Silliness The source of all wisdom

vivaldirules · 10-20-2008, 11:58 AM

Which is it?

radioflyertoo · 10-20-2008, 12:06 PM

The source of all wisdom is sorting the wheat from chaff from the great library of knowledge and not falling off the edge of sanity.

DixieGal · 10-20-2008, 12:10 PM

No, that's not it. It's the blue one, next to the fish.

vivaldirules · 10-20-2008, 01:19 PM

Darn. I think I should have added this guy to the list:

From the NYTimes:

In a ritual repeated nearly every weekend for the past decade here in Colombia’s war-weary Caribbean hinterland, Luis Soriano gathered his two donkeys, Alfa and Beto, in front of his home on a recent Saturday afternoon.

Sweating already under the unforgiving sun, he strapped pouches with the word “Biblioburro” painted in blue letters to the donkeys’ backs and loaded them with an eclectic cargo of books destined for people living in the small villages beyond.

His choices included “Anaconda,” the animal fable by the Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga that evokes Kipling’s “Jungle Book”; some Time-Life picture books (on Scandinavia, Japan and the Antilles); and the Dictionary of the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language.

“I started out with 70 books, and now I have a collection of more than 4,800,” said Mr. Soriano, 36, a primary school teacher who lives in a small house here with his wife and three children, with books piled to the ceilings.

“This began as a necessity; then it became an obligation; and after that a custom,” he explained, squinting at the hills undulating into the horizon. “Now,” he said, “it is an institution.”

A whimsical riff on the bookmobile, Mr. Soriano’s Biblioburro is a small institution: one man and two donkeys. He created it out of the simple belief that the act of taking books to people who do not have them can somehow improve this impoverished region, and perhaps Colombia.

Full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/wo...=1&oref=slogin

pshrynk · 10-20-2008, 03:13 PM

Can I change my vote to him?

montsnmags · 10-20-2008, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Can I change my vote to him?

No.

I rang Mum, and she said "Don't chew your fingernails!". I mean, how did she know? [insert spooky music].

Cheers,
Marc

daffy4u · 10-20-2008, 10:35 PM

I believe you left the most obvious choice out.

desertgrandma · 10-20-2008, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by daffy4u

I believe you left the most obvious choice out.

yes they did. They left out "The Cat".................

montsnmags · 10-20-2008, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

yes they did. They left out "The Cat".................

vivaldirules · 10-22-2008, 10:54 AM

Dang. I also forgot to include:

Zelda's keyboard
The High Gibbonate
Hugo and Lefty
Ricky's armadillo friends
RWood and yvanleterrible's squirrels (which apparently originate from a notably different clan than your typical squirrel)
The model from PH's last nudie drawing
Steve's next navel

This is a work in progress. I am still compiling this list and will be uploading a complete version at some future date in LRF, PRC, and IMP format. Hold your collective breaths beginning .... NOW!

desertgrandma · 10-22-2008, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Dang. I also forgot to include:

Zelda's keyboard
The High Gibbonate
Hugo and Lefty
Ricky's armadillo friends
RWood and yvanleterrible's squirrels (which apparently originate from a notably different clan than your typical squirrel)
The model from PH's last nudie drawing
Steve's next navel

This is a work in progress. I am still compiling this list and will be uploading a complete version at some future date in LRF, PRC, and IMP format. Hold your collective breaths beginning .... NOW!

You still left out the Cat.

vivaldirules · 10-22-2008, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

You still left out the Cat.

You're right! And your avatar. My bad.

LazyScot · 10-22-2008, 11:05 AM

Shouldn't Monty Python be in there as well?

zelda_pinwheel · 10-22-2008, 11:29 AM

i'd like to change my vote to Hugo and Lefty please. (my keyboard ? you're joking right ?)

oh, and :

Quote:

Originally Posted by LazyScot

Shouldn't Monty Python be in there as well?

yes.

vivaldirules · 10-22-2008, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i'd like to change my vote to Hugo and Lefty please. (my keyboard ? you're joking right ?)

You don't think your keyboard exudes wisdom? I'm shocked.

And now that I'm thinking about it more let me explain that I do not subscribe to the "trickle down" theory of the dissemination of wisdom. Rather, I believe that wisdom bubbles from the cauldrons below (how far below is the principal question). Having said that, perhaps we should add The SHUMS to the list, no?

View Poll Results: What is the ultimate source of all wisdom?
Squirrels	1	6.25%
Llamas	1	6.25%
Lemurs	1	6.25%
The Blue One, Next To The Fish	7	43.75%
Green eggs (hold the ham, please; I'm vegetarian though not vegan)	0	0%
The last little piece of pie that everyone else forgot about.	1	6.25%
That dust bunny way back there under the couch - been there a good year or two, I figure.	1	6.25%
There was this great comic book I read when I was eight. The hero read books and didn't hurt anybody.	0	0%
My first grade teacher who knew everything there was to know about fingerpainting, lunch, recess, and afternoon naps.	1	6.25%
I've forgotten. Let me go call my mother and I'll get back to you.	3	18.75%
Voters: 16. You may not vote on this poll

10-20-2008, 11:58 AM	#1
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	The source of all wisdom Which is it?

10-20-2008, 01:19 PM	#4
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Darn. I think I should have added this guy to the list: From the NYTimes: In a ritual repeated nearly every weekend for the past decade here in Colombia’s war-weary Caribbean hinterland, Luis Soriano gathered his two donkeys, Alfa and Beto, in front of his home on a recent Saturday afternoon. Sweating already under the unforgiving sun, he strapped pouches with the word “Biblioburro” painted in blue letters to the donkeys’ backs and loaded them with an eclectic cargo of books destined for people living in the small villages beyond. His choices included “Anaconda,” the animal fable by the Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga that evokes Kipling’s “Jungle Book”; some Time-Life picture books (on Scandinavia, Japan and the Antilles); and the Dictionary of the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language. “I started out with 70 books, and now I have a collection of more than 4,800,” said Mr. Soriano, 36, a primary school teacher who lives in a small house here with his wife and three children, with books piled to the ceilings. “This began as a necessity; then it became an obligation; and after that a custom,” he explained, squinting at the hills undulating into the horizon. “Now,” he said, “it is an institution.” A whimsical riff on the bookmobile, Mr. Soriano’s Biblioburro is a small institution: one man and two donkeys. He created it out of the simple belief that the act of taking books to people who do not have them can somehow improve this impoverished region, and perhaps Colombia. Full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/wo...=1&oref=slogin Last edited by vivaldirules; 10-20-2008 at 01:21 PM.

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10-20-2008, 12:06 PM	#2
radioflyertoo Hog Rider Posts: 266 Karma: 1581 Join Date: May 2008 Location: eastern PA. Device: HTC 7501	The source of all wisdom is sorting the wheat from chaff from the great library of knowledge and not falling off the edge of sanity.

10-20-2008, 12:10 PM	#3
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	No, that's not it. It's the blue one, next to the fish.

10-20-2008, 03:13 PM	#5
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Can I change my vote to him?

10-20-2008, 10:35 PM	#7
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	I believe you left the most obvious choice out.

10-22-2008, 10:54 AM	#10
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Dang. I also forgot to include: Zelda's keyboard The High Gibbonate Hugo and Lefty Ricky's armadillo friends RWood and yvanleterrible's squirrels (which apparently originate from a notably different clan than your typical squirrel) The model from PH's last nudie drawing Steve's next navel This is a work in progress. I am still compiling this list and will be uploading a complete version at some future date in LRF, PRC, and IMP format. Hold your collective breaths beginning .... NOW!

10-22-2008, 11:05 AM	#13
LazyScot DSil Posts: 3,201 Karma: 6895096 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hants, UK Device: Kindle, Cybook	Shouldn't Monty Python be in there as well?

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