Chris Baker > Quotes

“To this day, George H.W. Bush remains the only real-life president to congratulate superheroes in videogames for a job well done.”
― Chris Baker, WRONG! Retro Games, You Messed Up Our Comic Book Heroes!

“Benedict, Austro-Thai language and culture.”
― Chris Baker, A History of Ayutthaya: Siam in the Early Modern World

“A summary is usually going to be expressed in a single paragraph, so you’ll want to keep it confined to a single tense—usually present. If you find yourself switching between tenses in your summary paragraph, walk away from the keyboard, pour a stiff drink, and then return. It’s doubtful the alcohol will help with your grammar but it will make you feel a little better about your failure to follow this important rule.”
― Chris Baker, The Elements of F*cking Style: A Helpful Parody