Have a good laugh!

When I was young my father said to me:

“Knowledge is Power….Francis Bacon” I

understood it as “Knowledge is power, France is

Bacon”. For more than a decade I wondered over

the meaning of the second part and what was the

surreal linkage between the two? If I said the quote

to someone, “Knowledge is power, France is Bacon”

they nodded knowingly. Or someone might say,

“Knowledge is power” and I’d finish the quote

“France is Bacon” and they wouldn’t look at me like

I’d said something very odd but thoughtfully agree. I

did ask a teacher what did “Knowledge is power,

France is bacon” meant and got a full 10 minute

explanation of the Knowledge is power bit but

nothing on “France is bacon”. When I prompted

further explanation by saying “France is

Bacon?” in a questioning tone I just got a “yes”. at 12

I didn’t have the confidence to press it further. I just

accepted it as something I’d never understand. It

wasn’t until years later when I saw it written down

that the penny dropped.