--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In [email protected], bbrigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > But, as Winston Churchill said, "There are three kinds > > > > of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." Believe > > > > the lie you prefer. > > > > > > ********************* > > > > > > I prefer the fact that Disraeli said this: > > > > > > "The British ex-Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli said "There are > > > three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics" (popularized > by > > > Mark Twain in the U.S.). This does not mean that statistics are > > > worthless, but that they can be interpreted and manipulated to > > > support very different arguments." > > > > > > http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y204/m06/abu0121/s04 > > > > Ha ha. I thought the source of the quote seemed off. > > Mea culpa. But then, Churchill, being what he was, > probably stole the line from time to time without > crediting Disraeli. :-)
Though Winston was a die-heart defender of Empire, strongly resisted Indian independence, hated Ghandi, was a chronic-cigar smoking dunkard, he was pretty funny in his crumugeon ways. One day, it must of been in his conservative days -- he jumped parties two or three times for political expediency -- he was at the long trough urinal in the House of Commons. A labor party leader came in and Winston proceeded to shuffle down to the far end of the urinal. The labor leader, said, "Lord Churchill, you appear a bit stand-offish today." Winston, grunted and coughed out, "I am concerned about the labor's party grand propensity to nationalize everything of substance they lay their eyes on." To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
