"I never saw a purple cow - I never hope to see one - but I can tell you, anyhow - I'd rather see than be one" so wrote Gelett Burgess. But now I have read of "the purple squirrel" - a term coined in the world of Human Resources which refers to an impossibly qualified job applicant - i.e. one who doesn't exist. It is appalling that some employers bring back applicants six and seven times and never fill the job. Out of work since 2011 R. Ahlfield says "They're chasing after that purple squirrel"
Lou Carnesecca, former coach of St. John's (New York) basketball team, when giving a pep talk to his team might say "A genius without discipline is like an octopus on skates" - perhaps they scratched their heads leaving the locker room after that one.
"May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door." (Irish Blessing found on a cereal carton) Enjoy St. Patrick's Day weekend.
tjs
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