Please enlighten a dummy

[Guest guest]

The below quote taken from Sherri's post is from Harlan Ellison. I couldn't

believe it when I saw it because I am a rabid Ellison fan. So this is my

question. Where do you all get the cool quotes that are tagged on the ends

of your posts? Are they generated for you by your email? Or are you all

really THAT COOL of people (which of course you are anyway). I ask because

I see so many amazing quotes from so many interesting authors, leaders, etc

some of whom are relatively obscure to most folks. I'm guessing that they

are generated for you by some program or other but I'm " ignant " as to if

this is so.

 

Maija

 

 

 

" They used dogs. They used probes. They used cardio plate crossoffs. They

used teepers. They used bribery. They used stick tites. They used

intimidation. They used torment. They used torture. They used finks.

They used cops. They used search and seizure. They used fallaron. They

used betterment incentives. They used finger prints. They used the

bertillion system. They used cunning. They used guile. They used

treachery. They used Raoul-Mitgong but he wasn't much help. They used

applied physics. They used techniques of criminology. And what the hell,

they caught him. (Harlan Ellison, " Repent, Harlequin, said the Tick-Tock

Man " ) "

[Guest guest]

I don't know how others here do it, but I find them by reading and

then save

them on my computer. They are randomly chosen (most times) and placed

at

the end of my replies. I only save those which I like or hold a

certain meaning

for me.

 

~ P_T ~

 

When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth.

-George Bernard Shaw, writer, Nobel laureate (1856-1950)

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[Guest guest]

I have a program (Kookie Jar) that randomly attaches quotations to my

email .sig file, and comes programmed with about 15 or 20 qoutes to

start people off. I have 200 - 300 in my list now, and I deleted the

pre-preogrammed ones before I ever used it. I collect them from all

over the place - books, bumper stickers, music, websites, snagged from

other people's email, etc. Anything that makes me smile, or resonates

for me might end up in my Kookie Jar. I periodically og through it and

delete the ones that no longer feel like a good " fit " .

 

If you want to do some searching for .sig file quotes, a good, easy

place to start is www.coolsig.com

 

The .sig file generator/randomizer that I use can be found at

http://www.lodz.pdi.net/~eristic/free/index.html Its freeware, and

relatively easy to use. Just look for " Kookie Jar "

 

Hope that helps...........

 

--

Sherri

 

A child of five could understand this! Fetch me a child of five.

 

 

, Maija.Ray@W... wrote:

> The below quote taken from Sherri's post is from Harlan Ellison. I

couldn't

> believe it when I saw it because I am a rabid Ellison fan. So this is

my

> question. Where do you all get the cool quotes that are tagged on the

ends

> of your posts? Are they generated for you by your email? Or are you

all

> really THAT COOL of people (which of course you are anyway). I ask

because

> I see so many amazing quotes from so many interesting authors,

leaders, etc

> some of whom are relatively obscure to most folks. I'm guessing that

they

> are generated for you by some program or other but I'm " ignant " as to

if

> this is so.

>

> Maija

 

--

Sherri

 

A child of five could understand this! Fetch me a child of five.