The Frictionary # 114

Here is another page from The Frictionary: 1046. There are three reasons for breastfeeding: the milk is always at the right temperature, it comes in attractive containers, and the cat can't get it. (Irena Chalmers) 1047. What do you call a person who likes to hang with musicians? A drummer. (?) 1048. Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. (Abraham Lincoln) 1049. The only way to be followed is to run faster than the others. (Francis Picabia) 1050. Words are like water, once poured, you cannot pick them up. (Saharian proverb) 1051. When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him whose. (Don Marquis) 1052. The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling. (Paula Poundstone) 1053. The world is a skirt I want to lift up. (Hanif Kureishi) 1054. Never trust an acupuncturist whose degree is done in needlepoint. (Johnny Hart) 1055. Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun. (George Scialabba , also attributed to Terry Pratchett) That's all for this edition. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Subscribe and receive this free weekly blog in your in-box. Have a great week.