'Major Ian Hay, back in the "War to End War," described the structure of military organizations: Regardless of the T.O., all military bureaucracies consist of a Surprise Party Department, a Practical Joke Department, and a Fairy Godmother Department.'
You left out the most important part of that quote, which went INAIR "The Fariy Godmother cosistes of an elderly lady GS-9, who occasionally puts down her knitting, picks up a paper crossing her desk, and does something nice!"
God, how true that is!
Leaving out part of the quote is the best way I know to get you folks talking about one of my favorite subjects! lol.
Several other favorite RAH pearls of wisdom:
"An insult is like a drink; it affects one only if accepted." - Her Wisdom Star, Glory Road
"Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw, Stranger In A Strange Land
"Success lies in achieving the top of the food chain." - Jubal Harshaw