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    Quote Originally Posted by pfries View Post
    Are you expecting change?
    No. The government never changes whether it's run by the R's or the D's. It always gets bigger, slower, less efficient, and more expensive. I am reminded of the line, often attributed to Will Rogers but actually penned by H.L. Mencken:

    "Anyone who thinks we need more government deserves to get it good and hard!"



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    Think of how stupid the average person is; now realize that 50% of them are stupider than that!
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    From The Bucket List:

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    "So you say that 95% of the people are wrong?"
    "I have found that 95% of the people are always wrong"
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    Quote Originally Posted by TaipeiJake View Post
    Think of how stupid the average person is; now realize that 50% of them are stupider than that!
    Only based on median average, mean and modal averages will probably produce different results. Hopefully jimbo will weigh in with some statistician facts.
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    You know you are in trouble when your 4-year old reveals that it's "almost impossible" to flush a grapefruit down the toilet.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tack View Post
    "almost impossible" to flush a grapefruit down the toilet.


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    So persistence paid off ???
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