The Battle of the Quotes
So how about a little game. You post a quote, and they have to guess who wrote it. flawed though, as you can find it on any earch engine. Just gotta trust that people respet thier id enough to not do that.
"If you don't read the paper, you're uninformed. Ifyou do read the paper, you're misinformed."
H.L.Menken?
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nope
Mark Twain?
yep twain. find a quote and um... quote it.
okey dokey...
here you go...
Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors a vacuum and they have not discovered any continuous employment for man's nobler faculties.
I won't eve dignify that with a respons. but only becase have no idea
yours was a good one razz, i know the quote as i am an avid media-critic and twain fan. this one shouldn't be too hard, i don't think so anyway.
i only know a few, but the fe i know kinda good.
sounds like something from johnny the homicidal maniac, though
That's Thoreau.
I love Thoreau.
There's one hole in every revolution, large or small. And it's one word long.. people. No matter how big the idea they all stand under, people are small and weak and cheap and frightened. It's people that kill every revolution.
correct Chris, it is Thoreau, whom I too love. all yours sir....
I think this is a very cool idea for a thread,
but the title puts me off abit seeing how
much we really LOVE our bear, I do look
forward to the game , hope I can quess some.
The answer is within
all matter is energy, all energy is GOD
Yep, I am afraid it won't get played much because the title is a bit...offputting.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
I was just wondering if the thread title is a quote from something...since it is a quote game thread.
I'd wager it must be but I'm surprised that no one has recognized it.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
i'd look it up, but the thread rules say no search engines
Well, since it wasn't actually part of the game I googled it. I could find nothing though.
I was sure it was a quote... or else I might have been mildly surprized
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not sure, but I think it's a reference to Johnny the Homicidial Maniac.
Razz?
To burn always with this hard, gem-like flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life.
There's one hole in every revolution, large or small. And it's one word long.. people. No matter how big the idea they all stand under, people are small and weak and cheap and frightened. It's people that kill every revolution.
Walter Pater????
Not real sure.
All that's left of what we were is what we have become.
correct
There's one hole in every revolution, large or small. And it's one word long.. people. No matter how big the idea they all stand under, people are small and weak and cheap and frightened. It's people that kill every revolution.
No shit???
I'll have to take a moment.
All that's left of what we were is what we have become.
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. "
All that's left of what we were is what we have become.
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