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“And the most interesting natural structure?
A giant, two-thousand-mile-long fish in orbit around Jupiter, according to a reliable report in the Weekly World News. The photograph was very convincing, and I'm only surprised that more-reputable journals like New Scientist, or even just The Sun, haven't followed up with more details. We should be told.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
A giant, two-thousand-mile-long fish in orbit around Jupiter, according to a reliable report in the Weekly World News. The photograph was very convincing, and I'm only surprised that more-reputable journals like New Scientist, or even just The Sun, haven't followed up with more details. We should be told.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
“The only permanent rule in Calvinball is that you can never play it the same way twice!”
― The Revenge of the Baby-Sat
― The Revenge of the Baby-Sat
“No sport is less organized than Calvinball.”
― The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book
― The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book
“Darling, has not the count just told us that all human wisdom is summed up in two words? Wait and hope.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“Our favourite item was the balcony that overlooked the sea because it had an awning that you lowered by pressing an electric switch. The switch had two settings. You could either turn it to AUTO, in which case the awning lowered itself whenever the sun came out, or you could set it to MANUEL [sic], in which case, we assumed, a small, incompetent Spanish waiter came and did it for you.”
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This group is dedicated to an appreciation of important works of literature, both classic and contemporary... that happen to fall into the category of ...more
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Online discussion forum for the Sword and Laser podcast and monthly book club pick. Subscribe to the audio podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podca ...more
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If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more
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