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WITandWISDOM(tm) - August 24, 2000 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: Some things that are continually before our eyes we never see at all. Men only see what they attend to; if our attention is only fixed on small things we shall only see small details. The more we see and attend, the more the wonder ought to grow. - G A Studdert Kennedy Source: Peter's Pearls, subscribe@peterspearls.com.au via http://www.witandwisdom.org ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: Bruce Barton, one of the original partners in the legendary advertising agency of Batten, Barton, Durstine, & Osborne, once told the following story: "One day on my first job as a young man in New York, a matter came up about which I happened to have the facts. My boss disagreed, and though I put up a good argument, he somewhat abruptly overruled me. "I was living those days in a room in the 23rd Street Y.M.C.A. in New York for which I paid seven dollars a week. His home was a fair-sized mansion requiring 10 servants. The morning after our argument, the telephone rang while I was dressing, and I wondered who in New York could be after me so early. "To my amazement it was the boss. Said he: ‘I have been thinking about our discussion of yesterday, and I just want you to know you were right and I was wrong.' "The boss with an income of $100,000 a year, calling a $40-a- week youngster to say, 'I was wrong!' He had been 100 percent with me; after that he was the biggest man in town." Source: Bits & Pieces, February 2, 1995, Copyright (c) Economic Press - www.epinc.com/ via http://www.witandwisdom.org ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: EXPRESSIONS A WOMAN COULD USE ON HIGH STRESS DAYS 1. You! Off my planet!! 2. Not the brightest crayon in the box now, are we? 3. Well, this day was a total waste of makeup. 4. Errors have been made. Others will be blamed. 5. Allow me to introduce my selves. Source: 'a'Grin'a'Day' Copyright (c) 2,000 All rights reserved via http://www.witandwisdom.org ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: The duffer muffed his tee shot into the woods, then hit into a few trees, then proceeded to hit across the fairway into another woods. Finally, after banging away several more times, he proceeded to hit into a sand trap. All the while, he'd noticed that the club professional had been watching. "What club should I use now?" he asked the pro. "I don't know," the pro replied. "What game are you playing?" Source: Giggles & Grins Copyright (c) 2000 by Igiggle@aol.com All Rights Reserved, gigglesngrins-subscribe@topica.com via http://www.witandwisdom.org ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: Where was the first tunnel in recorded history? In Babylon. Built by the Assyrians in about 2100 B.C., the secret 3,000-foot-long passageway linked the royal palace on one side of the Euphrates River with the Temple of Jupiter on the other side. Source: ArcaMax Trivia, www.arcamax.com via http://www.witandwisdom.org |