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TOTA Aphorism Thread
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| rabbitjoker |
aph·o·rism n.
- A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage.
- A brief statement of a principle.
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So we think we're all smart, learned people - so here is a chance to contribute to the collective knowledge of the world with a succinct aphorism (they can either be your own or someone else's that you feel to be interesting, meaningful, important or amusing). |
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| rabbitjoker |
| "A friend is someone who knows all about you and and still likes you." - Elbert Hubbard |
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| rabbitjoker |
| "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill |
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| rabbitjoker |
| "DDTT. Good for you, good for me." - rabbitjoker |
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| Frenchina |
The flabby wine-skin of his brain,Yields to some pathologic strain,
And voids from its unstored abysm, The driblet of an aphorism.
- "The Mad Philosopher," 1697 |
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| Swamper |
| "He who starts a thread needn't be the first reply whilst the edit button stares him back in the eye." -Swamper |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Swamper
"He who starts a thread needn't be the first reply whilst the edit button stares him back in the eye." -Swamper |
LOL!!
For me:
Post #1 sets the context and the subject of the thread.
Post #2 contributes to the subject of the thread. |
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| Surreal JRS |
| "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." -Albert Einstein |
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| malek |
| "The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy" :wtf: |
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| slingshot |
| "Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler." - Albert Einstein |
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| dallastar |
| I *heart* RJ! - Dallas |
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| shanny |
| "Baseball is 90 percent mental, the other half is physical"-Yogi Berra |
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