Paraphrasing Patton...

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Paraphrasing Patton...

ER — 2/27/2007 7:02:03 PM (archived)

You don't get rich and famous by busting your ass, you get rich and famous by getting some other poor bastard to bust his ass for you.

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"The Secret" is back in the news - Lindy - 2/27/2007 5:04:07 AM
- Tried to watch it weeks ago... - podrock - 2/28/2007 4:26:31 PM
  - re: Tried to watch it weeks ago... - Lindy - 2/28/2007 5:06:13 PM
- Shakabuku - Fox - 2/28/2007 4:00:37 AM
  - the 70's (or the 60's for that matter) - Lindy - 2/28/2007 4:24:26 AM
- Geez Louise! Tell us how you REALLY feel you guys:):) (n/t) - Martha - 2/28/2007 1:54:04 AM
  - TRY to REALLY listen - R.L. - 2/28/2007 3:40:20 AM
    - TRY to REALLY listen - RobertS - 2/28/2007 4:23:53 AM
      - You gotta ban all those with brains enough to see Lindy's claims as stupid - R.L. - 2/28/2007 5:48:50 AM
        
        re: Just out of curiosity........ - Johannes - 3/1/2007 8:56:08 PM
        
        It's a discussion topic, and it's on the board that's for Things Not Science. - Mary Anne (moderator) - 2/28/2007 6:54:47 PM
      - Robert's rules of order.... - R.L. - 2/28/2007 5:39:25 AM
        
        DUDE, HOW HARD IS IT TO START A THREAD ON FLAME? SHEESH. (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 3/2/2007 8:59:41 AM
        
        I don't think Robert is home Buck... (n/t) - Martha - 3/2/2007 10:57:59 AM
        
        Complete and utter rubbish - Tony - 2/28/2007 6:05:01 PM
        
        You don't oppose anything. You just scream names and foam at the mouth. - Lee - 2/28/2007 8:38:25 AM
        
        At least he's honest about it, sticks to his guns, and defends himself and his actions - Yeti - 2/28/2007 4:43:48 PM
      - No, robert... - R.L. - 2/28/2007 4:28:43 AM
        
        Yes RL - Robert Shepherd - 2/28/2007 6:00:30 PM
        
        Let us be clear.... - R.L. - 3/2/2007 4:10:17 AM
    - I Know RL...god...you have NO sense of humor (n/t) - Martha - 2/28/2007 3:44:40 AM
      - THAT is an accusation NO ONE that knows me would make (n/t) - R.L. - 2/28/2007 3:49:52 AM
        
        I can only go by what I have seen in this arena........ - Martha - 2/28/2007 4:24:58 AM
        
        I just posted fact... - R.L. - 2/28/2007 4:30:13 AM
        
        Bullshit...you come across mean as bloody hell...and you KNOW it - Martha - 2/28/2007 12:20:50 PM
        
        [post deleted] - Mary Anne (moderator) - 3/2/2007 9:46:17 PM
- Its still crap.... - R.L. - 2/27/2007 6:53:59 PM
  - re: Its still crap.... - Lindy - 2/27/2007 8:05:28 PM
  - And isnt advertising a no-no here? (n/t) - R.L. - 2/27/2007 6:55:55 PM
    - It was a link to an MSNBC article - Lindy - 2/27/2007 8:09:26 PM
      - It was you advertising 'the latest nonsense I found on the web and fell for' - R.L. - 2/28/2007 3:36:22 AM
- I dunno, Lindy what I make of it yet...you? (n/t) - Martha - 2/27/2007 4:26:21 PM
  - It's inspiring - Lindy - 2/27/2007 4:57:53 PM
    - Seriously, Lindy - R.L. - 2/28/2007 2:18:45 AM
      - re: Seriously, RL - Lindy - 2/28/2007 3:44:47 AM
        
        I am not on your case... - R.L. - 2/28/2007 3:51:12 AM
        
        How much did you spend this time? (n/t) - R.L. - 2/28/2007 5:33:34 AM
    - The VIBE sounds like a Techster Vortex Generator to me... (n/t) - ER - 2/27/2007 7:37:52 PM
      - ER, you wound me... ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/27/2007 8:37:26 PM
        
        "The truth is you can sit in front of your refrigerator..." - Lindy - 2/28/2007 5:04:26 AM
        
        re: "The truth is you can sit in front of your refrigerator..." - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/28/2007 6:53:23 AM
        
        there are those that claim - podrock - 2/28/2007 5:43:35 PM
        
        HZ=Fertilizer factory? - High Yeti Priest - 2/28/2007 3:55:57 PM
        
        Welcome To The Future - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/28/2007 9:50:58 PM
        
        GREAT STUFF!!! - Martha - 2/28/2007 10:42:42 PM
        
        Also, if you want 'powerful healing energy' - Babba RamYeti - 2/28/2007 5:09:25 PM
        
        Yeti... - Martha - 3/1/2007 12:45:26 PM
        
        Over 90,000 people die in the U.S. each year due to medical blunders (n/t) - Martha - 2/28/2007 5:24:39 PM
        
        Okay, I'll play that game - Gran Hieronymous PoohbahYeti - 2/28/2007 7:04:49 PM
        
        Yeti.....I do not perceive this as a game.. (n/t) - Martha - 2/28/2007 7:23:43 PM
        
        Well, then let me say it this way: If its not a game, then whats your response to my prior posts. Or more specifically, what illustrates the points I'm making as incorrect - Yeti - 2/28/2007 7:42:05 PM
        
        I will not counter you, because.... - Martha - 2/28/2007 9:30:29 PM
        
        re: I will not counter you, because.... - Yeti - 3/1/2007 1:51:46 AM
        
        understood (n/t) - Martha - 3/1/2007 2:53:05 AM
        
        Amen - podrock - 2/28/2007 4:19:11 PM
        
        A couple of my favorite quotes - REB - 2/27/2007 9:04:15 PM
        
        wise words. (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/27/2007 9:30:51 PM
        
        Om, Om, Omigawd. (n/t) - ER - 2/27/2007 8:47:28 PM
      - Bio-Photonic Energizers - Lindy - 2/27/2007 8:08:33 PM
        
        There is a long road to Enlightenment still ahead of you, my child. (n/t) - ER - 2/27/2007 8:22:21 PM
        
        What exactly did you mean about that, Grasshopper? (n/t) - Lindy - 2/27/2007 8:26:46 PM
        
        Mr Natural Sez...Wise Up! - ER - 2/27/2007 8:42:08 PM
        
        That's a bit harsh, ER. - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/27/2007 9:27:04 PM
        
        [messages deleted] - RobertS - 2/28/2007 6:35:49 PM
        
        Thanks, Robert. And my apologies for all your missing bon mots. (n/t) - ER - 2/28/2007 7:23:30 PM
        
        Dang. Next time give us a heads up, first. - TB - 2/28/2007 6:58:50 PM
        
        Recovered by popular demand - Robert - 2/28/2007 8:43:41 PM
        
        I'm sorry - Robert - 2/28/2007 8:30:02 PM
        
        No problem. - TB - 3/1/2007 2:46:12 AM
        
        In fact, I'm going to do just that. - TB - 3/1/2007 2:48:04 AM
        
        On Flame, of course. ;) (n/t) - TB - 3/1/2007 2:50:57 AM
        
        "Lesser Evil" - Lindy - 2/28/2007 9:32:06 PM
        
        your funny post on computers was the only good thing on this whole thread - SDG - 2/28/2007 7:55:01 PM
        
        Well......... - Lindy - 2/28/2007 6:41:06 PM
        
        Lindy... - Martha - 2/28/2007 7:14:29 PM
        
        " I am curious if they talk to their wives /girlfriends in this manner. " - Lindy - 2/28/2007 10:02:03 PM
        
        re: " I am curious if they talk to their wives /girlfriends in this manner. " - REB - 2/28/2007 10:24:26 PM
        
        You are 10 ft. tall to me REB...I have read your posts!..:) (n/t) - Martha - 2/28/2007 10:35:11 PM
        
        Uh ooh...a happy thought...I bad. (n/t) - Martha - 2/28/2007 10:36:42 PM
        
        I bet I know which ones are not married..... (n/t) - Martha - 2/28/2007 10:12:09 PM
        
        I wish I could say that I thought you might be wrong.... - Martha - 2/28/2007 10:08:04 PM
        
        "The men mocked a choice that you made, that was rude and uncalled for." - Lindy - 2/28/2007 8:12:53 PM
        
        Actually, I thought we were quite gentle... - ER - 2/28/2007 10:35:33 PM
        
        Like I said, I consider this matter closed. (n/t) - ER - 3/1/2007 12:58:19 AM
        
        Hmmmmm... - Martha - 2/28/2007 11:47:21 PM
        
        re: Actually, I thought we were quite gentle... - Lindy - 2/28/2007 11:19:15 PM
        
        Yeah, ER, Didn't you know this is the 'Lindy is never Contradicted Zone'? Cause, thats what Habitable means. For Lindy. (n/t) - Yeti - 3/1/2007 2:09:57 AM
        
        Oh, is that what you think? - Lindy - 3/1/2007 3:04:01 AM
        
        re: Oh, is that what you think? - big, fat, ANOMALIST EATING Yeti - 3/1/2007 8:09:40 AM
        
        re: Oh, is that what you think? - Lindy - 3/1/2007 11:37:19 PM
        
        The reason I'm not posting has nothing to do with ER. - Mary Anne - 3/1/2007 1:04:36 AM
        
        So you think Gene Koonce is a ganster, guilty of murder? - Lindy - 3/1/2007 1:54:35 AM
        
        I wish you hadn't put that back in play. - Mary Anne - 3/1/2007 3:57:08 AM
        
        "This is a boys' club here." - Lindy - 3/1/2007 4:41:14 AM
        
        Taking it personally. - Mary Anne - 3/1/2007 2:02:58 PM
        
        Different Avenues of Expression - Lindy - 3/1/2007 11:27:41 PM
        
        Silence is golden. - Mary Anne - 3/2/2007 2:03:54 AM
        
        Everything you say.... - Lindy - 3/2/2007 3:08:26 AM
        
        re: Taking it personally. - Lindy - 3/1/2007 5:59:25 PM
  - Nobody ever lost money... - TB - 2/27/2007 4:52:45 PM
    - Paraphrasing Patton... - ER - 2/27/2007 7:02:03 PM

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