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Methinks this story is teh AWESOME
« on: January 27, 2010, 10:25:13 PM »
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Re: Methinks this story is teh AWESOME
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2010, 03:55:22 AM »
 :plus: for finding this one.
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Re: Methinks this story is teh AWESOME
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2010, 10:40:02 AM »
I think it's an awesome story too.  Thanks for posting it.

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Re: Methinks this story is teh AWESOME
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2010, 06:17:47 PM »
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Re: Methinks this story is teh AWESOME
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2010, 09:35:09 PM »
Sadly for you, Duke, Harriet is alas no longer with us.

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Re: Methinks this story is teh AWESOME
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2010, 08:41:28 PM »
I've got to play devil's advocate here.

She got a teaching degree, then died. A waste of a teaching degree since she never taught anyone with it.  :-\

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Re: Methinks this story is teh AWESOME
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2010, 03:11:36 AM »
And your point being....?

She shouldn't have even tried? Just gone straight to the elephant graveyard like a good old fart?

Maybe if more scientists would get off their butts and work on extending life instead of creating death she'd be around to teach.

When Cato the Elder was learning Greek (at age 80!) he was asked why he was taking on such an arduous mental task at such an advanced age.

His reply (slightly paraphrased): "It's the youngest age I have left."

I.F. Stone said much the same thing when he was researching his final book, The Death of Socrates.

In short, I hope I'll still be learning when I'm on my deathbed. Otherwise, what is the fucking point???

Answer me that, Scrap!
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Alex179: Everything that is living is dying.   It will stop dying when it is dead.
"Earth is the cradle of Humanity. But one cannot live in a cradle forever."--Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
The law is the law. Rules are rules. God is God. A is A. Black is black. I want my baby back.