Random thoughts, quotes and sayings?

[Sallyschickens]

Polar bears have hollow fur. (It helps with insulation.)

 

[Q9]

Napoleon Bonaparte was actually taller than the average Frenchman at that time, but appeared short because his guards were tall.

Yankee general Ambrose Burnside was ranked by the History Channel as the worst general in the history of the world.

Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was very... health-conscious.

Alexander the Great was ranked by the History Channel as the best general in the history of the world.

I am fascinated by historical generals.

 

[arabookworm]

Abraham Lincoln said: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. "

it is one of my favorite quotes

 

[OccamsTazer]

TANSTAAFL, yes!
And while we are quoting the man I love dearly,

"If it can’t be expressed in figures, it is not science; it is opinion."

"It is better to copulate than never."

"Do not handicap your children by making their lives easy."

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors--and miss."

"Waking a person unnecessarily should not be considered a capital crime. For a first offense, that is."

"Freedom begins when you tell Mrs. Grundy to go fly a kite."

I love Heinlein more than is healthy

I had to leave out my favorite Heinleins though, my real favorites would get me banned.

Here's one more, non-Heinlein for you,
"Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things."
-George Carlin

 

[saddina]

Also love heinlien.

"Right theory, wrong universe."

 

[OccamsTazer]

It's a little scary how much early reading of Heinlein has shaped who I turned into.

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Actually, that may explain most of my relationship mistakes, no man can live up to Laz.