# Post a random quote

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 7, 2012, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073 "2012-04-07T12:08:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/1 "2012-04-07T12:08:01Z")

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I ran across this in an article.

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> Graham had a number of interesting theories, including that consumption of meat, seasonings and rich foods lead to rampant masturbation.

Post a random quote, no need to provide context or links.

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/2 "2012-04-07T12:23:37Z")

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> Pareidolia is the best explanation for the Face on Mars, the Mermaid on Mars … and even the Happy Face on Mars.

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/3 "2012-04-07T12:41:55Z")

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> Nothing’s so apt to undermine your confidence in a product as knowing that the commercial selling it has been approved by the company that make it.

A favorite!

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**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/4 "2012-04-07T12:56:18Z")

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> Hey! I eat my lunch outta that!!

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**Author:** ![gracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/5 "2012-04-07T13:02:35Z")

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> I never gave a damn for a man who could only spell a word one way.

I used to teach English.

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**Author:** ![Crab\_Rangoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Crab\_Rangoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crab_Rangoon)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/6 "2012-04-07T13:09:10Z")

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> I’d say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.

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**Author:** ![Jasper\_Kent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/7 "2012-04-07T13:18:17Z")

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“Sex without love is as hollow and ridiculous as love without sex.”

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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/8 "2012-04-07T13:21:11Z")

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> I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

WLSC

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**Author:** ![living\_in\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/9 "2012-04-07T13:58:48Z")

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Semper ubi sub ubi.

I’m talking to you, Meredith Vierra.

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/10 "2012-04-07T14:00:57Z")

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> What do you mean, ‘casual’ sex? These are my best shoes!

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/11 "2012-04-07T14:12:31Z")

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“You call that a knife?” “_This_ is a knife!”

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/12 "2012-04-07T14:26:44Z")

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“The best cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.”

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/13 "2012-04-07T14:30:17Z")

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“Ninety percent of this game is half mental.”

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/14 "2012-04-07T15:58:38Z")

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_“The problem is, you need a constant supply of urea.”_

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/15 "2012-04-07T16:15:09Z")

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“Who am I? I am Susan Ivanova. Commander. Daughter of Andrei and Sophie Ivanov. I am the right hand of vengeance, and the boot that is going to kick your sorry ass all the way back to Earth, sweetheart! I am Death Incarnate, and the last living thing that you are ever going to see. God sent me.”

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**Author:** ![figure9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/16 "2012-04-07T16:58:18Z")

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“Vaporization without representation is against the Constitution.”  
-Dr. Who-

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/17 "2012-04-07T17:11:50Z")

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I came across this today in _The Gifts of Imperfection_ by Brené Brown.

_ **The universe is not short on wake-up calls. We’re just quick to hit the snooze button.** _

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/18 "2012-04-07T17:51:02Z")

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> Uh oh, Spagetti-O

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/19 "2012-04-07T18:44:08Z")

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A line from a post in the Pit:

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> So you’ll be cruising the bacon, and suddenly your cart will just lock up and become immovable.

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073/20 "2012-04-07T18:54:59Z")

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Heaven for climate, Hell for company. (J.M. Barrie)

I don’t believe in God for the same reason I don’t believe in Mother Goose. (Clarence Darrow)

I went to the end of the rainbow once. But there was no pot of gold, just a little bit of chocolate. (Matt Groening)

[Quotes about god, religion, etc.]  
([Account Suspended](http://www.doorbell.net/tlr/god.htm))

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