Who Said History Was Boring?
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Rufus T. Firefly
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Re: Who Said History Was Boring?
If someone throws a stone at you, throw a flower at them. Remember to throw the flower pot with it.
Re: Who Said History Was Boring?
Roy wrote:NJPiney wrote:I'm surprised nobody has brought up one of the biggest falsehoods of them all, the famous explanation of where Standard Gauge came from.
Please elaborate. I know the word "standard" has taken abuse in the development of railroad gauges. Many gauges have been tried, and many of those are now extinct.
I presume you're referring to the wheel spacing of Roman chariots. Someone on this here board posted photos of Roman streets built with special recesses in the pavement to facilitate wheeled traffic.
Yes, that was what I was revering to. Only the ever-so slightly nugget of truth in it.
Re: Who Said History Was Boring?
Wasn't sure where to put this, but we need to wake Rufus up anyway.
Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected and is frequently humorous. (Winston Churchill loved them.)
1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you ... but it's still on my list.
3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
5. We never really grow up -- we only learn how to act in public.
6. War does not determine who is right, only who is left.
7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
8. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
9. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
10 In filling out an application, where it says, "In case of emergency, notify... ". "I answered, a doctor."
11. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
12. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
13. I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.
14. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
15. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
16. You are never too old to learn something stupid.
17 I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find one now.
Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected and is frequently humorous. (Winston Churchill loved them.)
1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you ... but it's still on my list.
3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
5. We never really grow up -- we only learn how to act in public.
6. War does not determine who is right, only who is left.
7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
8. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
9. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
10 In filling out an application, where it says, "In case of emergency, notify... ". "I answered, a doctor."
11. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
12. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
13. I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.
14. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
15. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
16. You are never too old to learn something stupid.
17 I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find one now.
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Rufus T. Firefly
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Re: Who Said History Was Boring?
If someone throws a stone at you, throw a flower at them. Remember to throw the flower pot with it.
Re: Who Said History Was Boring?
Well, some guys are just a hard sell. 
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Rufus T. Firefly
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Re: Who Said History Was Boring?
If someone throws a stone at you, throw a flower at them. Remember to throw the flower pot with it.
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