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12-02-2011, 12:45 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Oops, one other one came to mind. Back when I was a young buck a date once told me:
"Flattery will get you everywhere."
She was correct. 
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12-02-2011, 12:50 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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From my German grandmother:
"Too soon oldt, too late schmart".......... 
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Consult with your own advisor or representative. My thoughts should not be construed as investment advice. Past performance is no guarantee of future results (love that one).......:)
This Thread is USELESS without pics.........:)
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12-02-2011, 01:44 PM
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After everything has been said and done . . . there will be nothing left to say or do.
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12-03-2011, 07:33 AM
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"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
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When I was a kid I wanted to be older. This is not what I expected.
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12-03-2011, 08:58 AM
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I always liked "Kiss my grits."
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“Would you like an adventure now, or would you like to have your tea first?” J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
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12-03-2011, 09:07 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by Walt34
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
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Thanks. Now I don't have to change the oil today. 
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12-03-2011, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by braumeister
Measure with a micrometer, mark with a piece of chalk, cut with an axe.
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What does this mean? Use appropriate tools?? Even in literal terms, I can't think of a situation in which this would be good advice, even if you wanted firewood that fit your stove precisely.
Looking forward to the answer.
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12-03-2011, 02:52 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TromboneAl
What does this mean? Use appropriate tools?? Even in literal terms, I can't think of a situation in which this would be good advice, even if you wanted firewood that fit your stove precisely.
Looking forward to the answer.
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Perhaps it's akin to calculating a SWR to four decimal places...
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12-03-2011, 03:38 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TromboneAl
What does this mean? Use appropriate tools?? Even in literal terms, I can't think of a situation in which this would be good advice, even if you wanted firewood that fit your stove precisely.
Looking forward to the answer.
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FireCalc. aka Dory.
I always liked: Close enough - as in horsehoes and handgrenades.
heh heh heh - I think Wm Bernstein's series on retirement calculators from Hell said over 80% success rate(aka chance of successful retirement) was close enough.
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12-03-2011, 03:41 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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When I was younger and we played the boys from Hawthorne street in Gile's cow pasture a fresh cow pie was as good as a pulling guard.
heh heh heh - 
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12-03-2011, 07:49 PM
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"Life is good."
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Originally Posted by TromboneAl
What does this mean? Use appropriate tools?? Even in literal terms, I can't think of a situation in which this would be good advice, even if you wanted firewood that fit your stove precisely.
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In the Navy, this referred to the log that records the overboard discharge* of radioactive coolant from the nuclear reactor.
The radioactivity of the coolant was measured to some ridiculous number of microcuries per milliliter, but the measurement was only required to be taken within a day of the discharge (and not necessarily from the same area as the coolant that was discharged). That number was then multiplied by the gallons discharged as measured on a gauge that was accurate to about +/- five gallons.** You were also required to round off certain numbers but you weren't required to correct for the pressure or temperature of the coolant (which would hypothetically affect the volume discharged).
Did the answer fulfill your anticipation?
* At least 12 miles from land, international waters, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
** Yes, all the valves isolating this coolant from the ocean (and the harbor) were allowed to leak a little bit. Just a few milliliters an hour.***
*** Except at Sarah in SC's Cooper River, but I think that was a 1960s shipyard accident. I'm pretty sure the radioactive sediment is almost undetectable by now...
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12-05-2011, 11:04 AM
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OK I got it. It means that precision doesn't insure accuracy. It's not advice, but rather an example of poor practice.
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12-05-2011, 11:30 AM
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Never worry if something will go wrong. Rather, think about what can go wrong and how to respond.
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12-05-2011, 11:50 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Here are three I keep on my desk:
Dance like it hurts,
Love like you need money,
Work when people are watching. - Scott Adams
The road to hell is paved with adverbs. - Stephen King
Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.
--Mark Twain
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12-05-2011, 11:58 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Leonidas
Never worry if something will go wrong. Rather, think about what can go wrong and how to respond.
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I see you've met Mr. Murphy...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarah in SC
Here are three I keep on my desk:
Dance like it hurts,
Love like you need money,
Work when people are watching. - Scott Adams
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Love it!
"No good deed goes unpunished."
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12-05-2011, 01:06 PM
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Another favorite:
Just because your paranoid, it doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.
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Ko'olau's Law -
Anything which can be used can be misused. Anything which can be misused will be.
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12-05-2011, 01:10 PM
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It's a great day to be alive.
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12-05-2011, 01:21 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Nothing is fool-proof to a talented fool.
A day without sunshine is like night.
I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.
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Inside me is a skinny person crying to get out, but I can usually shut the b*tch up with cookies
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12-05-2011, 01:22 PM
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The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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Inside me is a skinny person crying to get out, but I can usually shut the b*tch up with cookies
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12-05-2011, 01:23 PM
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My 2 personal favorite:
As a general rule, don't solve puzzles that open portals to Hell.
Don't fool with recombinant DNA technology unless you're sure you know what you are doing
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