July 4, 2008
- On How, For the Good of the Country, One July 4th per Year Isn't Enough
“Statistics show that we lose more fools on this day than in all the other days of the year put together. (…)
April 15, 2008
- On Honesty and the Tax Man
“There isn't a rich man in your vast city who doesn't perjure himself every year before the tax board.”-Mark Twain
Many a tall tale will be told today. (…)
March 19, 2008
- On Statistics and Their Value
“People commonly use statistics like a drunk uses a lamp post; for support rather than illumination.”– Mark Twain (attributed)
95% of those polled think I’m a genius. (…)
March 12, 2008
- On Governors, Morals, and Ladies of the Night
“Morals consist of political morals, commercial morals, ecclesiastical morals, and morals.”-Mark Twain
Strangely, it is not unique. (…)
March 4, 2008
- On Experiencing True Cold - And the Strange Things That Happen When You Do
“The captain had been telling how, in one of his Arctic voyages, it was so cold that the mate's shadow froze fast to the deck and had to be ripped loose by main strength. (…)
February 4, 2008
- On Accepting Compliments and Liking It
“I do not make any pretense that I dislike compliments. The stronger the better and I can manage to digest them.”-Mark Twain, speech, “The Last Lotos Club”
Do go on. (…)
