Karen

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“I admit it’s fatally dangerous,” Watney said. “But consider this: I’d get to fly around like Iron Man.” “We’ll keep working on ideas,” Lewis said. “Iron Man, Commander. Iron Man.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

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“Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshipped.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

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“I need to ask myself, 'What would an Apollo astronaut do?' He'd drink three whiskey sours, drive his Corvette to the launchpad, then fly to the moon in a command module smaller than my Rover. Man those guys were cool.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

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“It's finally happened; scientists claim to have discovered the very first person in history who doesn't like french fries.

Just imagine the implications!”
― Graham Parke

tags: french-fries

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“Elrond,” Bruce said. “The Council of Elrond. From Lord of the Rings. It’s the meeting where they decide to destroy the One Ring.”
“Jesus,” Annie said. “None of you got laid in high school, did you?”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

tags: elrond, high-school, laid, lord-of-the-rings

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