Amusing and Interesting quotes (Page 9) LoisS: Oprah is rich, Bill Gates is wealthy. If Bill Gates woke up tomorrow with Oprah’s money, he’d jump out a fucking window and slit his throat on the way down saying, ‘I can’t even put gas in my plane!’  MJ59: “My son is now an ‘entrepreneur.’ That’s what you’re called when you don’t have a job.” – Ted Turner “Why do people say they wish every day was Friday? If it was always Friday, we’d be here every freakin’ day.” — Ed Bernard “Work is the greatest thing in the world, so we should always save some of it for tomorrow.” — Don Herold  Corwin: "Regret for things we did is tempered by time. Regret for things we did not do is inconsolable." -- Allan McDonald McDonald was the Thiokol director of engineering responsible for the Space Shuttle solid rocket boosters prior to the Challenger disaster. He put his career on the line when he refused to sign his approval for the upcoming launch, insisting that the cold temperatures had compromised the O-rings. He was overruled by Thiokol executives afraid to lose THEIR jobs if they didn't meet deadlines. After the disaster, at the congressional hearings, he blew the whistle on the Thiokol executives, and demonstrated that they were well aware of the O-ring problem but approved the launch anyway, disregarding his warnings of imminent disaster. McDonald did in fact lose his job because of that. BUT, upon NASA's insistence McDonald was promoted to Vice President of Thiokol in charge of the new redesigned rocket boosters that put a safer Shuttle back in service two years later. Allan McDonald died Saturday at the age of 83. He died peacefully without the lives of those seven astronauts on his conscience. He didn't manage to save their lives, but he did all he could, and he did the right thing. There's a very important message there. MJ59: "Yeah, I know I'm ugly... I said to a bartender, 'Make me a zombie.' He said 'God beat me to it.'" Rodney Dangerfield "My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet." Rodney Dangerfield MJ59: "She said she was approaching forty and I couldn't help but wonder from which direction." —Bob Hope "I have a wonderful make-up crew. They're the same people restoring the Statue of Liberty." —Bob Hope "If you want to know how old a woman is then ask her sister-in-law." —Edgar Howe (novelist) MJ59: “If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.” – Steven Wright “The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs… one step at a time.” — Joe Girard MJ59: "My only religion is no religion. None of them make any sense to me. All they are is a reason to generate hate for someone who doesn't believe like you do. By eliminating different opinions, you create security for your own beliefs. If everyone believes what you do, it must be right." Anon MJ59: “People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” – A. A. Milne “Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.” – Alan Dundes “The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.” – Albert Einstein “War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.” – Ambrose Bierce  MJ59: “Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.” ― Phyllis Diller “When angry, count four. When very angry, swear.” ― Mark Twain MJ59: "Stop telling women on the internet how beautiful they are and go say it to your wife" ---Anon LoisS: If youre going down a river at 2 MPH and your canoe loses a wheel, how much pancake mix would you need to re shingle your roof at your summer house in Alaska? MJ59: https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/we-taste-tested-the-most-popular-brands-of-chocolate-cake-mix/ There's a bonus one there LoisS: Doesnt look like shingles on a roof in a summer house in Alaska to me....I could be wrong though..  KeithJ: when I first seen the room "Senior Singles" room listed I at first glance thought it was "Senior Shingles" MJ59: Answer amended to 4 shelves full “Cake mixes are the center of our little universe,” said Cynthia Erickson, who owns the only grocery store in Tanana, an Athabascan village of 300 along the Yukon River in central Alaska. “I have four damn shelves full.” https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/17/dining/cake-mix-alaska.html | Off Topic Chat Room Similar Conversations |
Kudos to Mr McDonald! 