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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
"God may forgive your sins, but your nervous system won't." ~Alfred Korzybski
I can testify to that! 😉

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“How do I know what I think until I see what I say?” ―E.M. Forster

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
“How do I know what I think until I see what I say?” ―E.M. Forster
“How do I know what I think until I see what I say?” ―Alexander Pushkin

Note: Misattributed to E.M. Forster.

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
“How do I know what I think until I see what I say?” ―Alexander Pushkin

Note: Misattributed to E.M. Forster.
"How do I know what I think until I see what someone else has to say?" -- Grampy Bobby

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Originally posted by HandyAndy
"How do I know what I think until I see what someone else has to say?" -- Grampy Bobby
Isn't it a fact that we're all ignorant on certain topics and that the observations
of published authors are sometimes helpful in shedding light?

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Isn't it a fact that we're all ignorant on certain topics and that the observations
of published authors are sometimes helpful in shedding light?
Yes, but HandyAndy doesn't know that, or what it means.

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Isn't it a fact that we're all ignorant on certain topics and that the observations
of published authors are sometimes helpful in shedding light?
Of course, sometimes. But not always.

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Originally posted by josephw
Yes, but HandyAndy doesn't know that, or what it means.
Apparently not. Explain it to me.

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Originally posted by HandyAndy
Of course, sometimes. But not always.
When "not always"?

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
When "not always"?
Somewhere between always and never.

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"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects." ~Will Rogers

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"When you want to know the truth, you do not care who is right." ~Richard Feynman

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At my age I have seen it all, done it all, heard it all
I just don't remember it all

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