Comments on: What the ‘Brevity Act’ tells us about public moods. http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/06/30/what-the-brevity-act-tells-us-about-public-moods/ Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:31:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: nessa http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/06/30/what-the-brevity-act-tells-us-about-public-moods/comment-page-1/#comment-18155 nessa Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:18:44 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/?p=3462#comment-18155 ...handwritten, front and back. With this limitation his 7th Army Staff produced an Operations Order which had threee divisions (approx. 60,000 troops), disengage from contact to their front, reverse direction, covered the area those three previously occupied by one remaining division, moved over 100 miles in the dead of a European winter blizzard and relieved the 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne. Another interesting note, the United States Constitution is 6 pages. 1-4 comprise the body of the Constitution, page 5 is the transmittal page, page 6 is the Bill of Rights. …handwritten, front and back. With this limitation his 7th Army Staff produced an Operations Order which had threee divisions (approx. 60,000 troops), disengage from contact to their front, reverse direction, covered the area those three previously occupied by one remaining division, moved over 100 miles in the dead of a European winter blizzard and relieved the 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne.

Another interesting note, the United States Constitution is 6 pages. 1-4 comprise the body of the Constitution, page 5 is the transmittal page, page 6 is the Bill of Rights.

]]> By: rcov092 http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/06/30/what-the-brevity-act-tells-us-about-public-moods/comment-page-1/#comment-18145 rcov092 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:19:45 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/?p=3462#comment-18145 next week. You should amend this to read "2000 3-4 letter words". next week. You should amend this to read “2000 3-4 letter words”.

]]> By: Finrod http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/06/30/what-the-brevity-act-tells-us-about-public-moods/comment-page-1/#comment-17979 Finrod Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:10:41 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/?p=3462#comment-17979 <blockquote> The human mind has not yet exhausted what can be done in 16K of RAM and never will. -- Steve Wozniak </blockquote>

The human mind has not yet exhausted what can be done in 16K of RAM and never will. — Steve Wozniak

]]> By: randy streu http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/06/30/what-the-brevity-act-tells-us-about-public-moods/comment-page-1/#comment-17976 randy streu Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:20:58 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/?p=3462#comment-17976 nt nt

]]> By: Achance http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/06/30/what-the-brevity-act-tells-us-about-public-moods/comment-page-1/#comment-17975 Achance Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:16:55 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/?p=3462#comment-17975 would go a long way towards cleaning up the mess. Of course, clever wordsmiths can come up with hundred word bill titles but the single subject rule does put a damper on "Christmas Tree" legislation. would go a long way towards cleaning up the mess. Of course, clever wordsmiths can come up with hundred word bill titles but the single subject rule does put a damper on “Christmas Tree” legislation.

]]> By: redstatebluestate123 http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/06/30/what-the-brevity-act-tells-us-about-public-moods/comment-page-1/#comment-17974 redstatebluestate123 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:55:19 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/?p=3462#comment-17974 Sometimes, you actually need that many. Sometimes, you actually need that many.

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