Best Quote lately

[stacer]

For all of us arguers (is that a word?):

This is from Tom Brown's Schooldays, which I have to read for my Victorian children's literature class. In a very dull first chapter, the author is introducing the "character of the Browns," the Browns being the generic term for the common everyday Englishman who he argues is the core building block of the British Empire.

Never were such people for family gatherings, which, were you a stranger, or sensitive, you might think had better not have been gathered together. For during the whole time of their being together they luxuriate in telling one another their minds on whatever subject turns up; and their minds are wonderfully antagonist, and all their opinions are downright beliefs. Till you've been among them some time and understand them, you can't think but that they are quarrelling. Not a bit of it; they love and respect one another ten times the more after a good set family arguing bout, and go back, one to his curacy, another to his chambers, and another to his regiment, freshened for work, and more than ever convinced that the Browns are the height of company.

[Maxwell]

this is the response I got when I asked my english teacher what she thought of my story that I wrote for homework.. "it was an action adventure noir holocaust dinosaur thriller"

[Outkast in Exile]

These are a couple of quotes from the kids of the ppl I'm currently staying with.  They are aged 5 and 8.

This is from the 5 year old.   He's recently started seeing Margaret Mackie, my old Philosophy teacher.  And this exact point in time we were trying to convince him to eat his vegtables, so that when he was Margaret's age (90) he would be as healthy as her (she doesn't have any white hairs...).

His response:
"Well *I've* been seeing Margaret once a week and whenever I go, she *still* has wrinkles ALL OVER her face, so the vegetables aren't helping!"

This other kid, aged eight, recently came out from China.  Now in China, because of the pollution, its rare to see the stars.  His response;

"Look at all the stars! Shining just like white pimples on a teenager's face!"

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

"I'm, how do you say, 100 and -20 degrees % lady-proof." -Me

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

"Mmm...two kinds of dead animal at once, all on a sesame seed bun. The [bacon] burger is civilization." - Zach Stroum

[House of Mustard]

A salesman came into our weekly meeting on Tuesday to push his new product (some new kind of cedar decking).  Someone asked him a question (I don't remember what), but his response was:

"It's much like anything."

That's salesmanship for you.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

oo! Now i want it. I've always wanted something that's much like anything.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

<alcar> ah well. I shall deal with it by writing out Star Wars campaign.
<Gemm> what?
<alcar> Chaos and I hashed an idea out for one yesterday while waiting for more players for 4 ways :p
<Gemm> oh good grief
* alcar grins. Set far into the future, tho my idea of having history confuse Jar Jar Binks as Yoda prolly won't happen
<Gemm> lol
<Gemm> that'd be great
<alcar> "Mesa feel the force flowing ... no, mesa wet myself again..."

[Maxwell]

Brock:Dean why arent you wearing any pants?
Rick: Brock deans disobeying a direct order to drink this!

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

on hearing that one of our co-workers is going ot have a baby, one of the technicians said "How'd that happen?"

[Maxwell]

Person one"Okay I'm sorry, I was just seeing if you could tell the difference between cheese and dried blood"
Person2" well sometimes I cant.."

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

"I find that most existential problems can be solved with shoving"

[House of Mustard]

From a review of the new LDS movie "Baptists at our Barbeque": (describing the main character):

"He's like a less-edgy Bob Saget."

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

soo... he's like.... as boring as you get? And unfunny on top of it?

[stacer]

From a review of the new LDS movie "Baptists at our Barbeque."

I used to have that book. Lent it to someone years ago and never got it back. Robert F. Smith, right?