Quote of the Day: “We are the ones who will hear,” said Phouchg, “the answer to the great question of Life….!” “The Universe…!” said Loonquawl. “And Everything…!” “Shhh,” said Loonquawl with a slight gesture. “I think Deep Thought is preparing to speak!” There was a moment’s expectant pause while panels slowly came to life on …
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Tag Archive: digression
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Oct
26
Confess, me? Never.
Quote of the Day: “I was quite the jackass back in the day.” –Mac, after confessing a sophomoric misdeed here in the MTGU When TB was six years old, I took about a dozen big Coke bottles out of my garage, then ones worth twenty cents–this was before they started selling Cokes in …
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Oct
05
TB, Conversationalist in Decline
Quote of the Day: “A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That’s why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.” –Truman Capote How ’bout this weather we’re havin’? Our receptionist just asked me about it. I just looked out the window and smiled. “Yep.” And …
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Sep
19
God, dang
Quote of the Day: “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” –Goldfinger TB is a logician. I try to be anyway. Sometimes logical answers or explanations are impossible. That’s why one can remain a logician and still, for instance, believe in God, or that Mississippi State has a prayer …
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Aug
09
Things Irv Thinks About
I work in retail, which means I get to constantly lie to people and be lied to. They walk in the door. “Hello, how are you today?” “Pretty good, you?” “Yeah I can’t complain.” Look at that. Two questions, two lies. They aren’t even good lies either. Mom is about to spend a couple hundred …
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Aug
06
Exposed
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “He’s an idiot. Comes from upbringing. His parents were probably idiots too. –Lorraine’s Dad, Back to the Future The thing about being an idiot is………. ………the thing is….you can make a thousand little decisions in a week, react instinctively and perfectly to infinite situations ranging from the important to …
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