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Thread #25978   Message #309111
Posted By: Ferrara
30-Sep-00 - 03:36 PM
Thread Name: Gems of wisdom for an 18th birthday
Subject: RE: Gems of wisdom for an 18th birthday
90% of everything is crap. - Theodore Sturgeon There is nothing more dangerous than stupid people in large groups. Don't do too good a job; people will come to expect it. Save the basket.

That last comes from my parents. A Chinese man was carrying his old father on his back in a large basket, when his young son saw him and asked what he was doing. The man said, "Your grandfather is old and feeble and blind, and his life is no good to him or anyone else any more. As an act of filial kindness, I am carrying him to the river, where I will let him drown and put him out of his misery. I hope this doesn't distress you too much, son." The son replies, "That's fine, father. Save the basket."