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• There is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow.
  -- William Cowper (1731-1800) -- The Jackdaw, (Translation from Vincent Bourne)...
• Its never as easy as the manual says it is!
• A man is walking down the street when he sees a man with four arms, and antennae coming out of his head.
  He goes up to him and says, "You're not from around here, are you?...
• And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.
  -- William Cowper (1731-1800) -- Exhortation to Praye...
• MUMMY, n. An ancient Egyptian, formerly in universal use among modern civilized nations as medicine, and now engaged in supplying art with an excellent pigment.
  He is handy, too, in museums in gratifying the vulgar curiosity that serves to distinguish man from the lower animals....
• His back against a rock he bore. And firmly placed his foot before
  Come one, come all! This rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." -- Sco...
• What is it but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns?
  -- William Cowper (1731-1800) -- The Task, Book iv, The Winter Evening, Line 55...
• History has much to say on following the proper procedures.
  From a history of the Mexican revolution: "Hildago was later defeated at Guadalajara....
• It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.
  I believe it was Magellan who said, "The church says the earth is fla...