Re: wise words

From: Frank Hamersley <terabitemightbe_at_bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 11:47:25 GMT
Message-ID: <hDCcg.9382$S7.5540@news-server.bigpond.net.au>

x wrote:
> "Roy Hann" <specially_at_processed.almost.meat> wrote in message

>> "x" <x_at_not-exists.org> wrote in message news:e4ulgq$tf4$1_at_emma.aioe.org...
>>> Proverbs are made by us and only say something about us.

>

>> Either you are equivocating or you are uttering a triviality.

>
> I could say the same about Frank here:

You "could" - but you would be wrong on both counts!

> Frank:>> Of course some in CDT are much much smarter than these aged
> wisdoms!
>
> x:> I've read tons of proverbs but I forgotten most of them.
>
> Frank:But that only says something about you and nothing about the veracity
> of
> the proverbs. :-)
>
> x:> > Proverbs are made by us and only say something about us.

 >
>> The ancient
>> "us" who coined most proverbs is a different "us" than inhabit c.d.t.

> today.

>> Which is it?

>
> The "us" that "inhabit" c.d.t. are the great-great-great-...-great-nephews
> of the ancient "us" who coined most proverbs.
> prov-erb (prov'uhrb) n., v. <-erbed, -erb-ing>
> n.
> 1. a short popular saying, usu. of unknown
> and ancient origin, that expresses
> effectively some commonplace truth or
> useful thought; adage; saw.
>
> folk-lore (fohk'lôr , -lohr ) n.
> 1. the traditional beliefs, legends,
> customs, etc., of a people; lore of a
> people.
> 2. the study of such lore.
> 3. a body of widely held but false or
> unsubstantiated beliefs.
>
> Us are the folks.

No sure where the "folk" bit came from but if you are happy to associate with them go hard son!

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Cheers, Frank. Received on Tue May 23 2006 - 06:47:25 CDT