R help - Jan 2008 - Fortunes - was Re: [OT] vernacular names for circular diagrams

I did not write that.

On Jan 29, 2008 9:05 AM, S Ellison <S.Ellison at lgc.co.uk>
wrote:
> >>> "Gabor Grothendieck" <ggrothendieck at
gmail.com> 29/01/2008 12:35:27
> >>>
> > As is common in human affairs, even
> > the illusion of understanding is preferred to a lofty digression
> upon
> > why the audience does not understand.
>
> Gabor,
>
> This should be in fortunes; it is depressingly accurate.
> But it doesn't have to be a lofty digression.
>
> S
>
>
>
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> This email and any attachments are confidential. Any u...{{dropped:9}}

Any idea who did? I have it in my list of quotes and
attributed to you. 

Anon is so boring as a source.

--- Gabor Grothendieck <ggrothendieck at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I did not write that.
> 
> On Jan 29, 2008 9:05 AM, S Ellison
> <S.Ellison at lgc.co.uk> wrote:
> > >>> "Gabor Grothendieck" <ggrothendieck at
gmail.com>
> 29/01/2008 12:35:27
> > >>>
> > > As is common in human affairs, even
> > > the illusion of understanding is preferred to a
> lofty digression
> > upon
> > > why the audience does not understand.
> >
> > Gabor,
> >
> > This should be in fortunes; it is depressingly
> accurate.
> > But it doesn't have to be a lofty digression.
> >
> > S
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
*******************************************************************
> > This email and any attachments are confidential.
> Any u...{{dropped:9}}
> 
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