[lit-ideas] wisdom of the philosophers
- From: Eric Yost <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:29:34 -0500
Fourteen Things That It Took Me Over 50 Years To Learn
by Dave Barry
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill
and a laxative on the same night.
2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why
the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its
full potential, that word would be "meetings."
3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental
illness."
4. People who want to share their religious views with
you almost never want you to share yours with them.
5. You should not confuse your career with your life.
6. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and
dance.
7. Never lick a steak knife.
8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.
9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear
and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
10. You should never say anything to a woman that even
remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you
can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting
other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That
time is age eleven.
12. The one thing that unites all human beings,
regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or
ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe
that we are above-average drivers.
13. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter,
is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay
attention. It never fails.)
14. Your friends love you anyway.
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