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Started by Geoff_N, March 05, 2007, 02:23:20 PM

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Geoff_N

March 05, 2007, 02:23:20 PM
I knew that Hemingway had written his best work (his words) in only six words:

For sale: Baby shoes, never worn.

But I didn't know about this:

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html

I bet we could do better...


Give me a couple of years.

Ed

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March 05, 2007, 03:28:10 PM
I've always thought the Hemingway one was ambiguous, but I'm not sure I could do any better with just six words :scratch:
Planning is an unnatural process - it is much more fun to do something.  The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. [Sir John Harvey-Jones]

DragonMom

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March 05, 2007, 11:26:40 PM
Margaret Atwood's cracked me up.   :bleh:
"When Mister Safety Catch is not on, Mister Crossbow is No Longer your Friend."  - Terry Pratchett

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