Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2(pesnta.1.2) 9/5/84; site scc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!pesnta!scc!steiny From: steiny@scc.UUCP (Don Steiny) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Re: Yet Another Net Slogan Message-ID: <164@scc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 27-Sep-84 01:45:22 EDT Article-I.D.: scc.164 Posted: Thu Sep 27 01:45:22 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Sep-84 01:05:15 EDT References: <10600171@uiucdcs.UUCP> <1574@proper.UUCP> <5032@yale.ARPA> <3405@ut-sally.UUCP> Organization: Personetics, Inc. - Santa Cruz, Calif. Lines: 73 > [ ------ ] > > >From: kaufman@yale.ARPA (David H. Kaufman) > > >Then there's always the Chinese (I think) saying: > > > "There is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent." > > >The Punfighter > > I don't know about the true origin of the saying, but Hunter S. Thompson > (aka Dr. Gonzo) used it in one of his books (_The Great Shark Hunt_?) > > Or, gee... was it Uncle Duke that said it? > > Lewis Barnett Why, that was a comment made to Uncle Duke by his Chinese hosts while he was ambassador to China. The exchange was between Duke and Li. Duke: You know, Mr. Li, Mr. Teng's speech left me baffled, what exactly was he getting at? Li: "There is great disorder under heaven, and the situation is excellent." Duke: I see ..., I'd heard that. Li: Are you enjoying your dinner? Duke: Huh? Oh, yeah, especially the vegtables -- I love your vegetables. Li: Ah, yes -- the vegetables. Duke: Speaking of which, how's chairman Dong? Li: "There is chaos on earth, and his pulse is normal." Next strip: Duke: Tell me, Mr. Li, how does the foreign ministry view normalization now? Li: The chairman has a saying pertinent to your question. Duke: Well, I thought he might. Li: It is this: "In a suitable tempreature, an egg becomes a chicken, and there are no chickens born of stones." Duke: Fascinating .. really very facinating. Duke: You realize, of course, that it makes no sense whatsoever. Li: Well, you know, I've always wondered about that. With such a profound blessing as a comment from Uncle Duke that it makes no sense whatsoever, perhaps the slogan for the net should be "Usenet: There are no chickens born of stones." -- scc!steiny Don Steiny - Personetics @ (408) 425-0382 109 Torrey Pine Terr. Santa Cruz, Calif. 95060 ihnp4!pesnta -\ fortune!idsvax -> scc!steiny ucbvax!twg -/