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"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
-Sirius Black, Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
 
 
"Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure."
-Luna Lovegood, Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix
 
 
"Which came first, the Phoenix or the flame? Well then, I think the answer is that a circle has no beginning."
-Luna Lovegood, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“It’s partly true, too, but it isn’t all true. People always think something’s all true.”
 
-Holden Caulfield, The Catcher in the Rye

“These are my principles. If you don’t like them I have plenty of others.”
-Groucho Marx

I used to belong to a teen forums site akin to this one (much different content, of course). As teens, we discussed frivolous thoughts and related anecdotes whenever they stomped through our brain through the medium of a “Random” thread. As an adult, I feel the same inclination, however, and Facebook isn’t exactly a diary — though some people certainly regard it so and act as such, which is fine — I just thought it might behoove the community to have a thread similar to the one to which I used to be privy.
 
So... Let the randomosity commence!

3, 2, 1

61

61

3, 2, 1

10

Phoenix's Evans-Churchill neighborhood would like to remind all bottoms they are welcome!

 
This isn't a gay bar, but it has a funny sign.

“Age is a matter of mind over matter. If you don’t mind it doesn’t matter.”
-Mark Twain

61

3,2,1

Oops! I meant 10....lol

I was watching Heathers the other night, and I was chagrined to see that though the word “myriad” was misused in a suicide note, a teacher remarked that she was impressed to see that the student who was believed to have written it used it correctly. The number associated with said word is 10,000. You’d never say “a 10,000 of problems.”
 
I looked up the word, merely intending to glance at the definition I already knew just to validate my smug self-righteousness. As it transpired, I was left flabbergasted (the following is from Merriam-Webster):
 
Recent criticism of the use of myriad as a noun, both in the plural form myriads and in the phrase a myriad of, seems to reflect a mistaken belief that the word was originally and is still properly only an adjective. As the entries here show, however, the noun is in fact the older form, dating to the 16th century. The noun myriad has appeared in the works of such writers as Milton (plural myriads) and Thoreau (a myriad of), and it continues to occur frequently in reputable English. There is no reason to avoid it.
 
I am shaken and humbled.

Psychosomatic, methinks.

Never heard that one, but it’s very similar to a quote usually attributed to Plato: “Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.”

Never heard that one, but it’s very similar to a quote usually attributed to Plato: “Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.”

To cross over into the Memorable Quotes thread, from "Serenity"..."Hell, I'm a fan of all seven. But right now, I'm gonna have to go with Wrath".

Ask a math teacher what 2+2 is and they'll say 4.
Ask an economist what 2+2 is and they'll say 5.
Ask an accountant what 2+2 is and they'll say "what do you want it to be?"

Margo Channing in All About Eve. I loved Bette in that role.

“Nice speech, Eve. But I wouldn’t worry too much about your heart. You can always put that award where your heart ought to be.”

“Nice speech, Eve. But I wouldn’t worry too much about your heart. You can always put that award where your heart ought to be.”

Ugh... “could of” is the worst

I can relate to this. It's been around for a while, but I decided it needed posting here, even if that's again.