| @@ -15275,999 +15275,1017 @@ The Rights of Woman merit some attention | | | @@ -15275,999 +15275,1017 @@ The Rights of Woman merit some attention |
15275 | -- Robert Burns, Address on "The Rights of Woman", | | 15275 | -- Robert Burns, Address on "The Rights of Woman", |
15276 | November 26, 1792 | | 15276 | November 26, 1792 |
15277 | % | | 15277 | % |
15278 | While having never invented a sin, I'm trying to perfect several. | | 15278 | While having never invented a sin, I'm trying to perfect several. |
15279 | % | | 15279 | % |
15280 | While it may be true that a watched pot never boils, the one you don't | | 15280 | While it may be true that a watched pot never boils, the one you don't |
15281 | keep an eye on can make an awful mess of your stove. | | 15281 | keep an eye on can make an awful mess of your stove. |
15282 | -- Edward Stevenson | | 15282 | -- Edward Stevenson |
15283 | % | | 15283 | % |
15284 | While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own | | 15284 | While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own |
15285 | form of misery. | | 15285 | form of misery. |
15286 | % | | 15286 | % |
15287 | While money doesn't buy love, it puts you in a great bargaining position. | | 15287 | While money doesn't buy love, it puts you in a great bargaining position. |
15288 | % | | 15288 | % |
15289 | While most peoples' opinions change, the conviction of their | | 15289 | While most peoples' opinions change, the conviction of their |
15290 | correctness never does. | | 15290 | correctness never does. |
15291 | % | | 15291 | % |
15292 | While you don't greatly need the outside world, it's still very | | 15292 | While you don't greatly need the outside world, it's still very |
15293 | reassuring to know that it's still there. | | 15293 | reassuring to know that it's still there. |
15294 | % | | 15294 | % |
15295 | While your friend holds you affectionately by both your hands you are | | 15295 | While your friend holds you affectionately by both your hands you are |
15296 | safe, for you can watch both of his. | | 15296 | safe, for you can watch both of his. |
15297 | -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" | | 15297 | -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" |
15298 | % | | 15298 | % |
15299 | Whistler's Law: | | 15299 | Whistler's Law: |
15300 | You never know who is right, but you always know who is in | | 15300 | You never know who is right, but you always know who is in |
15301 | charge. | | 15301 | charge. |
15302 | % | | 15302 | % |
15303 | Who cares if it doesn't do anything? It was made with our new | | 15303 | Who cares if it doesn't do anything? It was made with our new |
15304 | Triple-Iso-Bifurcated-Krypton-Gate-MOS process ... | | 15304 | Triple-Iso-Bifurcated-Krypton-Gate-MOS process ... |
15305 | % | | 15305 | % |
15306 | Who made the world I cannot tell; | | 15306 | Who made the world I cannot tell; |
15307 | 'Tis made, and here am I in hell. | | 15307 | 'Tis made, and here am I in hell. |
15308 | My hand, though now my knuckles bleed, | | 15308 | My hand, though now my knuckles bleed, |
15309 | I never soiled with such a deed. | | 15309 | I never soiled with such a deed. |
15310 | -- A. E. Housman | | 15310 | -- A. E. Housman |
15311 | % | | 15311 | % |
15312 | Who messed with my anti-paranoia shot? | | 15312 | Who messed with my anti-paranoia shot? |
15313 | % | | 15313 | % |
15314 | Who needs friends when you can sit alone in your room and drink? | | 15314 | Who needs friends when you can sit alone in your room and drink? |
15315 | % | | 15315 | % |
15316 | Who's on first? | | 15316 | Who's on first? |
15317 | % | | 15317 | % |
15318 | "Whom are you?" said he, for he had been to night school. | | 15318 | "Whom are you?" said he, for he had been to night school. |
15319 | -- George Ade | | 15319 | -- George Ade |
15320 | % | | 15320 | % |
15321 | Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad. | | 15321 | Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad. |
15322 | % | | 15322 | % |
15323 | Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising. | | 15323 | Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising. |
15324 | % | | 15324 | % |
15325 | Why are we importing all these highbrow plays like `Amadeus'? I could | | 15325 | Why are we importing all these highbrow plays like `Amadeus'? I could |
15326 | have told you Mozart was a jerk for nothing. | | 15326 | have told you Mozart was a jerk for nothing. |
15327 | -- Ian Shoales | | 15327 | -- Ian Shoales |
15328 | % | | 15328 | % |
15329 | Why be a man when you can be a success? | | 15329 | Why be a man when you can be a success? |
15330 | -- Bertolt Brecht | | 15330 | -- Bertolt Brecht |
15331 | % | | 15331 | % |
15332 | Why bother building any more nuclear warheads until we use the ones we | | 15332 | Why bother building any more nuclear warheads until we use the ones we |
15333 | have? | | 15333 | have? |
15334 | % | | 15334 | % |
15335 | Why can't you be a non-conformist like everyone else? | | 15335 | Why can't you be a non-conformist like everyone else? |
15336 | % | | 15336 | % |
15337 | Why did the Lord give us so much quickness of movement unless it was to | | 15337 | Why did the Lord give us so much quickness of movement unless it was to |
15338 | avoid responsibility with? | | 15338 | avoid responsibility with? |
15339 | % | | 15339 | % |
15340 | Why did the Roman Empire collapse? | | 15340 | Why did the Roman Empire collapse? |
15341 | What is the Latin for office automation? | | 15341 | What is the Latin for office automation? |
15342 | % | | 15342 | % |
15343 | Why do we have two eyes? To watch 3-D movies with. | | 15343 | Why do we have two eyes? To watch 3-D movies with. |
15344 | % | | 15344 | % |
15345 | Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently | | 15345 | Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently |
15346 | there must be a beverage. | | 15346 | there must be a beverage. |
15347 | -- Woody Allen, "Without Feathers" | | 15347 | -- Woody Allen, "Without Feathers" |
15348 | % | | 15348 | % |
15349 | Why does New Jersey have more toxic waste dumps and California have | | 15349 | Why does New Jersey have more toxic waste dumps and California have |
15350 | more lawyers? | | 15350 | more lawyers? |
15351 | | | 15351 | |
15352 | New Jersey had first choice. | | 15352 | New Jersey had first choice. |
15353 | % | | 15353 | % |
15354 | Why don't elephants eat penguins ? | | 15354 | Why don't elephants eat penguins ? |
15355 | | | 15355 | |
15356 | Because they can't get the wrappers off ... | | 15356 | Because they can't get the wrappers off ... |
15357 | % | | 15357 | % |
15358 | Why I Can't Go Out With You: | | 15358 | Why I Can't Go Out With You: |
15359 | | | 15359 | |
15360 | I'd LOVE to, but ... | | 15360 | I'd LOVE to, but ... |
15361 | -- I have to floss my cat. | | 15361 | -- I have to floss my cat. |
15362 | -- I've dedicated my life to linguini. | | 15362 | -- I've dedicated my life to linguini. |
15363 | -- I need to spend more time with my blender. | | 15363 | -- I need to spend more time with my blender. |
15364 | -- it wouldn't be fair to the other Beautiful People. | | 15364 | -- it wouldn't be fair to the other Beautiful People. |
15365 | -- it's my night to pet the dog/ferret/goldfish. | | 15365 | -- it's my night to pet the dog/ferret/goldfish. |
15366 | -- I'm going downtown to try on some gloves. | | 15366 | -- I'm going downtown to try on some gloves. |
15367 | -- I have to check the freshness dates on my dairy products. | | 15367 | -- I have to check the freshness dates on my dairy products. |
15368 | -- I'm going down to the bakery to watch the buns rise. | | 15368 | -- I'm going down to the bakery to watch the buns rise. |
15369 | -- I have an appointment with a cuticle specialist. | | 15369 | -- I have an appointment with a cuticle specialist. |
15370 | -- I have some really hard words to look up. | | 15370 | -- I have some really hard words to look up. |
15371 | -- I've got a Friends of the Lowly Rutabaga meeting. | | 15371 | -- I've got a Friends of the Lowly Rutabaga meeting. |
15372 | -- I promised to help a friend fold road maps. | | 15372 | -- I promised to help a friend fold road maps. |
15373 | % | | 15373 | % |
15374 | Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is | | 15374 | Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is |
15375 | because we are not the person involved | | 15375 | because we are not the person involved |
15376 | -- Mark Twain | | 15376 | -- Mark Twain |
15377 | % | | 15377 | % |
15378 | Why is the alphabet in that order? Is it because of that song? | | 15378 | Why is the alphabet in that order? Is it because of that song? |
15379 | % | | 15379 | % |
15380 | Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet? | | 15380 | Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet? |
15381 | -- Lily Tomlin | | 15381 | -- Lily Tomlin |
15382 | % | | 15382 | % |
15383 | Why must you tell me all your secrets when it's hard enough to love | | 15383 | Why must you tell me all your secrets when it's hard enough to love |
15384 | you knowing nothing? | | 15384 | you knowing nothing? |
15385 | -- Lloyd Cole and the Commotions | | 15385 | -- Lloyd Cole and the Commotions |
15386 | % | | 15386 | % |
15387 | Why not have an old-fashioned Christmas for your family this year? | | 15387 | Why not have an old-fashioned Christmas for your family this year? |
15388 | Just picture the scene in your living room on Christmas morning as your | | 15388 | Just picture the scene in your living room on Christmas morning as your |
15389 | children open their old-fashioned presents. | | 15389 | children open their old-fashioned presents. |
15390 | | | 15390 | |
15391 | Your 11-year-old son: "What the heck is this?" | | 15391 | Your 11-year-old son: "What the heck is this?" |
15392 | | | 15392 | |
15393 | You: "A spinning top! You spin it around, and then eventually it | | 15393 | You: "A spinning top! You spin it around, and then eventually it |
15394 | falls down. What fun! Ha, ha!" | | 15394 | falls down. What fun! Ha, ha!" |
15395 | | | 15395 | |
15396 | Son: "Is this a joke? Jason Thompson's parents got him a computer | | 15396 | Son: "Is this a joke? Jason Thompson's parents got him a computer |
15397 | with two disk drives and 128 kilobytes of random-access memory, | | 15397 | with two disk drives and 128 kilobytes of random-access memory, |
15398 | and I get this cretin TOP?" | | 15398 | and I get this cretin TOP?" |
15399 | | | 15399 | |
15400 | Your 8-year-old daughter: "You think that's bad? Look at this." | | 15400 | Your 8-year-old daughter: "You think that's bad? Look at this." |
15401 | | | 15401 | |
15402 | You: "It's figgy pudding! What a treat!" | | 15402 | You: "It's figgy pudding! What a treat!" |
15403 | | | 15403 | |
15404 | Daughter: "It looks like goat barf." | | 15404 | Daughter: "It looks like goat barf." |
15405 | -- Dave Barry, "Simple, Homespun Gifts" | | 15405 | -- Dave Barry, "Simple, Homespun Gifts" |
15406 | % | | 15406 | % |
15407 | Why was I born with such contemporaries? | | 15407 | Why was I born with such contemporaries? |
15408 | -- Oscar Wilde | | 15408 | -- Oscar Wilde |
15409 | % | | 15409 | % |
15410 | Why You Can't Run When There's Trouble in the Office: | | 15410 | Why You Can't Run When There's Trouble in the Office: |
15411 | No matter where you stand, no matter how far or fast you flee, | | 15411 | No matter where you stand, no matter how far or fast you flee, |
15412 | when it hits the fan, as much as possible will be propelled in your | | 15412 | when it hits the fan, as much as possible will be propelled in your |
15413 | direction, and almost none will be returned to the source. | | 15413 | direction, and almost none will be returned to the source. |
15414 | -- John L. Shelton | | 15414 | -- John L. Shelton |
15415 | % | | 15415 | % |
15416 | Wiker's Law: | | 15416 | Wiker's Law: |
15417 | Government expands to absorb revenue and then some. | | 15417 | Government expands to absorb revenue and then some. |
15418 | % | | 15418 | % |
15419 | William Safire's Rules for Writers: | | 15419 | William Safire's Rules for Writers: |
15420 | | | 15420 | |
15421 | Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never | | 15421 | Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never |
15422 | be used. Do not put statements in the negative form. Verbs have to | | 15422 | be used. Do not put statements in the negative form. Verbs have to |
15423 | agree with their subjects. Proofread carefully to see if you words | | 15423 | agree with their subjects. Proofread carefully to see if you words |
15424 | out. If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal | | 15424 | out. If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal |
15425 | of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing. A writer must | | 15425 | of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing. A writer must |
15426 | not shift your point of view. And don't start a sentence with a | | 15426 | not shift your point of view. And don't start a sentence with a |
15427 | conjunction. (Remember, too, a preposition is a terrible word to end a | | 15427 | conjunction. (Remember, too, a preposition is a terrible word to end a |
15428 | sentence with.) Don't overuse exclamation marks!! Place pronouns as | | 15428 | sentence with.) Don't overuse exclamation marks!! Place pronouns as |
15429 | close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of 10 or more | | 15429 | close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of 10 or more |
15430 | words, to their antecedents. Writing carefully, dangling participles | | 15430 | words, to their antecedents. Writing carefully, dangling participles |
15431 | must be avoided. If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a | | 15431 | must be avoided. If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a |
15432 | linking verb is. Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing | | 15432 | linking verb is. Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing |
15433 | metaphors. Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky. Everyone should | | 15433 | metaphors. Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky. Everyone should |
15434 | be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their | | 15434 | be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their |
15435 | writing. Always pick on the correct idiom. The adverb always follows | | 15435 | writing. Always pick on the correct idiom. The adverb always follows |
15436 | the verb. Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; seek | | 15436 | the verb. Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; seek |
15437 | viable alternatives. | | 15437 | viable alternatives. |
15438 | % | | 15438 | % |
15439 | Williams and Holland's Law: | | 15439 | Williams and Holland's Law: |
15440 | If enough data is collected, anything may be proven by | | 15440 | If enough data is collected, anything may be proven by |
15441 | statistical methods. | | 15441 | statistical methods. |
15442 | % | | 15442 | % |
15443 | Winter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as | | 15443 | Winter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as |
15444 | it was in the summer, when they complained about the heat. | | 15444 | it was in the summer, when they complained about the heat. |
15445 | % | | 15445 | % |
15446 | Wit, n.: | | 15446 | Wit, n.: |
15447 | The salt with which the American Humorist spoils his cookery | | 15447 | The salt with which the American Humorist spoils his cookery |
15448 | ... by leaving it out. | | 15448 | ... by leaving it out. |
15449 | -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" | | 15449 | -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" |
15450 | % | | 15450 | % |
15451 | With a gentleman I try to be a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I | | 15451 | With a gentleman I try to be a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I |
15452 | try to be a fraud and a half. | | 15452 | try to be a fraud and a half. |
15453 | -- Otto von Bismarck | | 15453 | -- Otto von Bismarck |
15454 | % | | 15454 | % |
15455 | With a rubber duck, one's never alone. | | 15455 | With a rubber duck, one's never alone. |
15456 | -- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" | | 15456 | -- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" |
15457 | % | | 15457 | % |
15458 | With all the fancy scientists in the world, why can't they just once | | 15458 | With all the fancy scientists in the world, why can't they just once |
15459 | build a nuclear balm? | | 15459 | build a nuclear balm? |
15460 | % | | 15460 | % |
15461 | With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three thousand | | 15461 | With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three thousand |
15462 | miles closer to globular cluster M13 in the constellation Hercules, and | | 15462 | miles closer to globular cluster M13 in the constellation Hercules, and |
15463 | still there are some misfits who continue to insist that there is no | | 15463 | still there are some misfits who continue to insist that there is no |
15464 | such thing as progress. | | 15464 | such thing as progress. |
15465 | -- Ransom K. Ferm | | 15465 | -- Ransom K. Ferm |
15466 | % | | 15466 | % |
15467 | With trembling hands he unfurled the ancient cracked parchment, | | 15467 | With trembling hands he unfurled the ancient cracked parchment, |
15468 | this was the place, it had to be. Uncertainly he began to mumble the | | 15468 | this was the place, it had to be. Uncertainly he began to mumble the |
15469 | chant "rdbms, sql, third normal formal form, java, table, scalable". | | 15469 | chant "rdbms, sql, third normal formal form, java, table, scalable". |
15470 | Something moved... From outside they heard a scream and a thud. | | 15470 | Something moved... From outside they heard a scream and a thud. |
15471 | The sales department had awoken. | | 15471 | The sales department had awoken. |
15472 | % | | 15472 | % |
15473 | Without ice cream life and fame are meaningless. | | 15473 | Without ice cream life and fame are meaningless. |
15474 | % | | 15474 | % |
15475 | Wombat's Laws of Computer Selection: | | 15475 | Wombat's Laws of Computer Selection: |
15476 | (1) If it doesn't run Unix, forget it. | | 15476 | (1) If it doesn't run Unix, forget it. |
15477 | (2) Any computer design over 10 years old is obsolete. | | 15477 | (2) Any computer design over 10 years old is obsolete. |
15478 | (3) Anything made by IBM is junk. (See number 2) | | 15478 | (3) Anything made by IBM is junk. (See number 2) |
15479 | (4) The minimum acceptable CPU power for a single user is a | | 15479 | (4) The minimum acceptable CPU power for a single user is a |
15480 | VAX/780 with a floating point accelerator. | | 15480 | VAX/780 with a floating point accelerator. |
15481 | (5) Any computer with a mouse is worthless. | | 15481 | (5) Any computer with a mouse is worthless. |
15482 | -- Rich Kulawiec | | 15482 | -- Rich Kulawiec |
15483 | % | | 15483 | % |
15484 | Wood is highly ecological, since trees are a renewable resource. If | | 15484 | Wood is highly ecological, since trees are a renewable resource. If |
15485 | you cut down a tree, another will grow in its place. And if you cut | | 15485 | you cut down a tree, another will grow in its place. And if you cut |
15486 | down the new tree, still another will grow. And if you cut down that | | 15486 | down the new tree, still another will grow. And if you cut down that |
15487 | tree, yet another will grow, only this one will be a mutation with | | 15487 | tree, yet another will grow, only this one will be a mutation with |
15488 | long, poisonous tentacles and revenge in its heart, and it will sit | | 15488 | long, poisonous tentacles and revenge in its heart, and it will sit |
15489 | there in the forest, cackling and making elaborate plans for when you | | 15489 | there in the forest, cackling and making elaborate plans for when you |
15490 | come back. | | 15490 | come back. |
15491 | | | 15491 | |
15492 | Wood heat is not new. It dates back to a day millions of years ago, | | 15492 | Wood heat is not new. It dates back to a day millions of years ago, |
15493 | when a group of cavemen were sitting around, watching dinosaurs rot. | | 15493 | when a group of cavemen were sitting around, watching dinosaurs rot. |
15494 | Suddenly, lightning struck a nearby log and set it on fire. One of the | | 15494 | Suddenly, lightning struck a nearby log and set it on fire. One of the |
15495 | cavemen stared at the fire for a few minutes, then said: "Hey! Wood | | 15495 | cavemen stared at the fire for a few minutes, then said: "Hey! Wood |
15496 | heat!" The other cavemen, who did not understand English, immediately | | 15496 | heat!" The other cavemen, who did not understand English, immediately |
15497 | beat him to death with stones. But the key discovery had been made, | | 15497 | beat him to death with stones. But the key discovery had been made, |
15498 | and from that day forward, the cavemen had all the heat they needed, | | 15498 | and from that day forward, the cavemen had all the heat they needed, |
15499 | although their insurance rates went way up. | | 15499 | although their insurance rates went way up. |
15500 | -- Dave Barry, "Postpetroleum Guzzler" | | 15500 | -- Dave Barry, "Postpetroleum Guzzler" |
15501 | % | | 15501 | % |
15502 | Work Rule: Leave of Absence (for an Operation): | | 15502 | Work Rule: Leave of Absence (for an Operation): |
15503 | We are no longer allowing this practice. We wish to discourage | | 15503 | We are no longer allowing this practice. We wish to discourage |
15504 | any thoughts that you may not need all of whatever you have, and you | | 15504 | any thoughts that you may not need all of whatever you have, and you |
15505 | should not consider having anything removed. We hired you as you are, | | 15505 | should not consider having anything removed. We hired you as you are, |
15506 | and to have anything removed would certainly make you less than we | | 15506 | and to have anything removed would certainly make you less than we |
15507 | bargained for. | | 15507 | bargained for. |
15508 | % | | 15508 | % |
15509 | Workers of the world, arise! You have nothing to lose but your chairs. | | 15509 | Workers of the world, arise! You have nothing to lose but your chairs. |
15510 | % | | 15510 | % |
15511 | World War Three can be averted by adherence to a strictly enforced | | 15511 | World War Three can be averted by adherence to a strictly enforced |
15512 | dress code! | | 15512 | dress code! |
15513 | % | | 15513 | % |
15514 | Worst Month of 1981 for Downhill Skiing: | | 15514 | Worst Month of 1981 for Downhill Skiing: |
15515 | August. The lines are the shortest, though. | | 15515 | August. The lines are the shortest, though. |
15516 | -- Steve Rubenstein | | 15516 | -- Steve Rubenstein |
15517 | % | | 15517 | % |
15518 | Worst Month of the Year: | | 15518 | Worst Month of the Year: |
15519 | February. February has only 28 days in it, which means that if | | 15519 | February. February has only 28 days in it, which means that if |
15520 | you rent an apartment, you are paying for three full days you don't | | 15520 | you rent an apartment, you are paying for three full days you don't |
15521 | get. Try to avoid Februarys whenever possible. | | 15521 | get. Try to avoid Februarys whenever possible. |
15522 | -- Steve Rubenstein | | 15522 | -- Steve Rubenstein |
15523 | % | | 15523 | % |
15524 | Worst Response To A Crisis, 1985: | | 15524 | Worst Response To A Crisis, 1985: |
15525 | From a readers' Q and A column in TV GUIDE: "If we get involved | | 15525 | From a readers' Q and A column in TV GUIDE: "If we get involved |
15526 | in a nuclear war, would the electromagnetic pulses from exploding bombs | | 15526 | in a nuclear war, would the electromagnetic pulses from exploding bombs |
15527 | damage my videotapes?" | | 15527 | damage my videotapes?" |
15528 | % | | 15528 | % |
15529 | Worst Vegetable of the Year: | | 15529 | Worst Vegetable of the Year: |
15530 | The brussels sprout. This is also the worst vegetable of next | | 15530 | The brussels sprout. This is also the worst vegetable of next |
15531 | year. | | 15531 | year. |
15532 | -- Steve Rubenstein | | 15532 | -- Steve Rubenstein |
15533 | % | | 15533 | % |
15534 | "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" | | 15534 | "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" |
15535 | | | 15535 | |
15536 | "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat. | | 15536 | "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat. |
15537 | -- Lewis Carroll | | 15537 | -- Lewis Carroll |
15538 | % | | 15538 | % |
15539 | Wouldn't the sentence 'I want to put a hyphen between the words Fish | | 15539 | Wouldn't the sentence 'I want to put a hyphen between the words Fish |
15540 | and And and And and Chips in my Fish-And-Chips sign' have been clearer | | 15540 | and And and And and Chips in my Fish-And-Chips sign' have been clearer |
15541 | if quotation marks had been placed before Fish, and between Fish and | | 15541 | if quotation marks had been placed before Fish, and between Fish and |
15542 | and, and and and And, and And and and, and and and And, and And and | | 15542 | and, and and and And, and And and and, and and and And, and And and |
15543 | and, and and and Chips, as well as after Chips? | | 15543 | and, and and and Chips, as well as after Chips? |
15544 | % | | 15544 | % |
15545 | Write-Protect Tab, n.: | | 15545 | Write-Protect Tab, n.: |
15546 | A small sticker created to cover the unsightly notch carelessly | | 15546 | A small sticker created to cover the unsightly notch carelessly |
15547 | left by disk manufacturers. The use of the tab creates an error | | 15547 | left by disk manufacturers. The use of the tab creates an error |
15548 | message once in a while, but its aesthetic value far outweighs the | | 15548 | message once in a while, but its aesthetic value far outweighs the |
15549 | momentary inconvenience. | | 15549 | momentary inconvenience. |
15550 | -- Robb Russon | | 15550 | -- Robb Russon |
15551 | % | | 15551 | % |
15552 | Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. | | 15552 | Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. |
15553 | -- Frank Zappa | | 15553 | -- Frank Zappa |
15554 | % | | 15554 | % |
15555 | "Wrong," said Renner. | | 15555 | "Wrong," said Renner. |
15556 | | | 15556 | |
15557 | "The tactful way," Rod said quietly, "the polite way to disagree with | | 15557 | "The tactful way," Rod said quietly, "the polite way to disagree with |
15558 | the Senator would be to say, `That turns out not to be the case.'" | | 15558 | the Senator would be to say, `That turns out not to be the case.'" |
15559 | % | | 15559 | % |
15560 | X-rated movies are all alike -- the only thing they leave to the | | 15560 | X-rated movies are all alike -- the only thing they leave to the |
15561 | imagination is the plot. | | 15561 | imagination is the plot. |
15562 | % | | 15562 | % |
15563 | Xerox does it again and again and again and ... | | 15563 | Xerox does it again and again and again and ... |
15564 | % | | 15564 | % |
15565 | Xerox never comes up with anything original. | | 15565 | Xerox never comes up with anything original. |
15566 | % | | 15566 | % |
15567 | XIIdigitation, n.: | | 15567 | XIIdigitation, n.: |
15568 | The practice of trying to determine the year a movie was made | | 15568 | The practice of trying to determine the year a movie was made |
15569 | by deciphering the Roman numerals at the end of the credits. | | 15569 | by deciphering the Roman numerals at the end of the credits. |
15570 | -- Rich Hall, "Sniglets" | | 15570 | -- Rich Hall, "Sniglets" |
15571 | % | | 15571 | % |
15572 | "Yacc" owes much to a most stimulating collection of users, who have | | 15572 | "Yacc" owes much to a most stimulating collection of users, who have |
15573 | goaded me beyond my inclination, and frequently beyond my ability in | | 15573 | goaded me beyond my inclination, and frequently beyond my ability in |
15574 | their endless search for "one more feature". Their irritating | | 15574 | their endless search for "one more feature". Their irritating |
15575 | unwillingness to learn how to do things my way has usually led to my | | 15575 | unwillingness to learn how to do things my way has usually led to my |
15576 | doing things their way; most of the time, they have been right. | | 15576 | doing things their way; most of the time, they have been right. |
15577 | -- Stephen C. Johnson, "Yacc guide acknowledgements" | | 15577 | -- Stephen C. Johnson, "Yacc guide acknowledgements" |
15578 | % | | 15578 | % |
15579 | Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of APL, I shall | | 15579 | Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of APL, I shall |
15580 | fear no evil, for I can string six primitive monadic and dyadic | | 15580 | fear no evil, for I can string six primitive monadic and dyadic |
15581 | operators together. | | 15581 | operators together. |
15582 | -- Steve Higgins | | 15582 | -- Steve Higgins |
15583 | % | | 15583 | % |
15584 | Yeah, but you're taking the universe out of context. | | 15584 | Yeah, but you're taking the universe out of context. |
15585 | % | | 15585 | % |
15586 | Year, n.: | | 15586 | Year, n.: |
15587 | A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments. | | 15587 | A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments. |
15588 | -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" | | 15588 | -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" |
15589 | % | | 15589 | % |
15590 | Yes, but every time I try to see things your way, I get a headache. | | 15590 | Yes, but every time I try to see things your way, I get a headache. |
15591 | % | | 15591 | % |
15592 | Yes, but which self do you want to be? | | 15592 | Yes, but which self do you want to be? |
15593 | % | | 15593 | % |
15594 | Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. | | 15594 | Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. |
15595 | Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. | | 15595 | Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. |
15596 | Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement. | | 15596 | Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement. |
15597 | -- Snoopy | | 15597 | -- Snoopy |
15598 | % | | 15598 | % |
15599 | Yesterday upon the stair | | 15599 | Yesterday upon the stair |
15600 | I met a man who wasn't there. | | 15600 | I met a man who wasn't there. |
15601 | He wasn't there again today -- | | 15601 | He wasn't there again today -- |
15602 | I think he's from the CIA. | | 15602 | I think he's from the CIA. |
15603 | % | | 15603 | % |
15604 | Yield to Temptation ... it may not pass your way again. | | 15604 | Yield to Temptation ... it may not pass your way again. |
15605 | -- Lazarus Long, "Time Enough for Love" | | 15605 | -- Lazarus Long, "Time Enough for Love" |
15606 | % | | 15606 | % |
15607 | Yinkel, n.: | | 15607 | Yinkel, n.: |
15608 | A person who combs his hair over his bald spot, hoping no one | | 15608 | A person who combs his hair over his bald spot, hoping no one |
15609 | will notice. | | 15609 | will notice. |
15610 | -- Rich Hall, "Sniglets" | | 15610 | -- Rich Hall, "Sniglets" |
15611 | % | | 15611 | % |
15612 | You are a very redundant person, that's what kind of person you are. | | 15612 | You are a very redundant person, that's what kind of person you are. |
15613 | % | | 15613 | % |
15614 | You are here: | | 15614 | You are here: |
15615 | *** | | 15615 | *** |
15616 | *** | | 15616 | *** |
15617 | ********* | | 15617 | ********* |
15618 | ******* | | 15618 | ******* |
15619 | ***** | | 15619 | ***** |
15620 | *** | | 15620 | *** |
15621 | * | | 15621 | * |
15622 | | | 15622 | |
15623 | But you're not all there. | | 15623 | But you're not all there. |
15624 | % | | 15624 | % |
15625 | You are not illiterate. | | 15625 | You are not illiterate. |
15626 | -- a Mary Chung's fortune cookie | | 15626 | -- a Mary Chung's fortune cookie |
15627 | % | | 15627 | % |
15628 | "You are old, Father William," the young man said, | | 15628 | "You are old, Father William," the young man said, |
15629 | "All your papers these days look the same; | | 15629 | "All your papers these days look the same; |
15630 | Those William's would be better unread -- | | 15630 | Those William's would be better unread -- |
15631 | Do these facts never fill you with shame?" | | 15631 | Do these facts never fill you with shame?" |
15632 | | | 15632 | |
15633 | "In my youth," Father William replied to his son, | | 15633 | "In my youth," Father William replied to his son, |
15634 | "I wrote wonderful papers galore; | | 15634 | "I wrote wonderful papers galore; |
15635 | But the great reputation I found that I'd won, | | 15635 | But the great reputation I found that I'd won, |
15636 | Made it pointless to think any more." | | 15636 | Made it pointless to think any more." |
15637 | % | | 15637 | % |
15638 | "You are old, father William," the young man said, | | 15638 | "You are old, father William," the young man said, |
15639 | "And your hair has become very white; | | 15639 | "And your hair has become very white; |
15640 | And yet you incessantly stand on your head -- | | 15640 | And yet you incessantly stand on your head -- |
15641 | Do you think, at your age, it is right?" | | 15641 | Do you think, at your age, it is right?" |
15642 | | | 15642 | |
15643 | "In my youth," father William replied to his son, | | 15643 | "In my youth," father William replied to his son, |
15644 | "I feared it might injure the brain; | | 15644 | "I feared it might injure the brain; |
15645 | But, now that I'm perfectly sure I have none, | | 15645 | But, now that I'm perfectly sure I have none, |
15646 | Why, I do it again and again." | | 15646 | Why, I do it again and again." |
15647 | -- Lewis Carroll | | 15647 | -- Lewis Carroll |
15648 | % | | 15648 | % |
15649 | "You are old," said the youth, "and I'm told by my peers | | 15649 | "You are old," said the youth, "and I'm told by my peers |
15650 | That your lectures bore people to death. | | 15650 | That your lectures bore people to death. |
15651 | Yet you talk at one hundred conventions per year -- | | 15651 | Yet you talk at one hundred conventions per year -- |
15652 | Don't you think that you should save your breath?" | | 15652 | Don't you think that you should save your breath?" |
15653 | | | 15653 | |
15654 | "I have answered three questions and that is enough," | | 15654 | "I have answered three questions and that is enough," |
15655 | Said his father, "Don't give yourself airs! | | 15655 | Said his father, "Don't give yourself airs! |
15656 | Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff? | | 15656 | Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff? |
15657 | Be off, or I'll kick you downstairs!" | | 15657 | Be off, or I'll kick you downstairs!" |
15658 | % | | 15658 | % |
15659 | "You are old," said the youth, "and your jaws are too weak | | 15659 | "You are old," said the youth, "and your jaws are too weak |
15660 | For anything tougher than suet; | | 15660 | For anything tougher than suet; |
15661 | Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak -- | | 15661 | Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak -- |
15662 | Pray, how did you manage to do it?" | | 15662 | Pray, how did you manage to do it?" |
15663 | | | 15663 | |
15664 | "In my youth," said his father, "I took to the law, | | 15664 | "In my youth," said his father, "I took to the law, |
15665 | And argued each case with my wife; | | 15665 | And argued each case with my wife; |
15666 | And the muscular strength which it gave to my jaw, | | 15666 | And the muscular strength which it gave to my jaw, |
15667 | Has lasted the rest of my life." | | 15667 | Has lasted the rest of my life." |
15668 | -- Lewis Carroll | | 15668 | -- Lewis Carroll |
15669 | % | | 15669 | % |
15670 | "You are old," said the youth, "and your programs don't run, | | 15670 | "You are old," said the youth, "and your programs don't run, |
15671 | And there isn't one language you like; | | 15671 | And there isn't one language you like; |
15672 | Yet of useful suggestions for help you have none -- | | 15672 | Yet of useful suggestions for help you have none -- |
15673 | Have you thought about taking a hike?" | | 15673 | Have you thought about taking a hike?" |
15674 | | | 15674 | |
15675 | "Since I never write programs," his father replied, | | 15675 | "Since I never write programs," his father replied, |
15676 | "Every language looks equally bad; | | 15676 | "Every language looks equally bad; |
15677 | Yet the people keep paying to read all my books | | 15677 | Yet the people keep paying to read all my books |
15678 | And don't realize that they've been had." | | 15678 | And don't realize that they've been had." |
15679 | % | | 15679 | % |
15680 | "You are old," said the youth, "as I mentioned before, | | 15680 | "You are old," said the youth, "as I mentioned before, |
15681 | And have grown most uncommonly fat; | | 15681 | And have grown most uncommonly fat; |
15682 | Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door -- | | 15682 | Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door -- |
15683 | Pray what is the reason of that?" | | 15683 | Pray what is the reason of that?" |
15684 | | | 15684 | |
15685 | "In my youth," said the sage, as he shook his grey locks, | | 15685 | "In my youth," said the sage, as he shook his grey locks, |
15686 | "I kept all my limbs very supple | | 15686 | "I kept all my limbs very supple |
15687 | By the use of this ointment -- one shilling the box -- | | 15687 | By the use of this ointment -- one shilling the box -- |
15688 | Allow me to sell you a couple?" | | 15688 | Allow me to sell you a couple?" |
15689 | -- Lewis Carroll | | 15689 | -- Lewis Carroll |
15690 | % | | 15690 | % |
15691 | "You are old," said the youth, "as I mentioned before, | | 15691 | "You are old," said the youth, "as I mentioned before, |
15692 | And make errors few people could bear; | | 15692 | And make errors few people could bear; |
15693 | You complain about everyone's English but yours -- | | 15693 | You complain about everyone's English but yours -- |
15694 | Do you really think this is quite fair?" | | 15694 | Do you really think this is quite fair?" |
15695 | | | 15695 | |
15696 | "I make lots of mistakes," Father William declared, | | 15696 | "I make lots of mistakes," Father William declared, |
15697 | "But my stature these days is so great | | 15697 | "But my stature these days is so great |
15698 | That no critic can hurt me -- I've got them all scared, | | 15698 | That no critic can hurt me -- I've got them all scared, |
15699 | And to stop me it's now far too late." | | 15699 | And to stop me it's now far too late." |
15700 | % | | 15700 | % |
15701 | "You are old," said the youth, "one would hardly suppose | | 15701 | "You are old," said the youth, "one would hardly suppose |
15702 | That your eye was as steady as ever; | | 15702 | That your eye was as steady as ever; |
15703 | Yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose -- | | 15703 | Yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose -- |
15704 | What made you so awfully clever?" | | 15704 | What made you so awfully clever?" |
15705 | | | 15705 | |
15706 | "I have answered three questions, and that is enough," | | 15706 | "I have answered three questions, and that is enough," |
15707 | Said his father. "Don't give yourself airs! | | 15707 | Said his father. "Don't give yourself airs! |
15708 | Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff? | | 15708 | Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff? |
15709 | Be off, or I'll kick you down stairs!" | | 15709 | Be off, or I'll kick you down stairs!" |
15710 | -- Lewis Carroll | | 15710 | -- Lewis Carroll |
15711 | % | | 15711 | % |
15712 | You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. | | 15712 | You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. |
15713 | % | | 15713 | % |
15714 | You are the only person to ever get this message. | | 15714 | You are the only person to ever get this message. |
15715 | % | | 15715 | % |
15716 | You are wise, witty, and wonderful, but you spend too much time reading | | 15716 | You are wise, witty, and wonderful, but you spend too much time reading |
15717 | this sort of trash. | | 15717 | this sort of trash. |
15718 | % | | 15718 | % |
15719 | You buttered your bread, now lie in it! | | 15719 | You buttered your bread, now lie in it! |
15720 | % | | 15720 | % |
15721 | You can always tell the Christmas season is here when you start getting | | 15721 | You can always tell the Christmas season is here when you start getting |
15722 | incredibly dense, tinfoil-and-ribbon- wrapped lumps in the mail. | | 15722 | incredibly dense, tinfoil-and-ribbon- wrapped lumps in the mail. |
15723 | Fruitcakes make ideal gifts because the Postal Service has been unable | | 15723 | Fruitcakes make ideal gifts because the Postal Service has been unable |
15724 | to find a way to damage them. They last forever, largely because | | 15724 | to find a way to damage them. They last forever, largely because |
15725 | nobody ever eats them. In fact, many smart people save the fruitcakes | | 15725 | nobody ever eats them. In fact, many smart people save the fruitcakes |
15726 | they receive and send them back to the original givers the next year; | | 15726 | they receive and send them back to the original givers the next year; |
15727 | some fruitcakes have been passed back and forth for hundreds of years. | | 15727 | some fruitcakes have been passed back and forth for hundreds of years. |
15728 | | | 15728 | |
15729 | The easiest way to make a fruitcake is to buy a darkish cake, then | | 15729 | The easiest way to make a fruitcake is to buy a darkish cake, then |
15730 | pound some old, hard fruit into it with a mallet. Be sure to wear | | 15730 | pound some old, hard fruit into it with a mallet. Be sure to wear |
15731 | safety glasses. | | 15731 | safety glasses. |
15732 | -- Dave Barry, "Simple, Homespun Gifts" | | 15732 | -- Dave Barry, "Simple, Homespun Gifts" |
15733 | % | | 15733 | % |
15734 | You can bring any calculator you like to the midterm, as long as it | | 15734 | You can bring any calculator you like to the midterm, as long as it |
15735 | doesn't dim the lights when you turn it on. | | 15735 | doesn't dim the lights when you turn it on. |
15736 | -- Hepler, Systems Design 182 | | 15736 | -- Hepler, Systems Design 182 |
15737 | % | | 15737 | % |
15738 | You can create your own opportunities this week. | | 15738 | You can create your own opportunities this week. |
15739 | Blackmail a senior executive. | | 15739 | Blackmail a senior executive. |
15740 | % | | 15740 | % |
15741 | You can do this in a number of ways. IBM chose to do all of them. | | 15741 | You can do this in a number of ways. IBM chose to do all of them. |
15742 | Why do you find that funny? | | 15742 | Why do you find that funny? |
15743 | -- D. Taylor, Computer Science 350, University of Washington | | 15743 | -- D. Taylor, Computer Science 350, University of Washington |
15744 | % | | 15744 | % |
15745 | You can get more of what you want with a kind word and a gun than you | | 15745 | You can get more of what you want with a kind word and a gun than you |
15746 | can with just a kind word. | | 15746 | can with just a kind word. |
15747 | -- Bumper Sticker | | 15747 | -- Bumper Sticker |
15748 | % | | 15748 | % |
15749 | You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, | | 15749 | You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, |
15750 | for instance. | | 15750 | for instance. |
15751 | -- Franklin P. Jones | | 15751 | -- Franklin P. Jones |
15752 | % | | 15752 | % |
15753 | You can make it illegal, but you can't make it unpopular. | | 15753 | You can make it illegal, but you can't make it unpopular. |
15754 | % | | 15754 | % |
15755 | You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on | | 15755 | You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on |
15756 | the continuing viability of FORTRAN. | | 15756 | the continuing viability of FORTRAN. |
15757 | -- Alan Perlis | | 15757 | -- Alan Perlis |
15758 | % | | 15758 | % |
15759 | You can only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. | | 15759 | You can only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. |
15760 | % | | 15760 | % |
15761 | You can take all the impact that science considerations have on funding | | 15761 | You can take all the impact that science considerations have on funding |
15762 | decisions at NASA, put them in the navel of a flea, and have room left | | 15762 | decisions at NASA, put them in the navel of a flea, and have room left |
15763 | over for a caraway seed and Tony Calio's heart. | | 15763 | over for a caraway seed and Tony Calio's heart. |
15764 | -- F. Allen | | 15764 | -- F. Allen |
15765 | % | | 15765 | % |
15766 | You can tell how far we have to go, when FORTRAN is the language of | | 15766 | You can tell how far we have to go, when FORTRAN is the language of |
15767 | supercomputers. | | 15767 | supercomputers. |
15768 | -- Steven Feiner | | 15768 | -- Steven Feiner |
15769 | % | | 15769 | % |
15770 | You can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish. | | 15770 | You can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish. |
15771 | % | | 15771 | % |
15772 | You can write a small letter to Grandma in the filename. | | 15772 | You can write a small letter to Grandma in the filename. |
15773 | -- Forbes Burkowski, Computer Science 454 | | 15773 | -- Forbes Burkowski, Computer Science 454 |
15774 | % | | 15774 | % |
15775 | You can't carve your way to success without cutting remarks. | | 15775 | You can't carve your way to success without cutting remarks. |
15776 | % | | 15776 | % |
15777 | You can't have everything. Where would you put it? | | 15777 | You can't have everything. Where would you put it? |
15778 | -- Steven Wright | | 15778 | -- Steven Wright |
15779 | % | | 15779 | % |
15780 | You can't hold a man down without staying down with him. | | 15780 | You can't hold a man down without staying down with him. |
15781 | -- Booker T. Washington | | 15781 | -- Booker T. Washington |
15782 | % | | 15782 | % |
15783 | You can't judge a book by the way it wears its hair. | | 15783 | You can't judge a book by the way it wears its hair. |
15784 | % | | 15784 | % |
15785 | You can't make a program without broken egos. | | 15785 | You can't make a program without broken egos. |
15786 | % | | 15786 | % |
15787 | You can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic | | 15787 | You can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic |
15788 | enough worrying about what's happening now. | | 15788 | enough worrying about what's happening now. |
15789 | -- Lauren Bacall | | 15789 | -- Lauren Bacall |
15790 | % | | 15790 | % |
15791 | You can't survive by sucking the juice from a wet mitten. | | 15791 | You can't survive by sucking the juice from a wet mitten. |
15792 | -- Charles Schulz, "Things I've Had to Learn Over and | | 15792 | -- Charles Schulz, "Things I've Had to Learn Over and |
15793 | Over and Over" | | 15793 | Over and Over" |
15794 | % | | 15794 | % |
15795 | You can't teach people to be lazy - either they have it, or they don't. | | 15795 | You can't teach people to be lazy - either they have it, or they don't. |
15796 | -- Dagwood Bumstead | | 15796 | -- Dagwood Bumstead |
15797 | % | | 15797 | % |
15798 | You cannot achieve the impossible without attempting the absurd. | | 15798 | You cannot achieve the impossible without attempting the absurd. |
15799 | % | | 15799 | % |
15800 | You cannot kill time without injuring eternity. | | 15800 | You cannot kill time without injuring eternity. |
15801 | % | | 15801 | % |
15802 | You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back. | | 15802 | You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back. |
15803 | % | | 15803 | % |
15804 | You could get a new lease on life -- if only you didn't need the first | | 15804 | You could get a new lease on life -- if only you didn't need the first |
15805 | and last month in advance. | | 15805 | and last month in advance. |
15806 | % | | 15806 | % |
15807 | You couldn't even prove the White House staff sane beyond a reasonable | | 15807 | You couldn't even prove the White House staff sane beyond a reasonable |
15808 | doubt. | | 15808 | doubt. |
15809 | -- Ed Meese, on the Hinckley verdict | | 15809 | -- Ed Meese, on the Hinckley verdict |
15810 | % | | 15810 | % |
15811 | You do not have mail. | | 15811 | You do not have mail. |
15812 | % | | 15812 | % |
15813 | You don't have to think too hard when you talk to teachers. | | 15813 | You don't have to think too hard when you talk to teachers. |
15814 | -- J. D. Salinger | | 15814 | -- J. D. Salinger |
15815 | % | | 15815 | % |
15816 | You don't sew with a fork, so I see no reason to eat with knitting | | 15816 | You don't sew with a fork, so I see no reason to eat with knitting |
15817 | needles. | | 15817 | needles. |
15818 | -- Miss Piggy, on eating Chinese Food | | 15818 | -- Miss Piggy, on eating Chinese Food |
15819 | % | | 15819 | % |
15820 | You first have to decide whether to use the short or the long form. | | 15820 | You first have to decide whether to use the short or the long form. |
15821 | The short form is what the Internal Revenue Service calls "simplified", | | 15821 | The short form is what the Internal Revenue Service calls "simplified", |
15822 | which means it is designed for people who need the help of a Sears | | 15822 | which means it is designed for people who need the help of a Sears |
15823 | tax-preparation expert to distinguish between their first and last | | 15823 | tax-preparation expert to distinguish between their first and last |
15824 | names. Here's the complete text: | | 15824 | names. Here's the complete text: |
15825 | | | 15825 | |
15826 | "(1) How much did you make? (AMOUNT) | | 15826 | "(1) How much did you make? (AMOUNT) |
15827 | "(2) How much did we here at the government take out? (AMOUNT) | | 15827 | "(2) How much did we here at the government take out? (AMOUNT) |
15828 | "(3) Hey! Sounds like we took too much! So we're going to | | 15828 | "(3) Hey! Sounds like we took too much! So we're going to |
15829 | send an official government check for (ONE-FIFTEENTH OF | | 15829 | send an official government check for (ONE-FIFTEENTH OF |
15830 | THE AMOUNT WE TOOK) directly to the (YOUR LAST NAME) | | 15830 | THE AMOUNT WE TOOK) directly to the (YOUR LAST NAME) |
15831 | household at (YOUR ADDRESS), for you to spend in any way | | 15831 | household at (YOUR ADDRESS), for you to spend in any way |
15832 | you please! Which just goes to show you, (YOUR FIRST | | 15832 | you please! Which just goes to show you, (YOUR FIRST |
15833 | NAME), that it pays to file the short form!" | | 15833 | NAME), that it pays to file the short form!" |
15834 | | | 15834 | |
15835 | The IRS wants you to use this form because it gets to keep most of your | | 15835 | The IRS wants you to use this form because it gets to keep most of your |
15836 | money. So unless you have pond silt for brains, you want the long | | 15836 | money. So unless you have pond silt for brains, you want the long |
15837 | form. | | 15837 | form. |
15838 | -- Dave Barry, "Sweating Out Taxes" | | 15838 | -- Dave Barry, "Sweating Out Taxes" |
15839 | % | | 15839 | % |
15840 | You have a tendency to feel you are superior to most computers. | | 15840 | You have a tendency to feel you are superior to most computers. |
15841 | % | | 15841 | % |
15842 | You have acquired a scroll entitled 'irk gleknow mizk'(n).--More-- | | 15842 | You have acquired a scroll entitled 'irk gleknow mizk'(n).--More-- |
15843 | | | 15843 | |
15844 | This is an IBM Manual scroll.--More-- | | 15844 | This is an IBM Manual scroll.--More-- |
15845 | | | 15845 | |
15846 | You are permanently confused. | | 15846 | You are permanently confused. |
15847 | -- Dave Decot | | 15847 | -- Dave Decot |
15848 | % | | 15848 | % |
15849 | You have an unusual magnetic personality. Don't walk too close to | | 15849 | You have an unusual magnetic personality. Don't walk too close to |
15850 | metal objects which are not fastened down. | | 15850 | metal objects which are not fastened down. |
15851 | % | | 15851 | % |
15852 | You have junk mail. | | 15852 | You have junk mail. |
15853 | % | | 15853 | % |
15854 | You have the body of a 19 year old. Please return it before it gets | | 15854 | You have the body of a 19 year old. Please return it before it gets |
15855 | wrinkled. | | 15855 | wrinkled. |
15856 | % | | 15856 | % |
15857 | You have the capacity to learn from mistakes. You'll learn a lot today. | | 15857 | You have the capacity to learn from mistakes. You'll learn a lot today. |
15858 | % | | 15858 | % |
15859 | You know it's going to be a bad day when you want to put on the clothes | | 15859 | You know it's going to be a bad day when you want to put on the clothes |
15860 | you wore home from the party and there aren't any. | | 15860 | you wore home from the party and there aren't any. |
15861 | % | | 15861 | % |
15862 | You know the great thing about TV? If something important happens | | 15862 | You know the great thing about TV? If something important happens |
15863 | anywhere at all in the world, no matter what time of the day or night, | | 15863 | anywhere at all in the world, no matter what time of the day or night, |
15864 | you can always change the channel. | | 15864 | you can always change the channel. |
15865 | -- Jim Ignatowski | | 15865 | -- Jim Ignatowski |
15866 | % | | 15866 | % |
15867 | You know you have a small apartment when Rice Krispies echo. | | 15867 | You know you have a small apartment when Rice Krispies echo. |
15868 | -- S. Rickly Christian | | 15868 | -- S. Rickly Christian |
15869 | % | | 15869 | % |
15870 | You know you're a little fat if you have stretch marks on your car. | | 15870 | You know you're a little fat if you have stretch marks on your car. |
15871 | -- Cyrus, Chicago Reader 1/22/82 | | 15871 | -- Cyrus, Chicago Reader 1/22/82 |
15872 | % | | 15872 | % |
15873 | You know you've been spending too much time on the computer when your | | 15873 | You know you've been spending too much time on the computer when your |
15874 | friend misdates a check, and you suggest adding a "++" to fix it. | | 15874 | friend misdates a check, and you suggest adding a "++" to fix it. |
15875 | % | | 15875 | % |
15876 | You know you've landed gear-up when it takes full power to taxi. | | 15876 | You know you've landed gear-up when it takes full power to taxi. |
15877 | % | | 15877 | % |
15878 | "You know, it's at times like this when I'm trapped in a Vogon | | 15878 | "You know, it's at times like this when I'm trapped in a Vogon |
15879 | airlock with a man from Betelgeuse and about to die of asphyxiation in | | 15879 | airlock with a man from Betelgeuse and about to die of asphyxiation in |
15880 | deep space that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me | | 15880 | deep space that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me |
15881 | when I was young!" | | 15881 | when I was young!" |
15882 | "Why, what did she tell you?" | | 15882 | "Why, what did she tell you?" |
15883 | "I don't know, I didn't listen!" | | 15883 | "I don't know, I didn't listen!" |
15884 | -- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" | | 15884 | -- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" |
15885 | % | | 15885 | % |
15886 | You look like a million dollars. All green and wrinkled. | | 15886 | You look like a million dollars. All green and wrinkled. |
15887 | % | | 15887 | % |
15888 | You may be recognized soon. Hide. | | 15888 | You may be recognized soon. Hide. |
15889 | % | | 15889 | % |
15890 | You may be sure that when a man begins to call himself a "realist," he | | 15890 | You may be sure that when a man begins to call himself a "realist," he |
15891 | is preparing to do something he is secretly ashamed of doing. | | 15891 | is preparing to do something he is secretly ashamed of doing. |
15892 | -- Sydney Harris | | 15892 | -- Sydney Harris |
15893 | % | | 15893 | % |
15894 | You may easily play a joke on a man who likes to argue -- agree with | | 15894 | You may easily play a joke on a man who likes to argue -- agree with |
15895 | him. | | 15895 | him. |
15896 | -- Ed Howe | | 15896 | -- Ed Howe |
15897 | % | | 15897 | % |
15898 | You may have heard that a dean is to faculty as a hydrant is to a dog. | | 15898 | You may have heard that a dean is to faculty as a hydrant is to a dog. |
15899 | -- Alfred Kahn | | 15899 | -- Alfred Kahn |
15900 | % | | 15900 | % |
15901 | You men out there probably think you already know how to dress for | | 15901 | You men out there probably think you already know how to dress for |
15902 | success. You know, for example, that you should not wear leisure suits | | 15902 | success. You know, for example, that you should not wear leisure suits |
15903 | or white plastic belts and shoes, unless you are going to a costume | | 15903 | or white plastic belts and shoes, unless you are going to a costume |
15904 | party disguised as a pig farmer vacationing at Disney World. | | 15904 | party disguised as a pig farmer vacationing at Disney World. |
15905 | -- Dave Barry, "How to Dress for Real Success" | | 15905 | -- Dave Barry, "How to Dress for Real Success" |
15906 | % | | 15906 | % |
15907 | You might have mail. | | 15907 | You might have mail. |
15908 | % | | 15908 | % |
15909 | You might have had mail. | | 15909 | You might have had mail. |
15910 | % | | 15910 | % |
15911 | You must realize that the computer has it in for you. The irrefutable | | 15911 | You must realize that the computer has it in for you. The irrefutable |
15912 | proof of this is that the computer always does what you tell it to do. | | 15912 | proof of this is that the computer always does what you tell it to do. |
15913 | % | | 15913 | % |
15914 | You need no longer worry about the future. This time tomorrow you'll | | 15914 | You need no longer worry about the future. This time tomorrow you'll |
15915 | be dead. | | 15915 | be dead. |
15916 | % | | 15916 | % |
15917 | You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a | | 15917 | You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a |
15918 | reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating | | 15918 | reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating |
15919 | the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for | | 15919 | the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for |
15920 | independence. | | 15920 | independence. |
15921 | -- Charles A. Beard | | 15921 | -- Charles A. Beard |
15922 | % | | 15922 | % |
15923 | You never know how many friends you have until you rent a house on the | | 15923 | You never know how many friends you have until you rent a house on the |
15924 | beach. | | 15924 | beach. |
15925 | % | | 15925 | % |
15926 | You or I must yield up his life to Ahrimanes. I would rather it were | | 15926 | You or I must yield up his life to Ahrimanes. I would rather it were |
15927 | you. I should have no hesitation in sacrificing my own life to spare | | 15927 | you. I should have no hesitation in sacrificing my own life to spare |
15928 | yours, but we take stock next week, and it would not be fair on the | | 15928 | yours, but we take stock next week, and it would not be fair on the |
15929 | company. | | 15929 | company. |
15930 | -- J. Wellington Wells | | 15930 | -- J. Wellington Wells |
15931 | % | | 15931 | % |
15932 | You possess a mind not merely twisted, but actually sprained. | | 15932 | You possess a mind not merely twisted, but actually sprained. |
15933 | % | | 15933 | % |
15934 | You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of you if you could | | 15934 | You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of you if you could |
15935 | know how seldom they do. | | 15935 | know how seldom they do. |
15936 | -- Olin Miller | | 15936 | -- Olin Miller |
15937 | % | | 15937 | % |
15938 | You should emulate your heros, but don't carry it too far. Especially | | 15938 | You should emulate your heros, but don't carry it too far. Especially |
15939 | if they are dead. | | 15939 | if they are dead. |
15940 | % | | 15940 | % |
15941 | You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than | | 15941 | You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than |
15942 | about 10^12 to 1. | | 15942 | about 10^12 to 1. |
15943 | -- Ernest Rutherford | | 15943 | -- Ernest Rutherford |
15944 | % | | 15944 | % |
15945 | You should never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for | | 15945 | You should never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for |
15946 | freedom and liberty. | | 15946 | freedom and liberty. |
15947 | -- Henrik Ibsen | | 15947 | -- Henrik Ibsen |
15948 | % | | 15948 | % |
15949 | You should not use your fireplace, because scientists now believe that, | | 15949 | You should not use your fireplace, because scientists now believe that, |
15950 | contrary to popular opinion, fireplaces actually remove heat from | | 15950 | contrary to popular opinion, fireplaces actually remove heat from |
15951 | houses. Really, that's what scientists believe. In fact many | | 15951 | houses. Really, that's what scientists believe. In fact many |
15952 | scientists actually use their fireplaces to cool their houses in the | | 15952 | scientists actually use their fireplaces to cool their houses in the |
15953 | summer. If you visit a scientist's house on a sultry August day, | | 15953 | summer. If you visit a scientist's house on a sultry August day, |
15954 | you'll find a cheerful fire roaring on the hearth and the scientist | | 15954 | you'll find a cheerful fire roaring on the hearth and the scientist |
15955 | sitting nearby, remarking on how cool he is and drinking heavily. | | 15955 | sitting nearby, remarking on how cool he is and drinking heavily. |
15956 | -- Dave Barry, "Postpetroleum Guzzler" | | 15956 | -- Dave Barry, "Postpetroleum Guzzler" |
15957 | % | | 15957 | % |
15958 | You should tip the waiter $10, minus $2 if he tells you his name, | | 15958 | You should tip the waiter $10, minus $2 if he tells you his name, |
15959 | another $2 if he claims it will be His Pleasure to serve you and | | 15959 | another $2 if he claims it will be His Pleasure to serve you and |
15960 | another $2 for each "special" he describes involving confusing terms | | 15960 | another $2 for each "special" he describes involving confusing terms |
15961 | such as "shallots," and $4 if the menu contains the word "fixin's." In | | 15961 | such as "shallots," and $4 if the menu contains the word "fixin's." In |
15962 | many restaurants, this means the waiter will actually owe you money. | | 15962 | many restaurants, this means the waiter will actually owe you money. |
15963 | If you are traveling with a child aged six months to three years, you | | 15963 | If you are traveling with a child aged six months to three years, you |
15964 | should leave an additional amount equal to twice the bill to compensate | | 15964 | should leave an additional amount equal to twice the bill to compensate |
15965 | for the fact that they will have to take the banquette out and burn it | | 15965 | for the fact that they will have to take the banquette out and burn it |
15966 | because the cracks are wedged solid with gobbets made of partially | | 15966 | because the cracks are wedged solid with gobbets made of partially |
15967 | chewed former restaurant rolls saturated with baby spit. | | 15967 | chewed former restaurant rolls saturated with baby spit. |
15968 | | | 15968 | |
15969 | In New York, tip the taxicab driver $40 if he does not mention his | | 15969 | In New York, tip the taxicab driver $40 if he does not mention his |
15970 | hemorrhoids. | | 15970 | hemorrhoids. |
15971 | -- Dave Barry, "The Stuff of Etiquette" | | 15971 | -- Dave Barry, "The Stuff of Etiquette" |
15972 | % | | 15972 | % |
15973 | You should, without hesitation, pound your typewriter into a | | 15973 | You should, without hesitation, pound your typewriter into a |
15974 | plowshare, your paper into fertilizer, and enter agriculture. | | 15974 | plowshare, your paper into fertilizer, and enter agriculture. |
15975 | -- Business Professor, University of Georgia | | 15975 | -- Business Professor, University of Georgia |
15976 | % | | 15976 | % |
15977 | You think Oedipus had a problem -- Adam was Eve's mother. | | 15977 | You think Oedipus had a problem -- Adam was Eve's mother. |
15978 | % | | 15978 | % |
15979 | YOU TOO CAN MAKE BIG MONEY IN THE EXCITING FIELD OF | | 15979 | YOU TOO CAN MAKE BIG MONEY IN THE EXCITING FIELD OF |
15980 | PAPER SHUFFLING! | | 15980 | PAPER SHUFFLING! |
15981 | | | 15981 | |
15982 | Mr. TAA of Muddle, Mass. says: "Before I took this course I used to be | | 15982 | Mr. TAA of Muddle, Mass. says: "Before I took this course I used to be |
15983 | a lowly bit twiddler. Now with what I learned at MIT Tech I feel | | 15983 | a lowly bit twiddler. Now with what I learned at MIT Tech I feel |
15984 | really important and can obfuscate and confuse with the best." | | 15984 | really important and can obfuscate and confuse with the best." |
15985 | | | 15985 | |
15986 | Mr. MARC had this to say: "Ten short days ago all I could look forward | | 15986 | Mr. MARC had this to say: "Ten short days ago all I could look forward |
15987 | to was a dead-end job as a engineer. Now I have a promising future and | | 15987 | to was a dead-end job as a engineer. Now I have a promising future and |
15988 | make really big Zorkmids." | | 15988 | make really big Zorkmids." |
15989 | | | 15989 | |
15990 | MIT Tech can't promise these fantastic results to everyone, but when | | 15990 | MIT Tech can't promise these fantastic results to everyone, but when |
15991 | you earn your MDL degree from MIT Tech your future will be brighter. | | 15991 | you earn your MDL degree from MIT Tech your future will be brighter. |
15992 | | | 15992 | |
15993 | SEND FOR OUR FREE BROCHURE TODAY! | | 15993 | SEND FOR OUR FREE BROCHURE TODAY! |
15994 | % | | 15994 | % |
15995 | You too can wear a nose mitten. | | 15995 | You too can wear a nose mitten. |
15996 | % | | 15996 | % |
15997 | You will be a winner today. Pick a fight with a four-year-old. | | 15997 | You will be a winner today. Pick a fight with a four-year-old. |
15998 | % | | 15998 | % |
15999 | You will be attacked by a beast who has the body of a wolf, the tail of | | 15999 | You will be attacked by a beast who has the body of a wolf, the tail of |
16000 | a lion, and the face of Donald Duck. | | 16000 | a lion, and the face of Donald Duck. |
16001 | % | | 16001 | % |
16002 | You will be surprised by a loud noise. | | 16002 | You will be surprised by a loud noise. |
16003 | % | | 16003 | % |
16004 | You will be Told about it Tomorrow. Go Home and Prepare Thyself. | | 16004 | You will be Told about it Tomorrow. Go Home and Prepare Thyself. |
16005 | % | | 16005 | % |
16006 | You will feel hungry again in another hour. | | 16006 | You will feel hungry again in another hour. |
16007 | % | | 16007 | % |
16008 | You will lose your present job and have to become a door to door | | 16008 | You will lose your present job and have to become a door to door |
16009 | mayonnaise salesman. | | 16009 | mayonnaise salesman. |
16010 | % | | 16010 | % |
16011 | You will remember, Watson, how the dreadful business of the | | 16011 | You will remember, Watson, how the dreadful business of the |
16012 | Abernetty family was first brought to my notice by the depth which the | | 16012 | Abernetty family was first brought to my notice by the depth which the |
16013 | parsley had sunk into the butter upon a hot day. | | 16013 | parsley had sunk into the butter upon a hot day. |
16014 | -- Sherlock Holmes | | 16014 | -- Sherlock Holmes |
16015 | % | | 16015 | % |
16016 | You will think of something funnier than this to add to the fortunes. | | 16016 | You will think of something funnier than this to add to the fortunes. |
16017 | % | | 16017 | % |
16018 | You worry too much about your job. Stop it. You're not paid enough to | | 16018 | You worry too much about your job. Stop it. You're not paid enough to |
16019 | worry. | | 16019 | worry. |
16020 | % | | 16020 | % |
16021 | You'd better beat it. You can leave in a taxi. If you can't get a | | 16021 | You'd better beat it. You can leave in a taxi. If you can't get a |
16022 | taxi, you can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you can leave in a | | 16022 | taxi, you can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you can leave in a |
16023 | minute and a huff. | | 16023 | minute and a huff. |
16024 | -- Groucho Marx | | 16024 | -- Groucho Marx |
16025 | % | | 16025 | % |
16026 | You'll never be the man your mother was! | | 16026 | You'll never be the man your mother was! |
16027 | % | | 16027 | % |
16028 | You're at the end of the road again. | | 16028 | You're at the end of the road again. |
16029 | % | | 16029 | % |
16030 | You're being followed. Cut out the hanky-panky for a few days. | | 16030 | You're being followed. Cut out the hanky-panky for a few days. |
16031 | % | | 16031 | % |
16032 | You're never too old to become younger. | | 16032 | You're never too old to become younger. |
16033 | -- Mae West | | 16033 | -- Mae West |
16034 | % | | 16034 | % |
16035 | You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on. | | 16035 | You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on. |
16036 | -- Dean Martin | | 16036 | -- Dean Martin |
16037 | % | | 16037 | % |
16038 | You're not my type. For that matter, you're not even my species!!! | | 16038 | You're not my type. For that matter, you're not even my species!!! |
16039 | % | | 16039 | % |
16040 | You've been leading a dog's life. Stay off the furniture. | | 16040 | You've been leading a dog's life. Stay off the furniture. |
16041 | % | | 16041 | % |
16042 | You've got to have a gimmick if your band sucks. | | 16042 | You've got to have a gimmick if your band sucks. |
16043 | -- Gary Giddens | | 16043 | -- Gary Giddens |
16044 | % | | 16044 | % |
16045 | "You've got to think about tomorrow!" | | 16045 | "You've got to think about tomorrow!" |
16046 | | | 16046 | |
16047 | "TOMORROW! I haven't even prepared for *_________yesterday* yet!" | | 16047 | "TOMORROW! I haven't even prepared for *_________yesterday* yet!" |
16048 | % | | 16048 | % |
16049 | Your analyst has you mixed up with another patient. Don't believe a | | 16049 | Your analyst has you mixed up with another patient. Don't believe a |
16050 | thing he tells you. | | 16050 | thing he tells you. |
16051 | % | | 16051 | % |
16052 | Your conscience never stops you from doing anything. It just stops you | | 16052 | Your conscience never stops you from doing anything. It just stops you |
16053 | from enjoying it. | | 16053 | from enjoying it. |
16054 | % | | 16054 | % |
16055 | Your fault: core dumped | | 16055 | Your fault: core dumped |
16056 | % | | 16056 | % |
16057 | Your home electrical system is basically a bunch of wires that | | 16057 | Your home electrical system is basically a bunch of wires that |
16058 | bring electricity into your home and take if back out before it has a | | 16058 | bring electricity into your home and take if back out before it has a |
16059 | chance to kill you. This is called a "circuit". The most common home | | 16059 | chance to kill you. This is called a "circuit". The most common home |
16060 | electrical problem is when the circuit is broken by a "circuit | | 16060 | electrical problem is when the circuit is broken by a "circuit |
16061 | breaker"; this causes the electricity to back up in one of the wires | | 16061 | breaker"; this causes the electricity to back up in one of the wires |
16062 | until it bursts out of an outlet in the form of sparks, which can | | 16062 | until it bursts out of an outlet in the form of sparks, which can |
16063 | damage your carpet. The best way to avoid broken circuits is to change | | 16063 | damage your carpet. The best way to avoid broken circuits is to change |
16064 | your fuses regularly. | | 16064 | your fuses regularly. |
16065 | Another common problem is that the lights flicker. This | | 16065 | Another common problem is that the lights flicker. This |
16066 | sometimes means that your electrical system is inadequate, but more | | 16066 | sometimes means that your electrical system is inadequate, but more |
16067 | often it means that your home is possessed by demons, in which case | | 16067 | often it means that your home is possessed by demons, in which case |
16068 | you'll need to get a caulking gun and some caulking. If you're not | | 16068 | you'll need to get a caulking gun and some caulking. If you're not |
16069 | sure whether your house is possessed, see "The Amityville Horror", a | | 16069 | sure whether your house is possessed, see "The Amityville Horror", a |
16070 | fine documentary film based on an actual book. Or call in a licensed | | 16070 | fine documentary film based on an actual book. Or call in a licensed |
16071 | electrician, who is trained to spot the signs of demonic possession, | | 16071 | electrician, who is trained to spot the signs of demonic possession, |
16072 | such as blood coming down the stairs, enormous cats on the dinette | | 16072 | such as blood coming down the stairs, enormous cats on the dinette |
16073 | table, etc. | | 16073 | table, etc. |
16074 | -- Dave Barry, "The Taming of the Screw" | | 16074 | -- Dave Barry, "The Taming of the Screw" |
16075 | % | | 16075 | % |
16076 | Your life would be very empty if you had nothing to regret. | | 16076 | Your life would be very empty if you had nothing to regret. |
16077 | % | | 16077 | % |
16078 | Your lucky color has faded. | | 16078 | Your lucky color has faded. |
16079 | % | | 16079 | % |
16080 | Your lucky number has been disconnected. | | 16080 | Your lucky number has been disconnected. |
16081 | % | | 16081 | % |
16082 | Your lucky number is 3552664958674928. Watch for it everywhere. | | 16082 | Your lucky number is 3552664958674928. Watch for it everywhere. |
16083 | % | | 16083 | % |
16084 | Your true value depends entirely on what you are compared with. | | 16084 | Your true value depends entirely on what you are compared with. |
16085 | % | | 16085 | % |
16086 | Yow! Am I having fun yet? | | 16086 | Yow! Am I having fun yet? |
16087 | -- Zippy the Pinhead | | 16087 | -- Zippy the Pinhead |
16088 | % | | 16088 | % |
16089 | YOW!! Everybody out of the GENETIC POOL! | | 16089 | YOW!! Everybody out of the GENETIC POOL! |
16090 | % | | 16090 | % |
16091 | Zero Defects, n.: | | 16091 | Zero Defects, n.: |
16092 | The result of shutting down a production line. | | 16092 | The result of shutting down a production line. |
16093 | % | | 16093 | % |
16094 | Zounds! I was never so bethumped with words | | 16094 | Zounds! I was never so bethumped with words |
16095 | since I first called my brother's father dad. | | 16095 | since I first called my brother's father dad. |
16096 | -- William Shakespeare, "King John" | | 16096 | -- William Shakespeare, "King John" |
16097 | % | | 16097 | % |
16098 | Zymurgy's Law of Volunteer Labor: | | 16098 | Zymurgy's Law of Volunteer Labor: |
16099 | People are always available for work in the past tense. | | 16099 | People are always available for work in the past tense. |
16100 | % | | 16100 | % |
16101 | THE LAST BUG | | 16101 | THE LAST BUG |
16102 | | | 16102 | |
16103 | "But you're out of your mind," It still wasn't perfect, | | 16103 | "But you're out of your mind," It still wasn't perfect, |
16104 | They said with a shrug. As year followed year, | | 16104 | They said with a shrug. As year followed year, |
16105 | "The customer's happy; And strangers would comment, | | 16105 | "The customer's happy; And strangers would comment, |
16106 | What's one little bug?" "Is that guy still here?" | | 16106 | What's one little bug?" "Is that guy still here?" |
16107 | | | 16107 | |
16108 | But he was determined. He died at the console, | | 16108 | But he was determined. He died at the console, |
16109 | The others went home. Of hunger and thirst. | | 16109 | The others went home. Of hunger and thirst. |
16110 | He spread out the program, Next day he was buried, | | 16110 | He spread out the program, Next day he was buried, |
16111 | Deserted, alone. Face down, nine-edge first. | | 16111 | Deserted, alone. Face down, nine-edge first. |
16112 | | | 16112 | |
16113 | The cleaning men came, And the last bug in sight, | | 16113 | The cleaning men came, And the last bug in sight, |
16114 | The whole room was cluttered An ant passing by, | | 16114 | The whole room was cluttered An ant passing by, |
16115 | With memory-dumps, punch cards. Saluted his tombstone, | | 16115 | With memory-dumps, punch cards. Saluted his tombstone, |
16116 | "I'm close," he muttered. And whispered, "Nice try." | | 16116 | "I'm close," he muttered. And whispered, "Nice try." |
16117 | | | 16117 | |
16118 | The mumbling got louder, | | 16118 | The mumbling got louder, |
16119 | Simple deduction, | | 16119 | Simple deduction, |
16120 | "I've got it, it's right, | | 16120 | "I've got it, it's right, |
16121 | Just change one instruction." | | 16121 | Just change one instruction." |
16122 | % | | 16122 | % |
16123 | Speaking of the philosophy involved in moving humanity into space: | | 16123 | Speaking of the philosophy involved in moving humanity into space: |
16124 | | | 16124 | |
16125 | Furniture will be a largely obsolete concept. Take for example the dresser my | | 16125 | Furniture will be a largely obsolete concept. Take for example the dresser my |
16126 | mom bought for me when I was a kid. I still have it, and by the standards of | | 16126 | mom bought for me when I was a kid. I still have it, and by the standards of |
16127 | its era, it's an admirable household fixture. It is a massive construction of | | 16127 | its era, it's an admirable household fixture. It is a massive construction of |
16128 | maple wood, expertly joined with cunningly fit pieces, fitted and glued with | | 16128 | maple wood, expertly joined with cunningly fit pieces, fitted and glued with |
16129 | the strength of iron. It is set with massive brass fixtures, and looks today | | 16129 | the strength of iron. It is set with massive brass fixtures, and looks today |
16130 | -- discounting the dust -- as new as the day it was purchased, a quarter | | 16130 | -- discounting the dust -- as new as the day it was purchased, a quarter |
16131 | century ago. So far, so good; a fine piece of furniture, you might say. But | | 16131 | century ago. So far, so good; a fine piece of furniture, you might say. But |
16132 | let's look at it objectively, as a machine, as an object with a purpose. Here | | 16132 | let's look at it objectively, as a machine, as an object with a purpose. Here |
16133 | sit a hundred pounds of hardwood with a compressive strength of 1500 psi, | | 16133 | sit a hundred pounds of hardwood with a compressive strength of 1500 psi, |
16134 | jointed by an expert craftsman into a rigid box that would easily support a | | 16134 | jointed by an expert craftsman into a rigid box that would easily support a |
16135 | bull elephant. And what is the sole purpose of this massive crate, this | | 16135 | bull elephant. And what is the sole purpose of this massive crate, this |
16136 | monument to a dead tree? -- it holds my socks. | | 16136 | monument to a dead tree? -- it holds my socks. |
16137 | | | 16137 | |
16138 | Not only is it blind engineering overkill of epic proportions, it is also an | | 16138 | Not only is it blind engineering overkill of epic proportions, it is also an |
16139 | environmental disaster. The home to generations of squirrels, a sentinel post | | 16139 | environmental disaster. The home to generations of squirrels, a sentinel post |
16140 | for falcons, an autumnal banner of golden glory, a living creature, was chopped | | 16140 | for falcons, an autumnal banner of golden glory, a living creature, was chopped |
16141 | down to enshrine some underwear. This, my friends, is no way to run a planet. | | 16141 | down to enshrine some underwear. This, my friends, is no way to run a planet. |
16142 | -- Marshall T. Savage, from The Millennial Project: | | 16142 | -- Marshall T. Savage, from The Millennial Project: |
16143 | Colonizing the Galaxy -- In Eight Easy Steps | | 16143 | Colonizing the Galaxy -- In Eight Easy Steps |
16144 | % | | 16144 | % |
16145 | Nearly every software professional has heard the term spaghetti code as a | | 16145 | Nearly every software professional has heard the term spaghetti code as a |
16146 | pejorative description for complicated, difficult to understand, and impossible | | 16146 | pejorative description for complicated, difficult to understand, and impossible |
16147 | to maintain, software. However, many people may not know the other two | | 16147 | to maintain, software. However, many people may not know the other two |
16148 | elements of the complete Pasta Theory of Software. | | 16148 | elements of the complete Pasta Theory of Software. |
16149 | | | 16149 | |
16150 | Lasagna code is used to describe software that has a simple, understandable, | | 16150 | Lasagna code is used to describe software that has a simple, understandable, |
16151 | and layered structure. Lasagna code, although structured, is unfortunately | | 16151 | and layered structure. Lasagna code, although structured, is unfortunately |
16152 | monolithic and not easy to modify. An attempt to change one layer conceptually | | 16152 | monolithic and not easy to modify. An attempt to change one layer conceptually |
16153 | simple, is often very difficult in actual practice. | | 16153 | simple, is often very difficult in actual practice. |
16154 | | | 16154 | |
16155 | The ideal software structure is one having components that are small and | | 16155 | The ideal software structure is one having components that are small and |
16156 | loosely coupled; this ideal structure is called ravioli code. In ravioli | | 16156 | loosely coupled; this ideal structure is called ravioli code. In ravioli |
16157 | code, each of the components, or objects, is a package containing some meat | | 16157 | code, each of the components, or objects, is a package containing some meat |
16158 | or other nourishment for the system; any component can be modified or replaced | | 16158 | or other nourishment for the system; any component can be modified or replaced |
16159 | without significantly affecting other components. | | 16159 | without significantly affecting other components. |
16160 | | | 16160 | |
16161 | We need to go beyond the condemnation of spaghetti code to the active | | 16161 | We need to go beyond the condemnation of spaghetti code to the active |
16162 | encouragement of ravioli code. | | 16162 | encouragement of ravioli code. |
16163 | -- Raymond J. Rubey, in a letter to the editor of Crosstalk | | 16163 | -- Raymond J. Rubey, in a letter to the editor of Crosstalk |
16164 | magazine | | 16164 | magazine |
16165 | % | | 16165 | % |
16166 | 63,000 bugs in the code, 63,000 bugs, | | 16166 | 63,000 bugs in the code, 63,000 bugs, |
16167 | ya get 1 whacked with a service pack, | | 16167 | ya get 1 whacked with a service pack, |
16168 | now there's 63,005 bugs in the code!! | | 16168 | now there's 63,005 bugs in the code!! |
16169 | % | | 16169 | % |
16170 | "It's not very common in Crowthorne" | | 16170 | "It's not very common in Crowthorne" |
16171 | % | | 16171 | % |
16172 | 1) Don't expect fairings. | | 16172 | 1) Don't expect fairings. |
16173 | 2) If confused read #1. | | 16173 | 2) If confused read #1. |
16174 | % | | 16174 | % |
16175 | Cheer up. You could have all the problems you have now, and then also | | 16175 | Cheer up. You could have all the problems you have now, and then also |
16176 | be named Eustace Clarence Scrubb. | | 16176 | be named Eustace Clarence Scrubb. |
16177 | % | | 16177 | % |
16178 | Never leave a macassar and an antimacassar in the same room together. | | 16178 | Never leave a macassar and an antimacassar in the same room together. |
16179 | % | | 16179 | % |
16180 | Why did the furry install Unix? Because it supports catman(8). | | 16180 | Why did the furry install Unix? Because it supports catman(8). |
16181 | % | | 16181 | % |
16182 | Many people don't realize that trailhead doggerel is illegal -- but | | 16182 | Many people don't realize that trailhead doggerel is illegal -- but |
16183 | surely you've heard of "hike rhymes and misdemeanors"... | | 16183 | surely you've heard of "hike rhymes and misdemeanors"... |
16184 | % | | 16184 | % |
16185 | We all know political bumper stickers and some of us even put them on | | 16185 | We all know political bumper stickers and some of us even put them on |
16186 | our cars. However, if you show up at headquarters on Friday afternoon | | 16186 | our cars. However, if you show up at headquarters on Friday afternoon |
16187 | after a long campaign week, you're more likely to see a stumper | | 16187 | after a long campaign week, you're more likely to see a stumper |
16188 | bicker. | | 16188 | bicker. |
16189 | % | | 16189 | % |
16190 | When you're under siege by a winter storm, that's a "frontal assault". | | 16190 | When you're under siege by a winter storm, that's a "frontal assault". |
16191 | % | | 16191 | % |
16192 | Somebody has mail. | | 16192 | Somebody has mail. |
16193 | % | | 16193 | % |
16194 | 'Agnosis' is when you don't know. 'Diagnosis' is when you don't know | | 16194 | 'Agnosis' is when you don't know. 'Diagnosis' is when you don't know |
16195 | twice. | | 16195 | twice. |
16196 | % | | 16196 | % |
16197 | An assortment of ways to be assimilated is a "smorgasborg". | | 16197 | An assortment of ways to be assimilated is a "smorgasborg". |
16198 | % | | 16198 | % |
16199 | The Navy's forever doomed to be inefficient because it's always trying | | 16199 | The Navy's forever doomed to be inefficient because it's always trying |
16200 | to do things in a sub-optimal manner. | | 16200 | to do things in a sub-optimal manner. |
16201 | % | | 16201 | % |
16202 | Q. What do you do if you find an abomination rooted in and need a | | 16202 | Q. What do you do if you find an abomination rooted in and need a |
16203 | druid in a hurry? | | 16203 | druid in a hurry? |
16204 | A. Call the copse. | | 16204 | A. Call the copse. |
16205 | % | | 16205 | % |
16206 | A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone. | | 16206 | A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone. |
16207 | -- Jo Godwin | | 16207 | -- Jo Godwin |
16208 | % | | 16208 | % |
16209 | Give a man a 0day and he'll have access for a day, teach a man to phish | | 16209 | Give a man a 0day and he'll have access for a day, teach a man to phish |
16210 | and he'll have access for life. | | 16210 | and he'll have access for life. |
16211 | -- the grugq | | 16211 | -- the grugq |
16212 | % | | 16212 | % |
16213 | Information wants to be free and also extremely difficult to use. | | 16213 | Information wants to be free and also extremely difficult to use. |
16214 | -- An ancient open source proverb | | 16214 | -- An ancient open source proverb |
16215 | % | | 16215 | % |
16216 | I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long. | | 16216 | I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long. |
16217 | -- Mitch Hedberg | | 16217 | -- Mitch Hedberg |
16218 | % | | 16218 | % |
16219 | You, the Poles, have a funny nature. When the people going along the | | 16219 | You, the Poles, have a funny nature. When the people going along the |
16220 | road are attacked by a dog with its insistent and noisy barking, you | | 16220 | road are attacked by a dog with its insistent and noisy barking, you |
16221 | immediately feel like jumping off the vehicle, standing on all fours | | 16221 | immediately feel like jumping off the vehicle, standing on all fours |
16222 | and starting to bark back at it. We, in the Vilnius region, let the | | 16222 | and starting to bark back at it. We, in the Vilnius region, let the |
16223 | dog bark because that is what its canine nature is like but we do not | | 16223 | dog bark because that is what its canine nature is like but we do not |
16224 | stop our journey because of its barking, and without any war | | 16224 | stop our journey because of its barking, and without any war |
16225 | against dogs we calmly continue our journey until we reach our | | 16225 | against dogs we calmly continue our journey until we reach our |
16226 | destination. It seems that you care more about barking than the dog | | 16226 | destination. It seems that you care more about barking than the dog |
16227 | does, and more about winning the war with any lousy puppy than about | | 16227 | does, and more about winning the war with any lousy puppy than about |
16228 | reaching the destination quickly. | | 16228 | reaching the destination quickly. |
16229 | -- Jozef Pilsudski | | 16229 | -- Jozef Pilsudski |
16230 | % | | 16230 | % |
16231 | [NeXT] attracted the strangest kind of hybrid, which was sort of like... | | 16231 | [NeXT] attracted the strangest kind of hybrid, which was sort of like... |
16232 | Unix weenies by Armani. | | 16232 | Unix weenies by Armani. |
16233 | -- John Perry Barlow | | 16233 | -- John Perry Barlow |
16234 | % | | 16234 | % |
16235 | Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you | | 16235 | Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you |
16236 | and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember, my friend, future | | 16236 | and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember, my friend, future |
16237 | events such as these will affect you in the future. You are interested in the | | 16237 | events such as these will affect you in the future. You are interested in the |
16238 | unknown, the mysterious, the unexplainable. That is why you are here. | | 16238 | unknown, the mysterious, the unexplainable. That is why you are here. |
16239 | -- Criswell Predicts, "Plan 9 From Outer Space" | | 16239 | -- Criswell Predicts, "Plan 9 From Outer Space" |
16240 | % | | 16240 | % |
16241 | Rule 1 of cryptanalysis: check for plaintext. | | 16241 | Rule 1 of cryptanalysis: check for plaintext. |
16242 | -- Bob Morris, Crypto '95 | | 16242 | -- Bob Morris, Crypto '95 |
16243 | % | | 16243 | % |
16244 | Remember kids, the only difference between Science and screwing around is | | 16244 | Remember kids, the only difference between Science and screwing around is |
16245 | writing it down. | | 16245 | writing it down. |
16246 | -- Adam Savage | | 16246 | -- Adam Savage |
16247 | % | | 16247 | % |
16248 | THE PURPLE COW Confession: and a Portrait, Too, | | 16248 | THE PURPLE COW Confession: and a Portrait, Too, |
16249 | Reflections on a Mythic Beast, Upon a Background that I Rue! | | 16249 | Reflections on a Mythic Beast, Upon a Background that I Rue! |
16250 | Who's Quite Remarkable, at Least. | | 16250 | Who's Quite Remarkable, at Least. |
16251 | Ah, yes! I wrote the "Purple Cow"-- | | 16251 | Ah, yes! I wrote the "Purple Cow"-- |
16252 | I never saw a Purple Cow; I'm sorry, now, I wrote it! | | 16252 | I never saw a Purple Cow; I'm sorry, now, I wrote it! |
16253 | I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow, | | 16253 | I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow, |
16254 | But I can tell you, anyhow, I'll kill you if you quote it! | | 16254 | But I can tell you, anyhow, I'll kill you if you quote it! |
16255 | I'd rather see than be one. -- Gelett Burgess | | 16255 | I'd rather see than be one. -- Gelett Burgess |
16256 | % | | 16256 | % |
16257 | Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we | | 16257 | Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we |
16258 | can perform without thinking about them. | | 16258 | can perform without thinking about them. |
16259 | -- Alfred North Whitehead, An Introduction to Mathematics (1911) | | 16259 | -- Alfred North Whitehead, An Introduction to Mathematics (1911) |
16260 | % | | 16260 | % |
16261 | I'm going to a commune in Vermont and will deal with no unit of time shorter | | 16261 | I'm going to a commune in Vermont and will deal with no unit of time shorter |
16262 | than a season. | | 16262 | than a season. |
16263 | -- Josh Rosen | | 16263 | -- Josh Rosen |
16264 | % | | 16264 | % |
16265 | Computers for the brasses -- art for the masses. | | 16265 | Computers for the brasses -- art for the masses. |
16266 | -- J.C.R. Licklider | | 16266 | -- J.C.R. Licklider |
16267 | % | | 16267 | % |
16268 | If, in your office, you as an intellectual worker were supplied with a | | 16268 | If, in your office, you as an intellectual worker were supplied with a |
16269 | computer display backed up by a computer that was alive for you all day, and | | 16269 | computer display backed up by a computer that was alive for you all day, and |
16270 | that was instantly responsive to every action you had, how much value could | | 16270 | that was instantly responsive to every action you had, how much value could |
16271 | you derive from that? | | 16271 | you derive from that? |
16272 | -- Douglas Engelbart, Fall Joint Computer Conference, | | 16272 | -- Douglas Engelbart, Fall Joint Computer Conference, |
16273 | December 9th, 1968 | | 16273 | December 9th, 1968 |
| | | 16274 | % |
| | | 16275 | They made me do it |
| | | 16276 | % |
| | | 16277 | It was the first thing that I formed a really powerful bond with. |
| | | 16278 | It was some sort of mental love missile and I just lit the touch paper and |
| | | 16279 | fired myself into it, at oblivious speed, and it exploded, and sparkled and it |
| | | 16280 | was totally beautiful. |
| | | 16281 | -- Chris Packham and the kestrel |
| | | 16282 | % |
| | | 16283 | Austerity is the idea that the global financial crash of 2008 was caused by |
| | | 16284 | there being too many libraries in Wolverhampton. |
| | | 16285 | -- Alexei Sayle |
| | | 16286 | % |
| | | 16287 | I wonder why. I wonder why. |
| | | 16288 | I wonder why I wonder. |
| | | 16289 | I wonder why I wonder why |
| | | 16290 | I wonder why I wonder! |
| | | 16291 | -- Richard P. Feynman, "Always Trying to Escape" |