A Little Perspective

[Ross]

A Little Perspective

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Pythagorean theorem: 24 words
The Lord's Prayer: 66 words
Archimedes' Principle: 67 words
The 10 Commandments: 179 words
The Gettysburg Address: 286 words
The Declaration of Independence: 1,300 words

The US Government regulations on the sale of cabbage: 126,911 words - Printed weight 14 lb. 7.3 oz.
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[geebee]

I guess this really means "short is sweet and long is ..... sauerkraut"?

 

[bvdr]

I know what you mean, Ross. We had a friend comment on a particular bible verse and that a scholar had written a 1000+ page commentary on that verse alone. Tom (my husband) immediately replied that that was so like man.........to take a nice clear verse and muddy it all up!

I love the KISS motto. Keep it simple stupid!

 

[Mary]

Shelby Foote wrote three volumes (1,000+ pages) on the Civil War. During a television interview, he said it only took four years to fight the War; it took him 20 years to write about it!

 

[Georgia]

Thanks Ross.

Kraut is kraut is kraut . . .

Kraut by any other name would smell . . . like kraut.

 

[Peggy in Alaska]

Ross, I can relate to that!

Ross, I can relate to that!

I work for the Feds. It is crazy the voluminous reports and directories and things they mail to our office - what a waste. I laugh histerically at the "paperwork reduction act". Our leave slip went from a 3 inch by 6 inch slip of paper to an 8 1/2 by 11 size piece of paper several years ago, under the paperwork reduction act. What gives?

 

[hensylee]

two words:

FAITH - unquestioned belief

and I figured that one out all by myself.

 

[WendyD]

Just think of how many trees we'd save if we kept things simple ??
Cheers
Wendy