!"

--
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.
-- Earl Warren

"Wes" wrote in message
...
"Ed Huntress" wrote:

Notice that he didn't say anything about the faculty at Yale. He probably
would have favored having them in charge, and, like most Yalies, he would
have preferred to use poison gas on Harvard. d8-)

Well, I'd take my chances on someone from Texas A&M over Yale or Harvard.

I would, too, if the job in question was building an irrigation system or a
meat-packing plant.

--
Ed Huntress

"Wes" wrote in message
...
"Ed Huntress" wrote:

Notice that he didn't say anything about the faculty at Yale. He probably
would have favored having them in charge, and, like most Yalies, he would
have preferred to use poison gas on Harvard. d8-)

Well, I'd take my chances on someone from Texas A&M over Yale or Harvard.

Wes

You just took your chances with someone from Texas. Look where that got you.

Hawke

Larry Jaques wrote:

One of the Aggies speaks up: "We just finished a jigsaw puzzle. The
box said 2 to 3 years, and we did it in 45 days!"


Last damn beer in the six pack and I just blew a swallow on the screen. Good one.

Wes
--
"Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect
government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home
in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller

Wes wrote:
Larry Jaques wrote:


One of the Aggies speaks up: "We just finished a jigsaw puzzle. The
box said 2 to 3 years, and we did it in 45 days!"



Last damn beer in the six pack and I just blew a swallow on the screen. Good one.

Wes

Sorry: I had to read that 3 times before I burst out laughing.
...lew...

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:39:13 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, Wes
quickly quoth:

Larry Jaques wrote:

One of the Aggies speaks up: "We just finished a jigsaw puzzle. The
box said 2 to 3 years, and we did it in 45 days!"


Last damn beer in the six pack and I just blew a swallow on the screen. Good one.

What are you doing reading old posts like that. That was months ago,
IIRC.

--
Imagination is more important than knowledge...
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:44:18 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm, Lew
Hartswick quickly quoth:

Wes wrote:
Larry Jaques wrote:


One of the Aggies speaks up: "We just finished a jigsaw puzzle. The
box said 2 to 3 years, and we did it in 45 days!"



Last damn beer in the six pack and I just blew a swallow on the screen. Good one.

Wes

Sorry: I had to read that 3 times before I burst out laughing.

Texas A&M grad, are ya, Lew?


--
Imagination is more important than knowledge...
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:44:18 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm, Lew
Hartswick quickly quoth:


Wes wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:



One of the Aggies speaks up: "We just finished a jigsaw puzzle. The
box said 2 to 3 years, and we did it in 45 days!"



Last damn beer in the six pack and I just blew a swallow on the screen. Good one.

Wes

Sorry: I had to read that 3 times before I burst out laughing.


Texas A&M grad, are ya, Lew?

No. A Penn State "drop out". :-)
...lew...

Seriously, there are puzzles that are a mad hatters prize.
They take so long due to the lack of information.
e.g. no picture, black and white, some fit many places but has change
the other side of itself for another region. Think triangle and 2 sides fit.

Some have pictures both sides. Ugly, Ugly.

Martin
[ Graduated and enjoyed the time at two Texas A&M Universities.]
Martin H. Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
TSRA, Endowed; NRA LOH & Patron Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot's Medal.
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder
IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member.
http://lufkinced.com/


Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:39:13 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, Wes
quickly quoth:

Larry Jaques wrote:

One of the Aggies speaks up: "We just finished a jigsaw puzzle. The
box said 2 to 3 years, and we did it in 45 days!"

Last damn beer in the six pack and I just blew a swallow on the screen. Good one.

What are you doing reading old posts like that. That was months ago,
IIRC.

--
Imagination is more important than knowledge...
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)


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