On Sat, 11 Jun 2011, YES NOPE9 wrote: >> >> On Jun 11, 2011, at 8:02 AM, V G wrote: >> >> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 2:46 PM, RC wrote: >> >>> "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then y= ou >>> and I will still each have one apple. >>> But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, >>> then >>> each of us will have two ideas." >>> (George Bernard Shaw) >>> >> >> That's the stupidest quote I've ever heard in my life. >> >> An apple =3D an apple so you're trading the same thing. >> >> There are two things wrong with comparing an idea to an apple: >> >> 1. An idea is not traded. It is copied. So you don't lose what you >> "exchange". >> 2. An idea !=3D an idea. They are two different things. Might as well co= mpare >> the said apple above to an orange. >> >> So not only are you copying an idea, you are copying a *different* idea. >> Nothing at all like apples. So it's a stupid comparison or analogy. > > The thing to remember is that these quotes are to inspire people who are = less smart than you ...... like me...... Inspire?! Nothing so noble. They are to make stupid people think that the person that wrote them=20 understands something deep. "oh look mommy that man's got no clothes on" :-) Regards Sergio Masci --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .