Formerly the U.S.'s* oldest billionaire at age 99
Surely LB and Bix will know who this is.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... mplot.html
*I hope the apostrophe is correct
RIP J R Simplot
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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RIP J R Simplot
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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AnnieCamaro
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I googled Mr. Simplot, because I wanted to know where the giant cattle ranch was located (Oregon.) While doing so, I found this story about him, which tells some interesting stories, both good and bad:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/ ... 46835.html
/:P\
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/ ... 46835.html
/:P\
Sou iu koto de.
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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AnnieCamaro wrote:I googled Mr. Simplot, because I wanted to know where the giant cattle ranch was located (Oregon.) While doing so, I found this story about him, which tells some interesting stories, both good and bad:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/ ... 46835.html
/:P\
He was the toughest s.o.b. God ever let live
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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Bob Juch
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My buddy Butch, now the Governor of Idaho, was married to his daughter.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.