Dr Wingnut

Month: August 2006

  • Teachers

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    According to a radio report, a middle school in Oregon was faced with a unique problem.  A number of girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom.  That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little…

  • Expert

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    An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.Niels Bohr

  • Status quo

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    Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.Laurence J. Peter

  • Marketing physics is trivial compared to technology

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    What should engineers developing products know about marketing?There are three laws of what I call marketing physics, three things that matter.  The first is “overt benefit,” which, in a consumer’s words, is “What’s in it for me?”  The second is “real reason to believe,” which translates to “Why should I believe you?”  And the third…

  • The nun and the cabbie

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    A cabbie picks up a Nun.  She gets into the cab, and the cab driver won’t stop staring at her.She asks him why he is staring.He replies: “I have a question to ask you, but I don’t want to offend you.”She answers, “My son, you cannot offend me.  When you’re as old as I am…

  • Moderation

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    Whatever men attempt, they seem driven to overdo.Bernard Baruch

  • Self

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    Self-knowledge and self-improvement are very difficult for most people.  It usually needs great courage and long struggle.Abraham Maslow