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- From: mary@Cayman.COM (Mary Malmros)
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- Subject: Re: The Old Man Had Timing
- Message-ID: <MARY.92Dec21123135@martinique.Cayman.COM>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 17:31:35 GMT
- References: <1992Dec18.104506.803@hls.com> <1992Dec18.212054.13655@socrates.umd.edu>
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- In-reply-to: doug@UC780.UMD.EDU's message of 18 Dec 92 21:20:54 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec18.212054.13655@socrates.umd.edu> doug@UC780.UMD.EDU (Deac Moo of the UGC) writes:
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- In article <1992Dec18.104506.803@hls.com>, silatman@hls.com writes:
- >
- > THE OLD MAN HAD TIMING!
- > by Khalid Khan.
-
- [ much of Khan's post snipped ]
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- > We have all heard
- >of stories where a brash young "master" comes out
- >to challenge a 90 year old practitioner. The 90 year old
- >man sits calmly drinking his sake tea and admiring
- >the beautiful morning. The brash young man charges
- >the 90 year old master with all the power and speed
- >of his youth, and a split second later...the young man
- >is dead. The 90 year old master has moved only slightly,
- >not even fast, and in one simple move has cut
- >the young challenger with his sword, and then the old master
- >resumes drinking his morning tea. So what is the important
- >point here?
- >
- > Timing!
-
- I thought the saying was "Experience and Treachery <sp> beat Youth
- and Skill." Or something like that.
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- Of course, that might be next weeks Parable :)
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-
- "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and determination every time."
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- Don't ask me who said it though.
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