M
montycrusto
Guest
Must be from his General Theory of Levity
-
Sign up or login, and you'll have full access to opportunities of forum.
I haed ma doots anent that one, and they're confirmed by this ever-useful site:
Mind, it only tracks English language sources, and Einstein was never very fluent in English -
I suppose it might have been a German, maybe even a Yiddish, saying.
Praefectus Praetorio
R.I.P. Brother of the Quill
I confess I was lazy and just used the first source quoted as Einstein. I knew the phrase and wanted to use it with attribution rather than to claim credit myself. Mea Maxima Culpa!I haed ma doots anent that one, and they're confirmed by this ever-useful site:
Mind, it only tracks English language sources, and Einstein was never very fluent in English -
I suppose it might have been a German, maybe even a Yiddish, saying.
We certainly don't know Einstein's dying words. He spoke them in German and the only person present was a Scottish nurse who spoke no German and couldn't repeat what he said.
“The Picture of Dorian Gray” quote is indeed similar. As is also one from "The Importance of Being Earnest"
“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his.”
Praefectus Praetorio
R.I.P. Brother of the Quill
Eulalia reminds me of the movie "As Good as It Gets." I want to repeat the line that Melvin (Jack Nicholson) says to Carol (Helen Hunt) - "You make me want to be a better man."I haed ma doots anent that one, and they're confirmed by this ever-useful site:
Mind, it only tracks English language sources, and Einstein was never very fluent in English -
I suppose it might have been a German, maybe even a Yiddish, saying.
Of course I think of another quote from that movie when I write my stories.
Jackie: How do you write women so well?
Melvin Udall: I think of a man. And I take away reason and accountability.
Last edited:
Praefectus Praetorio
R.I.P. Brother of the Quill
It never ends. If you want to know why I live in my own underground Führerbunker with two half-starved Dobermans guarding the stair, and an arsenal which could take on the 82nd Airborne and fight them to a draw, this is why - just two miles from where I'm holed up:
M
montycrusto
Guest
*inserts joke about praefectus praetorio sitting around on his arsenal*
Question: shouldn’t that be “two half-starved Dobermen”?
Praefectus Praetorio
R.I.P. Brother of the Quill
I donno. Where is @Eulalia when we need her.*inserts joke about praefectus praetorio sitting around on his arsenal*
Question: shouldn’t that be “two half-starved Dobermen”?
M
montycrusto
Guest
Would rather have her than Siri or Alexa
Praefectus Praetorio
R.I.P. Brother of the Quill
I know we are not supposed to judge here (after all a sheep could be a soulmate for some of the people I know), but I do think anyone who uses Siri or Alexa as a sex slave is in need of professional help.Would rather have her than Siri or Alexa
Praefectus Praetorio
R.I.P. Brother of the Quill
?*inserts joke about praefectus praetorio sitting around on his arsenal*
Question: shouldn’t that be “two half-starved Dobermen”?
What is the plural of Doberman?
The plural of Doberman is Dobermans. Find more words at wordhippo.com!
M
montycrusto
Guest
?
?What is the plural of Doberman?
The plural of Doberman is Dobermans. Find more words at wordhippo.com!www.wordhippo.com
Naraku
Draconarius
The proper name is Dobermann Pinscher. They were first bred by Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann in the 1890s. English speakers often drop the second "n". Because it's a family name, the plural adds an "s". After all, the family would be the Dobermanns, not the Dobermenn.?
?What is the plural of Doberman?
The plural of Doberman is Dobermans. Find more words at wordhippo.com!
If anyone is wondering - and I'm sure you are - "pinscher" is the German word for "terrier", although the breed is no longer classified as a terrier.
It rained all day. Don't worry, I kept the Seagram's dry...
Tree
Tree
Naraku
Draconarius
But what about the French wood!
Don't worry! Messa's wood is premium stuff!!!But what about the French wood!
Tree needs to sharpen some spikes...
Houston Astros play the Washington Nationals about two hours from now. I am for Houston because the used to be a National league team until 2012 when they moved to the American league (I don't understand why to this day). But before their move the STL Cards and Houston had a grand rivalry and since the Cards are out of it I wish them well.
poem21045
Tribunus Plebis
And Washington DC (the Senators) used to be in the American League! (The second Wash. [expansion] franchise moved to Texas in '72, leaving DC fans adrift.)