Well I supose he might have given attribution to the author. Were you paying attention? I wasn't there. Don't poke fun 'til you know the whole story.
Dave Billing Tall Tree Business Solutions ----- Original Message ----- From: "Atrix Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 1:29 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off topic > > Bill gates taking credit for something he didnt author? > > what is the world coming to! > > (heheh) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nicky Avery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 10:27 PM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off topic > > > > > > Sorry, Joe, but this has nothing to do with Bill Gates or Mt. Whitney HS. > > > > > This list is the work of Charles J. Sykes, author of the book /Dumbing > > > Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But > > > Can't Read, Write, Or Add./ (The list has appeared in newspapers, > > > although not necessarily in this book.) Many versions of this list > > > omit the last three rules: > > > > > > Rule No. 12: Smoking does not make you look cool. It makes you look > > > moronic. Next time you're out cruising, watch an 11-year-old with a > > > butt in his mouth. That's what you look like to anyone over 20. Ditto > > > for "expressing yourself" with purple hair and/or pierced body parts. > > > > > > Rule No. 13: You are not immortal. (See Rule No. 12.) If you are > > > under the impression that living fast, dying young and leaving a > > > beautiful corpse is romantic, you obviously haven't seen one of your > > > peers at room temperature lately. > > > > > > Rule No. 14: Enjoy this while you can. Sure parents are a pain, > > > school's a bother, and life is depressing. But someday you'll realize > > > how wonderful it was to be a kid. Maybe you should start > > > > > > > Go here to read the whole thing > > http://www.snopes.com/language/document/liferule.htm > > > > Nicky > > >
