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To: ShadowAce
Presuming you didn't come up with that in parallel, Terry Pratchett should be given credit:
In the begining there was nothing, and it exploded.
- Terry Pratchett
Some other favorites of mine:
The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.
The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head.
He says gods like to see an atheist around. Gives them something to aim at.
And my personal all-time favorite:
Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day. But set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.
- Terry Pratchett
For my money the best author of fantasy humor ever.
120 posted on 09/02/2010 7:10:34 AM PDT by PreciousLiberty (In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're not.)
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To: PreciousLiberty
Actually, I was thinking it was Douglas Adams in the Hitchhiker's series.

But I could be wrong.

123 posted on 09/02/2010 7:14:15 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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