Linux Ethnic

The difference between America and England is that the English think 100
miles is a long distance and the Americans think 100 years is a long time.

The English country gentleman galloping after a fox -- the unspeakable
in full pursuit of the uneatable.
                -- Oscar Wilde, "A Woman of No Importance"

The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach
their children to speak it.
                -- G. B. Shaw

The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent and is modest
about it.
                -- James Agate, British film and drama critic

[The French Riviera is] a sunny place for shady people.
                -- Somerset Maugham

The geographical center of Boston is in Roxbury.  Due north of the
center we find the South End.  This is not to be confused with South
Boston which lies directly east from the South End.  North of the South
End is East Boston and southwest of East Boston is the North End.

The goys have proven the following theorem...
                -- Physicist John von Neumann, at the start of a classroom
                   lecture.

        The Martian landed his saucer in Manhattan, and immediately upon
emerging was approached by a panhandler.  "Mister," said the man, "can I
have a quarter?"
        The Martian asked, "What's a quarter?"
        The panhandler thought a minute, brightened, then said, "You're
right!  Can I have a dollar?"

The mosquito is the state bird of New Jersey.
                -- Andy Warhol

The most common given name in the world is Mohammad; the most common
family name in the world is Chang.  Can you imagine the enormous number
of people in the world named Mohammad Chang?
                -- Derek Wills