The following are the "Rare Gems (sm)" selections for November 3 to 9, 1991. "Rare Gems" is a service mark (sm) of Rare Breed Noninc. and David Alan Wright. Compilation copyright 1991 by same. All Wright's rights reserved. These collections may be distributed freely as long as this notice is retained. Apply only to affected area. --:Dave === I hav b n trying to figur out what "Hit ANY k y" m ans for som tim now. Th y n v r said anything about any k y in particular or what to hit it with. So I hit my " " k y. I us d a small hamm r. As you can plainly s , my " " k y do sn't work any mor . :( --Mik S iy "First man to sing on the moon! La-la-la!" "First man to laugh on the moon! Ha! Ha! Ha!" "First man to do 'the splits' on the moon! Ta-dah!" "First man to stand on one foot on the moon..." --Astronaut rivalry, Scott Mendenhall cartoon Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking. --H.L. Mencken If you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me. --Alice Roosevelt Longworth Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die. --G.K. Chesterton Under democracy, one party always devotes its chief efforts to trying to prove that the other is unfit to rule -- and both commonly succeed and are right. --H.L. Mencken A little neglect may breed great mischief... for the want of a nail the shoe was lost; for the want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for the want of a horse the rider was lost. --Benjamin Franklin === The following are the "Rare Gems (sm)" selections for November 10 to 16, 1991. "Rare Gems" is a service mark (sm) of Rare Breed Noninc. and David Alan Wright. Compilation copyright 1991 by same. All Wright's rights reserved. These collections may be distributed freely as long as this notice is retained. May be too intense for some readers. --:Dave === Recession is when your neighbor loses his job; depression is when you lose yours. --Unknown ...One thing that made me feel old was seeing a kid at a garage sale point to a 45 RPM phonograph record and say, "Look, Mom! One of those OLD-TIMEY CDs!" --Joel Rea He is well paid that is well satisfied. --"The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. --Ralph Waldo Emerson On trumpets: Peter O'Toole (just having a rest between bars)... --Max Headroom, "Paranoimia" by Art of Noise Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim. --"The Life of Reason" by George Santayana How do I keep my figure? Nobody else wants it. --Carol Burnett === The following are the "Rare Gems (sm)" selections for November 17 to 23, 1991. "Rare Gems" is a service mark (sm) of Rare Breed Noninc. and David Alan Wright. Intro and compilation copyright 1991 by same. All Wright's rights reserved. These collections may be distributed freely as long as this notice is retained. Do not stamp. --:Dave === I can't die yet. I haven't seen THE JOLSON STORY. --Jetboy, "Thirty Minutes Over Broadway!" by Howard Waldrop, WILD CARDS, edited by George R.R. Martin === This edition of "Rare Gems (sm)" is dedicated to Jim Taylor of Newington, CT, who died this past week of an apparent heart attack. He was very active in the Hartford, CT area BBS community, was a past president and newsletter editor for the Connecticut CP/M User's Group. He was a very talented writer, contributing articles and humorous essays to various publications, and at times produced his own humor newsletter. Long-time readers of "Rare Gems (sm)" may find examples of his wit in past editions. I keep hoping he'll start posting messages again, quoting Mark Twain about reports of his death being greatly exaggerated. He's too young to be pulling this kind of stunt, but then, everyone we know and love and find dead is. He will sorely be missed. GEnie users can find his funny essay "How To Treat A Writer" in the Science Fiction RoundTable libraries. Search on the username DAVE.WRIGHT. === There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his. --Helen Keller A couple of us, last year, convinced another graduate student that the word "gullible" wasn't in the dictionary. --Larry Hammer The space bar _is_ labeled. If you look closely, you'll see a row of spaces all the way across it. --David Winfrey It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them. --Alfred Adler Eat to live, and not live to eat. --Benjamin Franklin It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us. --Peter De Vries It is better to debate an important matter without settling it than to settle it without debating it. --Unknown === The following are the "Rare Gems (sm)" selections for November 24 to 30, 1991. "Rare Gems" is a service mark (sm) of Rare Breed Noninc. and David Alan Wright. Compilation copyright 1991 by same. All Wright's rights reserved. These collections may be distributed freely as long as this notice is retained. Only 30 more days 'til this year's recession ends (and next year's begins). --:Dave === I just read this great science fiction story. It's about how machines take control of humans and turn them into zombie slaves! ...HEY! What time is it?? My TV show is on! --Calvin, "Calvin and Hobbes" strip by Bill Watterson The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made. --Jean Giraudoux If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man. --Mark Twain You can pretend to be serious; but you can't pretend to be witty. --Sacha Guitry My mom said that her family came over on the Mayflower... And my dad told her that he knew that... 'Cause dad said her family always arrives uninvited and stays forever. --Elmo, "Blondie" strip This IS my costume. I'm a homicidal maniac. They look like everybody else. --Wednesday, "The Addams Family" movie Serious people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious. --Paul Valery