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J. Michael Hansen Send message Joined: 2 Jan 05 Posts: 29 Credit: 64,640 RAC: 0	Message 928821 - Posted: 26 Aug 2009, 16:36:14 UTC Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. Bindun? [Science] is a proud ambitious army that cares nothing for all the laws that men have made; nothing for their time-honoured customs, or most deeply cherished beliefs, or deepest instincts. W. Churchill (Popular Mechanics, 1932) ID: 928821 ·
Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0	Message 928876 - Posted: 26 Aug 2009, 20:32:33 UTC I didn't like the play. But I saw it under unfavorable circumstances -- the curtains were up. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 928876 ·
Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0	Message 928878 - Posted: 26 Aug 2009, 20:34:59 UTC By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 928878 ·
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60	Message 928895 - Posted: 26 Aug 2009, 21:37:25 UTC Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope ID: 928895 ·
Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0	Message 929078 - Posted: 27 Aug 2009, 17:48:08 UTC If befriend donkey, expect to be kicked. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 929078 ·
Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0	Message 929081 - Posted: 27 Aug 2009, 18:03:07 UTC Make haste only when withdrawing hand from mouth of tiger. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 929081 ·
Steven Meyer Send message Joined: 24 Mar 08 Posts: 2333 Credit: 3,428,296 RAC: 0	Message 929172 - Posted: 28 Aug 2009, 1:21:05 UTC - in response to Message 929081.   Make haste only when withdrawing hand from mouth of tiger. Also when withdrawing one's own foot from one's own mouth. ID: 929172 ·
John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 929174 - Posted: 28 Aug 2009, 1:43:17 UTC - in response to Message 929172.   Make haste only when withdrawing hand from mouth of tiger. Also when withdrawing one's own foot from one's own mouth. That is quite often a recipe for having the second foot join the first. BOINC WIKI ID: 929174 ·
Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0	Message 929263 - Posted: 28 Aug 2009, 15:41:46 UTC Chef who cooks with gunpowder make quick fire. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 929263 ·
John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 929352 - Posted: 28 Aug 2009, 22:50:53 UTC - in response to Message 929263.   Chef who cooks with gunpowder make quick fire. He probably doesn't eat. But the wolves may have a feast. BOINC WIKI ID: 929352 ·
Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0	Message 929471 - Posted: 29 Aug 2009, 16:24:37 UTC - in response to Message 929352.   Very True! LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 929471 ·
kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 929482 - Posted: 29 Aug 2009, 17:29:32 UTC - in response to Message 929172.   Make haste only when withdrawing hand from mouth of tiger. Also when withdrawing one's own foot from one's own mouth. I resemble that remark. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 929482 ·
Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0	Message 929823 - Posted: 30 Aug 2009, 23:23:05 UTC With proper lever, baby's fingers can move mountain LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 929823 ·
klc53* Send message Joined: 14 Nov 07 Posts: 3052 Credit: 7,320,707 RAC: 0	Message 929843 - Posted: 31 Aug 2009, 1:07:37 UTC I'm not afraid of flying, I have a fear of falling. ... BETTER THE WORLD ~ PAY IT FORWARD ... ID: 929843 ·
Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0	Message 930075 - Posted: 1 Sep 2009, 1:48:45 UTC Foolish to seek fortune when real treasure hiding under nose. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 930075 ·
Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0	Message 930184 - Posted: 1 Sep 2009, 14:38:36 UTC It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 930184 ·
klc53* Send message Joined: 14 Nov 07 Posts: 3052 Credit: 7,320,707 RAC: 0	Message 930196 - Posted: 1 Sep 2009, 15:36:06 UTC Pay no mind to those who talk behind your back. It simply means that you are two steps ahead. ... BETTER THE WORLD ~ PAY IT FORWARD ... ID: 930196 ·
Steven Meyer Send message Joined: 24 Mar 08 Posts: 2333 Credit: 3,428,296 RAC: 0	Message 930207 - Posted: 1 Sep 2009, 16:32:30 UTC Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. ID: 930207 ·
Mumps [MM] Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Feb 08 Posts: 4454 Credit: 100,893,853 RAC: 30	Message 930249 - Posted: 2 Sep 2009, 1:38:04 UTC These are not the penguins you are looking for. ID: 930249 ·
klc53* Send message Joined: 14 Nov 07 Posts: 3052 Credit: 7,320,707 RAC: 0	Message 930255 - Posted: 2 Sep 2009, 1:53:29 UTC Don't worry about people in your past; There's a reason they didn't make it to your future. ... BETTER THE WORLD ~ PAY IT FORWARD ... ID: 930255 ·

 
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