Old Local Blacksmith

An old blacksmith realized he was soon going to quit working so hard. He picked out a strong young man to become his apprentice. The old fellow was crabby and exacting. "Don't ask me a lot of questions," he told the boy. "Just do whatever I tell you to do." One day the old blacksmith took an iron out of the forge and laid it on the anvil. "Get the hammer over there," he said. "When I nod my head, hit it real good and hard." Now the town is looking for a new blacksmith.

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• The only sense that is common in the long run is the sense of change. We instinctively avoid it.
• The only time to be positive is when you are positive you are wrong.
• The organization of any program reflects the organization of the people who developed it.
• The other line always moves faster.
• The paperless office will become a reality about the same time as the paperless toilet.
• The person not here is the one working on the problem.
• The phone will not ring until you leave your desk and walk to the other end of the building.
• The probability of anything happening is in inverse ratio to its desirability.
• The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action.
• The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet. 

Retirement

Retirement means twice as much husband for half as much money.