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Posted by Michael Boone (Member # 308) on :

A lot of very intelligent people........ doing incredibly stupid things..........

[ November 09, 2002, 06:30 PM: Message edited by: Michael Boone ]

Posted by David Wright (Member # 111) on :

My favorite in the same vein is Oscar Wilde's:
"Some ideas are so preposterous that only intellectuals can believe them".
Politicians or deep thinkers, the results are usually asinine.

Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :

and another famous person said ' its not those who vote decide, but those who count the votes '

Posted by Mike Languein (Member # 319) on :

Yeah, Joey - that was Jeb Bush.

Posted by David Fisher (Member # 107) on :

My definition:
Poli - from the greek meaning "many"
tics - modern English meaning blood sucking parasites.

Posted by Joe Cieslowski (Member # 2429) on :

Politicians are like diapers, [Wink]

They should be changed frequently! [Roll Eyes]

And for the same reason...... [Eek!]

Joe,
Makin Chips and Havin Fun! At Atlantic City!

Posted by Bill Biggs (Member # 18) on :

Govern, To Hold back, Restrain or Check!( definition out of Websters Dictionary.)
To Keep men from "boldly going where no one has gone before!"
(borrowed from star trek)
Bill

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