Dr Wingnut

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  • Expert

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    An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen.Earl Wilson

  • Happy Birthday

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    Two weeks ago was my 45th birthday, and I wasn’t feeling too good that morning.  I went to breakfast knowing my wife would be pleasant and say, “Happy Birthday!” and probably have a present for me.  As it turned out, she didn’t even say good morning, let alone any happy birthday.  I thought, well, that’s…

  • The Thermodynamics of Hell

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    On Fri, 25 Feb 2000 11:04:17 -0600 I received a posting about this topic.  I subsequently posted a better version on August 3rd of that year.  Today I received roughly the same version, but with a little addendum to the answer which is hilarious and has been appended to the original version.

  • Secrets

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    To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.Samuel Johnson

  • Why men shouldn’t take messages

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    via email from John Treworgy, Fri, 12 Nov 2004 15:15:11 -0500

  • New Governance Plan

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    OK, not to worry.  Here is the plan:Let Bush govern the red states, and Kerry rule the blue.  I have never been to any of those states anyway except Texas which is not really part of the US and is still in mourning since Daniel Boone died at the Alamo.Since the deficit, by nature, is…

  • The God Gene

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    The following are excerpts that I found interesting from the Time article, “Is God in Our Genes?”, 25 October 2004:Hamer also stresses that while he may have located a genetic root for spirituality, that is not the same as a genetic root for religion.  Spirituality is a feeling or a state of mind; religion is…