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" 'The people of Krikkit,' said His High Judgemental Supremacy,
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Judiciary Pag, L.I.V.R. (the Learned, Impartial, and Very Relaxed),
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Chairman of the Board of Judges at the Krikkit War Crimes Trial, 'are
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well, you know, they're just a bunch of real sweet guys, you know, who
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just happen to want to kill everybody. Hell, I feel the same way some
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mornings.' "
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--- from ELife, the Universe, and EverythingR
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"What has four wheels and flies? A garbage truck!"
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--- Chico Marx
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"Ladies and gentlemen- gentlemen and ladies. Students and faculty-
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faculty and students. I thought my razor was dull until I heard this
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speech."
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--- Grouucho Marx
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"A demented song I will sing you
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A classic of poetry and wit
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Last night when I went in my bathroom
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I stepped in a big pile of-
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Shaving cream
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Be nice and clean
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Shave every day and
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You'll always look keen."
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--- Dr. Demento
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"Let me not criticize a man
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until I have walked a mile in his moccasins."
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--- Indian proverb
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"I thought you might like to know that I'm feeling very
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depressed."
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--- Marvin the Paranoid Android
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"Sign at ski resort: 'Laws of gravity strictly enforced.'"
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--- ???
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"Never wear a hat that has more character than you have."
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--- Michael Harris
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"Cast your bread upon the waters , and you'll be accused
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of polluting the environment."
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--- Jon Broome
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"In times like these, remember there have always been
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times like these."
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--- Paul Harvey
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Albrecht's Analogy: I have a vacuum-tube mind in a solid-state
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world.
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--- George Albrecht
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Alex's Iron Axiom: Life is the ultimate IQ test.
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--- Alex Fraser
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Amis's Advice: Go ahead and be different- if you think you
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can stand the beating you'll get.
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--- Jim Amis
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Ancient Volkswagen Proverb: Anything adjustible will sooner
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or later need adjustment.
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--- The California Aggie
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Ben's Highway Rule: If you see one Army truck, you'll see
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a hundred more.
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--- Ben Brown, age 6
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Blay's Discovery: Long-playing recordings scratch, pop, click,
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wobble, and warp in direct proportion to the value placed
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on them by their owners. Hated recordings have built-in
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damage inhibitors and only self-destruct when they are
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passed on to a loving recipient.
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--- Robert E. Blay
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Boston's Discovery: Cash flow is an oxymoron.
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--- Bruce Boston
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Brabender's Law: The most inactive player during the World
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Series will be the most active during the club follies.
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--- George Vecsey
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Brian's Observation: The longer you wait to write a thank-you
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note, the longer it must be.
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--- from Jean Pike
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Caroline's Law of Dinner Preparedness: When the smoke alarm
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goes off, dinner is served.
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--- Caroline Curtis
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Chaplin's Rules: [1] The smaller the democracy, the more
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complicated its political system. [2] The newer the
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democracy, the longer its national anthem.
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--- Stephen M. Chaplin
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Chuck's Law of Contract Negotiations: Travesty is a constant-
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no matter which side of the table you sit on.
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--- Gerald Lee Steese
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Clarke's Law: Improving something is admirable, but, in-
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evitably, five times zero is still zero.
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--- Dean Travis Clarke
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Crescimbeni's Rule on Air Travel: Don't be afraid of
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flying; be afraid of crashing!
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--- Joseph Crescimbeni
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Corporate Morality, Maxim of: Morality moves down the
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corporate ladder, seldom up.
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--- The 59-Second Employee
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Crock's Law: No matter how large an area you are in,
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if a fly is present, it will land on you.
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--- Terry L. Crock
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Data Processing Laws [Assorted]: [1] On a clear disk you
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can seek forever. [2] Programs seek to expand themselves
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beyond availible memory. [3] Compatible tapes aren't.
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--- Virginia Beckwith
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Depuy's Dictates: [1] In any magazine the number of pages
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lacking page numbers is directly proportional to the
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number of advertisements. [2] Most unnumbered pages occur
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in those parts of the magazine to which the reader is
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directed for article continuations.
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--- Raymond H. Depuy
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DeRock's Law of Dullness: Dullness is directly proportional
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to the number of brown shirts in a crowd.
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--- Doug DeRock
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Dillon's Rule: The soup de jour is always cream of broccoli.
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--- Janet Dillon
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Dr. J's Distinction: If they say they love you, trust their
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behavior. If they say they don't love you, trust their
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words.
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--- John H Dickey, Ph.D.
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Dolan's Law: If a person has had any connection with Harvard
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University of the state of Texas, he will find a way to
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make that known to you during the first 10 minutes of
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your first conversation.
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--- Marty Dolan, from Joseph M. McCabe
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DuBow's Laws of Attorney-Fee Compensation: [1] Never accept
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a check from a man accused of passing bad ones.
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[2] Never accept cash from a man accused of counterfeiting.
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[3] If your client is a good-looking woman and wants a
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divorce, get your fee in advance.
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--- Myron DuBow
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Dwyer's Law of Pins: If you unwrap a new article of clothing
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that is secured by n pins, you will remove n-1 pins. And
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that one pin will pierce you in a place that hurts.
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--- Edward J. Dwyer
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Ensminger's Theory of Multiplication: Trees always drop more
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leaves that they bear.
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--- Jim Ensminger, from John Schaefer
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Evans' Law of Creation: It is ironic that the most sophisti-
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cated eye in all of nature's creation was given to the
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common housefly- so that it may better sit on your
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potato salad.
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--- James T. Evans
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Farmer's Law: The easiest crops to grow are weeds and
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pests.
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--- from Thomas Gill
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