by ET, the Extra Terrestrial on Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:09 am
Arrgh, it slops me bilges that all these landlubbers' devils be nowt but advertisin for twaddle. All paid for with the Queen's own golden ducats. Keelhaul the lot of 'em, says I.
"Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens."
("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")
-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
-- Philip K Dick
OK, now let's look at four dimensions on the blackboard.
-- Dr. Joy
English isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."