Minds Are Like Parachutes

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Ice Breakers
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Text on Button MINDS ARE LIKE PARACHUTES- THEY ONLY FUNCTION WHEN OPEN
Image Description

Red text over a yellow background with irregular brown patches and spots. 
Back Style
Locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 3/4 inch
Additional Information

The source of this quote is hotly debated. Some insist that it was coined by the Scottish whiskey distiller Lord Thomas Dewar, while others state that it was of American origin and first recorded in the late 1920s in The Louisville Times. The expression was also frequently used by the American experimental musician Frank Zappa.
Sources

Sven Yargs (2019, Nov. 11). ’a mind is like a parachute’-who coined this expression, and when? English Language & Usage Stack Exchange. https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/517939/a-mind-is-like-a-par…

 

 
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