I can give you my word, but I know what it's worth and you don't. -- Nero Wolfe, "Over My Dead Body" Put your trust in those who are worthy. Very few things actually get manufactured these days,

Life is knowing how far to go without crossing the line. Reisner's Rule of Conceptual Inertia: If you think big enough, you'll never have to do it. I've hacked the Xaw3d library to give you a Win95 like

Everything I like is either illegal, immoral or fattening. -- Alexander Woollcott A sinking ship gathers no moss. -- Donald Kaul Are we running light with overbyte?

How do you power off this machine? -- Linus, when upgrading linux.cs.helsinki.fi, and after using the machine for several months Keep hands and feet away from moving parts at all times. The answer to the

QOTD: "I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial." I'm RELIGIOUS!! I love a man with a HAIRPIECE!! Equip me with MISSILES!! File cabinet: A four drawer, manually activated

giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high. <Culus_> We are also hoping to release a version of linux where shell is replaced by perl to a large degree. Adding to that, there are a few of

Graduate life: It's not just a job. It's an indenture. <Anarchy> Argh.. who's handing out the paper bags 8) Keep in mind always the four constant Laws of Frisbee: (1) The most powerful force in the

Our comedies are not to be laughed at. -Samuel Goldwyn The 11 is for people with the pride of a 10 and the pocketbook of an 8. -- R. B. Greenberg [referring to PDPs?] Sometimes when I get up in the morning,

Friends, Romans, Hipsters, Let me clue you in; I come to put down Caesar, not to groove him. The square kicks some cats are on stay with them; The hip bits, like, go down under; so let it lay with Caesar.

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. -- Francis Bacon flannister, n.: The plastic yoke that holds a six-pack of beer together. -- "Sniglets", Rich Hall & Friends Think lucky. If you fall

/usr/news/gotcha A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention, with the possible exceptions of handguns and Tequilla. -- Mitch Ratcliffe What causes the mysterious death of everyone?

Gnagloot, n.: A person who leaves all his ski passes on his jacket just to impress people. -- Rich Hall, "Sniglets" The world needs more people like us and fewer like them. Real Users never use

QOTD: "It's sort of a threat, you see. I've never been very good at them myself, but I'm told they can be very effective." To add insult to injury. -- Phaedrus How many priests are needed for

A neighbor came to Nasrudin, asking to borrow his donkey. "It is out on loan," the teacher replied. At that moment, the donkey brayed loudly inside the stable. "But I can hear it bray, over

If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants. -- Isaac Newton In the sciences, we are now uniquely priviledged to sit side by side with the giants on whose

Encyclopedia for sale by father. Son knows everything. Bleeding Ponytail: An elderly, sold-out baby boomer who pines for hippie or presellout days. -- Douglas Coupland, "Generation X: Tales for an

The Marines: The few, the proud, the dead on the beach. If the presence of electricity can be made visible in any part of a circuit, I see no reason why intelligence may not be transmitted instantaneously

This cultural mystique surrounding the biological function -- you realize humans are overly preoccupied with the subject. -- Kelinda the Kelvan, "By Any Other Name", stardate 4658.9 Well, my

i'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart. -- e. e. cummings Silverman's Law: If Murphy's Law can go wrong, it will. Some of my readers ask me what a "Serial

Linux is not user-friendly. It is user-friendly. It is not ignorant-friendly and idiot-friendly. -- Seen somewhere on the net The only real advantage to punk music is that nobody can whistle it. Subject: