Thread: Lets hear your favorite quotes. Funny, serious, even political cheapshots welcome !

This is a pungent modern quote from a not-terribly-famous person (Tycho) on a modestly-famous website (penny-arcade) about a fairly famous website (Wikipedia), that springs to mind everytime I use it:

Reponses to criticism of Wikipedia go something like this: the first is usually a paean to that pure democracy which is the project's noble fundament. If I don't like it, why don't I go edit it myself? To which I reply: because I don't have time to babysit the Internet. Hardly anyone does. If they do, it isn't exactly a compliment.

Any persistent idiot can obliterate your contributions. The fact of the matter is that all sources of information are not of equal value, and I don't know how or when it became impolitic to suggest it. In opposition to the spirit of Wikipedia, I believe there is such a thing as expertise.

The second response is: the collaborative nature of the apparatus means that the right data tends to emerge, ultimately, even if there is turmoil temporarily as dichotomous viewpoints violently intersect. To which I reply: that does not inspire confidence. In fact, it makes the whole effort even more ridiculous. What you've proposed is a kind of quantum encyclopedia, where genuine data both exists and doesn't exist depending on the precise moment I rely upon your discordant fucking mob for my information.

From the post "I have the Power"; Tycho @ penny-arcade

SIPPIN' FROM MY SAUCER


I've never made a fortune
And it's prob'ly too late now;
But I don't worry 'bout that much,
I'm happy anyhow!


And as I go along life's way
Reapin' better than I sowed.
I'm sippin' from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed!


Haven't got a lot of riches,
And sometimes the going's tough;
But I've got loving ones around me,
And that makes me rich enough!


I thank God for His blessings
And the mercies He's bestowed.
I'm sippin' from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed!


I 'member times when things went wrong,
My faith wore somewhat thin;
But all at once the dark clouds broke
And light peeped through again.


So, Lord, help me not to gripe
About tough rows I've hoed.
I'm sippin' from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed!


If God gives me strength and courage
When the way grows steep and rough,
I'll not ask for other blessings;
I'm already blessed enough!


May I never be too busy
To help others bear their loads.
I'll keep sippin' from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed!

Yes, it's an insipid little piece, but I quite like it's positive, self-sufficient message.

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-Lou

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem" - Willam of Ockham

"Better a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" - hell if I know





Justin

My grandpa, who was the most serious person I have ever known used to say this.

I think it applies wonderfully to the situation in Iraq.


You can lead a horse to water.......
















and sometimes he'll shit in it.




I miss that guy

My grandpa, who was the most serious person I have ever known used to say this.

I think it applies wonderfully to the situation in Iraq.


You can lead a horse to water.......
















and sometimes he'll shit in it.




I miss that guy

I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.
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- Charles de Gaulle

FOR SALE: Antique, WWII French Infantry rifle. Excellent Condition. Never Fired. Only Dropped Once.

-whatever

-Lou

FOR SALE: Antique, WWII French Tank. Excellent Condition. Never Fired. Never driven off-road. 5-speed transmission - 1 forward and 4 reverse.