Thursday, December 04, 2008

Inconveniences, quotes

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
-- Thomas Jefferson, to Archibald Stuart, 1791

Not every story has explosions and car chases. That's why they have nudity and espionage.
-- Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum, Unshelved, 09-14-08

4 comments:

Alex said...

I remember hearing that boys like "titties, explosions and ice cream". I guess that was why a trip to the cineme to see a Bond film was always such a treat. I miss having the usherettes come down the aisle in the intermission, selling the little tubs of ice cream. It didn't smell half as bad as pop-corn.

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

"I remember hearing that boys like "titties, explosions and ice cream""

yeah, that about covers the basics.

Pascal [P-04referent] said...

James Bond stories have it all. :-)
Now, what's the perfect equivalent for ladies? Ah, I've got it: Austin Powers! (Oh, baby, behave! I'm online. Hee-hee-hee... sorry guys, I'm already done commenting today. The mojo's calling.)
My catchpa suggests: "vasli". My, that's inspiring indeed. There's no fighting Destiny.
See you in the credits then. It's, uhm, stunt time. Don't make yourself invisible, darling, Stretch is here with a very hot flame-on. (This is promising to be fantastic. Bye.)

Anonymous said...

The equivalent for the ladies is probably "Sex and the City the Movie" or maybe that's just the equivalent of the Stooges.