Quotations, Fav Movie Lines, and so on and so forth etc - Page 494

Thinkwell · September 27th, 2018, 04:44 PM

Quote:

The Government [of British India] are very keen on amassing statistics—they collect them, add them, raise them to the nth power, take the cube root and prepare wonderful diagrams. But you must never forget that every one of these figures comes in the first instance from the chowty dar (village watchman), who just puts down what he damn pleases.

- Josiah Stamp

This comment about India in the past has been quoted about China in the present. No statistics about China are trustworthy, including the most important ones, about GDP and population. The statistics are collected by government officials. Sometimes the information is simply too hard to obtain; sometimes it is in the officials' own interest to send in false information.

A related quote I have read somewhere:

Quote:

Never believe any figure from North Korea with a decimal point.

MaxJoker · September 28th, 2018, 05:42 PM

The mythic journey is always about selflessness

~ Chris Pine

The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance

~ Nathaniel Branden

You know we just don't recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they're happening

~ Dr. Archibald 'Moonlight' Graham

**Baranovich** · October 2nd, 2018, 09:48 PM

"So I went to this all you can eat Chinese buffet. And well the owner he got PISSED. He was rude though. He'd come out every hour to check on me. Oh, the little guy was miserable.

'Sonofabitch still here!...Look he go again!'

He started screaming at me.

'You go NOOOW! You no come here any MORAAA! Why you eat spare rib, you so biiiiig! Eat vegetable! Eat brocceri!'"

Thinkwell · October 4th, 2018, 03:45 AM

Now was our opportunity, and firing away as quick as we could load we killed four of the poor beasts, and no doubt should have bagged the whole herd had they not suddenly [escaped from the trap]. We were too tired to follow them, and perhaps also a little sick of slaughter, eight elephants being a pretty good bag for one day.

H. Rider Haggard King Solomon's Mines

**blondifan** · October 10th, 2018, 02:28 PM

**Mal Hombre** · October 10th, 2018, 10:06 PM

"Michael is pounding the Florida Panhandle"
BBC News

**DTravel** · October 10th, 2018, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mal Hombre

"Michael is pounding the Florida Panhandle"
BBC News

Does Florida do anal?

*grin, duck and RUN!*

MaxJoker · October 11th, 2018, 03:27 PM

Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground

~ Theodore Roosevelt

The whole world is run on bluff

~ Marcus Garvey

Got to roll with it adapt

~ Max Durocher

fishfood · October 11th, 2018, 09:59 PM

Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

Homer Simpson, The Simpsons.

tybalt50 · October 12th, 2018, 12:50 AM

Dorothy Parker when asked by an editor why a submission was late. "I've been too fucking busy. And vice versa.

Mrs. Parker was at a Halloween party, where some people were apple bobbing. She asked the hostess what they were doing, and the hostess said, "Ducking for apples." Mrs. Parker smiled and said, "There but for a typographical error goes the story of my life."

September 28th, 2018, 05:42 PM	#4932
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October 2nd, 2018, 09:48 PM	#4933
Baranovich Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Southwestern CT, U.S.A The Epicenter of Narcissism Posts: 2,163 Thanks: 34,087 Thanked 47,203 Times in 2,167 Posts	"So I went to this all you can eat Chinese buffet. And well the owner he got PISSED. He was rude though. He'd come out every hour to check on me. Oh, the little guy was miserable. 'Sonofabitch still here!...Look he go again!' He started screaming at me. 'You go NOOOW! You no come here any MORAAA! Why you eat spare rib, you so biiiiig! Eat vegetable! Eat brocceri!'" __________________ "Good luck, everyone..." Last edited by Baranovich; October 2nd, 2018 at 09:49 PM.. Reason: Edited photos for content.

October 4th, 2018, 03:45 AM	#4934
Thinkwell Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 192 Thanks: 1,554 Thanked 2,263 Times in 193 Posts	An elephant shoot Now was our opportunity, and firing away as quick as we could load we killed four of the poor beasts, and no doubt should have bagged the whole herd had they not suddenly [escaped from the trap]. We were too tired to follow them, and perhaps also a little sick of slaughter, eight elephants being a pretty good bag for one day. H. Rider Haggard King Solomon's Mines

October 10th, 2018, 10:06 PM	#4936
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October 11th, 2018, 03:27 PM	#4938
MaxJoker Beloved Brother Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cemetery Gardens_Arterial Blood Lane_Rampton Secure Unit_Extra Violent F Wing_Cell 19 Posts: 69,106 Thanks: 372,713 Thanked 987,511 Times in 69,067 Posts	Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground ~ Theodore Roosevelt The whole world is run on bluff ~ Marcus Garvey Got to roll with it adapt ~ Max Durocher __________________ My hypocrisy only goes so To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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October 11th, 2018, 09:59 PM	#4939
fishfood Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 47 Thanks: 184 Thanked 256 Times in 44 Posts	Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems. Homer Simpson, The Simpsons.

October 12th, 2018, 12:50 AM	#4940
tybalt50 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 182 Thanks: 136 Thanked 1,617 Times in 181 Posts	Dorothy Parker when asked by an editor why a submission was late. "I've been too fucking busy. And vice versa. Mrs. Parker was at a Halloween party, where some people were apple bobbing. She asked the hostess what they were doing, and the hostess said, "Ducking for apples." Mrs. Parker smiled and said, "There but for a typographical error goes the story of my life."

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