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March 24, 2017

Lucky is better than smart. Luck is a kind of smart.

Then there was the neighbor kid that stuck all his ships in the middle of the board, all touching each other.
He didn’t have any strategy, and didn’t care what yours was. He’d just guess, and his guessing was better than your strategy. Once he had you, you were done, because subterfuge doesn’t work on people that don’t use it on their end. Pointing and Laughing at Your Defeated Opponent. It’s the American Way – BSBFB

Posted by gerardvanderleun at March 24, 2017 4:17 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Luck is a kind of smart

For example, choosing the right parents. That kind of smart.

Posted by: Rob De Witt at March 24, 2017 6:37 PM

I always liked Isaac Asimov's line
"I was born in Russia, in order to be close to my parents".

Posted by: Bill Jones at March 25, 2017 2:11 PM

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