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Originally Posted by chaadster
Is anyone familiar with the Bertrand Russell quote, “A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand”??

Call it “translation error,” but it seems to happen a lot in the cycling world, especially because it’s such a nuanced and individualized activity, and we each have very distinct experiences doing it.
I can confidently say I am not familiar with that quote. Is it a famous quote?
Are you one of those people who actually has dozens of quotes memorized and uses them in regular conversation? Or are you once of those people who googles for quotes before posting one on message boards?
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