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Quote of the Day: 22-Sept-2008

Quote of the Day: 22-Sept-2008

“It was a nice party. Nobody cried. Nobody threw up.” — James Beard

An interesting review of a party! Apparently, this was one of Beard’s standard reviews of parties, and was quoted by M.F.K. Fisher as a measure of success in her newly-discovered TABLE BOOK, as described in this article on Gourmet.COM.

Quote of the Day, 11-13-2008

Quote of the Day, 11-13-2008

Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her sperm, she’ll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she’ll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she’ll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she’ll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.

So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit.

— Unknown author

Quotes of the Day, 12/2/2008

Quotes of the Day, 12/2/2008

Not one but two great quotes for today… “You must not think me necessarily foolish because I am facetious, nor will I consider you necessarily wise because you are grave.” — Sydney Smith (this reminds me of something I’ve been saying for years: “I am…