September 6, 2003:
Voters:The time has come to vote on the best quote of the summer. I figure you've all forgotten how to vote, so here's the procedure: list as many of the nominees as you wish in order of favorite to least favorite. Do not list the entire quote, just the name of the person who said in. Distinguish between quotes from the same person with parenthetical statements like "George Bush (imports)". Then send your list to me.
And now, the NOMINEES FOR QUOTE OF THE SUMMER:
"You come through the front, it's all beautiful; you come through the side, it looks like it's been eaten by a dog." -Clarence, on the differences between the Commonwealth and Dartmouth street entrances at Commonwealth School
"Whenever I stand up, I feel like Harry Potter when Voldemort's around." -Nora, on her headache
"She was there and we were bored... that's the cause of most teen pregnancies, isn't it?" -Bart
"Latin... the verbal embodiment of pretension." -Roz
"I think that's what we call an internal transaction." -Jon Miller, in response to the quote "[New York Yankees owner] George Steinbrenner really has sold out to the devil."
"Imagine if you had Life cereal but you had drugs in it. Then you could really be high on life!" -Dewey
"I do my best to bring grave reflection upon the world, one IM conversation at a time." -Kathryn
"Las cosas mas divertidas son las mas immorales." -Jeff (Translation: "The things that are the most fun are the most immoral.")
"If I'm just watching you, do I have to wear pants anyway?" -Daniel, to Joanna. (For the record, Joanna was blowing glass, an activity that requires long pants.)
"What do you say when an Islamic fundamentalist hits a spectator at a baseball game? The Shi'ite has hit the fan." -Miller
Voting closes Friday (not Tuesday!) at 5:00 pm. So there's no excuse for not voting.
-Ben "minimalist photographer" Orlin
