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Common sense is anchor

 
 
coberst
 
Reply Tue 25 Sep, 2007 03:42 am
However, the anchor functions as security only in shallow water.
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contrex
 
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Reply Tue 25 Sep, 2007 04:33 am
Common sense says that the earth is flat, but it also says that get-rich-quick schemes like chain letters probably don't work.

I tend to distrust pronouncements by people who insist on spelling the names of "domains of knowledge" with capital letters.
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tinygiraffe
 
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Reply Tue 25 Sep, 2007 09:14 am
in french, voltaire wrote:
common sense is not that common.



but really, "common sense" is that you must believe in a merciful god or he will burn you for an eternity.

to me that's not any kind of sense, it's just crappy translation.

but it's very common.
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fresco
 
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Reply Tue 25 Sep, 2007 01:07 pm
coberst,

I quite like your metaphor !

Note, however, that those like yourself who proceed without instruction often get out of their depth, to the annoyance of the rescue services.
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coberst
 
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Reply Wed 26 Sep, 2007 02:00 pm
fresco

My God, I think this may be the first time you have agreed with me!
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tinygiraffe
 
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Reply Wed 26 Sep, 2007 04:55 pm
quick, build an ark Very Happy
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