During Navy maneuvers, the captain was pushing his destroyer to the limit when a sailor came to the bridge with a message from the admiral. “Read it aloud,” beamed the captain. He read: “Of all the blundering idiots. You nearly rammed the flagship.” The captain pursed his lips and snapped, “Very well sailor, go below

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Pioneer baseball analyst Bill James and researchers for Stats, Inc., determined the phenomenon of clutch hitters is simply a myth. They noted that what a hitter does in most clutch situations is pretty much what he does the rest of the time. Sure enough, baseball statistics reveal that top hitters average a 13-point drop in

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Former Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldridge enjoyed telling how a high-ranking official responded to an employee’s request for a raise by saying: “Because of the influctuational predisposition of your position’s productive capacity as juxtaposed to government standards, it would be monetarily injudicious to advocate an increment.” Confused, the employee said, “I don’t get it.” And

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