Freebsd Fortunes

A recent study has found that concentrating on difficult off-screen
objects, such as the faces of loved ones, causes eye strain in computer
scientists.  Researchers into the phenomenon cite the added
concentration needed to "make sense" of such unnatural three
dimensional objects ...

A Riverside, California, health ordinance states that two persons may
not kiss each other without first wiping their lips with carbolized
rosewater.

A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man
contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.
                -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will
keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those
that are worth committing.
                -- Samuel Butler

A sine curve goes off to infinity or at least the end of the blackboard
                -- Prof. Steiner

A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
                -- O'Henry

A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
bad measures.
                -- Daniel Webster

A student, in hopes of understanding the Lambda-nature, came to
Greenblatt.  As they spoke a Multics system hacker walked by.  "Is it
true," asked the student, "that PL-1 has many of the same data types as
Lisp?"  Almost before the student had finished his question, Greenblatt
shouted, "FOO!", and hit the student with a stick.

A student who changes the course of history is probably taking an
exam.

A successful [software] tool is one that was used to do something
undreamed of by its author.
                -- S. C. Johnson