Freebsd Fortunes

"The climate of Bombay is such that its inhabitants have to live
elsewhere."

"The Computer made me do it."

The computing field is always in need of new cliches.
                -- Alan Perlis

The confusion of a staff member is measured by the length of his
memos.
                -- New York Times, Jan. 20, 1981

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of Communists and other
subversives.  We intend to clean them out, even if it means rounding up
every bird watcher in the country.
                -- John Mitchell, Atty. General 1969-1972

The Consultant's Curse:
        When the customer has beaten upon you long enough, give him
what he asks for, instead of what he needs.  This is very strong
medicine, and is normally only required once.

The correct way to punctuate a sentence that starts: "Of course it is
none of my business, but --" is to place a period after the word "but."
Don't use excessive force in supplying such a moron with a period.
Cutting his throat is only a momentary pleasure and is bound to get you
talked about.
                -- Lazarus Long, "Time Enough for Love"

The cost of living hasn't affected its popularity.

The cost of living is going up, and the chance of living is going
down.

The cow is nothing but a machine with makes grass fit for us people to
eat.
                -- John McNulty