Yeah, Mike and my mother get along eerily well. They've both been heavily influenced by Yiddish aphorisms. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Amago To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 5:54 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: surprise, surprise Mike Geary's the first one who said it. So Mike got it from your mother. Cool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol Kirschenbaum To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 9/1/2005 4:38:08 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: surprise, surprise "if you want to hear God Laugh, tell him your plans." [don't know who said it] ck: My mother.