Alberto Monteiro wrote:
>
> Julia Thompson wrote:
> >
> >> "I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I didn't realize I'd also
> >> see the last." - Jerry Pournelle
> >
> >The way this post went, I was anticipating the second bit to be another
> >proverb, not a .sig, at least at first glance....
> >
> >Can anyone do anything amusing to the Pournelle quote to make a
> >GalProverb, but still retain enough flavor of the original so that
> >anyone knowing the Pournelle quote gets an extra bit of amusement out of
> >it?
> >
> Hmmmm...
>
> "I thought I was the first talking chimp to visit Galaxy Four, but
> I never imagined I would be the last" (Harry Harms, in his last
> words, Jijo Year 2005)
>
> [not too good, I know :-(]
Actually, I thought it was pretty good. Thanks!
Julia
