No Exceptions
The most difficult secret for a man to keep is his own opinion of himself.
… Marcel Pagnol
At a Loss for Words
Boss to secretary: There are two words that I want you to refrain from ever using. One of them is “lousy,” the other is “swell.”
Secretary: That’s O.K. with me. What are the two words?
From the Trivia File
The Burden of Proof (the obligation to prove something) is on the party holding the affirmative [because no one can prove a negative, except by reduction ad absurdum].
… Greenleaf: On Evidence, vol. i, pt. ii, ch. iii.
Fly-boy Motto
There are old pilots and there are bold pilots.
However, there are no old bold pilots.
The Teacher
I took a piece of human clay,
And gently formed it day by day,
And molded, with my skill and art
A young child’s soft and yielding heart.
I came again when days were gone—
It was a man I gazed upon.
The form I gave him still he bore,
But I could change him nevermore.
Sensibility
Edo: Does your wife talk to herself when she’s alone?
Bedo: I don’t know. I’ve never been with her when she’s alone.
What’s in a Name?
Bastadjian: One who sells merchandise from a wheeled cart; street vendor.
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