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Thread: Cheers, I am Spartacus, er no, ... I am Pangloss

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    Cheers, I am Spartacus, er no, ... I am Pangloss

    My friend Concerned highly recommends this place. Here's my application responses:


    How did you pick your Moniker?
    Pangloss is a character in the book Candide. It's a funny book and I liked the character.

    How did you discover UB5?
    Concerned recommended it.

    How many states/countries have you lived in?
    One. Utah/US. But I went to school 100 years ago in Tunisia

    What are your Sports Loyalties?
    University of Utah.

    What was the moment that cemented your Ute Fanhood?
    Birth - both parents, both sisters and my brother graduated from the U, my mother was a professor. There was never any doubt.

    What do you currently do for a living?
    I'm a software implementation consultant for an application used by government contractors and government procurement offices.


    Are your religiously affiliated, and if so, what is your current standing?​

    Not affiliated

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    Welcome Pangloss. Your reputation precedes you. I anticipate great things.
    “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
    André Gide

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    The discourse will rachet up.

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    Welcome, Painglass! Nice to have you aboard.

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    Sam the Sheepdog LA Ute's Avatar
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    This is a fine addition. Welcome, sir!!

    "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
    --Antoine de Saint-Exupery

    "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
    --Yeats

    “True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”

    --John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell

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    Thank you. I'm happy to see your nom.

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    Cheers, thanks for the reference. Maybe I can remember to visit this time.

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    Thank you.

    One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.
    - Oscar Wilde

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    Quote Originally Posted by pangloss View Post
    Thank you.

    One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.
    - Oscar Wilde
    Click "Reply with quote" to ensure that you don't seem like you're having some kind of self-replying psychosis.
    Last edited by DanielLaRusso; 05-28-2013 at 11:15 AM.
    2014 utahby5 World Cup Bracket Predictor Challenge Champion. No one who speaks German could be an evil man.

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    Thanks - I'm a big fan of the Applejack's in Denver - any relation?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pangloss View Post
    Thanks - I'm a big fan of the Applejack's in Denver - any relation?
    He's my second cousin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DanielLaRusso View Post
    Click "Reply with quote" to ensure that you don't seem like you're have some kind of self-replying psychosis.
    Ah, "Reply with Quotes". I may be slow, but I am not incapable of learning

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    Sam the Sheepdog LA Ute's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by pangloss View Post
    Ah, "Reply with Quotes". I may be slow, but I am not incapable of learning
    You'll be an ace here before long.

    "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
    --Antoine de Saint-Exupery

    "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
    --Yeats

    “True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”

    --John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell

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    Quote Originally Posted by pangloss View Post
    Ah, "Reply with Quotes". I may be slow, but I am not incapable of learning
    Now you're on the trolley.
    2014 utahby5 World Cup Bracket Predictor Challenge Champion. No one who speaks German could be an evil man.

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    Welcome, Pangloss. Like JiC, I affirm that your reputation precedes you.

    Now this place really is the best of all possible worlds.
    σοφῷ ἀνδρὶ Ἑλλὰς πάντα.
    -- Flavius Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 1.35.2.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pangloss View Post
    Thank you. I'm happy to see your nom.
    This was in reply to LA Ute, an old friend. Really old.

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    Sam the Sheepdog LA Ute's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by pangloss View Post
    This was in reply to LA Ute, an old friend. Really old.
    But not as old as...well, you know the rest.

    "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
    --Antoine de Saint-Exupery

    "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
    --Yeats

    “True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”

    --John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell

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    Welcome, Pangloss. I am happy to see you here.

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