If a tree falls in the forest...

[Darrik 0]

"Never ###### off a hawk with a blow gun." - Conan O'Brien

 

"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people." - V for Vendetta Teaser poster

 

"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes." (Who watches the watchmen?) - Juvenal

 

Why did the chicken cross the road? Answered by celebrities, politicians, and simmers!

[DaryusZaphodDracal 0]

"Sic Gorgiomos alos subjectatos nunc - We gladly feast on those who would subdue us." Addams Family credo

[koolaidman 0]

i forgot!

 

"quanto omni flunkus moritavi"- when all else fails play dead (i figured that out all by meyslef)

 

and

 

"im a man but i can change, if i have to, i guess..."

[mtporter 0]

ok so her are some of my fav's. The first 2 are Stargate. The others are just random ones I like

 

 

Oneill : Ooh. Alright. I'll be honest with you, Bob. My name's not Kirk. It's Skywalker. Luke Skywalker."

 

Urgo: I wanna live, I wanna experience the universe, and I wanna eat pie.

Jack: Hey, who doesn't?

 

What would happen in a battle between an Enterprise security team, who always gets killed soon after appearing and a squad of Imperial Stormtroopers, who can’t hit the broad side of a planet?

 

Does the expression “When in Rome, do as the Roman’s do” apply to all cities or just Rome?

 

Give me liberty or give me death…but preferably liberty.

[knlwtchr 0]

Hey, I like those Miranda. I like everyones posts. Keep them coming. =0]

[Seiben 0]

Here's one from the anime "Azumanga Daioh" profound, eh? ;)

 

Osaka: I think that when Christmas-time comes...

Chiyo: Yes?

Osaka: There's a red-nosed reindeer. That's mean. "Your shining nose is useful in the fog..." The way he said it doesn't help at all. If you tell a bald man his head is useful in the dark, you'd get punched in the face. Santa Claus says such cruel things.

[knlwtchr 0]

"UFOs are real. Its the Air Force that doesnt exist!"

[knlwtchr 0]

I don't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs.

- Nancy Reagan, former First Lady

[mtporter 0]

a friend just told me this one

 

People are like slinky's, it's always fun to watch them tumble down stairs

[Atragon9 0]

a friend just told me this one

 

People are like slinky's, it's always fun to watch them tumble down stairs

Actually, the way I heard it was:

 

Some people are just like Slinkies,

They don't do much,

But they still make you smile,

when you push them down a flight of stairs!

 

[eagle 0]

Life is like a sewer. What you get out of it depends on what you put into it.

- Tom Lehrer, 1965

 

If World War III is fought with nuclear weapons, then World War IV will be fought with sticks and stone knives.

- Albert Einstein

 

If birds can fly, why can't flies bird?

- Anonymous

 

yeah...and life can be like an excrement sandwich, the more bread you have,the

less excrement you have to eat... :D ,please don,t hit me,kill me,bend,fold,or

mutilate....it,s all in fun ;)

[Guest Mary Major]

Mother Teresa once said "Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

 

 

May a kind word or echo bless your hearts today. ;)

[Grom 0]

Let's see...here's some funny ones.

 

"As an internet discussion grows longer, the probability of Hitler or the Nazis being brought up approaches one." -Godwin's Law

 

"No matter where you go, there you are."

 

"Left handers are always in their right mind"

 

"Forest fires prevent bears."

 

"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" -Reagan

 

"They say hard work never hurt anybody, but I figure why take the chance." -Reagan

[Captain Huff 0]

There are turds on the sidewalk of life: Just step over them and keep on walking. -me.

[CaptainSDavies 0]

When it rains, do sheep shrink?

[Garnoopy 0]

Some of my favorite quotes come from listening to ATC (Air Traffic Controlers). ATC operators are the people that make sure planes taxi, take off, and land without coming into conflict with other aircraft. One of my favorite things to do while at AirVenture is to sit on the side of the runway with a handheld and listen to the ATC operators work, they are amazing people. Oshkosh, WI is the busiest airport in the world for one week starting this Monday.

 

I have a particular fondness for some of the quotes I've heard over Chicago O'Hare International's frequencies by the ATC operators. Below are some of my favorites that were actually transmitted.

 

"Air Force one, I told you to expedite."

 

"DAL1176, say speed."

"DAL1176, we slowed it down to two-twenty."

"DAL1176 pick it back up to two-fifty...this ain't Atlanta, and them ain't grits on the ground."

 

"Air Force Four-Five, it appears your engine has...oh, disregard...I see you've already ejected."

 

"If you want more room Captain, push your seat back."

 

"Sure you can have eight miles behind the heavy...there'll be a United tri-jet between you and him."

 

"Approach UAL525 what's this aircraft doing at my altitude?"

"UAL525, what makes you think it's YOUR altitude, Captain?"

[eagle 0]

"UFOs are real. Its the Air Force that doesnt exist!"

this was an actual scribble taken from the mens room at white sands af qtrs

some 20 years ago, i saw a disc up in the air , a shiny disc that was not there,

two more disc were not there today,oh how i wish they would go away... :D

 

this was related to me by a relative stationed there at the time..... ;)

[Cptn Corizon 0]

I Have a lot of Favorite Quotes...so I'll spare you from all of them:

 

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy? ~ Mahatma Gandhi

 

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. ~Mahatma Gandhi

 

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers. ~T. S. Eliot

 

The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason. ~T. S. Eliot

 

In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God. ~Aeschylus

 

Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad. ~Euripides

 

Education in the key to preventing the cycle of violence and hatred that marred the 20th century from repeating itself in the 21st century. ~Elie Wiesel

 

The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!' ~John F. Kennedy

 

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he doesn't become a monster. ~Friedrich Nietzsche

 

Don't be humble, you're not that great. ~Golda Meir

 

The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction. ~Jawaharlal Nehru

 

"Every mission is a Suicide mission when I am in command"

 

"We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it"-Che

[knlwtchr 0]

Love them, Garn, Eagle. Keep 'em coming! =0]

[Cptn Corizon 0]

::sniffs:: you not like mine?

[knlwtchr 0]

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. ~Mahatma Gandhi

 

In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God. ~Aeschylus

 

Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad. ~Euripides

Wow, cool. I like it I like it! =0]

[knlwtchr 0]

::sniffs:: you not like mine?

ROFL!! We keep posting over eachother. I responded to the earlier two, and yours had appeared in the process. Then I reponded to your post and your last post appeared! =0]

[Cptn Corizon 0]

::huggles Andrea:: ;)

[eagle 0]

Some of my favorite quotes come from listening to ATC (Air Traffic Controlers). ATC operators are the people that make sure planes taxi, take off, and land without coming into conflict with other aircraft. One of my favorite things to do while at AirVenture is to sit on the side of the runway with a handheld and listen to the ATC operators work, they are amazing people. Oshkosh, WI is the busiest airport in the world for one week starting this Monday.

 

I have a particular fondness for some of the quotes I've heard over Chicago O'Hare International's frequencies by the ATC operators. Below are some of my favorites that were actually transmitted.

 

"Air Force one, I told you to expedite."

 

"DAL1176, say speed."

"DAL1176, we slowed it down to two-twenty."

"DAL1176 pick it back up to two-fifty...this ain't Atlanta, and them ain't grits on the ground."

 

"Air Force Four-Five, it appears your engine has...oh, disregard...I see you've already ejected."

 

"If you want more room Captain, push your seat back."

 

"Sure you can have eight miles behind the heavy...there'll be a United tri-jet between you and him."

 

"Approach UAL525 what's this aircraft doing at my altitude?"

"UAL525, what makes you think it's YOUR altitude, Captain?"

here is another atc conversation for you:atc>4085yankee,4095y,report when over

the smoke stacks on approach,4095y>lakeland atc,over smoke stacks approx.4nm.

out,now what is intresting,4842bravo called in same position w/in 2seconds after

mine,,,the same position,4095y>atc,please verify position of 4842b,and 4095y???

now mind you time is going by,indicated airspeed at 140kts.,atc>4095y&4843b,

maintain visual seperation,cleared to land runway 90,this seems not unusual on the

surface,however,it turs out 4842b was a piper twin,i was a single on final,slower,

being inst.to land at the same time,to say the least pucker factor was intense for a

few mins.,4942b had reported accurately,except he was approx."50"feet directly above me,we both landed safely ,and both had a heated conversation w/lkld.atc,,by the

way,this was at the second largest eaa event,the sun-n-fun fly in at lkld.fl. circa 1988,

thought you would find this intresting... ;)

[Garnoopy 0]

maintain visual seperation,cleared to land runway 90,this seems not unusual on the

surface,however,it turs out 4842b was a piper twin,i was a single on final,slower,

::chuckles:: Reminds me of a few landings I've seen at Oshkosh, although they normally land 2 - 3 aircraft at a time, telling you to land on one of the three dots they paint on the surface.

 

I'm not sure how it's done down at Sun-N-Fun (I've never attended), but at Oshkosh the pilots aren't allowed to talk to ATC operators. They identify you by "Blue and white Cessna" or "Low wing Mooney" and give you instructions that way. You acknowledge by rocking your wings.