# Famous First Words

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 1, 2000, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-first-words/13588 "2000-02-01T08:14:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 10, 2000, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-first-words/13588/241 "2000-02-10T01:21:00Z")

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KIA5: “Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have know that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long, hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego.”

_The Call of the Wild_; Jack London

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Applying computer technology is simply finding the right wrench to  
pound in the correct screw.

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