A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
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twogreattastes says:
It’s a shame today’s players never strike that “falling down while stiff-arming” pose.
August 3rd, 2009 at 3:34 pm
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Whohah says:
Heinlein, FTW!
August 3rd, 2009 at 3:39 pm
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Crabapple Buck says:
Vic Janowicz was our first of 7 Heisman’s among six winners. He played in the infamous “Snow Bowl” vs. Michigan in 1950. Punted over 20 times in that game. tOSU lost 9-3, ironically on a blocked punt and a safety. Pics from that game are unbelievable.
August 3rd, 2009 at 3:52 pm
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PW says:
20 punts in a game? Glad to see that modern day tOSU hasn’t broken with tradition.
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:28 pm
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Mich-Placed Gator says:
@ PW
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:46 pm
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Sam says:
20 punts is Jim Tressel’s idea of an offensive explosion
August 3rd, 2009 at 5:38 pm
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Stagecoach says:
Les Horvath scoffs at the idea of Vic Janowicz being the first of 7 Buckeye Heisman winners.
Well, he would if he was still among the living…
August 3rd, 2009 at 5:51 pm
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Al-D says:
great quote, did anyone say it before this post? or is an edsbs special
August 3rd, 2009 at 6:42 pm
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Albino Tornado says:
The quote is attributed to Robert A Heinlein (USNA 1929), one of the greats of Nerd Fiction.
Who, ironically, was such a lazy sod as a midshipman he joined the fencing team due to the lack of visibility and physical exertion required.
August 3rd, 2009 at 7:21 pm
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T-Mill says:
I love the quote! That should be the ultimate man test.
August 3rd, 2009 at 7:25 pm
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allaha says:
@ PW — Brilliant.
Regarding the quote, I assume we all imagine ourselves Renaissance Men (sorry, Renaissance People doesn’t cut it). . . . Nonetheless, the sad truth is not only do I fail the test, but also I do not even know what it means to “conn a ship”.
August 3rd, 2009 at 7:34 pm
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Josh M says:
It’s from Robert Heinlein’s “Time Enough For Love.” If ya want to edumacate yo’self a bit…
August 3rd, 2009 at 8:16 pm
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An 'eer with a Beer says:
@9
Perhaps his latent pulmonary tuberculosis, which forced him to retire from the Navy in 1934, contributed to his inability to make the football team. The fact that he served on the brand-new USS Lexington (CV-2) as a radio communications officer in the also brand-new field of naval aviation is a better testament to his abilities than the fact that he made the fencing team.
One could say a lot of things about RAH, but “lazy sod” would not be among them.
August 3rd, 2009 at 8:57 pm
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Albino Tornado says:
eer with Beer:
Perhaps you should read his Marty Lou piece “The Tale of The Man Too Lazy To Fail” referenced previously in _Time Enough For Love_.
Conning a ship is Ye Olde Sea Dog for driving, whether front-seat (think Chekov) or back-seat (think Captain Kirk)
August 3rd, 2009 at 9:53 pm
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Grampa Fug says:
As in:
“Conn: Sonar. Unidentified rhythmic sound bearing one-three-niner.”
“Sonar: Conn. Is it the ghost of John Bonham?”
&tc.
August 4th, 2009 at 6:40 am
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Antzymandias says:
The quote is just one of dozens of aphorisms from the collected wisdom of the oldest man in the world. They form the intermission of Time Enough for Love and are call “The notebook of Lazarus Long” Google it sometime
Here’s another of my favorites (and a favorite of all engineers).
Anyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human. At best he is a tolerable sub-human who has learned to wear shoes, bathe, and not make messes in the house.
August 4th, 2009 at 7:14 am
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Another David says:
does 13 out of 21 count?
August 4th, 2009 at 7:16 am
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CincySooner says:
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
Ok, lets see. How many of those things can I do? Ummm… Nope, nope, nope, I’m not sure but I’m guessing nope, nope, nope, maybe, yes but not a very good one, nope, possibly, yes, hell yeah, yes, yes, yes, yes, unfortunately yes, nope, yes, yes (smirking smugly), and finally not applicable due to lack of data
Ok, looks like I’m a half human/ half insect hybrid
August 4th, 2009 at 7:50 am
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jacketexan says:
Excellent bucket list…
Does driving my dad’s pontoon boat count as conning a ship?
August 4th, 2009 at 8:01 am
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jdub says:
ooh! ooh! I finally get one! That’s Heinlein, right? TEFL?
(haven’t looked at previous posts.)
August 4th, 2009 at 1:58 pm