Lawrence wrote, on a thread which is now closed:

It also made me think of something clever and cool that Andrew N. posted a while back that is worth repeating (paraphrased): "The gap between theory and practice is a lot smaller in theory than it is in practice."
I would like to clarify that it was indeed Tom who first posted this epigram - and I believe I attributed it as correctly as my failing memory allowed when I quoted it later.

I thought it important to mention this and avoid potential legal action, since on other threads some who apparently have drunk too much red Kool-Aid seem to be lawyering up and heading for the Supreme Court