Ack! SSE 2006 meeting at Michigan State. Check out the link, there, to the Panda's Thumb, and just look at the pedigree of speakers. Wow. I would love to make it there, and even have a trip up to Michigan planned later this month, but unfortunately I fly home the day of the symposium. Gah!
posted by Greg @ 9:10 PM
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"We've been attacked by the intelligent, educated segment of the population"
-Ray Mummert, Creationist from Dover, PA
"I never did one thing right in my life, you know that? Not one. That takes skill."
-Mitch Henessey, The Long Kiss Goodnight
"You won't hear me shout out Joffrey's name. You won't hear me yell for Casterly Rock either. This is your city Stannis means to sack, and that's your gate he's bringing down. So come with me and kill the son of a bitch!"
-Tyrion Lannister, A Clash of Kings
"When an objection cannot be made formidable, there is some policy in trying to make it frightful; and to substitute the yell and the war-whoop, in the place of reason, argument, and good order."
-Thomas Paine
"Atheist n A person to be pitied in that he is unable to believe things for which there is no evidence, and who has thus deprived himself of a convenient means of feeling superior to others."
-Chaz Bufe, The American Hereticâs Dictionary
"I know it will give great offense to the clergy, but the advocate of religious freedom is to expect neither peace nor forgiveness from them."
-Thomas Jefferson
"Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because, if there be one, he must approve the homage of reason, rather than of blind-folded fear."
-Thomas Jefferson
"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."
-Mae West
"I was under the impression that participation in this contest was voluntary." "Yes, but your daughter refused to volunteer, so in her case I made it mandatory."
-Angela Li and Helen Morgendorffer, Daria
"My hormones don't rage. Oh, sure, they get mad sometimes, but then they just stop speaking to each other."
-Daria Morgendorffer, Daria
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