"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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I ought to ban a popular world like "the" for a day and see what happens.
"We probably could have saved ourselves, but we were too damned lazy to try very hard... and too damn cheap." - Kurt Vonnegut
"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
That was how they got around the licensing of footballers names on Sensible Soccer. Bubby Rubson, Iric Centona, Oan Rash. Truly a golden age of computer games.
I'm yet to miss an episode of House. I'm not sure why I like it so much, as it is so obviously formulaic: Patient falls down; House dismisses patient; something about the case pricks House's interest, House makes a diagnosis; House is wrong; House lets his lackeys mess things up even more; House has a flash of inspiration; House saves the day. At some point in this process House will find time to: clash with Cuddy (who will back down because she secretly admires House) and/or Vogler (who will be angered by House's apparent arrogance); indulge in some witty verbal sparring with Wilson; say something nasty to Allison that we all know he doesn't mean.
House's dialogue and Laurie's performance make up a large part of the series' charm, with the rapid-fire clinic scenes being especially enjoyable. It's hard to see where else they can take the show though, so I think the writers will have to be get very creative if they're to keep the viewers for more than a couple of seasons.
p.s. Have you thought about censoring 'heh'?
Q. Why do Communists drink herbal tea?
A. Because proper tea is theft.