[Rhodes22-list] Captain Rummy Said ...

[Bill Effros]

Ed,

I'm having a little trouble following this thread.  What are you talking 
about?

Bill Effros

Tootle wrote:
> Captain Rummy said, "LIGHT TRAVELS FASTER THAN SOUND, WHICH IS WHY SOME
> PEOPLE  APPEAR
> BRIGHT UNTIL YOU HEAR THEM SPEAK."
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> 	I guess this applies to words on the internet traveling at the speed of
> light.  You keep saying that Iraq is not working.  Obviously you require 100
> % effectiveness or participation.  I suggest that when dealing with humans
> or people a sufficient majority can be effective, albeit, it takes longer.
> 	There are several problem areas in Iraq, true.  However, there are many
> areas functioning reasonable well for that part of the world.  Bagdag cannot
> be compared to main stree, Anderson, South Carolina.
> 	You are letting the constant negative press color you analysis.  If you
> would look behind the bold headlines, there is progress.
> 	Sure, there are still serious problems, especially the problems of Islamist
> and thugs who are using Islam as a means to achieve domination.  Stop and
> read some history.   There have been other thuggish societies trying for
> world domination.  Freedom does not come cheap.  
> 	You and your fellow travelers opine that we should not be there.  At the
> present time in the world we are the only ones with the resources to merely
> challenge those thugs.  And yes, notwithstanding your opinion to the
> contrary, it is the same ideology as those who attacked the word trade
> centers.
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> Addendum:
> Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that
> you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to
> believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and
> follow it to an end requires courage.” 
>  Ralph Waldo Emerson 
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>> 1. SAVE THE WHALES. COLLECT THE WHOLE SET.
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>> 2.  A DAY WITHOUT SUNSHINE IS LIKE NIGHT.
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>> 3. ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU HAVE  DIFFERENT FINGERS.
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>> 4. I JUST GOT LOST IN THOUGHT; IT WASN'T FAMILIAR TERRITORY.
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>> 5. 42.7 PERCENT OF ALL  STATISTICS ARE MADE UP ON THE SPOT.
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>> 6. 99 PERCENT OF LAWYERS GIVE THE  REST A BAD NAME.
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>> 7. I FEEL LIKE I'M DIAGONALLY PARKED IN A PARALLEL  UNIVERSE.
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>> 8. HONK IF YOU LOVE PEACE AND QUIET.
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>> 9. REMEMBER, HALF  THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW ARE BELOW AVERAGE.
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>> 10. HE WHO LAUGHS LAST THINKS  SLOWEST.
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>> 11. DEPRESSION IS MERELY ANGER, WITHOUT  THE ENTHUSIASM.
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>> 12. THE EARLY BIRD MAY GET THE WORM, BUT THE SECOND  MOUSE GETS THE
>> CHEESE.
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>> 13. I DRIVE WAY TOO FAST TO WORRY ABOUT  CHOLESTEROL.
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>> 14. SUPPORT BACTERIA: THEY'RE THE ONLY CULTURE SOME PEOPLE  HAVE.
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>> 15. MONDAY IS AN AWFUL WAY TO SPEND 1/7 OF YOUR WEEK.
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>> 16. A  CLEAR CONSCIENCE IS USUALLY THE SIGN OF A BAD MEMORY.
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>> 17. CHANGE IS  INEVITABLE, EXCEPT FROM VENDING MACHINES.
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>> 18. GET A NEW CAR FOR YOUR  SPOUSE. IT'LL BE A GREAT TRADE!
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>> 19. PLAN TO BE SPONTANEOUS  TOMORROW.
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>> 20. ALWAYS TRY TO BE MODEST, AND BE PROUD OF IT!!
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>> 21. IF  YOU THINK NOBODY CARES, TRY MISSING A COUPLE OF PAYMENTS.
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>> 22. HOW MANY OF  YOU BELIEVE IN PSYCHO-KINESIS? RAISE MY HAND.
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>> 23. WHAT'S THE SPEED OF  DARK?
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>> 24. HOW DO YOU TELL WHEN YOU'RE OUT OF INVISIBLE INK?
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>> 25. IF  EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING WELL, YOU HAVE OBVIOUSLY  OVERLOOKED
>> SOMETHING.
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>> 26. WHEN EVERYTHING IS COMING YOUR WAY, YOU'RE  IN THE WRONG  LANE.
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>> 27. HARD WORK PAYS OFF IN THE FUTURE.  LAZINESS PAYS OFF NOW.
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>> 28. EVERYONE HAS A PHOTOGRAPHIC-MEMORY . SOME JUST  DO NOT HAVE FILM.
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>> 29. HOW MUCH DEEPER WOULD THE OCEAN BE WITHOUT THE  SPONGES?
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>> 30. EAGLES MAY SOAR, BUT WEASELS DO NOT GET SUCKED INTO JET  ENGINES.
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>> 31. LIGHT TRAVELS FASTER THAN SOUND, WHICH IS WHY SOME PEOPLE  APPEAR
>> BRIGHT UNTIL YOU HEAR THEM SPEAK.
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