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To: Brumar89 who wrote (274817)	10/16/2008 1:56:17 PM
From: ManyMoose	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793841

I've always admired people who work with their hands. I keep remembering a blurb about an IQ test (maybe it wasn't IQ) but the child had to choose from among several pictures of people which was working. One of the pictures depicted a man reading a book, and a child picked that one. It was the incorrect answer, but she protested to the teacher. Her daddy was a college professor and that's what he did when he was working: read books. At the time, I was in college and was very impressed with how difficult it was. There's a place for every thing under heaven. I'm fortunate to have know many people who got their hands dirty when they worked. Now after getting to be a grey beard myself, I respect them more while still allowing that the people who work exclusively with their brains are just as worthy. It's hypocrisy that I can't stand. I don't see hypocrites getting their hands dirty; they are all 'intellectuals.'