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The Oxford Dictionary of Computing, 3rd edition (paperback), 1991 has the following entry on page 323 under OS/2
OS/2 : An operating system. It has a wimp user interface called Presentation Manag...
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib. -- Old Testament -- Isaiah i, 3
The oyster creaks open, revealing nothing but oyster inside. It promptly promptly snaps shut again.
The painful warrior famoused for fight, After a thousand victories, once foil'd, Is from the books of honour razed quite, And all the rest forgot for which he toil'd.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-161...
The pain in brain stays mainly insane!
The pain in Spain falls mainly with the cane!
The painter is not an intellectual if, when he has painted a nude woman, he gives us the idea that she is just about to put her clothes back on.
-- Odilon Redo...
The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen.
-- Paul Valery, Mauvaises pensees et autre...
The Palace Roof has a Hole: Lee King
The palest ink is better than the best memory. -- Chinese Proverb

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