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Old Oct 31, 1998 | 12:37 pm
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Rudi's FlyerTalk Aphorisms
1) Everyone is entiteled my opinion.

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Old Oct 31, 1998 | 12:39 pm
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correction 1) Everyone is entiteled to my opinion.
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Old Oct 31, 1998 | 1:38 pm
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2) Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.

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Old Oct 31, 1998 | 4:53 pm
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3) Any smoothly functioning technology will have the appearance of magic

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Old Oct 31, 1998 | 4:59 pm
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4) we are what we pretend to be

(dedicated to my ghost, with the above entry where by my fault, my ghost had a come-back - sorry)
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Old Oct 31, 1998 | 5:24 pm
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5) The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.

(dedicated to all discussions partners on all threats, with a special "twinkle" to myself and my co-players in the discussion about "bohemian" beers and the definition of "original".)
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Old Oct 31, 1998 | 6:46 pm
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6) Don't hate yourself in the morning - sleep till noon

(dedicated to myself, as - again - I go to bed at 2:45 AM local time .... but it is sunday tomorrow - NO TODAY!).
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Old Nov 1, 1998 | 4:05 am
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7) Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.

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Old Nov 1, 1998 | 4:15 am
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8) Blessed are they that run around in circles, for they shall be known as wheels.

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Old Nov 1, 1998 | 4:17 am
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9) The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it

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Old Nov 1, 1998 | 3:00 pm
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Death is life's way of telling you you've been fired.

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Old Nov 1, 1998 | 3:05 pm
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11) Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

(dedicated to all ff, after taking note of what airlines answer, being questioned how they handel "death & miles")
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Old Nov 1, 1998 | 4:44 pm
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12) Where there's a will, there's an inheritance tax.

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Old Nov 1, 1998 | 4:48 pm
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The version of number three that I've seen before is:

"Any significantly advanced technology is indistinguishable from blacked magic"
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Old Nov 1, 1998 | 11:17 pm
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Glad you are back!
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