The following are the "Rare Gems (sm)" selections for January 31 to
February 6, 1993. "Rare Gems" is a service mark (sm) of Rare Breed Noninc.
and David Alan Wright. Compilation copyright 1992 by same. All Wright's
rights reserved. These collections may be distributed freely as long as this
notice is retained. Negligible penalty for early withdrawal. --:Dave
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Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder -- until the next morning.
--Unknown
* <-- Tribble __ <-- Tribble vs. Godzilla --Unknown
If we wish to know the force of human genius we should read Shakespeare.
If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning we may study his
commentators. --William Hazlitt
Puns are bad, but poetry is verse. --Unknown
He who doesn't risk never gets to drink champagne. --Russian saying
The worst sin towards our fellow creatures has not been to hate them but
to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity.
--George Bernard Shaw
I have seen many a man turn his gold into smoke, but you are the first
who has turned smoke into gold. --Queen Elizabeth I to Sir Walter Raleigh
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The following are the "Rare Gems (sm)" selections for February 7 to 13,
1993. "Rare Gems" is a service mark (sm) of Rare Breed Noninc. and David
Alan Wright. Compilation copyright 1992 by same. All Wright's rights
reserved. These collections may be distributed freely as long as this
notice is retained. Do not write below this line. --:Dave
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ZIT HAPPENS --Acne medicine ad
I am saddest when I sing. So are those who hear me; they are sadder even
than I. --Artemus Ward
Just say "NOOOOOooooooooooo!" to Cthulhu. --Unknown
Lisp: To call a spade a thpade. --Oliver Herford
Take my advice, I don't use it anyway. --Unknown
What am I up to? My neck, as always... --J. Michael Straczynski
Society is composed of two great classes -- those who have more dinners
than appetite, and those who have more appetite than dinners.
--Sebastien Chamfort
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The following are the "Rare Gems (sm)" selections for February 14 to 20,
1993. "Rare Gems" is a service mark (sm) of Rare Breed Noninc. and David
Alan Wright. Compilation copyright 1992 by same. All Wright's rights
reserved. These collections may be distributed freely as long as this
notice is retained. Your cancelled check is your receipt. --:Dave
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Christopher Robin Hood steals from the rich and gives to the Pooh.
--Unknown
Ham on rye: Drunk radio operator. --Unknown
He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts -- for support rather
than for illumination. --Andrew Lang
At a round table there is no dispute about place. --Italian proverb
He who begins by loving Christianity better than Truth will proceed by
loving his own sect better than Christianity, and end by loving himself
better than all. --Samuel Taylor Coleridge
My ancestors, true American warriors, wore braids. My other ancestors,
true Celtic warriors, wore skirts. Both sides of the family wore make-up.
Anyone who didn't wasn't a true warrior. The same is true today; if I were
to go out wearing braids and a skirt and make-up, I better know how to
fight. --:Dave Wright
A statesman is one who lies in state. --Unknown
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The Management of Rare Breed Noninc. regrets the recent hiatus forced
upon this feature by technical difficulties, and offers the advice that if
you don't have an uncorruptible power supply with surge protection, you
should get one right away. Don't wait until you're hit by a brownout or
spike that fries your chips. You'll save yourself up to a month's worth of
headaches dealing with shipping, repairs, waiting for parts, etc.
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The following are the "Rare Gems (sm)" selections for March 21 to 27,
1993. "Rare Gems" is a service mark (sm) of Rare Breed Noninc. and David
Alan Wright. Compilation copyright 1992 by same. All Wright's rights
reserved. These collections may be distributed freely as long as this
notice is retained. Avoid contact with skin. --:Dave
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I don't eat snails. I prefer fast food. --Unknown
If you can't create it -- respect it. --Unknown
Make love, not war -- but be prepared for both. --Unknown
Pick your enemies carefully -- they're harder to get rid of than friends.
--Unknown
You can fly, but that cocoon has to go. --Unknown
I don't have mood swings. I have a whole playground. --Lea Hernandez
OCCUPANCY BY MORE THAN 31 PERSONS IS DANGEROUS AND UNLAWFUL
--Sign in opium parlor, Charles Addams cartoon
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The following are the "Rare Gems (sm)" selections for March 28 to April 3,
1993. "Rare Gems" is a service mark (sm) of Rare Breed Noninc. and David
Alan Wright. Compilation copyright 1992 by same. All Wright's rights
reserved. These collections may be distributed freely as long as this
notice is retained. Sanitized for your protection. --:Dave
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Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful. --Nietzche
Tried to play my shoehorn... All I got were footnotes. --Unknown
There's intelligent life here, but I'm just visiting. --Unknown
My keyboard's Israeli-made. It has a Dead Sea Scroll Lock key.
--John DeChancie
The man who makes no mistakes generally doesn't make anything. --Unknown
The Space People think factories are musical instruments. They sing
along with them. Each song lasts from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. No music on
weekends. --Talking Heads' "Stop Making Sense" CD
Talk is cheap, because supply exceeds demand. --Unknown
