“The fool, the meddling idiot! As though his ape’s brain could contain the secrets of the Krell!”
“You might be gambling our whole universe.”
“All things considered,” the captain told the midshipman judiciously, “Her Grace’s plan may not have been the single rashest, most foolhardy, do-or-die, all-or-nothing throw of the dice in the history of the Royal Manticoran—or Grayson—Navy. If it wasn’t, however, I have so far failed to find the plan that was.”
I tell you, Brigadier, there’s nothing to worry about! The brontosaurus is large and placid!
It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened.
The Imperial Senate will no longer be of any concern to us. I have just received word that the Emperor has dissolved the council permanently. The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away forever. The regional governors now have direct control over their territories. FEAR will keep the local systems in line. Fear of this battle station.
Then perhaps today IS a good day to die! RAMMING SPEED!!!
Never give up! Never surrender!
He was still Robert Maynard, but with a difference. He was free.
" Explorers in the desert keep bottle shops,' " Roland read. " Skim milk masquerades as cream. It is time for the merry soul to move on, to see what free men can do. What man has done, man can aspire to. Love and plenty kisses. W. ’ "
The way it functioned was very interesting. When the Drink button was pressed it made an instant but highly detailed examination of the subject’s taste buds, a spectroscopic analysis of the subject’s metabolism and then sent tiny experimental signals down the neural pathways to the taste centers of the subject’s brain to see what was likely to go down well. However, no one knew quite why it did this because it invariably delivered a cupful of liquid that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea.
And so saying, the built a house that fell down, a fire that flooded out, and discovered they had both been wrong in not first seeking food.
Not that “tidbit” was actually a word she would normally consider applying to Peep Emergency Rations. Prior to her arrival on Hell, she’d thought nothing could possibly taste worse than RMN E-rats.
Well, you learn something new everyday, I suppose, she thought, then changed the subject.
I believe I see a way around the problem.
It’s time for an ass-whupping.
Phasers on “Stun”, Mr. Sulu.
Citizen Admiral Dimitri’s mug hit the floor and shattered, but he never noticed. Neither the sound of breaking china nor the sudden pool of steaming coffee registered even peripherally, for he could not be seeing what he saw.
Eccentrica Gallumbits is the far-famed triple-breasted whore of Eroticon Six. Some people say her erogenous zones start some four miles from her actual body. Ford Prefect disagrees, saying five. It is possible that the Big Bang was actually one of her orgasms.
The Doctor said the universe was huge and ridiculous and sometimes there were miracles.
Dave Bowman: You see, something’s going to happen. You must leave.
Heywood Floyd: What? What’s going to happen?
Dave Bowman: Something wonderful.
Heywood Floyd: What?
Dave Bowman: I understand how you feel. You see, it’s all very clear to me now. The whole thing. It’s wonderful.