Skip to content
cafebedouin.org

cafebedouin.org

Every day. Without hope, without despair.

  • writing
    • book reviews
    • code
    • comments
    • essays
    • poetry
    • story ideas
  • reading
    • key books
    • articles
    • blog post
    • books
    • poetry
    • quotes
  • media
    • art
    • comics
    • games
    • images
    • interviews
    • music
    • podcasts
    • software
    • videos
  • life
    • my favorite things
    • open questions
    • lessons
    • educational
    • tools
    • recipes
    • bookmarks
    • biography
  • RSS
  • tip jar
  • about

Optimists, Pessimists and Realists

April 6, 2020 ~ cafebedouin

An old Soviet joke:

“An optimist learns English. A pessimist learns Chinese. A realist learns how to clean an AK-47.”

Share this:

  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
Posted in lessons humorlife lessonsoptimismoptimistoptimistspessimismpessimistpessimistsrealismrealistrealistsSoviet

Post navigation

‹ PreviousUse Me by Bill Withers
Next ›Burbidge Principle

Search

On My Mind

Prometheus Rising

Top Posts & Pages

  • Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor: Summary
  • Cryptocurrency Platform Cardano & Ada Coin
  • Handmade leather grimoires, blank books and journals by MilleCuirs
  • Book Review: Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson
  • The Star Chamber, Cancel Culture and Living for the Bench

Archives

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Translate

Website Built with WordPress.com.
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.