“An over-excited accountant, like the University of Hull, is a contradiction in terms.”
― Flying Dutch
― Flying Dutch
“Men love women because they're the loveliest creatures on God's earth. Women love men because chocolate can't mow the lawn.”
― Never Hit a Jellyfish With a Spade: How to Survive Life's Smaller Challenges
― Never Hit a Jellyfish With a Spade: How to Survive Life's Smaller Challenges
“Scientific medals do not make headlines, but stimulate aggression among those who never get any.”
― Kon-Tiki
― Kon-Tiki
“Radio killed the vaudeville star”
― Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop
― Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop
“I am thus able to report that the following are all real places: Wee Waa, Poowong, Burrumbuttock, Suggan Buggan, Boomahnoomoonah, Waaia, Mullumbimby, Ewlyamartup, Jiggalong, and the supremely satisfying Tittybong.”
― In a Sunburned Country
― In a Sunburned Country
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