Words of Wisdom, not from me, of course :P
11:24AM on March 22, 2009


In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is
a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress.
 -- John Adams
 
 If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read
the  newspaper you are misinformed.
 -- Mark Twain

Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of
Congress. But then I repeat myself.
 -- Mark Twain

I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is
like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the
handle.
 -- Winston Churchill

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the
support of Paul.
 -- George Bernard Shaw

Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short
phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it
stops moving, subsidize it.
 -- Ronald Reagan (1986)

If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what
it  costs when it's free!
 -- P.J. O'Rourke

Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean
politics won't take an interest in you!
 -- Pericles (430 B.C.)

What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.
 -- Edward Langley, Artist (1928-1995)

A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong
enough to take everything you have.
 -- Thomas Jefferson

A Bottle of Merlot
4:48PM on October 30, 2008

A Bottle of Merlot

A man asked a waiter to take a bottle of Merlot to an
unusually attractive woman sitting alone at a table in
a cozy little restaurant.

So the waiter took the Merlot to the woman and said,
This is from the gentleman who is seated over
there and indicated the sender with a nod of
his head.

She stared at the wine coolly for a few seconds, not
looking at the man, then decided to send a reply to
him by a note.

The waiter, who was lingering nearby for a response,
took the note from her and conveyed it to the gentleman.


The note read:

For me to accept this bottle, you need to have a
Mercedes in your garage, a million dollars in the bank
And ‘7’ inches in your pants’.

After reading the note, the man decided to compose one
of his own in return.

He folded the note, handed it to the waiter and instructed him to deliver it to the lady.

It read:

Just to let you know things aren’t always what they appear to be, I have a Ferrari Maranello, BMWZ8, Mercedes CL600, and a Porsche Turbo in my several garages; I have beautiful homes in Aspen and Miami, and a 10,000acre ranch in Louisiana.

There is over twenty million dollars in my bank account and portfolio.

But, not even for a woman as beautiful as you are, would I cut off three inches.
Just send the bottle back.

Message from HRH the Queen
1:19PM on October 20, 2008

 Again this is a Parody, sattire, in jest. Not intended to offend anyone. :)

MESSAGE FROM HRH THE QUEEN