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Urgent - What's that quote?
« on: December 24, 2011, 10:29:08 PM »
I remember reading on THR, or here, a quote about how every man should be able to do certain things.  Anyone have that handy?
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Re: Urgent - What's that quote?
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2011, 10:31:39 PM »
I'm guessing it's the Robert Heinlein quote, in the mouth of his character Lazarus Long, in Time Enough for Love.

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“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”

Found it here after a quick google search.
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Re: Urgent - What's that quote?
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2011, 10:32:49 PM »
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly." --Robert Heinlein

Izzat it?

ETA: Dammit!  Lee beat me to it.
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Re: Urgent - What's that quote?
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2011, 10:35:31 PM »
THAT'S IT.

Thanks, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!eleventy!!11!!!
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Re: Urgent - What's that quote?
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2011, 10:57:48 PM »
Just don't forget another of L.L. quotations, quite appropriate for the season.

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Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors, and miss.
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Re: Urgent - What's that quote?
« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2011, 12:25:37 AM »
Quote from: Sindawe on December 24, 2011, 10:57:48 PM
Just don't forget another of L.L. quotations, quite appropriate for the season.

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Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors, and miss.


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Re: Urgent - What's that quote?
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2011, 12:27:45 AM »
"Rub her feet."
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Re: Urgent - What's that quote?
« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2011, 05:02:58 AM »
Check out 'The Notebooks of Lazarus Long', available on Nook or Kindle for $4.99 and originally published in 'Time Enough For Love' as excerpts from the memoirs of the character Lazarus Long.  Republished in book form a couple of times, most recently by Baen (sadly, not in Webscriptions, apparently). I had the Baen edition, back in '04, but think I must have donated it -I no longer own it.  I'll have to get the Kindle edition, as I have a Kindle reader on my phone and that collection of Heinlein wisdom should be in my collection.
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Re: Urgent - What's that quote?
« Reply #8 on: December 26, 2011, 12:14:04 PM »
Quote from: RocketMan on December 25, 2011, 12:27:45 AM
"Rub her feet."

One of my favorites!  =D

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Re: Urgent - What's that quote?
« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2011, 01:30:09 PM »
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WHATEVER YOUR DEFINITION OF "INFRINGE " IS, YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING IT.

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Re: Urgent - What's that quote?
« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2011, 10:47:39 PM »
'Bout time you showed your face around here 230RN. Missed you!
But comments about my feet have become passe, so let's move along shall we?  =D
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Re: Urgent - What's that quote?
« Reply #11 on: December 28, 2011, 07:35:36 PM »
Quote from: RocketMan on December 25, 2011, 12:27:45 AM
"Rub her feet."

Quote from: MrsSmith on December 26, 2011, 12:14:04 PM
One of my favorites!  =D

Used that during my 'Best Man' speech at my buddy's wedding.  My soon-to-be wife was in attendance, and that was the part of the speech she remembered.  Much to my chagrin, of course.   :lol:
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Re: Urgent - What's that quote?
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2011, 01:48:15 PM »
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'Bout time you showed your face around here 230RN. Missed you!

Glad I ducked in time.
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WHATEVER YOUR DEFINITION OF "INFRINGE " IS, YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING IT.

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Re: Urgent - What's that quote?
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2011, 11:26:59 AM »
You guys are leaving out the tag line:  "Specialization is for insects."

The tag line popped up in third place when I typed "specializa" into Google.


Edit:  Ooops!  Never mind!
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Re: Urgent - What's that quote?
« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2011, 06:35:41 PM »
One to keep near your heart during Primary season:

"Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice... and Moderation in the pursuit of Justice is no virtue."  Not Heinlein... Goldwater.
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