@Johanan Rakkav: It was actually Henry Ford. The quote in context reads:
“History is more or less bunk. It’s tradition. We don’t want tradition. We want to live in the present, and the only history that is worth a tinker’s bleeep is the history that we make today.” (Chicago Tribune, 1916)
The more we study history the more we can view what will occur in the future - for it is constantly repeating itself due to humanity’s failure to learn from it.
What, you don’t want the history of the Kardashians?Of Mindless slutpuppies from (fill in the Name)? At least there’s Cash Cab, where you can learn, earn AND get mini-realtiy shows. (Shameless plug for a favorite)
Yukoner almost 15 years ago
Don’t take up history, there’s no future in it.
JP Steve Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Unless there was something good you missed –that NEVER repeats!!
Allen Rymer almost 15 years ago
Sure it does…Just when you can’t watch it. Murphy’s Law, you know.
Pacejv almost 15 years ago
Seems our history never learns from the past.
Edcole1961 almost 15 years ago
The real joke is that he’s used this punch line before.
COWBOY7 almost 15 years ago
Yes it does. Literally! But I like watching it.
pbarnrob almost 15 years ago
“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” -–George Santayana
“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.” -–Aldous Huxley
ronaldmundy almost 15 years ago
day to day…..thank you.
Rakkav almost 15 years ago
“History is bunk.” - Screwtape (from his Demonic Propaganda Manual, no doubt)
(EDIT in the light of the below)
@Wildcard24365:
Which means either C.S. Lewis paraphrased Henry Ford or Henry Ford paraphrased Screwtape. ;)
Wildcard24365 almost 15 years ago
@Johanan Rakkav: It was actually Henry Ford. The quote in context reads:
“History is more or less bunk. It’s tradition. We don’t want tradition. We want to live in the present, and the only history that is worth a tinker’s bleeep is the history that we make today.” (Chicago Tribune, 1916)
fritzoid Premium Member almost 15 years ago
I prefer the That’s So Last Year Channel. 24-hour coverage of women caught wearing embarrassing, slightly-out-of-date fashions.
kit_jefferson almost 15 years ago
The more we study history the more we can view what will occur in the future - for it is constantly repeating itself due to humanity’s failure to learn from it.
lewisbower almost 15 years ago
If I want to see something on History Channel, I use the recorder. Whys it flashing 12:00?
roohey almost 15 years ago
today’s history was my current events!
freeholder1 almost 15 years ago
What, you don’t want the history of the Kardashians?Of Mindless slutpuppies from (fill in the Name)? At least there’s Cash Cab, where you can learn, earn AND get mini-realtiy shows. (Shameless plug for a favorite)
treBsdrawkcaB almost 15 years ago
pbarnrob - My grandfather had a simpler way of putting it:
“Ya ain’t learnin’ the second time you’re kicked by a mule…”
mllamm almost 15 years ago
tresB - excellent quote. I imagine my grandfather would concur!
mrslukeskywalker almost 15 years ago
Yes it does, except when you missed something you really wanted to see. Then you have to wait 3 years for it to re-air.
Ooops! Premium Member almost 15 years ago
History is a selective interpretation of events designed to justify those currently in power. Memory is the same thing on an individual scale.
AnotherFineMess almost 3 years ago
So does this cartoon. He may be referring to the previous day’s re-run of an earlier joke.