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majorshrapnel
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Date Posted:2024-10-09 08:26:30Copy HTML Growing old is something you do if you're lucky It is impossible to design anything that is foolproof because fools are ingenious Before I speak I have something important to say Groucho Marx You know that look that women get when they want sex? Me neither Steve Martin When choosing between two evils I always pick the one I haven't tried before Mae West There are a number of mechanical devices which increase the sexual arousal of women, a Ferrari is one of them P J O'Rourke A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove you don't need it Bob Hope All I ask is a chance to prove that money won't make me happy Spike Milligan A secret is something that is only repeated to one person at a time Robert McCrum |
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MarkUK
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Re:QUOTES Date Posted:2026-04-05 01:32:17Copy HTML I'm amazed that armies could have thousands of men under arms at all considering the host of debilitating conditions people were subject to years ago. The Crimean War is a good example of disease being a far greater killer than the enemy itself. You're playing chess with Fate and Fate's winning.
Arnold Bennett
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tommytalldog
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Re:QUOTES Date Posted:2026-04-06 08:08:43Copy HTML "Burn the Boats" a phrase traced to conquistador Hernan Cortes before the 1519 conquest of Mexico, meaning a full commitment to success with no option for retreat. Some say it is a deplorable use of settler-colonial rhetoric. |
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tommytalldog
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Re:QUOTES Date Posted:2026-04-12 01:21:58Copy HTML "There are many who do not know they are fascists but will find it out when the times comes." Hemmingway |