And that explains why a group of Baboons is called a Congress!
Its funny Friday!
- Thread starter rgranger
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“Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”
“Fleas can be taught nearly anything that a Congressman can.”
“An honest man in politics shines more there than he would elsewhere.”
“There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.”
“All Congresses and Parliaments have a kindly feeling for idiots, and a compassion for them, on account of personal experience and heredity.”
--- Mark Twain
“Fleas can be taught nearly anything that a Congressman can.”
“An honest man in politics shines more there than he would elsewhere.”
“There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.”
“All Congresses and Parliaments have a kindly feeling for idiots, and a compassion for them, on account of personal experience and heredity.”
--- Mark Twain
jssailem, thanks for reminding me of a similar statement regarding alcohol.
Many years ago I purchased a green ceramic beer mug at a thrift store. The inscription on it read as follows:
"In vino veritas, aber auch etvas im bier!" A few years ago I gifted that mug to Frank G, my long-time sailing friend and all-round fine gentleman, who is of German ancestry.
Many years ago I purchased a green ceramic beer mug at a thrift store. The inscription on it read as follows:
"In vino veritas, aber auch etvas im bier!" A few years ago I gifted that mug to Frank G, my long-time sailing friend and all-round fine gentleman, who is of German ancestry.
And now it’s for sale on Etsy!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/221331068/vintage-beer-stein-green-german-style
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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What do you call a boomerang that when thrown does not come back....?
A Stick
A Stick
That's the most compelling proof I've seen thus far.
-Will (Dragonfly)
-Will (Dragonfly)
Also the most compelling reason to be in favor of it.That's the most compelling proof I've seen thus far.
-Will (Dragonfly)
Of course, 2016 would only be clothes pins on the line.
Our first party boat sported a bright stainless steel plate on one of her two bows because my mother damaged the stem when she tried to break a Champaign bottle on it at launch. The bottle didn't break.
-Will (Dragonfly)
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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Non breaking Champagne bottle is not unusual, even at formal ship launches. That is why the bottle is scored before it is wrapped. That way the bottle is likely to ceremonially burst and spray bubbly and the wrap captures the otherwise flying glass.
It’s bad luck for a ship to be launched and the bottle not to burst on the first wack.
It’s bad luck for a ship to be launched and the bottle not to burst on the first wack.