Now That We've Caught It…?

I'm beginning to think that passing middle age means living everything through words that I've already spoken, writings that I've already written, conversations that I've already had, or cartoons that I've seen.

Case in point. I see where Brent Scowcroft says in the New Yorker (I'll read it sometime, but I'm about 3 years behind in my New Yorkers right now):

…but what do you do with Iraq once you own it?

and I can't help remembering that cartoon showing two hunters sitting in a tree, with a big, brown bear at the base of the tree reaching up towards them. The caption reads: "Well, what do we do with it now that we've caught it?"

Posted on October 24, 2005 at 17.18 by jns · Permalink
In: All, Laughing Matters

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  1. Written by S.W. Anderson
    on Tuesday, 25 October 2005 at 02.39
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    Maybe if you're literal enough in your beliefs and already think God is guiding your way on a mission, you must have the benefit of omnipotence. That means you can't make any mistakes. Ergo, everything's going to turn out all right, no matter what.

    This brings me to a fascinating question: How many fewer times should our fearless leader have been born?

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