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FarmI wrote:
"Jonno" wrote in message
FarmI wrote:

Unfortunately there are at least 2 classes of critics amongst the general
populace. There is the mindless crowd that seems to be most vocal and is
generally made up of the really dumb Joe Public who simply whinges, talks
to John Laws or Alan Jones or the varous other State shock jocks and is
totally clueless. Those who carried on about Chapelle Corby were this
type of person. Then there are another sort of critic who actually uses
their head and trys to gather information, does some analysis and then
makes up their mind. I think that we are blessed with too many of the
former and too few of the latter.

Hmm I reckon Bernard Shaw saw it right when he said “Two percent of the
people think; three percent of the people think they think; and
ninety-five percent of the people would rather die than think.”

Oooh lovely! I saw a good one liner yesterday:
"Your best side! You're sitting on it!"


Could be the part youre thinking with?

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FarmI wrote:
"Jonno" wrote in message
FarmI wrote:

Unfortunately there are at least 2 classes of critics amongst the general
populace. There is the mindless crowd that seems to be most vocal and is
generally made up of the really dumb Joe Public who simply whinges, talks
to John Laws or Alan Jones or the varous other State shock jocks and is
totally clueless. Those who carried on about Chapelle Corby were this
type of person. Then there are another sort of critic who actually uses
their head and trys to gather information, does some analysis and then
makes up their mind. I think that we are blessed with too many of the
former and too few of the latter.

Hmm I reckon Bernard Shaw saw it right when he said “Two percent of the
people think; three percent of the people think they think; and
ninety-five percent of the people would rather die than think.”

Oooh lovely! I saw a good one liner yesterday:
"Your best side! You're sitting on it!"



He also said "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world.

The unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.

All progress, therefore, depends upon the unreasonable man."

It still depends on how smart he is...

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Jonno wrote:
FarmI wrote:
"Jonno" wrote in message
FarmI wrote:

Unfortunately there are at least 2 classes of critics amongst the
general populace. There is the mindless crowd that seems to be most
vocal and is generally made up of the really dumb Joe Public who
simply whinges, talks to John Laws or Alan Jones or the varous other
State shock jocks and is totally clueless. Those who carried on
about Chapelle Corby were this type of person. Then there are
another sort of critic who actually uses their head and trys to
gather information, does some analysis and then makes up their
mind. I think that we are blessed with too many of the former and
too few of the latter.

Hmm I reckon Bernard Shaw saw it right when he said “Two percent of
the people think; three percent of the people think they think; and
ninety-five percent of the people would rather die than think.”

Oooh lovely! I saw a good one liner yesterday:
"Your best side! You're sitting on it!"
Maybe some of us are thinking with it as welll

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Jonno wrote:
Jonno wrote:
FarmI wrote:
"Jonno" wrote in message
FarmI wrote:

Unfortunately there are at least 2 classes of critics amongst the
general populace. There is the mindless crowd that seems to be
most vocal and is generally made up of the really dumb Joe Public
who simply whinges, talks to John Laws or Alan Jones or the varous
other State shock jocks and is totally clueless. Those who carried
on about Chapelle Corby were this type of person. Then there are
another sort of critic who actually uses their head and trys to
gather information, does some analysis and then makes up their
mind. I think that we are blessed with too many of the former and
too few of the latter.

Hmm I reckon Bernard Shaw saw it right when he said “Two percent of
the people think; three percent of the people think they think; and
ninety-five percent of the people would rather die than think.”

Oooh lovely! I saw a good one liner yesterday:
"Your best side! You're sitting on it!"
Maybe some of us are thinking with it as welll

That is we think with our ass. Or impolitely ars

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Blackadder XXIV wrote:
"Terryc" wrote in message
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lol, are you looking at the same map that tourists look at?


No, the Australia 1:5000000 General Reference Map Third Edition.

Lots of phantom rivers.

Big water pipe schemes have been done before. Notably in 1905, the Perth to
Kalgoorlie pipe system by Charles Yelverton O'Connor. O'Connor and his pipe
system got a fair bit of criticism- but it was completed and it works.

A big water scheme, then there is the Snowy, but that is about it.
Minor distances really.