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    Re: Happy & safe 4th of July, Everyone!

    Quote Originally Posted by rlditmars View Post
    Yes, I wasn't really being serious. It was more tongue in cheek. When I used to write programs for CMM's, one of the engineers was from the England and when we were about to break for the holiday, I said I hope you have a Happy 4th. He said, "Bill, we don't celebrate that one. We lost."
    It really struck me as funny because I hadn't considered there were two sides to that story. I just happened to be on the happier side.
    And that's how I took you... But you're right, we do tend to see only one side.
    Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
    Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

    The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ~ Gandhi

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