On Tuesday 12 November 2002 10:47 am, Carroll Grigsby wrote: > On Tuesday 12 November 2002 11:56 am, Charlie wrote: > >>>> snip > > > > To quote Heinlein: "Don't let the bastards grind you down." (I'd use the > > Latin phrase he did, but my Latin sucks. :> ) > > > >>>> snip > > Charlie: > IIRC, it goes, "Illegitimae non carborundum". I doubt that it's real Latin; > carborundum is GE's trade name for their artificial diamonds -- widely used > for grinding wheels and cutting tools. > -- cmg
Thanks Carroll. You are correct I'm sure. If I wasn't being lazy I could grab Number of The Beast or one of the other books off the shelf and look, but I am, so I haven't. :-) Heinlein had a lot of aphorisms in his books; that one was a classic IMHO. The highest compliment ever paid me was; "You're a diamond in the rough... Damned rough!" :-) Regards; -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org Well I looked at my watch and it said a quarter to five, The headline screamed that I was still alive, I couldn't understand it, I thought I died last night. I dreamed I'd been in a border town, In a little cantina that the boys had found, I was desperate to dance, just to dig the local sounds. When along came a senorita, She looked so good that I had to meet her, I was ready to approach her with my English charm, When her brass knuckled boyfriend grabbed me by the arm, And he said, grow some funk of your own, amigo, Grow some funk of your own. We no like to with the gringo fight, But there might be a death in Mexico tonite. ... Take my advice, take the next flight, And grow some funk, grow your funk at home. -- Elton John, "Grow Some Funk of Your Own"
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