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Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :

Mike Brady said it best:

--"If you judge your friends for passing judgment on you, you are not only judging yourself, you're judging your friends for judging you and that would be using bad judgment."

--"And as a wise man once said, 'Wherever you go, there you are.'"

--"When you tattle on someone you're not just telling on them, you're telling on yourself, and by tattling on someone, you're really just telling them, I'm a tattle tale. Now, is that the tale you want to tell?"

--"But a gift is only a good thing when the giver has given thought to that gift. But when the gift the giver gives, gives grief, than that gift should give the givee regrets."

[ January 31, 2004, 01:02 AM: Message edited by: Beren One Hand ]

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

My favorite is from "Mystery Men":

"doesn't anyone else here find these sayings a little forumulaic? To go forwards you must go backwards. To lift something, you must first push it down."

"Be careful, my son. If you do not learn to master your rage..."

"Your rage will become your master? That's what you were going to say, isn't it."

"Not necessarily."

Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :

Pooka, my husband and I love that line, and quote it all the time to each other. [Smile]

Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :

Parenting by the Simpsons ~

Lisa: What do you say to a boy to let him know you're not interested?
Marge: Well, honey, when I...
Homer: Let me handle this, Marge, I've heard 'em all. "I like you as a friend." "I think we should see other people." "I don't speak English." "I'm married to the sea." "I don't wanna kill you, but I will." ... Six simple words: I'm not gay, but I'll learn.

Homer: I promise you kids lots of things. That's what makes me such a good father!
Lisa: Actually, keeping promises would make you a good father.
Homer: No, that would make me a great father.

Homer: Son, when you participate in sporting events, it's not whether you win or lose: it's how drunk you get.

Homer: You know, when I was a boy, I really wanted a catcher's mitt, but my dad wouldn't get it for me. So I held my breath until I passed out and banged my head on the coffee table. [cheerily] The doctor thought I might have brain damage.
Bart: Dad, what's the point of this story?
Homer: I like stories.

Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :

I can't stand Mystery Men, but I did get a kick out of this exchange:

"If you can balance a tack hammer on your head, you can attack with balance."

"Then why am I wearing watermelons on my feet?"

"I don't recall telling you to do that."