Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site oliven.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!oliveb!oliven!hawk From: hawk@oliven.UUCP (Rick) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Yet Another Net Slogan, sayings Message-ID: <569@oliven.UUCP> Date: Tue, 18-Sep-84 15:19:01 EDT Article-I.D.: oliven.569 Posted: Tue Sep 18 15:19:01 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 04:36:13 EDT References: <10600171@uiucdcs.UUCP> <1574@proper.UUCP> <5032@yale.ARPA> Organization: University of Waikiki Lines: 15 >Then there's always the Chinese (I think) saying: > > "There is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent." During a world war, there was a French (I think) Field Marshal who sent back a message to the effect of: "Enemy to the North. Enemy to the South. Enemy approaching on East. Enemy closing in from west. Situation excellent. I'm attacking." not only that, but he won! rick -- [hplabs|zehntel|fortune|ios|tolerant|allegra|tymix]!oliveb!oliven!hawk