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"I would contrive catapults, mangonels, trabocchi, and other machines of marvellous efficacy and not in common use."

"And in short, according to the variety of cases, I can contrive various and endless means of offense and defense....  I can carry out sculpture in marble, bronze, or clay, and also I can do in painting whatever may be done, as well as any other, be he who he may."

From the cover letter of Leonardo da Vinci, age 30.

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The Crack Emcee বলেছেন...

How arrogant.

Trooper York বলেছেন...

One of the most sucessful defense contractors of all time.

Steve M. Galbraith বলেছেন...

Okay, do you have any typing skills?

নামহীন বলেছেন...

But was he ever a community organizer?

The Ghost বলেছেন...

Arrogant yes ... turns out that genius actually had game as opposed to our current genius in the White House ...

Ignorance is Bliss বলেছেন...

Man, I really need to add some of those things to my cover letters. No wonder I never get a job.

I'm Full of Soup বলেছেন...

Ignorance said:

"Man, I really need to add some of those things to my cover letters. No wonder I never get a job."

Too funny.

নামহীন বলেছেন...

One good way to get prospective employers to sit up and take notice is to say, "I built all these siege engines and I've still got 'em."

Cinderella বলেছেন...

He knew his own worth. Where have all the renaissance men gone?

Wince বলেছেন...

Yea, but he forgot to include his hobbies: "reading, gourmet cooking, pilates and projecting my image into the female form."

wv-"derizine" = ask your doctor about derizine, for when your ass falls asleep

Steve M. Galbraith বলেছেন...

Where have all the renaissance men gone?

Yeah, well not much use for catapults anymore.

Beside, damned Walmart has destroyed the mom-and-pop catapult business across the world.

Creative destruction it's called.

Pull.

Steve M. Galbraith বলেছেন...

I had to look up a "trabocchi."

Here: Link.

Okay. Again, any typing skills?

নামহীন বলেছেন...

I assume "trabocchi" is Italian for "trebuchets", as in: "I built trbuchets of such marvellous efficacy that they enabled Genoa to be taken and sacked in under a week. You could be next."

Steve M. Galbraith বলেছেন...

A "trebuchet" is here: Link.

Much more impressive.

You're hired. Just keep it away from the bosses parking spot.

NotWhoIUsedtoBe বলেছেন...

The Renaissance was a time of constant warfare.

Larry J বলেছেন...

How arrogant.

It ain't bragging if you can do it. He could do the things in his letter and so much more.

Beth বলেছেন...

Our engineering students build a trebuchet every year for Student Activities day and let onlookers launch blocks of dry ice across the library quad at targets. It's one of my favorite days of the year.

Beth বলেছেন...

I have to find a way to use this in a tech writing course. Just slip it in among some sample resumes and cover letters.

নামহীন বলেছেন...

A colleague of mine says she' s going to use this as a template for her resumé.

I guess learning to did tortuous mines and ways is part of most people's jobs these days.

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