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RobertHively Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Nov 7 2018, 12:00 PM EST
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One of my hiking buddies sent me this:



A woman in a hot air balloon realizes she is lost. She lowers her altitude and spots a man fishing from a boat below. She shouts to him, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am." The man consults his portable GPS and replies, "You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2,346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude. She rolls her eyes and says, "You must be a Republican!" "I am," replies the man. "How did you know?" "Well," answers the balloonist, "everything you tell me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you're not much help to me." The man smiles and responds, "You must be a Democrat." "I am, replies the balloonist. "How did you know?" "Well," says the man, "You don't know where you are or where you're going. You've risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and now you expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but, somehow, now it's my fault."
DrafterX Offline
#2 Posted: Wed, Nov 7 2018, 1:52 PM EST
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It's funny cause it's true... Laugh
delta1 Offline
#3 Posted: Wed, Nov 7 2018, 5:40 PM EST
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is not...Not talking


just like my con SIL insists that a tomato is a fruit...now that's funny...
frankj1 Offline
#4 Posted: Wed, Nov 7 2018, 6:51 PM EST
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barely entertaining
RobertHively Offline
#5 Posted: Wed, Nov 7 2018, 10:58 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
barely entertaining


I know, right? You guys need to go outside more.
MACS Offline
#6 Posted: Wed, Nov 7 2018, 11:11 PM EST
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delta1 wrote:
is not...Not talking

just like my con SIL insists that a tomato is a fruit...now that's funny...


A tomato is, in fact, a fruit. They are considered a vegetable by some, but botanical facts don't care about your feelings. LOL
dstieger Offline
#7 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 8:07 AM EST
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MACS wrote:
A tomato is, in fact, a fruit. They are considered a vegetable by some, but botanical facts don't care about your feelings. LOL




everything you tell me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to do with your information.... Frankly, you're not much help
Speyside Offline
#8 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 8:21 AM EST
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What is this thing outside? Also Frank is a helpful sort of guy.
SteveS Offline
#9 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 10:03 AM EST
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delta1 wrote:
...my con SIL insists that a tomato is a fruit...now that's funny...


she's right, it is ...
DrafterX Offline
#10 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 10:11 AM EST
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So is butter... Mellow
Big_Bear Offline
#11 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 12:03 PM EST
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“Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.”

Wisdom is better than knowledge.



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Buckwheat Offline
#12 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 12:20 PM EST
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Big_Bear wrote:
“Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.”

Wisdom is better than knowledge.



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“Information is not knowledge.
Knowledge is not wisdom.
Wisdom is not truth.
Truth is not beauty.
Beauty is not love.
Love is not music.
Music is THE BEST.” - FZ fog
tailgater Offline
#13 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 1:05 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
So is butter... Mellow


Depends how you use it.
RMAN4443 Offline
#14 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 1:10 PM EST
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I like to put it on my fruit...Anxious
frankj1 Offline
#15 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 2:27 PM EST
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Buckwheat wrote:
“Information is not knowledge.
Knowledge is not wisdom.
Wisdom is not truth.
Truth is not beauty.
Beauty is not love.
Love is not music.
Music is THE BEST.” - FZ fog

Fuzzy Zeoller?







HA!
frankj1 Offline
#16 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 2:27 PM EST
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RobertHively wrote:
I know, right? You guys need to go outside more.

actually, you're probably correct...
dstieger Offline
#17 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 2:54 PM EST
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Posts: 10,889
Buckwheat wrote:
“Information is not knowledge.
Knowledge is not wisdom.
Wisdom is not truth.
Truth is not beauty.
Beauty is not love.
Love is not music.
Music is THE BEST.” - FZ fog


Ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
Haykayay yipi yaykayé
Ahou ahou a nikichi
RMAN4443 Offline
#18 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 3:07 PM EST
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dstieger wrote:
Ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
Haykayay yipi yaykayé
Ahou ahou a nikichi


Gesundheit Anxious
RobertHively Offline
#19 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 7:05 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
actually, you're probably correct...


Ha ha. It's always nice to experience the outdoors, and to get away from society...

I'm getting ready for my last big hike of the season this weekend.

Take care Frank.
frankj1 Offline
#20 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 8:20 PM EST
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RobertHively wrote:
Ha ha. It's always nice to experience the outdoors, and to get away from society...

I'm getting ready for my last big hike of the season this weekend.

Take care Frank.

have a blast, clear your mind, smoke top shelf, and file a report upon return.
delta1 Offline
#21 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 8:30 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
A tomato is, in fact, a fruit. They are considered a vegetable by some, but botanical facts don't care about your feelings. LOL





not "some"... just about everybody.... except a few contrarians

you guys are like the smug smart azz dweeb who thinks he's being cool, knowing factoids that are not socially relevant...other scientifically categorized "fruits" like tomatoes that are commonly used as vegetables are cucumbers, squash, peppers, avocados...all of which are found near other vegetables in the produce area.....do you ever see any of them in a fruit salad?

it's like calling a non-Kleenex tissue by it's correct term: facial tissue, instead of kleenex...who does that, and why?


the SCOTUS decided that tomatoes are VEGETABLES more than a century ago...
SteveS Offline
#22 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 9:29 PM EST
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Big_Bear wrote:

“Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.”.


True, though having bits of tomato in a fruit salad would probably be preferable to having bits of zucchini (which are also botanically a fruit) in it ...
SteveS Offline
#23 Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2018, 9:33 PM EST
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delta1 wrote:
... the SCOTUS decided that tomatoes are VEGETABLES more than a century ago...


ludicrous, if true ... could they also "decide" that the moon is made of green cheese ???
delta1 Offline
#24 Posted: Fri, Nov 9 2018, 5:22 PM EST
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SteveS wrote:
True, though having bits of tomato in a fruit salad would probably be preferable to having bits of zucchini (which are also botanically a fruit) in it ...


or habeneros or jalapenos or even bell pepper...all botanically fruits but not commonly recognized, or used, as fruits...

SteveS wrote:
ludicrous, if true ... could they also "decide" that the moon is made of green cheese ???


Nix v. Hedden, 149 U.S. 304 (1893), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that, under U.S. customs regulations, the tomato should be classified as a vegetable rather than a fruit.
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