Some Jems by Steven Wright

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Some Jems by Steven Wright

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If you're not familiar with the work of Steven Wright, he's the famous erudite scientist and humorist who once said: "I woke up one morning and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by exact duplicates."

Here are some of his gems:

1 - I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.

2 - Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't expect it back.

3 - Half the people you know are below average.

4 - 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

5 - A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

6 - If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain.

7 - I almost had a psychic girlfriend, but she left me before we met.

8 - How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?

9 - If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

10 - Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

11 - When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

12 - Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.

13 - Hard work pays off in the future; laziness pays off now.

14 - I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

15 - If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

16 - Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into by jet engines.

17 - What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

18 - My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder."

19 - Why do psychics have to ask you for your name.

20 - If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

21 - A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.

22 - Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

23 - To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.

24 - The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.

25 - The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.

26 - Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film.

27 - If at first you don't succeed; skydiving is not for you.

28 - If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?

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Is that all? I could have gone on for quite a bit longer. :D
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Still my favorite:
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29. There's always opportunity in confusion.
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Great quotes. This one, though purely scientific, is so interesting:
"28 - If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?"

The answer is yes. The person in the car would see the light beam go out at the speed of light. The person watching the car would see something different, which is all about how time and speed are connected. Mind blowing stuff.
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Scott - A2A wrote: 17 Jun 2020, 07:20 Great quotes. This one, though purely scientific, is so interesting:
"28 - If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?"

The answer is yes. The person in the car would see the light beam go out at the speed of light. The person watching the car would see something different, which is all about how time and speed are connected. Mind blowing stuff.
Only thing that it would require that the car, the headlights, and the other relevant stuff such as the observer, all with some mass, could do the speed of light. Something that the stuff with any mass tend not to do. They'd simply accelerate infinitely (in their own timeframe) like nothing but would never actually catch the speed of light in relation to any reference point. :)

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Scott - A2A wrote: 17 Jun 2020, 07:20 Great quotes. This one, though purely scientific, is so interesting:
"28 - If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?"

The answer is yes. The person in the car would see the light beam go out at the speed of light. The person watching the car would see something different, which is all about how time and speed are connected. Mind blowing stuff.
I suppose you know this because you have travelled at the speed of light! :shock:
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AKar wrote: 17 Jun 2020, 14:04
Scott - A2A wrote: 17 Jun 2020, 07:20 Great quotes. This one, though purely scientific, is so interesting:
"28 - If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?"

The answer is yes. The person in the car would see the light beam go out at the speed of light. The person watching the car would see something different, which is all about how time and speed are connected. Mind blowing stuff.
Only thing that it would require that the car, the headlights, and the other relevant stuff such as the observer, all with some mass, could do the speed of light. Something that the stuff with any mass tend not to do. They'd simply accelerate infinitely (in their own timeframe) like nothing but would never actually catch the speed of light in relation to any reference point. :)

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Ron Attwood wrote: 17 Jun 2020, 14:13
Scott - A2A wrote: 17 Jun 2020, 07:20 Great quotes. This one, though purely scientific, is so interesting:
"28 - If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?"

The answer is yes. The person in the car would see the light beam go out at the speed of light. The person watching the car would see something different, which is all about how time and speed are connected. Mind blowing stuff.
I suppose you know this because you have travelled at the speed of light! :shock:
I think I actually do because no matter where I go, there I am. :)

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Ron Attwood wrote: 17 Jun 2020, 14:15
AKar wrote: 17 Jun 2020, 14:04
Scott - A2A wrote: 17 Jun 2020, 07:20 Great quotes. This one, though purely scientific, is so interesting:
"28 - If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?"

The answer is yes. The person in the car would see the light beam go out at the speed of light. The person watching the car would see something different, which is all about how time and speed are connected. Mind blowing stuff.
Only thing that it would require that the car, the headlights, and the other relevant stuff such as the observer, all with some mass, could do the speed of light. Something that the stuff with any mass tend not to do. They'd simply accelerate infinitely (in their own timeframe) like nothing but would never actually catch the speed of light in relation to any reference point. :)

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Let's ban techies from any forum with any humour content. :roll:
Must... ruin... the party... :mrgreen:

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AKar wrote: 18 Jun 2020, 03:50
Ron Attwood wrote: 17 Jun 2020, 14:15
AKar wrote: 17 Jun 2020, 14:04
Only thing that it would require that the car, the headlights, and the other relevant stuff such as the observer, all with some mass, could do the speed of light. Something that the stuff with any mass tend not to do. They'd simply accelerate infinitely (in their own timeframe) like nothing but would never actually catch the speed of light in relation to any reference point. :)

-Esa
Let's ban techies from any forum with any humour content. :roll:
Must... ruin... the party... :mrgreen:

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All right. You can stay, but no more techie nonsense. :|
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Ron Attwood wrote: 18 Jun 2020, 07:06
AKar wrote: 18 Jun 2020, 03:50
Ron Attwood wrote: 17 Jun 2020, 14:15

Let's ban techies from any forum with any humour content. :roll:
Must... ruin... the party... :mrgreen:

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All right. You can stay, but no more techie nonsense. :|
LOL right on time...... :mrgreen:
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BTW, on the point number....

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Wow! I remember seeing most of those as BBS forum post tag lines.

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Tug002 wrote: 16 Jun 2020, 15:59 If you're not familiar with the work of Steven Wright, he's the famous erudite scientist and humorist who once said: "I woke up one morning and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by exact duplicates."

Here are some of his gems:

1 - I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.

2 - Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't expect it back.

3 - Half the people you know are below average.

4 - 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

5 - A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

6 - If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain.

7 - I almost had a psychic girlfriend, but she left me before we met.

8 - How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?

9 - If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

10 - Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

11 - When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

12 - Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.

13 - Hard work pays off in the future; laziness pays off now.

14 - I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

15 - If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

16 - Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into by jet engines.

17 - What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

18 - My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder."

19 - Why do psychics have to ask you for your name.

20 - If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

21 - A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.

22 - Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

23 - To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.

24 - The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.

25 - The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.

26 - Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film.

27 - If at first you don't succeed; skydiving is not for you.

28 - If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?

Keep smiling
Tug :)
He's good for sure. Good thing we have him now that Yogi Berra is gone. LOL
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