Link From Quotes of the day by Jeffrey Miller August 7, 2003 written by Jeffrey Miller August 7, 2003 H. L. Mencken “A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.” Scott Adams “If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?” 2 comments 0 FacebookTwitterGoogle +Pinterest Jeffrey Miller previous post The Procreation Police next post Theist Agenda You may also like The problems with blogs June 9, 2005 Dawn Eden on the Today Show March 4, 2008 All flings are created equal November 16, 2005 Seven Means to Seven Sorrows November 21, 2003 The Cross and the Stars August 11, 2009 Illustrative names July 31, 2005 Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg as Saint Jerome July 3, 2005 How I went from lifelong atheism to orthodox... September 13, 2010 When you love somebody August 6, 2012 Do some brain cell aerobics August 1, 2003 2 comments Ellyn von Huben August 7, 2003 - 10:50 pm That reminds me of our Mother’s Day Rose Sale. Sitting in the vestibule at Church surrounded by buckets of roses some wise guy says, “MMM, it smells like Wenban’s.” (the local funeral home.) 🙂 Reply Daniel Baker August 9, 2003 - 12:12 pm Mencken also said that an idealist is one who thinks that because a rose smells better than a cabbage, a rose will also make a better soup. Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
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That reminds me of our Mother’s Day Rose Sale. Sitting in the vestibule at Church surrounded by buckets of roses some wise guy says, “MMM, it smells like Wenban’s.” (the local funeral home.) 🙂
Mencken also said that an idealist is one who thinks that because a rose smells better than a cabbage, a rose will also make a better soup.