Re: SF Quotes
From: "Larry Pryor, Jr." <tihald@e...>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 02:09:49 -0600
Subject: Re: SF Quotes
Or my personal favorite:
"I've always found that you can get more with a kind word and a two by
four
than with just a kind word alone." Marcus (the ever popular) Cole
Babylon 5
-----Original Message-----
From: ROBERTSON,Brendan <Brendan.ROBERTSON@EMPLOYMENT.GOV.AU>
To: 'FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk' <FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk>
Date: Friday, February 27, 1998 00:36
Subject: RE: SF Quotes
>"Ultimately most problems can be solved by applying a large brick to
the
>correct skull. Difficulties arise when you don't have a brick or can't
>find the right skull. The devil is always in the details." Marcus Cole
>- Babylon 5
>
>"I say we nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
>Ripley & Hicks - Aliens
>
>And of course Alexander's footer:
>> "Here at Ortillery Command we have at our disposal hundred megawatt
>> laser beams, MACH 20 titanium rods and guided thermonuclear
>> bombs. Some people say we think that we're God. We're not God. We
>> just borrowed his 'SMITE' button for our fire control system."
>
>There's a couple more, but I'll get the original source so I quote them
>right.
>
>'Neath Southern Skies
>http://users.mcmedia.com.au/~denian/
>*********************
>Mary had a little LAM,
>It's thrusters all aglow;
>And everywhere that Mary went,
>The 'Mechs were sure to blow.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Brian Burger [SMTP:burger00@camosun.bc.ca]
>>> It would be better if you could just back off and Nuke the place
from
>>> orbit, but in this case, that isn't an option.
>>Anyone got any more favourite quotes? (Let's get this thing on-topic
>>again, shall we?)
>>
>>Brian (burger00@camosun.bc.ca)
>>