Quote: I choose a lazy person to do a hard job (Attributed to Bill Gates) (Congressional Record Help Request)

[Jonathan Lighter]

Right. If Moltke wanted a lazy person or cat to coach him on avoiding work,
that would make sense.

JL


On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> Don't be so dismissive. We had an unquestionably lazy cat who loved to
> play with a ball, but always took up a reclining position where he had
> to move the least. Very efficient.
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>      VS-)
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> On 2/13/2014 9:54 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> > It's nonsense, whoever said it.
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> > Unless "lazy" means "extraordinarily efficient."
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> > JL
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