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MarkVonLewis Since: Jun, 2010
#1: Oct 5th 2010 at 10:43:38 PM

Disclaimer: topic only for fun. If offended by any of these misquotes, I apologize in advance. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.

  • "OMG, guys they are opening a new mall in town! So excited!" - Che Guevara

  • "Leroy, hold my 40; I have to bust a cap in these fools." - Abe Lincoln

  • "Is Gandhi gonna have to choke a bitch?" - Gandhi

Now, fellow tropers, your turn!

edited 5th Oct '10 10:43:56 PM by MarkVonLewis

MidnightVelvet Since: Apr, 2014
#2: Oct 5th 2010 at 10:49:28 PM

"Skeet Skeet Skeet!" ~ Edgar Allen Poe

GameChainsaw The Shadows Devour You. from sunshine and rainbows! Since: Oct, 2010
The Shadows Devour You.
#3: Oct 6th 2010 at 6:27:38 AM

"This is not the end of the beginning, merely, the beginning of the end." Winston Churchill

(Depressed silence.)

"OH GOD, WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!" Citizen.

The term "Great Man" is disturbingly interchangeable with "mass murderer" in history books.
BlaineTheM0n0 Steven Lives from The Damn Box Since: Mar, 2010
Steven Lives
#4: Oct 6th 2010 at 6:28:42 AM

Keep calm and FREAK THE BLOODY HELL OUT - WWII British motivational poster

G'day
Miijhal Since: Jul, 2011
#5: Oct 6th 2010 at 9:04:37 AM

"Veni." -Julius Ceaser, 47 BC, commenting on the war with Pharnaces II of Pontus.

WUE Since: Dec, 1969
#6: Oct 6th 2010 at 9:13:30 AM

Shouldn't this be on Forum Games?

Also

'The death of one is a tragedy, the death of a million is a million tragedies. It's math, it's simple really!' - Josef Stalin, member of the Russian Dental Hygiene Commitee

ImipolexG frozen in time from all our yesterdays Since: Jan, 2001
frozen in time
#7: Oct 6th 2010 at 9:56:22 AM

"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country can do for you." - John F. Kennedy, prior to being murdered by Walt Disney.

no one will notice that I changed this
NotSoBadassLongcoat The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24 from People's Democratic Republic of Badassia (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Puppy love
The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24
#8: Oct 6th 2010 at 9:57:02 AM

"Today, the proudest boast is 'I CAN HAZ DONUT!'" - John Fitzgerald Kennedy

"what the complete, unabridged, 4k ultra HD fuck with bonus features" - Mark Von Lewis
WUE Since: Dec, 1969
#9: Oct 6th 2010 at 10:02:36 AM

"Ich bin...Jesus Christ, can't I just say this in English?" - John Fitzgerald Kennedy, TV actor

goodtimesfreegrog imokaywiththis.gif from Darkmere Since: Oct, 2010
BobbyG vigilantly taxonomish from England Since: Jan, 2001
vigilantly taxonomish
#11: Oct 6th 2010 at 10:08:10 AM

"I am a man, more sinn'd against than sinning, but God does not save those who are only imaginary sinners. Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong, but let your trust in Christ be stronger, and rejoice in Christ who is the victor over sin, death, and the world." - Martin Luther, King

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goodtimesfreegrog imokaywiththis.gif from Darkmere Since: Oct, 2010
imokaywiththis.gif
BobbyG vigilantly taxonomish from England Since: Jan, 2001
MarkVonLewis Since: Jun, 2010
#14: Oct 6th 2010 at 12:29:34 PM

" YEAAAAH! OKAAAAAAAAAY!" - Joseph Stalin

Flanker66 Dreams of Revenge from 30,000 feet and climbing Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Dreams of Revenge
#15: Oct 6th 2010 at 1:03:18 PM

"Bitches ain't shit but hoes and tricks." — Sun Tzu

Locking you up on radar since '09
krrackknut Not here, look elsewhere from The empty Aether. Since: Jan, 2001
Not here, look elsewhere
#16: Oct 6th 2010 at 4:33:40 PM

"Man who miss air-conditioner payments lose his cool." - Confucius.

"Don't worry, men. They couldn't possibly hit an elephant at this dist-" - John Sedgwick, on Confederate marksmanship.

An useless name, a forsaken connection.
Scholastica Since: Jan, 2010
#17: Oct 6th 2010 at 4:36:33 PM

"What is war good for? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!" - Robert E. Lee

Myrmidon The Ant King from In Antartica Since: Nov, 2009
The Ant King
#18: Oct 6th 2010 at 4:48:06 PM

Life ain't nothin' but bitches and money-Siddhartha Gautauma

Kill all math nerds
Everest Since: Sep, 2011
#19: Oct 6th 2010 at 4:52:53 PM

"I fuckin' hate it when people quote meeeeeAAAARRRGH!" - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Nornagest Since: Jan, 2001
#20: Oct 6th 2010 at 4:54:42 PM

"Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage." — Arthur Schopenhauer

I will keep my soul in a place out of sight, Far off, where the pulse of it is not heard.
Myrmidon The Ant King from In Antartica Since: Nov, 2009
The Ant King
Nornagest Since: Jan, 2001
#22: Oct 6th 2010 at 5:01:50 PM

Huh. I'd totally forgotten about that.

Any suspiciously angsty lyrics would have worked, but now the originality's gone. I'll need to think of something else.

I will keep my soul in a place out of sight, Far off, where the pulse of it is not heard.
Myrmidon The Ant King from In Antartica Since: Nov, 2009
The Ant King
#23: Oct 6th 2010 at 5:04:02 PM

That line might have been funny if B.F. Skinner was the attributed source.

Kill all math nerds
Nornagest Since: Jan, 2001
#24: Oct 6th 2010 at 5:09:02 PM

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "You do kill a lot of chicks."

Edgar Allan Poe: "My personal life is not the point here."

I will keep my soul in a place out of sight, Far off, where the pulse of it is not heard.
EnglishIvy Since: Aug, 2011
#25: Oct 6th 2010 at 5:27:35 PM

"You mean to tell me that the success of the economic program and my re-election hinges on me fucking James Bond?" - Bill Clinton

edited 6th Oct '10 5:27:54 PM by EnglishIvy


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