"John Smith" wrote
... I think when men are gone from the earth--you will find that written on
tombstone of the human race...
No, I think we'll find:
"Bergeron's epitaph for the planet, I remember, which he said should be carved
in big letters in a wall of the Grand Canyon for the flying-saucer people to
find, was this:
WE COULD HAVE SAVED IT
BUT WE WERE TOO DOGGONE CHEAP
Only he didn't say 'doggone.'"
-- Kurt Vonnegut in "Hocus Pocus"
73, de Hans, K0HB
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Come sit by the fire and warm your bones. Let's enjoy a warm bracing drink and a
few tales.
"The wind was picking up, clouds were rolling in, my hands were numb, nose was
running, I had to pee, and I was thinking of heading for the dock when..."
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