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AirofMystery Since: Jan, 2001
#126: May 7th 2011 at 8:35:05 PM

[up]"If religion is the opiate of the masses, and mass is force divided by acceleration, then the faster somebody goes, the higher they'll be and thus they'll be closer to God."- Albert Einstein

TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apacalypse. from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
#127: May 7th 2011 at 9:16:52 PM

Come on, you sons of bitches! Do you want to pick some clover? Dan Daly USMC

Who watches the watchmen?
AirofMystery Since: Jan, 2001
#128: May 7th 2011 at 9:23:42 PM

The die is cast. Now Brutus rolls for initiative. - Julius Caesar

inane242 Anwalt der Verdammten from A B-Movie Bildungsroman Since: Nov, 2010
Anwalt der Verdammten
#129: May 7th 2011 at 9:29:17 PM

The reader will remember that, long before going that day (on the evening of which the Princesse de Guermantes was to give her party) to pay a visit to the Duke and Duchess the visit that I have just described, in a galaxy far far away... -Marcel Proust

edited 7th May '11 9:30:01 PM by inane242

The 5 geek social fallacies. Know them well.
cheeseypoofs from my happy place Since: Jan, 2010
#131: May 7th 2011 at 11:11:07 PM

"MISSION STILL IN PROGRESS. WILL YOU STOP ASKING?" -The infamous "Mission Accomplished" banner

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times- yeah, I'll just admit it. I'm just writing all of this parallelism crap to sound smart and to get moar cash because I get paid by the word." -Charles Dickens.

"Yeah, I'll tell you how we'll sabotage the Democrats. Just let me turn off my tape recorder first." -Richard M. Nixon.

edited 7th May '11 11:11:22 PM by cheeseypoofs

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Zersk o-o from Columbia District, BNA Since: May, 2010
o-o
#132: May 7th 2011 at 11:39:12 PM

Chocolate is the opiate of the masses. So let's ration it. - Stalin

God helps wankers. - Saladin

edited 7th May '11 11:39:57 PM by Zersk

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AirofMystery Since: Jan, 2001
#133: May 8th 2011 at 12:37:30 AM

Maman died today. Or maybe it was yesterday. I'm pretty fucking cut up about it, to be honest. - Mersault

Gregor woke up one morning to discover he was a bug.

"OH SHIT YEAH I'M A BUG" said Gregor. - Metamorphosis

inane242 Anwalt der Verdammten from A B-Movie Bildungsroman Since: Nov, 2010
Anwalt der Verdammten
#134: May 8th 2011 at 12:56:19 AM

[up]See, that'd be my response, "COOOL. THORAX."

edited 8th May '11 12:57:07 AM by inane242

The 5 geek social fallacies. Know them well.
captainbrass2 from the United Kingdom Since: Mar, 2011
#135: May 8th 2011 at 12:59:00 AM

"I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden. Even though we were, like, in a Rose Garden at the time." David Cameron.

"Oh, yeah, hilarious, Dave. I see what you did there." Nick Clegg.

edited 8th May '11 12:59:38 AM by captainbrass2

"Well, it's a lifestyle"
AirofMystery Since: Jan, 2001
#136: May 8th 2011 at 1:04:09 AM

[up][up]A friend and I once wrote a Dinosaur Comics fancomic where T-Rex calls Meursault an "unfeeling love machine".

"His mother dies and that doesn't even faze him! The next day he's banging some chick! He's like a badass combination of the Terminator and Hugh Hefner!"

"..."

"With some Shaft, Dromeciomimus!"

HouraiRabbit Isn't it amazing, now I have princess wings! from Fort Sandbox, El Paso Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Isn't it amazing, now I have princess wings!
#137: May 10th 2011 at 1:00:46 PM

"Shut up! And listen! I am Miyamoto Musashi, the sword that smites evil!" - Miyamoto Musashi

"Join us. We have an amazingly competitive dental plan. Also, cookies." - Hassan-i Sabbah

Wise Papa Smurf, corrupted by his own power. CAN NO LEADER GO UNTAINTED?!
lockonlockon Game Master from In a dream Since: Jan, 2001
Game Master
#138: May 11th 2011 at 11:48:28 AM

"Look, I understand we're trying to take over Asia, but was it really necessary to do that to Nanking? And the comfort women? I mean, come on guys, not cool." - Hideki Tojo

"EEEEEEEEXCALIBAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" - Joan Of Arc

edited 11th May '11 11:48:37 AM by lockonlockon

TVTropes Nuzlocke Thread. - Arceus Help Us All.
cheeseypoofs from my happy place Since: Jan, 2010
#139: May 11th 2011 at 5:02:25 PM

"Dear King George: You suck. Love, the colonies." -The Founding Fathers

"TO INFINITY... AND BEYOND!"- The astronauts on the Apollo spacecraft

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AirofMystery Since: Jan, 2001
#140: May 11th 2011 at 6:47:07 PM

Be the enormous katana-wielding giant mecha you want to see in the world. - M. Gandhi

Malph All hail from The middle of somewhere Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I want you to want me
All hail
#141: May 12th 2011 at 1:04:44 AM

"Descartes? He's an all right dude. I don't care for his ideas about God, but I'm cool with him otherwise" - Blaise Pascal

"Now it is impossible to go on to infinity in necessary things which have their necessity caused by another, because that's fucking trippy and makes my head hurt." - St. Thomas Aquinus

'What? That animal is evolving!' - Charles Darwin

So, in the U.S., randomly stripping is a signal that you want to sing the national anthem? - That Human
Diamonnes In Riastrad from Ulster Since: Nov, 2009
In Riastrad
#142: May 12th 2011 at 1:12:00 AM

...Nah, I must just be going through a goth phase. (Tosses papers)- Darwin

Hah, I totally saw this coming. Guards! -Julius Caesar

Nah, let's not conquer the world today. -Alexander the Great

My name is Cu Chulainn. Beside the raging sea I am left to moan. Sorrow I am, for I brought down my only son.
cheeseypoofs from my happy place Since: Jan, 2010
#143: May 14th 2011 at 11:54:51 AM

"What? No! Being secretary of state sounds lame!" -Henry Clay

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BobbyG vigilantly taxonomish from England Since: Jan, 2001
wannabeotaku I can't breathe in this from Earth Since: May, 2009
I can't breathe in this
#145: May 14th 2011 at 2:57:50 PM

George Washington: America.

Abraham Lincoln: Fuck Yeah!

Hello again tropers
AlirozTheConfused Bibliophile. from Daz Huat! Since: May, 2010
Bibliophile.
#146: May 14th 2011 at 3:29:50 PM

I have only two regrets: One, I was responsible for the trail of tears. Two, I didn't tell my wife how much I loved her right before she died. ~ Andrew Jackson.

Never be without a Hat! Hot means heat. I don't care if your usage dates to 1300, it's my word, not yours. My Pm box is open.
Astrosimi Astronomically Awesome from God's Waiting Room Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: LA Woman, you're my woman
Astronomically Awesome
#147: May 14th 2011 at 9:23:34 PM

"It's a bit hot, guys, how about we pull the roof down?" - JFK

mmysqueeant I'm A Dirty Cowboy from Essairrrrcks Since: Oct, 2010
I'm A Dirty Cowboy
#148: May 14th 2011 at 9:49:33 PM

"Kiss me, Hardy. Kiss me with your soft, sweet, man lips and rough tongue." - Lord Horatio Nelson.

Oh god. I laughed like an asthmatic Donkey for a good ten seconds. Or llaadfagts, I suppose, in internets.

Cheer up, love, might never 'appen. - Theodor Adorno, speaking to Hannah Arendt.

yeah it's rubbish, I mostly replied to say how much I enjoyed the elaboration on "Kiss me, Hardy" and tacked something on

JackAlsworth Drop-Dead Cynical Since: Jul, 2009
Drop-Dead Cynical
#149: May 14th 2011 at 10:14:42 PM

"Battlefield Earth? Yeah, it was all right." -No one. Ever.

captainbrass2 from the United Kingdom Since: Mar, 2011
#150: May 15th 2011 at 12:36:57 AM

"Actually, I think these Native Americans may have had rather a raw deal. Why, I'm minded to sign this petition for their fairer treatment, before strolling to the shops for coffee, croissants and a copy of the New Yorker." John Wayne, in any Western he made.

"Of course, you know Roosevelt was completely aware of Pearl Harbor in advance. You can't trust the Government, man." John Wayne, in any war film he made.

"Well, it's a lifestyle"

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