Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (Sept. 11, 2010)
From the Word Lab The word “good” has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his mother at a range of 500 yards, I should call him a good shot, but not […]
From the Word Lab The word “good” has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his mother at a range of 500 yards, I should call him a good shot, but not […]
On Nobility We, my lords, may thank Heaven that we have something better than our brains to depend on. …Lord Chesterfield A Modern Proverb More important than possessing knowledge is the ability to […]
Genoese Proverb It is better to wear out one’s shoes than one’s sheets. A Cynical Observation Life is tough for men. When they are born, their mothers get the flowers and compliments. When they […]
German Proverb A good lie finds more believers than a bad truth. Sound Advice Playing poker is like investing in the stock market. If you have a winning hand, raise. If you have a losing […]
Turkish proverb Though men are brothers their pockets are not sisters. Homonymic A leading political candidate for public office attended a rally in his honor, and after giving a speech stood in a receiving line […]
For Those Who Already Know Having a baby is like trying to push a grand piano through a transom. …Alice Roosevelt Longworth Daffy-nition Blunt person: One who says what he thinks without thinking. From the […]
When President Obama used the term Medz Yeghern to characterize the Armenian Genocide, I, along with many others, felt betrayed because he did not use the word genocide as was expected based upon his presidential […]
It Ain’t Necessarily So The Unrighteous Bible: An edition printed at Cambridge in 1653, containing the printer’s error, “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall inherit [for shall not inherit] the Kingdom of God?” (I […]
The Best of the Best The fact that people do not understand and respect the very best things, such as Mozart’s concertos, is what permits men like us to become famous. … Johannes Brahms […]
From an Ancient Fidelity is the sister of justice. … Horace Tongue Twister Te te, ro ro, ma ma, nu nu, da da, te te, la la, te te! (Latin: Te tero, Roma, manu […]
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