Humor: Best of Fortunes for Monday February 19, 2007

Education is what survives when what has been learnt has been...
Education is what survives when what has been learnt has been forgotten. -- B.F. Skinner

Good day to avoid cops. Crawl to school.
Good day to avoid cops. Crawl to school.

Good day to let down old friends who need help.
Good day to let down old friends who need help.

Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent.
Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent.

A pessimist is an optimist with experience.
A pessimist is an optimist with experience.

Half of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at.
Half of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at.

People can be divided into three groups: Those who make things...
People can be divided into three groups: Those who make things happen, Those who watch things happen and Those who wonder what happened.

The first myth of management is that it exists the second myth...
The first myth of management is that it exists the second myth of management is that success equals skill.

The more directives you issue to solve a problem, the worse...
The more directives you issue to solve a problem, the worse it gets.

You can observe a lot just by watching.
You can observe a lot just by watching.

Q: How can I choose what groups to post in? ... Q: How about...
Q: How can I choose what groups to post in? ... Q: How about an example? A: Ok. Let's say you want to report that Gretzky has been traded from the Oilers to the Kings. Now right away you might think rec.sport.hockey would be enough. WRONG. Many...

Q: I cant spell worth a dam. I hope your going too tell...
Q: I cant spell worth a dam. I hope your going too tell me what to do? A: Don't worry about how your articles look. Remember it's the message that counts, not the way it's presented. Ignore the fact that sloppy spelling in a purely written forum...

Q: Somebody just posted that Roman Polanski directed Star Wars...
Q: Somebody just posted that Roman Polanski directed Star Wars. What should I do? A: Post the correct answer at once! We can't have people go on believing that! Very good of you to spot this. You'll probably be the only one to make the correction,...

Q: They just announced on the radio that Dan Quayle was picked...
Q: They just announced on the radio that Dan Quayle was picked as the Republican V.P. candidate. Should I post? A: Of course. The net can reach people in as few as 3 to 5 days. It's the perfect way to inform people about such news events long after...

What did Mickey Mouse get for Christmas? A Dan Quayle...
What did Mickey Mouse get for Christmas? A Dan Quayle watch. -- heard from a Mike Dukakis field worker

He who despairs over an event is a coward, but he who holds...
He who despairs over an event is a coward, but he who holds hopes for the human condition is a fool. -- Albert Camus

How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping,...
How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake, and talking to one another in the waking state? -- Plato

I hope you're not pretending to be evil while secretly being...
I hope you're not pretending to be evil while secretly being good. That would be dishonest.

If there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much...
If there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life. -- Albert Camus

If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where...
If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed.

If you can survive death, you can probably survive anything.
If you can survive death, you can probably survive anything.