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Bairnsfather

In Quotes, graphics, indescribable on 22 January 2009 with no comments

On his deathbed, he was asked to forgive his enemies.

In Quotes, indescribable on 17 November 2008 with no comments

On his deathbed, he was asked to forgive his enemies. His answer: “I have none. I have had them all shot.”
Ramón María Narváez y Campos

People will now go to films with subtitles

In Quotes on 3 October 2008 with no comments

People will now go to films with subtitles, you know. They’re not afraid of them. It’s one of the upsides of text-messaging and e-mail.

Kristen Scott Thomas

The Fiat 500

In Quotes, machinery on 6 April 2008 with no comments

“Years ago, I had rented an original 500 in Italy; it didn’t even have seat belts. The driver’s seat came loose and would tip backward on acceleration (such as it was), forward on braking (ditto), or worse, sideways on cornering. This was especially scary for me on right-hand turns because the chassis flexed so much going around corners that the side doors would occasionally pop open.”
NYT

Fake Steve

In Quotes on 17 March 2008 with no comments

Let me point out some things you can do with iPhone today that you can’t do with Android — like, um, I don’t know. Make a phone call.
Fake Steve

Saying that Hillary is experienced…

In Quotes, politics on 13 March 2008 with no comments

Saying that Hillary is experienced is like saying that Yoko was a Beatle