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To: Mao II who wrote (52940)3/12/1999 8:27:00 AM
From: Kenya AA  Read Replies (1) of 97611
 
M2:****OT****

"they are not bright enough to pour pee out of a
boot that has the instructions written on the heel."

Did LBJ really say that?? Before seeing CJ's post, I'd only heard that expression once - it was in a book about Gettysburg called The Killer Angels. Since the battle was very well documented by the participants themselves, many of the quotes used by the characters in the book are genuine. This one was made to Col. Joshua Chamberlain by Pvt. Joseph Bucklin as a comment on the intelligence of most of the top ranked union officers, specifically Mead. I thought it was pretty funny and use it myself a fair amount.

I find myself using the expression "tolerable" a lot lately.

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