Re: 20 THINGS THAT IT TOOK ME 50 YEARS TO LEARN by Dave Barry

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In a message dated 7/10/02 10:28:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

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20 THINGS THAT IT TOOK ME 50 YEARS TO LEARN by Dave Barry

> 1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on

> the same night.

>

> 2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has

> not achieved its full potential, that word would be " meetings. "

>

> 3. There is a very fine line between " hobby " and " mental illness "

>

> 4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never

>want

> you to share yours with them.

>

> 5. And when God, who created the entire universe with all of its glories

> decides to deliver a message to humanity, He WILL NOT use, as His

>messenger,

> a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle.

>

> 6. You should not confuse your career with your life.

>

> 7. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too

> seriously.

>

> 8. When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one

individual

> who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that

> individual is crazy.

>

> 9. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. If

anybody

> cares how you dance, feel sorry for them. They need to get a life and

>learn

> how to have fun. And notice that people who dance and cut loose once in a

> while, usually live longer.

>

> 10. Never lick a steak knife.

>

> 11. Take out the fortune before you eat the cookie.

>

> 12. The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.

>

> 13. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling

> reason why we observe daylight savings time.

>

>

>

> 14. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests

> that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging

>from her

> at that moment.

>

> 15. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to

make

>a

> big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.

>

> 16. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age,

gender,

> religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down

inside,

> we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers.

>

> 17. The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy

> people who are not in them.

>

> 18. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice

> person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)

>

> 19. Don't think that because a person is having fun, they are drinking to

> excess. Some people have fun naturally given the moment and you need to

>find

> out how they do it.

>

> 20. Your friends love you anyway.

>

> Thought for the day: Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that

a

> lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the

> Titanic.

>>

I want to thank Dan for all his upbeat info.... Hey big guy, you still keep

us smiling.