Back in the day I used to spend a fair amount of time in var­i­ous IRC chan­nels. If you did too, you’ll feel a pang of nos­tal­gia read­ing the great quotes at Bash.org.

<Patrician|Away> what does your robot do, sam
<bovril> it col­lects data about the sur­round­ing envi­ron­ment, then dis­cards it and dri­ves into walls

I’ve always loved these quotes but also always for­get to book­mark them — never again!

IronChef Foicite: well, there’s a lot of rea­sons
IronChef Foicite: i mean, roses only last like a cou­ple weeks
IronChef Foicite: and that’s if you leave them in water
IronChef Foicite: and they really only exist to be pretty
IronChef Foicite: so that’s like say­ing
IronChef Foicite: “my love for you is tran­si­tory and based solely on your appear­ance“
IronChef Foicite: but a potato!
IronChef Foicite: potatos last for fuck­ing ever, man
IronChef Foicite: in fact, not only will they not rot, they actu­ally grow shit even if you just leave them in the sack
IronChef Foicite: that part alone makes it a good sym­bol
IronChef Foicite: but there’s more!
IronChef Foicite: there are so many ways to enjoy a potato! you can even make a bat­tery with it!
IronChef Foicite: and that’s like say­ing “i have many ways in which I show my love for you“
IronChef Foicite: and potatos may be ugly, but they’re still awe­some
IronChef Foicite: so that’s like say­ing “it doesn’t mat­ter at all what you look like, I’ll still love you”

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