April 20, 2003:
Hello, Voters:Last week's winner: "I'd love to tell you what happened: nothing! Because that's what happens in science." -Bree, on her scientific experiment over project week. (This marked the second time a nominee's name had been mis-spelled in the weekly email. Both nominees went on to win.)
How to vote: List as many of the nominees below as you wish in order from favorite to least favorite. List only the nominees' names, not the quote itself. Distinguish between two quotes from the same person with parenthetical statements like "Wharton (viaje)".
Anyone who wishes to receive the Honorable Mentions each week should tell me so this week, so I don't have to do it on an individual basis every week. (I highly reccommend them.)
And now, the NOMINEES:
"I think that conspiracy theorists are everywhere." -Becca
"An eye for an eye would actually make for SMASHING eyeball stew." -Sam, Winchester High School student
"I'm gonna scrape all the lamb's blood off of your doors." -Ms. Grant, to Ben Miller, on the first day of Passover
"You can't cut a mullet. A mullet must be grown." -Dewey, unintentionally proverb-izing
"Stick insects are proof that pets are no harder to look after than house plants." -Joanna
"You know how turtles are supposed to be slow? Mine ran away." -Rachel the Texasian
"That's because in 1942 the British Government discontinued the singing orphan program." -Julian, on the lack of other songs like 'Food' from the musical Oliver
"I'm molecularly attracted to YOU." -Copans, trying out a new pickup line
"Isn't that [all men are scum] the central conceit of most women's lives?" -Roz
Voting closes at 5:00 on Tuesday. Like I said, email me to join the exclusive Honorable Mention List; it doubles your QOTW rations.
-Ben "I would sell my soul for three good quotes" Orlin
COMING SOON: QUOTE OF THE WEEK UNCENSORED
April 20, 2003: Honorable Mentions
Sorry these are so late. I had to wait to see who wanted to be on this list. (Only the cool people did.)HONORABLE MENTIONS
"Alligators and LSD just don't splice." -Jason
"Just because it tastes like cardboard doesn't mean it's bad." -Dewey, on trail mix
"I am The Implied Relativist." -Jeff Kaufman
"I would get a lot of pleasure out of torturing Will." -Irene
"Wait! The twos always come in pairs!" -Josh, in short story class
"Do we have to get into THAT?" -Kominsky, in response to Kate's question about what the story means
"Mr. Davis, we don't have lice and you don't have hair." -Joanna, on why Mr. Davis should not be afraid to wear his hat after it was passed around Short Story class
"It's not a real vacation. It's a metaphor or something." -Kate, in short story class
"The CIA has been at work." -Mr. Davis, on the school's lack of Russian dictionary
"Pascua es casi lo mejor de la religion Cristiano." -Frederique (translation: "Easter is almost the best thing about the Christian religion.")
"So is the central conceit of this book that all men are scum?" -Alex, on Their Eyes Were Watching God (yes, this prompted Roz's nominated quote this week).
And since you're all such good little voters, I'll tell you now: the winner this week was...
"That's because in 1942 the British Government discontinued the singing orphan program." -Julian, on the lack of songs like 'Food' from the musical Oliver
-Ben "these are honorable mentions because I didn't like them as much as the nominees, so don't come crying to me if you like them better than the winner, kid; I'm a dictator, not a public servant" Orlin
