"I've got three words for you all (and then a bunch more afterwards). Game On. That might look like just two words, but only because I deleted an expletive (ex-plea-ta-tive). Thats right, you know which one." -- Jeff rallies the troups (by email) for snow ultimate, though didn't actually show up (February 2007). "The hams are designed to mess you up." -- Tom on New England town names (February 2007). "We hear you shouldn't insult someone's sister in Italy." "It's better if you don't." -- Etienne and Lorenzo on Italian etiquette (March 2007). > Dude...you can produce a fuel mixture FAR more volatile with far more > thrust than any LOX/alcohol mixture! Lentils and yogurt can put you > in a low Earth orbit. I can see the white paper now -- The Van Camps Effect: vertical thrust with anal-directional vectoring. Brings a whole new meaning to "colon"izing space. -- Frank and Pierce discuss Pierce's potential contribution to the annals (anals?) of rocket science (April 2007). Yes, PODS! What flies through the air, and musses your hair, and makes you believe it's god What drills through your skull, feels achey and dull: It's PODS, PODS, PODS! -- Pierce's response to my Pod me! Sketch of the Day (May 2007). "What is 'duck typing'?" "It's hunt and peck." -- Frank's smart-ass reply (without missing a beat) (June 2007). "If I wanted Kool-Aid, I'd use .Net." -- Timothy is not into cults (June 2007). As for Frank "prime" - I say, prime shmime! - Look, if there is in fact a Frank prime it is only because Root Frank (kind of math reference; not bad for a lawyer, huh?) created Frank prime to do his evil bidding and is clearly the spawn of Root Frank - Just the sort of thing Root Frank would do. First he lulls us with funny pictures - "oh how silly he is" - and the next thing you know he has cloned himself and has learned how to manipulate the time space continuum - typical Frank! -- Matt Halpin may know too much (June 2007). "It's the mating call of the flight instructor: right-rudder, right-rudder." -- David Kornreich describes the CFI's life (July 2007). "We're now on the East Side, so if you smell that hip aroma -- it's for real." -- Steve, giving guidance on the hip side of Madison (July 2007). "Given that we're here briefly and much of it is pain, why not enjoy? The flip side of all the cosmic abyssiness is that there ARE bits of elegance and sweetness. It's a fucking miracle." -- Timothy eloquently plays the role of The Optimist (November 2007). "Spiritual constipation is a dangerous state." -- Catherine Dison (November 2007). "Loose packets cause rackets." -- Dave Ralley's commentary on the Mowgli Firewall philosophy (December 2007).