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Pope Goestheveezl was the shortest reigning pope in the history of the
Church, reigning for two hours and six minutes on 1 April 1866. The
white smoke had hardly faded into the blue of the Vatican skies before
it dawned on the assembled multitudes in St. Peter's Square that his
name had hilarious possibilities. The crowds fell about, helpless with
laughter, singing
Half a pound of tuppenny rice
Half a pound of treacle
That's the way the chimney smokes
Pope Goestheveezl
The square was finally cleared by armed carabineri with tears of
laughter streaming down their faces. The event set a record for
hilarious civic functions, smashing the previous record set when Baron
Hans Neizant B"ompzidaize was elected Landburgher of K"oln in 1653.
-- Mike Harding, "The Armchair Anarchist's Almanac"
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Portable, adj.:
Survives system reboot.
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Positive, adj.:
Mistaken at the top of one's voice.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
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Pound for pound, the amoeba is the most vicious animal on earth.
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"Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat"
-- John Lehman, Secretary of the Navy 1981-1987
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Power corrupts. And atomic power corrupts atomically.
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Power corrupts. Powerpoint corrupts absolutely.
-- Vint Cerf
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Power, n:
The only narcotic regulated by the SEC instead of the FDA.
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Practical people would be more practical if they would take a little
more time for dreaming.
-- J. P. McEvoy
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Predestination was doomed from the start.
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