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don't you know the only time colonels smile is when they're kicking your ahrse?
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."- Isaac Asimov
i think sometime during the promotion from major --> lieutenant colonel, the "smile" gene gets turned off
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."- Isaac Asimov
Freshly garnished major omelette. Never acquired the taste meself.
"This aggression will not stand, man!" Jeff Lebowski "The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." Lester Bangs
Not that I'm aware of - but it sounds like a pretty good idea to me, gunnut! How about you organising one for the membership? Be sure to let us know in plenty of time, won't you?
don't you know the only time colonels smile is when they're kicking your ahrse?
The Colonel must be now a Laughing Cavalier since he has of late kicked too many of them! ;)
"Some have learnt many Tricks of sly Evasion, Instead of Truth they use Equivocation, And eke it out with mental Reservation, Which is to good Men an Abomination."
I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to.
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