"There's a saying..." (Part One)

Wilson Gray wilson.gray at RCN.COM
Fri Sep 17 20:55:59 UTC 2004


On Sep 16, 2004, at 3:03 AM, Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:

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> I've been searching Google for "There's a saying..." That should bring
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> the most popular ones.
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> Here are some that I haven't covered before. I'll do more work on a
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> them later.
>     PopCultureShock Features :: Aaliyah - The Star That Burns ......
> Matrix.=
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> There's a saying that goes, "The star that burns twice as bright burns
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> as=20
> long." And Aaliyah burned oh so mighty bright. ...=20
> www.popcultureshock.com/features.php?id=3D5 - 21k - Cached - Similar
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> About AFFIRM... by Lisa Rabasca. "There's a saying that when gay &
> lesbian=20
> individuals come out of the closet, their parents & relatives go in.".
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> naples.cc.sunysb.edu/CAS/affirm.nsf/pages/about - 9k - Cached -
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> NOVA | The Elegant Universe | Sylvester James Gates, Jr. | PBS...
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> saying that old physicists accept new ideas when they die.=E2=80=9D.
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>  a saying=20
> that old physicists accept new ideas when they die. ...=20
> www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/view-gates.html - 44k - Cached - Similar
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> 09-20-02news1
> ... He said there's a saying making the rounds in education circles,
> "A=20
> farmer
> doesn't make his cow any fatter by weighing it more often."
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> Van Riley ...=20
> www.ojaivalleynews.com/issues2002/ 09-20-02/09-20-02news1.html - 6k -
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> Message Boards - Connect - Alloy Online
> ... There's a saying that goes "if we could choose who we loved, it
> would be=
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> far easier,
> but far less magical." Sorry, I really am done now. Posted by: Emily,
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> appjava.alloy.com/messageboard/ReplyDisplay.
> jsp?catid=3D7&subcatid=3D71&
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> The Sunday Times Magazine, 1997
> ... and you're really alone. There's a saying in Zen that, like
> pebbles in a
> bag, the monks polish each other. You get very close when ...=20
> www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/st97.htm - 13k - Cached - Similar
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> Most young ladies go weak at the knees at the sight of BEN AFFLECK ...
> ... offered a free night's stay! * There's a saying that there are no
> small,
> parts only small actors. Then there's MATTHEW McGRORY, who's ...=20
> www.choicesvideo.co.uk/starchat.htm - 9k - Cached - Similar pages=20
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> Interview With Dan Farmer - 00.09 (Sidebar)
> ... such a bind right now. There's a saying -- never try to apply a
> technica=
> l
> solution to a social problem. With the Internet we have ...=20
> www.theatlantic.com/issues/2000/09/mann-farmer.htm - Similar pages=20
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> Moneywise - canada.com network
> ... Rob Davidson. Driver's Edge. August 31, 2004. There's a saying in
> the ca=
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> business:
> there's a buyer for every car and a car for every buyer. ...=20
> www.canada.com/finance/moneywise/=20
> story.html?id=3D153885d1-98de-4087-a33a-a0dd4c011934 - 31k - Cached -
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> A bird in the hand is... priceless - MAY 30, 2004
> ... of the sun on the skin. There's a saying I read somewhere long
> ago, that
> one should 'water one's good seeds'. I figured that if I ...=20
> www.straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/ columnist/0,1886,84-253552-,00.html -
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> Bad Culture
> ... stretches the truth now and again. But there's a saying in
> journalism.=20
> "One
> is an event. Two is a coincidence. Three is a trend." And ...=20
> www.badculture.com/archives/000148.html - 15k - Cached - Similar
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> deseretnews.com | A simple gift: Advance planning will make things ...
> ... legal fees. "There's a saying: 'You really don't know family
> members til=
> l
> you go through an estate proceeding,' " Ferrone says. "But ...=20
> deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,450022803,00.html - 26k - Sep 15, 2004
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> Who's the Dummy?
> The 21st Annual Ventriloquist Convention. There's a saying that all you
> need are two ventriloquists and you've got a convention. ...=20
> desires.com/1.6/Style/Ventril/ventril.html - 5k - Cached - Similar
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> =3D8> NoMoa.com/bsd OpenBSD a networking solution
> ... There's a saying: The most dangerous part in a car, is the nut
> loose=20
> behind the
> wheel (the driver.) These notes are not going to show you how to setup
> a=20
> secure ...=20
> www.nomoa.com/bsd/ - 17k - Cached - Similar pages=20
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> DC Dispatch | 2001.09.11 | Powers
> ... A bit later, Gupta produces a fabulous aphorism: "There's a saying
> in=20
> Silicon Valley
> that says, 'If the wind blows hard enough, even turkeys can fly.' And
> the ..=
> .=20
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> www.theatlantic.com/politics/nj/powers2001-09-11.htm - Similar pages=20
>
> Creative Latitude: Articles
> ... never met. Create a plan There's a saying, "Plan your work and
> work your
> plan." Wise words. Grab a pencil and legal pad. Here's ...=20
> www.creativelatitude.com/ articles/articles_tort_starting_biz.html -
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> The Five Oranges
> ... Courts often throws them out, leaving you with no will at all.
> There's a=
> =20
> saying:
> "Pies should be home-made, for a will you need an attorney.". ...=20
> www.mfinley.com/clients/Kiplingers.htm - 4k - Cached - Similar pages=20
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> Re: Working on glossary from Graham Klyne on 2001-09-12 (w3c ...
> ... resource". (There's a saying that there's no problem in software=20
> engineering
> but can be solved by an additional level of indirection. ...=20
> lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ w3c-rdfcore-wg/2001Sep/0134.html - 14k -
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> News: Stankovic: Chievo Match A Step Forward - SoccerAge
> ... In my country there's a saying: 'Who doesn't kill you makes you=20
> stronger', so let's
> hope that from now on we can start playing better and earn a lot of
> points.=20
> ...=20
> www.soccerage.com/en/13/t8455.html - 52k - Cached - Similar pages=20
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> So Many Roads
> Jim Vaccaro (Managing Editor, The Book & The Computer). There's a
> saying:
> if you don't know where you're going, all roads lead there. ...=20
> www.honco.net/100day/01/2000-0203-vaccaro.html - 8k - Cached - Similar
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> Re: GNOME colors
> ... Sooner or later, flash runs out of steam, and they'll go on to
> something=
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> else. There's
> a saying in architecture: "If you can't make it good, make it big.
> ...=20
> mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-web-list/ 2000-December/msg00066.html -
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> The Sun News | 07/30/2004 | Blue Dogs find fans in Texas
> ... Posted on Fri, Jul. 30, 2004. I M A G E S. Blue Dogs find fans in
> Texas.=
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> KENT KIMES -
> NIGHT CAP. There's a saying that no man is a legend in his hometown.
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> www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/=20
> entertainment/nightlife/9279339.htm - 37k - Cached - Similar pages=20
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> What does a Buddhist Monastic Know about Real Life, Anyway?
> ... There's a saying in Japan: "There's many a shaven head surrounding
> a=20
> hairy mind."

This looks like a recasting of something originally said by Huey
Newton/Stokely Carmichael/H. Rap Brown aut sim. in the 'Sixties, to the
effect that there are a whole lot of natural heads covering processed
minds. I haven't been able to track down either the exact wording or
the person who originally said it.

-Wilson Gray

> When you enter the monastery gate, all your struggles with your
> parents don'=
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> Floor Statement: On the Nomination of Charles Pickering
> ... There's a saying that if you see a dog and a cat eating from the
> same=20
> dish, it might
> look like a compromise, but you can bet they're eating the cat's food.
> ...=20
> edwards.senate.gov/statements/20031030_pickering.html - 7k - Cached -
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>> WorldNetDaily: PR for the Blue Star
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> ... 2004 WorldNetDaily.com. He looked me straight in the eye and said
> that i=
> n
> Israel there's a saying: "America, 9-11. Israel, 24x7.". ...=20
> www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=3D38202 - 24k -
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> Vault: Advertising & PR... There's a saying people use to explain
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> difference between advertising and PR: "Advertising you pay for, PR
> you pray=
>  for."=20
> That's at the heart of the ...=20
> www.vault.com/nr/newsmain.jsp?nr_page=3D3&
> ch_id=3D265&article_id=3D20025&
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> Psychology expert says hope helps people persevere through ...... "The
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> in my estimation, is not doing us any favor by continuing to play
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> disaster images," Snyder said. "There's a saying that bad news sells.
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> www.ur.ku.edu/News/01N/DecNews/Dec19/snyder.html - 10k - Cached -
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