Dr Wingnut

Year: 2005

  • Pretension

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    Never seem more learned than the people you are with.  Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden.  Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked.Lord Chesterfield

  • Happy/Unhappy Anniversary

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    Dr. and Mrs. Wingnut are happy to announce that they have been married for 17 years today.  Their wedding day was on a Saturday, 6 August 1988 because Mrs. Wingnut said no one would come to the wedding if they were married the day Dr. Wingnut wanted, 8/8/88.  So now he remembers it as that…

  • Yes indeed

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    If you cannot find wisdom within, try the Internet.Fortune cookie advice from Backspace page in PC Magazine, 9 August 2005

  • Computer Problems

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    The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up, there’s no law against whacking them around a little.Joe Martin

  • Last day of your life

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    I believe you should live each day as if it is your last, which is why I don’t have any clean laundry, because, come on, who wants to wash clothes on the last day of their life?Anonymous 15-year-old

  • Denial is not a river in Egypt

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    Denial is a powerful tool.  Never underestimate its ability to cloud your vision.Be aware that, for many reasons, we have become experts at using this tool to make reality more tolerable.  We have learned well how to stop the pain caused by reality – not by changing our circumstances, but by pretending our circumstances are…

  • Research

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    Basic research is what I am doing when I don’t know what I am doing.Wernher von Braun