Something I found and though I would share for a little Friday humor.



Pessimism 
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A pessimist is an optimist with experience. 
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Man who looks for a pink slip before the money in his pay envelope. 
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Pessimism wouldn't work *any*way. 
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A pessimist is someone who feels bad when he feels good, for fear hell feel even worse when he feels better. 
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A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists. 
Don Marquis

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The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after 48, he knows too little.

Mark Twain

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Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Arnold Bennett

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There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist. 
Mark Twain

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A pessimist is a man who thinks all woman are bad. An optimist is one who hopes they are. 
Chauncey Depew

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A pessimist is just an optimist who has received his degree from the school of hard knocks. 
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An optimist invented the jet; a pessimist, the ejection seat. 
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An optimist laughs to forget;
a pessimist cant remember the last time he laughed. 
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The pessimist calls the police to report a disturbance of the peace when opportunity knocks. 
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Blessed are the pessimists for they have already invested in a tape backup. 
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The pessimist is just a verbose realist. 
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No sense being a pessimist. That value system probably wouldn't work anyway. 
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Pessimists make poor bankers. They don't expect their money back. 
Corollary : Look for a pessimist from whom to borrow. 
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The pessimist is rarely disappointed. 
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How many pessimists does it take to screw in a light bulb? 
--- None, its just a waste of time since the new one probably wont work either. 
--- None, why bother, the new one will eventually burn out as well. 
--- None, the burned out one is probably stuck and can't be removed. 
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A typical pessimist joke:
How does one make God laugh?
Tell him your plans for the future. 

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...the man who isn't a pessimist is a damned fool.
Mark Twain
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Pessimism is the one ism which kills the soul.

John Buchan (1875-1940)

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A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody's as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

G. B. Shaw (1856-1950)

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Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

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