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Humbly report, Sir, a number of communications that landed on the mail room floor indicate, to my imbecile way of thinking, that the excommunicated associate Michal Daniel aka Bounced Czech, aka BounCzech is no longer excommunicated. Communications have reportedly taken place between him, SI Jill and SI Jeff, apologies flew around like old soiled quotes, on-going discussion to make headway in avoiding future mishaps is taking place, and all indications are that the whole sordid excommunication issue may safely be swept under the rug, for dogs to lay on.
Michal Daniel, Bounced Czech, and BounCzech are history. Sort of. With bits and pieces of the past missing, the silent will remain silent, burried, terminated by Michal. What remains will remain undisturbed.
Being the lazy, drunken, vulgar sod that he is, though not one to hold an unreasonable grudge, Michal will no doubt make me post in his stead, and such orders I have no choice but to humbly obey, to the best of my imbecile ability.
Some dusty crumbling books I found on the shelf of the mail room. Anyone interested?
Winter's Tale
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labours Lost
Measure for Measure
The Tempest
Much Ado About Nothing
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Taming of the Shrew
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
Some more quotes that stuck to my shoe. I don't have the wisdom, prudence or knowledge to understand them, and therefore offer them to the associates to do with as they please:
Wisdom has been defined to be the use of the best means for attaining the best ends. We conceive prudence as the virtue by which we select right means for given ends, while wisdom implies the selection of right ends as well as
of right means. Hence, wisdom implies the union of high mental and
moral excellence. Prudence (that is, providence, or forecast) is of a more negative character; it rather consists in avoiding danger than in taking decisive measures for the accomplishment of an object. --Whewell.
Prudence, when carried too far, degenerates into a ''reptile virtue,'' which is the more dangerous for its plausible appearance. Knowledge, a more comprehensive term, signifies the simple apprehension of facts or relations. --Burke.
In strictness of language, there is a difference between knowledge and wisdom; wisdom always supposing action, and action directed by it. -- Paley.
Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom, in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude, unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smoothed, and squared, and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems to enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. --Cowper.
We speak also not in wise words of man's wisdom, but in the doctrine of the spirit. --Wyclif (1 Cor. ii. 13).
Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom. --Coleridge.
When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks. --Shakespeare.
Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit. --Shakespeare.
Rum?
Contentedly napping like a newborn, I remain, yours truly,
Svejk
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