Classic Comments on the Quote

[abra]

Wow, we really could use a "LIKE" button.

[wvwoman]

damn, danforth!

"The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make."
— Dan Quayle

kat on 2010-02-17 16:14:46
Does Dan always speak of Dan in the third person?

bansaisequoia on 2010-03-25 21:23:33
Your question has perplexed bansaisequoia. bansaisequoia does not know.

[ddph]

"Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest. "
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

bansaisequoia on 2013-07-03 22:09:51
For sure. I met her at a rave at Beast's castle.

[ddph]

"The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid."
— J. D. Salinger

bansaisequoia on 2012-02-06 07:06:38

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vivian1874 on 2012-10-21 15:59:34
I love this author!

abra on 2013-09-04 09:41:17
I was going to say "dishwashing liquid", but bansai took care of that a long time ago.

JenDiaz72 on 2015-06-01 13:26:54
Joy is liquid... just like Jack Daniels.

JJ20paws on 2015-08-07 18:25:29
Champagne makes me joyful

marnita on 2016-03-28 03:49:44
I'll drink to that.

[aerie]

"Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects."
— Arnold Glasgow


bansaisequoia on 2012-02-04 15:52:57
If hiccoughing persists for four hours after taking Laughter, please seek immediate medical help. Patients who are taking nitrous oxide should not use Laughter. If you are taking nitrous oxide, please consult your physician.

puzzleme on 2013-05-18 01:16:04
Excellent, bansai. I can't wait to get me some of that Laughter.

montyb on 2014-08-06 11:23:42
I thought Laughter was over-the-counter.

JenDiaz72 on 2015-01-02 10:26:12
Lower MG of laughter you can get... but sometimes it doesn't work as well....

montyb on 2015-04-18 14:56:19
I split my sides laughing. Is that a side effect?

[LLapp]

"Total absence of humor renders life impossible." — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

chopstix on 2014-05-21 16:03:38
I don't find that funny at all.

[ddph]

"It does not matter what the whip is; it is none the less a whip, because you have cut thongs for it out of your own souls. "
— John Ruskin

golfdiva on 2012-06-20 01:44:00
Thongs?!

bazinga on 2012-11-21 14:13:20
Whips and thongs- sounds kinky...

montyb on 2013-10-15 04:26:06
Thong: a strip especially of leather or hide.

Lurker on 2013-12-14 13:01:05
I'm gonna hope this was about slavery.

skoogie2 on 2014-02-15 09:35:34
It is our hope, Lurker..

Quizzical on 2014-09-06 07:29:28
Maybe he was going to make sandals out of the soles of his feet and was a poor speller. Kind of pointless.

LLapp on 2015-01-09 16:44:00
From Ruskin's brief phase of competing in poetry slams at East End strip clubs.

abra on 2015-06-25 12:23:24
I tried WHIMS, it didn't work .

[ddph]

It's the early bird that gets the worm. "
— Unattributed

Barnabas on 2012-02-03 19:46:58
Yes, but with bacon, eggs, pancakes, waffles, and the like... why would anyone want a worm?

locodad on 2012-02-13 03:00:35
They say they are low in calories and not much fat.

wvwoman on 2012-07-22 21:49:38
well, there's that.

iltquilt on 2012-09-03 13:00:06
Count me in on the "non-worm" breakfast. You cooking Barnabas?

puzzleme on 2013-04-29 08:02:28
It's also the early bird that gets the work.

montyb on 2013-07-23 19:53:15
So sleep late and you won't get worms.

figmo on 2013-07-25 16:43:20
My parents used to say that to me. It inspired me to sleep late.

sunseenli on 2014-02-27 03:38:10
Just goes to show the worm should have stayed in bed.

Barnabas on 2014-04-10 14:32:20
My pancakes are second to none, Iltquilt! And my omelets are pretty good, too.

trailcook on 2014-04-15 03:18:31
But it's the late mouse that gets the cheese!

wvwoman on 2014-05-16 17:22:46
dang, an omelet sounds really good right now!

universalmom on 2014-05-24 15:28:01
hunger…late night hunger…damn you Barnabas!

slow1 on 2015-03-24 10:59:05
Montyb, YOU are clever AND WITTY!

[ddph]

"Science is not a sacred cow. Science is a horse. Don't worship it. Feed it."
— Aubrey Eben

universalmom on 2012-04-11 18:32:52
What, you wouldn't feed a cow?

Queethebean on 2012-05-21 22:08:41
Maybe they only eat worship.

cindidido on 2014-03-27 10:23:03
Or ride it wildly across the landscape shouting YEE-HAW!

ekarnowski on 2014-10-11 11:51:15
It says SACRED cow. Don't be obtuse.

SippyGurl on 2015-09-25 01:58:39
i am too obtuse to understand what ekamowski is saying... i hope it's a funny

[ddph]

"I hate women because they always know where things are."
— James Thurber

opallady on 2009-11-07 00:47:21
Ah, he's just jealous.

kat on 2010-01-17 18:37:03
Probably lost his keys one too many times.

matarisa on 2011-06-04 01:47:43
Socks, cellphone....

xayide on 2015-02-11 10:05:54
The uterus is a homing device.

[LLapp]

"The noblest search is the search for excellence." — Lyndon B. Johnson

chopstix on 2012-12-24 02:50:30
I'm gonna start calling my house key Excellence.

JD_1947 on 2014-12-19 05:55:29
. . where did I put my excellent cell phone . . . .

[LLapp]

My favorite "slow record" comment ever

"The world is full of fools; and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alone, but must also break his looking-glass." — Boileau

tskaggs6 on 2014-11-06 14:47:54
Yahoooo! Last place and I didn't have to cheat by going out to get the mail or anything.

[aerie]

a thought-provoking group of comments

"In the final analysis, style is art. And art is nothing more or less than various modes of stylized, dehumanized representation. "
— Susan Sontag


babs on 2010-02-26 16:45:56
Hmmm...stylized, yes--but dehumanized? Not if that means lacking meaning relevant to the human experience and condition.

MoreMadMunch on 2010-03-11 19:55:13
Susan Sontag is a cynic. By definition, art or any representation stands at one or more removes from life and direct experience. Yet (also by definition) art serves to enhance life by calling forth from within a profound human response.

pootie49 on 2011-05-06 03:44:14
Susan had every right to be cynical. I dont think however in this context she was. I believe she was making a commentary on modern art. Which if closely viewed is at times extremely dehumanizing.

universalmom on 2012-04-18 00:21:35
How do you earn the right to be cynical?

lainie18 on 2012-09-22 01:33:56
I think she missed something about the best art.

msswitch on 2014-09-26 09:53:19
All one must do to earn the right be cynical is to pay attention. I think this is especially true when considering the connection between art in its broadest sense and commerce. As a general rule, our society regards and rewards the entertainer rather than those who seek and meaning via artistic endeavors.

LLapp on 2015-02-16 19:31:31
Such astute comments! So glad I stumbled into this room.

ronasid on 2015-10-02 18:13:55
I'm glad I solved this if only for the comments

tgreen517 on 2016-01-24 18:58:11
Yes, the best part is the comments. I think anyone can be cynical if they want to be, though. No need to earn the right. Its not like you could stop them.

[aerie]

"He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes - he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever."
— Chinese Proverb


Barnabas on 2012-05-01 19:14:44
It can be an awfully long five minutes though.

montyb on 2013-05-14 22:03:11
Is this really true? (I'll let you know in 5 minutes.)

montyb on 2014-01-18 11:36:35
Nope. (Sorry about the delay.)

dovid1946 on 2015-05-07 12:12:44
some 5 minute delay monty, that was more like 8 months. good thing I didnt hold my breath

[wvwoman]

"You have a wonderful child. Then, when he's thirteen, gremlins carry him away and leave in his place a stranger who gives you not a moment's peace."
— Jill Eikenberry

pootie49 on 2011-07-14 15:22:58
Please tell me this is a line from a movie??

afulton on 2012-01-25 14:35:20
I think it's a know fact for teenage daughters.

Lily H on 2013-02-02 23:44:05
Then some day those daughters grow up and have families of their own, and the cycle repeats itself. It's called paybacks. LOL!

figmo on 2013-07-16 16:35:06
You mean teenaged *boys* (note the use of "him" to refer to the child and not "her").

abra on 2014-11-30 09:19:47
The gremlins never really kept my son. Apparently, they tried to coax him over to the dark side. He gave us a few rough days, but mostly he was a loving and amazing teenager.

JD_1947 on 2014-12-07 12:36:17
. . I told my son about the gremlins . . . scared him so bad he didn't move out 'til he was 28 . . . .

montyb on 2015-05-02 10:25:00
Wait.....we're supposed to move out?