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Tuesday Open Thread | 104 comments (104 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Half-balked hypothesis are my bread and butter

"Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

by Melanchthon on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 07:20:39 AM EST
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Me too! Lightly sautéed theories are part of my regular diet.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 07:27:48 AM EST
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I light my theories raw and bloody.

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 07:28:40 AM EST
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Man, did i just self-censor myself very strongly.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 07:34:44 AM EST
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Man, did I severely misspell 'like' as 'light'...

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 07:42:20 AM EST
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there was us thinking you prefered Theory Flambé

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 08:07:01 AM EST
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Is that what they mean by a burning desire for knowledge?

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman

by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 08:34:34 AM EST
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you needa searing intelect for that.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 08:50:15 AM EST
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That would be Auguste Pierre Flambé, the noted 19th Century French philosopher - and co-author, with James Frederick Ferrier, of 'Epistemologie, mon derriére'?

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 09:31:45 AM EST
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Oh dear, I just made a grave mistake...

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 09:32:22 AM EST
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not a cute one?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 09:38:14 AM EST
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"Accentüate the pôsitive!"

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 10:20:54 AM EST
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Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.