Wednesday, October 15, 2008

and more delicious too

A good tart is far more admirable than a decayed intellect.
-Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz

Monday, October 13, 2008

wow

However lousy it is to sit in your basement and pretend to be an elf, I can tell you from personal experience it's worse to sit in your basement and try to figure if Ginger or Mary Ann is cuter.
-Clay Shirky, Here Comes Everybody

Friday, October 10, 2008

nature or nurture

"This is a strange affair, very strange!" declared the Guardian. "But you seem harmless. Folks do not smile so delightfully when they mean mischief."

"As for that," said Jack, "I cannot help my smile, for it is carved on my face with a jack-knife."

-Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz