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Are you sure the word 'seeds' was stressed, and not the word 'you'? :)
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From: techwr-l-bounces+david -dot- barber=ptgrey -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+david -dot- barber=ptgrey -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Lynne Wright
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 12:23 PM
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Subject: RE: Has anyone noticed...
I was once showing a highly academically decorated person my garden, and mentioned that I'd started a particular specimen from seeds.
Astonished, she remarked: "You can grow plants from SEEDS?!?!?!?"
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From: techwr-l-bounces+lynne -dot- wright=tiburoninc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lynne -dot- wright=tiburoninc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of John Garison
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 3:21 PM
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Subject: Re: Has anyone noticed...
PhD = Post hole Digger ... very deep but very narrow scope of knowledge.
My 2¢,
JG
Bill Swallow said the following on 6/13/2011 2:54 PM:
> Many of my friends have PhDs. They're not very bright in many regards.
> But they have PhDs. So knowledge... Yes, they have accumulated
> knowledge, but also consider that knowledge without "smarts" is no
> different from hoarders accumulating stuff.
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