“When the United States takes on Canada on Sunday in the gold medal game, 7 of the 23 players on the American roster will share the name Ryan.”
—http://vancouver2010.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/hey-ryan-not-you-the-other-one/?hp
February 2010
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“Part of Dr. Gordon’s success was casting his project as a military endeavor, when his interest was the pure scientific one.”
—W. E. Gordon, Creator of Link to Deep Space, Dies at 92 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com
“Maybe a bit of artifice is what I need to survive; the make-up that makes the model appealing.”
—What Am I Doing Here? Tall Buildings and High Anxiety in Las Vegas: Observatory: Design Observer
“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime, holy-shit, sell-the-house-to-pay-for-this-woman’s-demo instrument of enormous range and power.”
—k.d. lang: The Iconoclast - The A.V. Club
“Bob Dylan had “Mama Said Knock You Out” on his radio hour, during which Dylan memorably recited a full verse.”
—Bob Dylan sings Mama Said Knock You Out
“Well, a bunch of guys in shower shoes and bathrobes could beat 44 nations of the international community.”
—Military launches Afghanistan intelligence-gathering mission - washingtonpost.com
“On average, bronze medalists are happier than silver medalists.”
—The happy place on the podium - The Globe and Mail
“A top Italian food writer has been suspended for recommending stewed cat to viewers as a “succulent dish.”
—Celebrity chef Beppe Bigazzi upsets viewers with his cat casserole - Times Online
“What the hell is going on back there, I thought. I know cooking, but this is the stuff of magic.”
—What Grant Achatz Saw at El Bulli - Diner’s Journal Blog - NYTimes.com
“It’s my most personal film because it so accurately reflects my childhood…”
—James Cameron on ‘Avatar’ : John Horn, Los Angeles Times
“New Line Cinema paid Roberts $8,333 per second of screen time, or roughly $500,000 a minute.”
—For Valentine’s Day, Julia Roberts Was Paid $500,000 a Minute … All Six of Them — Vulture
“Obviously, it isn’t completely clean but, for me, it doesn’t change my appraisal of the text.”
—Not Plagiarism but Mixing and Matching, Says Best-Selling German Author, 17 - NYTimes.com
“National Depilatory Council director Spaulding said the nationwide surge in follicular concern is understandable.”
—20,000 Tons Of Pubic Hair Trimmed In Preparation For Valentine’s Day | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
“Men who were truly comfortable with their own masculinity didn’t need to strap on the prosthetic.”
— Jocko Homo: How Gay is the Super Bowl? - Mark Dery - Doom Patrol: Annals of Our Age - True/Slant
“At least we saw this team really give a crap and not look like a deer in the headlights for once.”
—Blue vs. Blue: Two Great Hates that Hate Great Together! - Blue vs. Blue - Duke 64, UNC 54: Searching for Upside
“Sorry Charlie, but now the world knows you were right. And you will be missed.”
—ComingAnarchy.com » R.I.P., Charlie Wilson
“Have you ever been with a girl who made you want to quit the rest of your life? I want to quit my life and just snort you.”
—John Mayer and Jessica Simpson: Napalm Together?: Vanity Fair | Vanity Fair
“Spying and fiction-writing are not very different things. The central element is to create a false world,”
—Ben Macintyre | The Browser
“Mr. Hopwood transformed himself into something unheard of behind bars: an accomplished Supreme Court practitioner.”
—Sidebar - Shon Hopwood, Mediocre Criminal Turned Top Jailhouse Lawyer - NYTimes.com
“In a bar whose name, as far as I can tell, is Bar, people are enjoying themselves as though the world will end tomorrow.”
—Traveling in Iceland and Greenland | Outside Online
