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Re: Sign of Genius         


Author: Robert Monsen
Date: Aug 23, 2008 12:20

On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:13:34 -0700 (PDT), Bret Cahill
aol.com> wrote:
>> "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this
>> sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
>
>> -- Jonathan Swift
>
>This flushes 'em out like magic.
>

Ah, he is a plumber!
>
>Bret Cahill
>
>
>
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Re: Sign of Genius         


Author: Robert Monsen
Date: Aug 23, 2008 12:28

On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:06:24 -0500, "Jon Slaughter"
Hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>peoplepc.com> wrote in message
>news:a4310291-af57-413c-9ee8-e6d5b406d541@j1g2000prb.googlegroups.com...
>> "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this
>> sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
>>
>> -- Jonathan Swift
>
>"A true genius never has any need to appear in a newsgroup to try to prove
>his genius."
>
>-- Jonathan Slaughter
>

"I've always believed no matter how many shots I miss, I'm going to
make the next one. "

-- Johathan Swift
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Re: Sign of Genius         


Author: Robert Monsen
Date: Aug 23, 2008 12:29

On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:57:40 -0700 (PDT), BretCahill@peoplepc.com
wrote:
>"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this
>sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
>
>-- Jonathan Swift

"Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age."

-- Jonathan Swift
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Re: Sign of Genius         


Author: John Larkin
Date: Aug 23, 2008 12:32

On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:06:24 -0500, "Jon Slaughter"
Hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>peoplepc.com> wrote in message
>news:a4310291-af57-413c-9ee8-e6d5b406d541@j1g2000prb.googlegroups.com...
>> "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this
>> sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
>>
>> -- Jonathan Swift
>
>"A true genius never has any need to appear in a newsgroup to try to prove
>his genius."
>
>-- Jonathan Slaughter
>

"Generalizations don't mean much."

- John Larkin
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Re: Sign of Genius         


Author: Michael A. Terrell
Date: Aug 23, 2008 12:46

stan wrote:
>
> Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>>
>> QuantumDot wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2008-08-23 02:52:21 +0200, John Larkin
>>> highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> said:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:13:34 -0700 (PDT), Bret Cahill
>>>> aol.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this
>>>>>> sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
>>>>>
>>>>>> -- Jonathan Swift
>>>>>
>>>>> This flushes 'em out like magic.
>>>>>
>>>>> ...
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Re: Sign of Genius         


Author: Michael A. Terrell
Date: Aug 23, 2008 12:48

Robert Monsen wrote:
>
> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:13:34 -0700 (PDT), Bret Cahill
> aol.com> wrote:
>
>>> "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this
>>> sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
>>
>>> -- Jonathan Swift
>>
>>This flushes 'em out like magic.
>>
>
> Ah, he is a plumber!

No. They fired him becasue he spent all day swimming in the septic
tank.

--
http://improve-usenet.org/index.html
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Re: Sign of Genius         


Author: Rod Speed
Date: Aug 23, 2008 13:43

rlbell.nsuid@gmail.com wrote:
> On Aug 22, 10:06 pm, "BobW" roadrunner.com>
> wrote:
>> "John Larkin" highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in
>> message
>>
>> news:9vvua49tgus4il3fujl660055ar34b6ut4@4ax.com...
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:08:05 +0200, QuantumDot
>>> ohnoyoudont.co.za> wrote:
>>
>>>> On 2008-08-22 22:57:40 +0200, BretCah...@peoplepc.com said:
>>
>>>>> "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this
>>>>> sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
>>
>>>>> -- Jonathan Swift
>> ...
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Re: Sign of Genius         


Author: John Fields
Date: Aug 23, 2008 14:37

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:43:36 +1000, "Rod Speed"
gmail.com> wrote:
>rlbell.nsuid@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Aug 22, 10:06 pm, "BobW" roadrunner.com>
>> wrote:
>>> "John Larkin" highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in
>>> message
>>>
>...
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Re: Sign of Genius         


Author: Rod Speed
Date: Aug 23, 2008 15:22

John Fields austininstruments.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:43:36 +1000, "Rod Speed"
> gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> rlbell.nsuid@gmail.com wrote:
>>> On Aug 22, 10:06 pm, "BobW" roadrunner.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> "John Larkin" highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in
>>>> message
>>>>
>>>> news:9vvua49tgus4il3fujl660055ar34b6ut4@4ax.com...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:08:05 +0200, QuantumDot
>>>>> ohnoyoudont.co.za> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> On 2008-08-22 22:57:40 +0200, BretCah...@peoplepc.com said:
>>>>
>>>>>>> "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by ...
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Re: Sign of Genius         


Author: Charlie Siegrist
Date: Aug 23, 2008 15:43

On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:57:40 -0700, BretCahill wrote:
> "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign,
> that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
>
> -- Jonathan Swift

Fancying yourself a genius is a Sign of Delusion. If you are not deluded
and are indeed a genius, as your mind tells you you are, please answer
the question addressed in the referenced news article. I've been waiting
for a reply to that post for some time now. Thank you.

<5af9a4diagnlhp5gstdfv7qorb9eqthqp2@4ax.com>
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