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Brandie Tarvin

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February 13, 2008 at 7:46 am

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Okay, I've got to share this one. Who here is a fan of Monk?
Just recently read one of the media tie-in books and found a quote I absolutely adore.
"You have to have faith in something." -- Natalie Teeger
"I do. But I don't think Formula 409 is going to solve my problems."
--Adrian Monk
--Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants by Lee Goldberg
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736162 More actions · Answer 1

Never read Monk. Come to think of it, I'm not sure there are any great quotations from books that strike me.

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004318 More actions · Answer 2

Heh.... it's ok Steve... we're all friends here... I don't know how to read either 😀

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

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David Webb-CDS SSCoach Points: 17398 More actions · Answer 3

I can, for some unknown reason, only ever remember 2 exact phrases from the books I've read. One is from Erich Fromm:

The quest for certainty blocks the quest for meaning.

And the other is from a wonderful Lord of the Rings parody written by the Harvard Lampoon, called Bored of the Rings:

He would have killed him then and there but pity stayed his hand.

"It's a pity I've run out of bullets." he thought.

I'm sure there are drugs for whatever it is I have.

And then again, I might be wrong ...
David Webb

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173053 More actions · Answer 4

David, I hate to break the news, but there are no drugs for what people like you & I have.

But they are working on a vacine to prevent future outbreaks. @=)

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dbajunior SSCrazy Points: 2307 More actions · Answer 5

I know they are more of a 'guy' thing, but Curly from the Three Stooges had one:

Brooklyn accent:

"I tried to 't(h)ink, but nuttin' happened!'

Groucho Marx:

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."

Churchill was good too - (paraphrasing here):

From a dinner guest to him: "Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your tea.".

Churchill: "Madam, if you were my wife, I would gladly drink it".

Matt Chandler Old Hand Points: 389 More actions · Answer 6

I love that Groucho Marx quote; another good one is:

Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana 🙂

Matt ChandlerSoftware test engineer,Red Gate Software

David Jackson SSCertifiable Points: 6414 More actions · Answer 7

Funny, I could remember the opening line, but had to look up the title of the book. 🙂

The Gun Seller

by Hugh Laurie (of House M.D. Fame)

From memory

"Imagine you had to break some-ones arm."

Dave J

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"I don't know what I don't know."

Dave-3000 SSCertifiable Points: 6186 More actions · Answer 8

From The Suspect, by John Lescroat:

The albacore will have their vengeance.

There is no "i" in team, but idiot has two.

Dave-3000 SSCertifiable Points: 6186 More actions · Answer 9

More Groucho:

"Don't leave in a huff, leave in a hurry. If you can't leave in a hurry, leave in a taxi."

There is no "i" in team, but idiot has two.

DonaldW SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4525 More actions · Answer 10

Steve Jones - Editor (2/13/2008)
Never read Monk. Come to think of it, I'm not sure there are any great quotations from books that strike me.

In one of Janet Evanovich's novels a secretary who is painstakingly removing clumps of mascara from her eyelashes says "It's f***ing hard to be a lady." Kind of says it all, eh?

David mentioned Harvard Lampoon's Bored of the Rings. There's a good line in there about Legolamb (the elf) molesting a chipmonk.

Loner SSC-Insane Points: 21279 More actions · Answer 11

I like Monk.

Here is one of my favorite from 'Gone with the Wind'

'After all, tomorrow is another day'

S Hodkinson SSCertifiable Points: 7529 More actions · Answer 12

Another Groucho Marx ( I think)

" I wouldn't join any club that would have me as a member"

:Whistling:

Madame Artois

Dave-3000 SSCertifiable Points: 6186 More actions · Answer 13

I think that was W.C. Fields.

There is no "i" in team, but idiot has two.

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173053 More actions · Answer 14

I'm glad I started this thread. I've been enjoying everyone's quotes. @=)

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