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Owned by Unordained - Created on 09/04/2003 - Never edited 11/01/05 :: Folder :: Laugh, it's funny01/28/05 :: Person :: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 08/27/05 :: Quote :: Mark TwainIf it is a Miracle, any sort of evidence will answer, but if it is a Fact, proof is necessary. 04/07/04 :: Quote :: Mark TwainIf you ever find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause, and reflect.
[Ed. Note: you should likely reflect, regardless, but this is funnier.]   12/17/07 :: Quote :: Mark TwainOne of the most striking differences between a
cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives. 10/17/03 :: Quote :: CLikiCLiki pages can be edited by anyone at any time. Imagine a fearsomely comprehensive disclaimer of liability. Now fear, comprehensively
10/08/03 :: Quote :: [unspecified]You should avoid hedging, at least that's what I think.  09/27/03 :: Quote :: Strong BadThere are no two people who are not on fire.  09/25/06 :: Image :: HIPAA quiz :: 09/04/03 :: Quote :: Scott AdamsNormal people ... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.  08/09/17 :: Quote :: UnknownSome asshole just farted in my pants. 08/09/17 :: Quote :: Terry Pratchett (not verbatim)Build a man a fire--he'll be warm a night
Set a man on fire--he'll be warm for life 06/19/05 :: Reference :: (link) :: Grocery Store Wars - Join the Organic Rebellion05/03/05 :: Article :: Double-quotes for emphasis :: Who the hell thought this was a good idea?04/14/07 :: Quote :: Ernest HemingwayHappiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. 01/02/04 :: Quote :: Dennis MillerLiberals always feel your pain. Unless of course, they caused it.  10/06/07 :: Reference :: (link) :: L0rdZ pR4y3r10/03/03 :: Quote :: Woody AllenTo you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the loyal opposition. 09/09/03 :: Quote :: MontesquieuSometimes a man who deserves to be looked down upon because he is a fool is despised only because he is a lawyer. 08/31/04 :: Quote :: insignisThis Earth has less than 10% of its total space remaining. Would you like Windows to run Earth cleanup now? 08/31/04 :: Quote :: ZarthragEarth is 98% full. Please delete anybody you can. 08/29/08 :: Quote :: Harry S TrumanWhenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship. 08/15/05 :: Quote :: R.S. Surtees (author)More people are flattered into virtue than bullied out of vice. 07/28/03 :: Reference :: (link) :: Outrageous Christianity06/16/05 :: Quote :: Dale HancheyWe embrace this idea with an enthusiasm born of desperation. 04/18/04 :: Quote :: Henry Stimson (Secretary of State)... gentlemen do not read each other's mail. 04/16/07 :: Quote :: Napoleon BonaparteNever interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. 02/27/08 :: Quote :: DaveOh, that's my problem: I inform people against their will! 02/11/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: Handy Latin Phrases01/30/05 :: Quote :: Chuang-tzuAll men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility. 01/21/05 :: Quote :: Dale HancheyIf you haven't tested it, it doesn't work.  11/23/05 :: Quote :: Henry David ThoreauAny fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it. 11/03/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: [proprietary title of article satirizing the gay-marriage issue at the state level, removed]10/19/03 :: Quote :: Winston ChurchillI am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the
great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. 09/30/05 :: Quote :: Thomas JeffersonWe are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a feather bed. 09/04/03 :: Quote :: Mark TwainClothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. 06/10/05 :: Quote :: Abraham LincolnThe best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. 06/09/05 :: Quote :: [unspecified]The more we disagree, the more chance there is that at least one of us
is right. 05/11/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: The rest of the abuse photo cartoons05/07/04 :: Article :: Beware the demonizers :: How to spot crap on sight04/02/05 :: Reference :: (link) :: The War Prayer03/15/05 :: Quote :: Oscar AmeringerPolitics -- the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to protect each from the other. 01/12/06 :: Reference :: (link) :: Butt Seks for Jesus01/09/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: How to deconstruct almost anything 10/21/07 :: Quote :: A. SpammerI think this email passes the Turing test on accident:
Hi, how's doing? The answer is lying on the surface. You're dead on your feet, man, I can tell! But chill out, there's plenty of people just like you. Do you know that an immense grow of people suffering from a sexual disorder is observed, it's being counted by millions already. Questioned? It's a modern life style. You get-you pay. Everyth [...] 10/02/05 :: Quote :: Thomas JeffersonIf a nation expects to be ignorant and free ... it expects what never was and never will be.
09/13/06 :: Article :: Misterr Dabaar :: The story of how we met (invented) Mrr. Dabaar08/29/06 :: Reference :: (link) :: Why Can't We See God - A scientific explanation08/09/06 :: Article :: The Decameron :: Putting the Devil in Hell. Is that what they call it these days?02/11/05 :: Quote :: Bjarne StroustrupCuriously enough, the volume of interest and public debate is often inversely proportional to the importance of a feature. The reason is that it is much easier to have a firm opinion on a minor feature than on a major one; minor features fit directly into the current state of affairs, whereas major ones - by definition - do not.
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