Accidents

[Big John]

The damn things weigh half a million pounds, fly a third of the way
around the world and they carry passengers in greater comfort and
safety than any vehicle in the history of mankind. Now, are you fellas
really going to stand there and tell us you know how to do the job
better? Are you going to pretend you know anything about it at all?
Cause it looks to me like you boys are just stirring folks up for your
own reasons.


Aviation legend Charley Norton, 78, speaking to reporters in
1970 after an airplane crash.


The irony of the Information Age is that it has given new
respectability to uninformed opinion,


Vetern reporter John Lawton, 68, speaking to the American
Association of Broadcast Journalists in 1995.



Truer words were never spoken.


Big John

[Matt Barrow]

"Big John" > wrote in message
...
> The damn things weigh half a million pounds, fly a third of the way
> around the world and they carry passengers in greater comfort and
> safety than any vehicle in the history of mankind. Now, are you fellas
> really going to stand there and tell us you know how to do the job
> better? Are you going to pretend you know anything about it at all?
> Cause it looks to me like you boys are just stirring folks up for your
> own reasons.
>
>
> Aviation legend Charley Norton, 78, speaking to reporters in
> 1970 after an airplane crash.
>
>
> The irony of the Information Age is that it has given new
> respectability to uninformed opinion,
>
>
> Vetern reporter John Lawton, 68, speaking to the American
> Association of Broadcast Journalists in 1995.
>
>
>
> Truer words were never spoken.
>
http://tinyurl.com/dta8h (Amazon link)

[Big John]

Matt

Yep.The source of my post.

Still a good slap at the media.

Big John
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On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:34:15 -0700, "Matt Barrow"
> wrote:

>
>"Big John" > wrote in message
...
>> The damn things weigh half a million pounds, fly a third of the way
>> around the world and they carry passengers in greater comfort and
>> safety than any vehicle in the history of mankind. Now, are you fellas
>> really going to stand there and tell us you know how to do the job
>> better? Are you going to pretend you know anything about it at all?
>> Cause it looks to me like you boys are just stirring folks up for your
>> own reasons.
>>
>>
>> Aviation legend Charley Norton, 78, speaking to reporters in
>> 1970 after an airplane crash.
>>
>>
>> The irony of the Information Age is that it has given new
>> respectability to uninformed opinion,
>>
>>
>> Vetern reporter John Lawton, 68, speaking to the American
>> Association of Broadcast Journalists in 1995.
>>
>>
>>
>> Truer words were never spoken.
>>
>http://tinyurl.com/dta8h (Amazon link)
>

[Matt Barrow]

"Big John" > wrote in message
...
> Matt
>
> Yep.The source of my post.
>
> Still a good slap at the media.
>
> Big John
> ``````````````````````````````````

More like a good hard kick in the groin, I'd say :~)

And s\even at that, it's an example of understatement, rather than
exaggeration.



>
> On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:34:15 -0700, "Matt Barrow"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Big John" > wrote in message
...
>>> The damn things weigh half a million pounds, fly a third of the way
>>> around the world and they carry passengers in greater comfort and
>>> safety than any vehicle in the history of mankind. Now, are you fellas
>>> really going to stand there and tell us you know how to do the job
>>> better? Are you going to pretend you know anything about it at all?
>>> Cause it looks to me like you boys are just stirring folks up for your
>>> own reasons.
>>>
>>>
>>> Aviation legend Charley Norton, 78, speaking to reporters in
>>> 1970 after an airplane crash.
>>>
>>>
>>> The irony of the Information Age is that it has given new
>>> respectability to uninformed opinion,
>>>
>>>
>>> Vetern reporter John Lawton, 68, speaking to the American
>>> Association of Broadcast Journalists in 1995.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Truer words were never spoken.
>>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/dta8h (Amazon link)
>>
>