OT: Good quotes

Ed Kolis · #1 September 8th, 2005, 02:31 PM

"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." - Marketing slogan for MOO3, which was unfortunately much less successful than whatever famous general the quote was taken from

El_Phil · #2 September 8th, 2005, 03:39 PM

No it was unfortunate, MOO3 just wasn't any good. It was a crushing disappointment that's why it wasn't successful, nothing unfortunate about it.

Raging Deadstar · #3 September 8th, 2005, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Ed Kolis said:
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy."

I'm sure that was some prussian general...
*rummage*

Karl Von Clausewitz. Heh, watching lot's of Documentaries is really beginning to pay-off.

"Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick" ~ Theodore Roosevelt

narf poit chez BOOM · #4 September 9th, 2005, 02:18 AM

"Just tell me the universe isn't going to fall apart and kill me and I'm good." - The unaptly named Dandy

"The universe isn't going to fall apart and kill you." - The unaptly named Mistake

"Then see, I'm good." - Dandy

http://www.dandyandcompany.com/ - A boy, 'his' dog, their respective girlfriends, his dogs' brother, his dogs' brothers' faithfull killer robot, the crocadile in the back yard, the boys' evil double, the boys' dogs' evil double, the boys' dogs' brothers' evil double, aliens, government conspiracies, superheroes, a cosmic beanie, evil robot dogs...I have a vague memory of a talking frog...

...Confused yet?

narf poit chez BOOM · #5 September 9th, 2005, 03:47 AM

'"What was that?" Jerry asked, peering over the edge.
"I think it was a ninja dwarf," Wiz said wonderingly.
Danny frowned. "That sounds like a character from a D&D game." He thought for a second. "A bad D&D game."'

Rick Cook, The Wizardry Cursed. I've quoted him before in these threads, and never used up everything.

DeKaye · #6 October 14th, 2005, 05:06 AM

"Good to go, Good to go" - Jodie Foster in Contact - Goofy quote, but it shows strength.

oops, wrong words, shoiuldn't try to conjur up quotes when one is extremely tired. :}

Atrocities · #7 October 14th, 2005, 05:21 AM

""I ate his liver with some pharber beans and a nice chiantie." - Emperor Fang when asked by the President of the Friendly Planet Alliance about the disposition of their Ambassador.

dogscoff · #8 October 14th, 2005, 08:26 AM

Recently rediscovered this old favourite:

Thug: "What's that, some kind of fancy hair dryer?
Schlock: If by "hair" you mean "plasma", and by "dryer" you mean "cannon" then yes, it's a hair dryer.