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Thread ID: 80734	2007-07-03 11:32:00	Monday Laughs: The couldn't fly out of Queenstown edition:...Socrates.......	Billy T (70)	PC World Chat

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565426	2007-07-03 11:32:00	Yep Delay in posting due to inclement weather in QT . The test of whether to pass on a rumour or not . . . Keep this philosophy in mind the next time you hear or are about to repeat a rumor . In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom . One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance, who ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?" "Wait a moment," Socrates replied . "Before you tell me, I'd like you to pass a little test . It's called the Test of Three . " "Test of Three?" "That's correct," Socrates continued . "Before you talk to me about my student, let's take a moment to test what you're going to say . The first test is Truth: Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" "No," the man replied, "actually I only just heard about it . " "All right," said Socrates . "So you don't really know if it's true or not . Now let's try the second test, the test of Goodness: Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?" "No, to the contrary . . . " "So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him even though you're not certain it's true?" The man shrugged, a little embarrassed . Socrates continued, "You may still pass though because there is a third test, the filter of Usefulness . Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be useful to me?" "No, not really . " "Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me at all?" The man was defeated and ashamed and said no more . This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It also explains why Socrates never found out that Plato was porking his wife . Cheers Billy 8-{) :)	Billy T (70)
565427	2007-07-04 02:36:00	JUSTIFIABLE DEFENCE: Defence Attorney: Will you please state your age? Little Old Lady: I am 80 years old. Defence Attorney: Will you tell us, in your own words, what happened the night of April 1st? Little Old Lady: There I was, sitting there in my swing on my front porch on a warm spring evening, when a young man comes creeping up on the porch and sat down beside me. Defence Attorney: Did you know him? Little Old Lady: No, but he sure was friendly. Defence Attorney: What happened after he sat down? Little Old Lady: He started to rub my thigh. Defence Attorney: Did you stop him? Little Old Lady: No, I didn't stop him. Defence Attorney: Why not? Little Old Lady: It felt good. Nobody had done that since my Albert died some 15 years ago. Defence Attorney: What happened next? Little Old Lady: He began to rub my breasts. Defence Attorney: Did you stop him then? Little Old Lady: No, I did not stop him. Defence Attorney: Why not? Little Old Lady: His rubbing made me feel all alive and excited. I haven't felt that good in years! Defence Attorney: What happened next? Little Old Lady: Well, by then, I was feeling really "spicy" that I just laid down and told him "Take me, young man. Take me!" Defence Attorney: Did he take you? Little Old Lady: No! He just yelled, "April Fool!" And that's when I shot him.	johcar (6283)
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