I'm quoting, here (no spam)

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Thu May 10, 2001 7:37 am

"That invoce on 50.000 d.kr - just forget about it"
My boss

Brink · Post by **Brink** » Thu May 10, 2001 7:38 am

Hmm...time to go get some sleep.I'll see you all later

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Thu May 10, 2001 7:45 am

Don't forget Sima Yi

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Originally posted by Waverly:
You butcher the English language like a lumberjack on crack and you worry about typo's?
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Originally posted by Gruntboy:
Either I'm shrinking or the posts are getting bigger around here.
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Originally posted by Flagg:
"No woman, No cry"
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"Assumption is the mother of all f*ck-ups!" - Unknown ...by Maurice

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Originally posted by Osiris:
Those of you who don't have a ferret handy can always substitute another small carnivore, such as a weas....Aargh!! What am I saying?!?

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Gruntboy · Post by **Gruntboy** » Thu May 10, 2001 8:16 am

ROFL

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu May 10, 2001 9:03 am

"I speak French at my court, Spanish to my lovers, English to my servants, and German to my horses." -Frederick II of Prussia

Angelus · Post by **Angelus** » Thu May 10, 2001 10:53 am

"I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people."
- J. Danforth Quayle

"Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers."
- Nikita Krustjev

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Thu May 10, 2001 10:56 am

"Common sense is not so common"
Oscar Wilde

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu May 10, 2001 11:07 am

"A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy." -Benjamin Disraeli

Darkpoet · Post by **Darkpoet** » Thu May 10, 2001 11:13 am

"Ouch" George Custer at the battle of Little Big Horn.

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Thu May 10, 2001 11:42 am

Real life quotes, not really funny I suppose:

An American man in Rome:

"It's so fascinating with all the old buildings you have here in Europe. I mean, look at the Colossem, it must be a thousand years old!"

A guy arguing with an my English friend:

"Are you from England or Great Britain? Anyway, I hate your stupid president George W Bush!"

Minerva · Post by **Minerva** » Thu May 10, 2001 11:48 am

@CE: LOL

I know similar one...

My friend was on a bus in Edinburgh and heard following.

An American tourist pointed at the castle and said to his mate: "Look! That's fantastic! But I can't understand why they built a castle so close to the railway station..."

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu May 10, 2001 11:59 am

@Minerva, it's all too true. I DM'd over in an online game for a few years, one that's set in a pseudo-medieval fantasy universe. We had a player who posted on our boards that he thought we should be more realistic, and instead of just putting various shops in different medieval towns, stick 'em inside malls.

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dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Thu May 10, 2001 12:20 pm

When I finished high school (going back some time here....)I spent a year in an Immersion programme in the French part of Switzerland.
Due my heritage (although English is my first language)I have a quirky British/Dutch/German accent.
Well, one day while in town an American family enquired if I spoke English and then asked for directions. I replied that I did speak English and gave them the info they required.
Upon thanking me, they said, "We really must compliment you on your excellent ability with the language, have you been studying it long?"

The_Pope · Post by **The_Pope** » Thu May 10, 2001 12:21 pm

"Veni, vidi, vici." -Julius Caesar

"I'm-a make him an offer he can't refuse." -Vito Corleone

"So I went to the McDonalds the other day, and I asked for some fries, and the girl behind the counter said: 'Do you want fries with that?'" -Jay Leno

Yanlee · Post by **Yanlee** » Thu May 10, 2001 3:21 pm

Shaq O'Neill when asked if he visited the Acropolis when he was in Greece:

"I didn't get the opportunity to go to many nightclubs".

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Thu May 10, 2001 11:39 pm

Originally posted by Minerva:
<STRONG>@CE: LOL I know similar one...

My friend was on a bus in Edinburgh and heard following.

An American tourist pointed at the castle and said to his mate: "Look! That's fantastic! But I can't understand why they built a castle so close to the railway station..."</STRONG>

*ROFL*

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Manveru · Post by **Manveru** » Fri May 11, 2001 12:55 am

Wise quotes from the great Jon Irenicus :

"I cannot be caged, I cannot be controlled, All of you die ! , ever pathetic , ever fools"

"Life is strength. This is nothing to be contested. You live, you affect your world"

Karembeu · Post by **Karembeu** » Fri May 11, 2001 2:13 am

Does anyone know the famous "Voltaire" quote...something like:

I don't agree with what you are saying,
but I would defend your right to say it with my life

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Fri May 11, 2001 4:16 am

@Karembeu: yeah - I know of it

, haven't read Voltaire though

Karembeu · Post by **Karembeu** » Fri May 11, 2001 4:59 am

@Xandax: Well then you might be so kind as to write the correct quote out.....it's been bugging me now for a couple of days....