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Speaking about the issues being experienced by the new Boeing 787 airliner a talking head on the TV news said "Ground-breaking new planes almost always have initial problems." Not the best choice of metaphor! Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life. | ||
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One might even say, planes that break the ground ALWAYS have problems, final as well as initial. Those talking heads!  | |||
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Maybe the talking head thinks it's a bomber? It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti | |||
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That's a great example of why the choice of words is so important. | |||
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