Given that the thread on the Eiffel Tower has morphed into a thread on Vegas, I though this might serve as a unifying image:
http://static.flickr.com/36/119233767_787bc66308.jpg Cheers, Gautam On 4/15/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bill, > > I used to be a cab driver, and there were a lot of stories passed around at > the cab stands. By the time any particular driver got a story, it may have > changed any number of times. There can only be one driver who has heard > something first hand, and even he may embellish or change what he heard for > any number of reasons, such as to make himself seem more important, or > perhaps what was heard was out of context, misunderstood, or not even true. > There's no guarantee that the passengers talking in the back seat have > accurate information either. > > A cabbie may be able to direct you to a good pizza place or the best whore > house in town, but I'd certainly be skeptical of anything that one told me > wrt to politics, government, power, and who's doing what with whom. I > can't count the number of things I heard from my passengers that later > turned out to be untrue. > > How does that axiom go: Believe 75% of what you see, 50% of what you read, > and nothing of what you hear. I didn't make that up. I heard it from one > of my passengers <LOL> > > Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: William Robb > > > Quite often, yes. > > People say things in taxis that they > > won't say elsewhere, and taxis are > > often used by "important people" who > > don't want the bother of renting a car. > > > > From: "Shel Belinkoff" > > > > Ahh - the taxi driver - always a great source for > > > truth and accurate reporting <LOL> > > >
