Or how about the one I have on the back of my bugeye:
Henry V, Act III, Scene I, Lines 31-34:
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
straining upon the start.
The game's afoot!
Follow your spirit and upon this charge:
Cry "God for Harry, England, and St. George"!
And borrowing another classic (this time from the Good Book)
for my stock car:
2 Kings 9:20
"The driving is like that of Jehu, son of Nimshi,
He drives like a maniac."
And of course, the one going on the back of the rallye Midget:
Psalm 100:1
"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord"
Literacy is wunnerful, idnit?
JZ
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron Soave [SMTP:redlotus@spacey.net]
>Sent: Friday, October 30, 1998 4:59 PM
>To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
>Subject: Re: Off Topic (mild LBC added)-- rather long too....
>
>It was "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." from Henry VI,
>Part 2.
>
>Merchant of Venice had a quote attributable to us and our LBC list:
>"He doth nothing but talk of his horse."
>
>Too much time not studying my physics in school,
>Ron
>----------
>> From: Richard D. Arnold <richard.arnold@juno.com>
>> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Off Topic -- rather long too....
>> Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 8:16 AM
>>
>> >It will never work until we do what Shakespeare said" First we kill
>> >all the lawyers!"
>>
>> Now, I could be wrong, but I think the proper quote from WS is: "First
>> thing we do, is shoot all the lawyers." From _The Merchant of Venice_, I
>> believe, and in reference to Shylock (where's that English instructor on
>> the list?). I could, of course, point out that WS never said that
>> particular phrase, but rather *wrote* it, but that would be entirely too
>> Clintonesque for me ('nother lawyer, don't ya know). <G>
>>
>> I am not an attorney, nor do I play one on TV, but I am a pre-law student
>> and a paralegal. Thus far this week, I've assisted in reuniting a parent
>> with a wrongfully removed child, helped an older couple recover a rental
>> deposit, and enabled a dying gentleman to pass on his estate to his
>> family with minimal taxes. I like to think that none of these require my
>> demise as being against the public good.
>>
>> No lawyer can work without clients. Since there are many more clients
>> than lawyers, and clients necessarily are made up of the public, I would
>> submit that any problems with a litagation-happy society are the fault of
>> the public. Unless we are willing to have people settle their problems
>> outside the law (when reasonable attempts fail), we will always need
>> lawyers.
>>
>> Lawyers are much like soldiers and police officers; nobody likes them
>> until they need one....
>>
>> Rich
>>
>> E-mail me for a copy of my collection of attorney jokes -- keep laughing,
>> it's all billable time.
>>
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