On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, Carl Remick wrote:
> Yeah, but nobody *needs* a Cassandra after the fact.
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After the fact, you're not a Cassandra. You're an expert. It's only
before that people think you're being hysterical.
>
You guys must lead a more sheltered life than I. That is NOT my experience. If I make a prediction too far out people think I'm a nut. When the prediction comes true, they do not remember my prediction, they remember that I'm a nut.
I have to set it up as a bet, and make them pay.
-- John K. Taber