“Nouns are for sissies!” – Margaret
“That’s what I’ve always said! Nouns are for … um … those things!” – Catherine
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“I have no idea what any of this means. I think these people are high.” – Margaret, reading submission guidelines for a literary journal
“I definitely think they’re high. And they have a thesaurus.” – Catherine
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“It’s LEYTON! You could find crack MUCH more easily than you could find paté!” – Margaret
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“I intend to resist the temptation to make edible animals. Life is short.” – Mommy
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“A RACIST Bank Holiday?” – Catherine
“No! Races – COMMA – Bank Holidays –“ – Margaret
“Oh, okay. So what would a Racist Bank Holiday look like? ‘The shops are closed and we hate you’?” – Catherine
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“I’m just worried that our child will get your physical risk-taking and my lack of coordination. He’ll be lighting himself on fire while tripping over his own feet.” – Margaret
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“If I had a velociraptor, I would so watch ‘Downton Abbey’ with him.” – Catherine
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“I think I’ll make this for the party.” (shows online recipe)
“A website?”
- Catherine and Malcolm
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“Grammar. It’s a matter of life and death.” – Catherine
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“I hate you, small, blind, psychic Margaret!” - Catherine
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“Yes, but decant it into the crystal decanter, not the glass one! WE ARE NOT BARBARIANS!!!” – Margaret
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“Yes, but how do we get the llamas into pants?” – Catherine
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“I think we should have some French toast.” – Catherine
“Yes. And then we’ll sedate us some llamas.” – Margaret
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“It’s a vicious cycle of unemployment and perfectionism.” – Liz
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]# - Celia’s first attempt at the written word
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“You do know it [the fencing foil] isn’t pointy, right?”
“YET. I’m South African. I can make shivs out of things you don’t even want to know about.”
- Catherine and Liz
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Catherine found some old quotes in a file somewhere, which never made it onto the board. Some of these are as old as 2006, while some are quite recent:
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“After me, no man was good enough for her – not even God.”
- Nicholas, on his ex-girlfriend, who then became a nun before leaving holy orders and coming out as a lesbian
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“I would get knocked up just for the dental care.” – Liz
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“There are no adverse weather conditions in my vagina!” – Margaret
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“There’s nothing wrong with puppet sex from a philosophical perspective.” – Erin
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“All the boys just want you for your PhD, Erin.” - Margaret
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“We would have noticed a velociraptor picking the lock. I think.” - Margaret
But I did end up making edible animals ...
ReplyDeleteDude, you left out the "Spontaneously Combusting Reptile Boy" part of the quote about your future offspring!
ReplyDeleteI love the use of that photo there, btw. The true origin of the Quote Board revealed!
You also left out the ones we sent you! Anti-American discrimination!!!
ReplyDeleteGrace, I don't *know* half the people in the ones you sent me!
ReplyDeleteThe ones that are you and Josh, I'll include in the next update - sorry about that.
It may show a disturbing trend in our lifestyles that this update is so velociraptor-centric.
ReplyDelete:)