> -----Original Message-----
> From:  David Strike
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 1:08 PM
>
> On Monday, October 16, 2000 12:06 AM, Chris B. McKinney wrote:
>
> > You wrote, "Often overlooked, is the fact that while
> experience
> > may be a good teacher, it's usually preceded by poor
> judgement."
> > I like the quote, "Experience is what you get just
> after you need
> > it."
>
> I like that and I wish that I'd said it.  (To which
> you'd be entitled to
> say, "You will!)  :-)

It's all over the web, unattributed.  See, for example,
http://www.cs.uwa.edu.au/~gian/life.htm.  A good one there, ob
scuba:  "I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without
sponges."

Chris

P.S.  This is not an request to get on anybody's "jokes" mailing
list.