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Taru: First of all, a map reader is a completely pointless position. And we definitely don't need both a night scout and a day scout. And I'm sure we can find a much more affordable vehicle and... get rid of the cat too, it's basically just yet another scout. [later] ...and that would cut the food budget in half! I'm sure they'll be okay with hunting a bit. What else?
Siv: I think we've already removed everything our crew will need to survive.

There is no way I am paying Four Bucks for a haircut at some Fancy-Schmancy Barbershop!

"Hey-hey, kids! Now that the feds are calling the shots, this show's gotta be a lot more cost-effective. So we had to cut down on the thrills like sets, props, costumes and Sideshow Mel. But that doesn't mean we can't have fun! For example, I sure wish somebody would give me a banana cream pie! Yeah, uh... [an IRS representative backstage shakes his head and makes the "money" hand gesture] I guess we can't afford pies right now. Well, throw something! [gets hit with a briefcase] OOWWW! OHH, THE CORNER!"
Krusty the Clown, The Simpsons, "Bart the Fink"

Professor Valery Legasov: At 1:23:40, Akimov engages AZ-5. The fully-withdrawn control rods begin moving back into the reactor. These rods are made of boron, which reduces reactivity, but not their tips. The tips are made of graphite, which accelerates reactivity.
Judge Milan Kadnikov: Why?
Professor Valery Legasov: Why? For the same reason our reactors do not have containment buildings around them, like those in the West. For the same reason we don't use properly enriched fuel in our cores. For the same reason we are the only nation that builds water-cooled, graphite-moderated reactors with a positive void coefficient. (beat) It's cheaper.

K.E.V.I.N.: I will answer your questions, but you must first transform back to Jennifer.
She-Hulk: Why?
K.E.V.I.N.: You are very expensive.
She-Hulk: Oh... sure.
K.E.V.I.N.: But wait until the camera is off you. The visual effects team has moved onto another project.


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