Oh Myyy! Quotes

“Turkey Bacon. It's like saying "shoot" instead of "shit." It just doesn't quite carry the moment.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy!

“People forget that stereotypes aren’t bad because they are always untrue. Stereotypes are bad because they are not always true. If we allow ourselves to judge another based on a stereotype, we have allowed a gross generalization to replace our own thinking.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“Unfriending me when I didn’t even know we were friends? It’s like breaking wind when you’re home alone. If I can’t smell you, knock yourself out.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy!

“As the old saying goes, I was simply looking for fan love, in Alderaan places.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy!

“There is more story in a minor character like Boba Fett than there is in all the clutter of various vampires in the Twilight franchise.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy!

“Life is too short not to order the bacon dessert.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy!

“I appreciate failure. Failure means that an attempt was made, and a lesson can be learned. As long as we’re alive after the effort, there is a chance for success the next time around.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“The irony of this endeavor is palpable, for English itself is a hopeless hodgepodge of other tongues, with more exceptions than rules, more chaos than order, and enough new words created each day to keep the Oxford English Dictionary folks very, very busy.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“cultural icons stand the test of time because they speak to our deeper convictions and ignite our dreams.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“If we must withhold all ribbing in the name of protecting everyone’s feelings, then we truly are a toothless society. We will reach what I call “the lowest common denominator of butthurt.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“They claim they did all this because they love me, but I must say, I’ve never been loved in such a bizarre fashion.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“Then there’s also Batman, who seems to have survived both Adam West and Christian Bale, but whose questionable relationship to the Boy Wonder left plenty of room for hilarious homoerotic undertones.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“I’ve sometimes imagined that if sin had a flavor, it might very well be bacon. It even tastes smoky, as if it emerged piping hot out of the fiery pans of hell”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“The media is starting to understand that people will “buy” what they want to hear. That explains the growing popularity of MSNBC among liberals and FOX News among conservatives. They are the “Infonewtials” of the modern era.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“In the networked world, there are fewer Eleanor Rigbys to sing about, for”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“The overly health-conscious among us have tried to rain on the bacon parade by promoting low fat (and low flavor) options, such as turkey bacon. Turkey bacon. It’s like saying “shoot” instead of “shit.” It just doesn’t quite carry the moment.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“Unfortunately, “winning” generally took a bit of a beating when a certain douchebag began using it as his favorite hashtag on Twitter after being fired from his hit television show.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“As with the douchebags of the world, calling an asshole an asshole sometimes is exactly what needs to happen.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“I’ve sometimes imagined that if sin had a flavor, it might very well be bacon.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“Your Egnlish is so atrocious I don't feel the need to even respond' seems but a long-winded way of saying, 'Home-schooled dumbass.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy!

“An aside: I learned that the correct term is “Maya” and not “Mayan,” which apparently refers only to the language. The incorrect term is in such common usage, however, that people often don’t know what I’m talking about if I use”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“I appreciate failure. Failure means that an attempt was made, and a lesson can be learned.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“The truth is, you can find almost anything in the Bible to latch onto if you are really determined.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“On a deeper level, the sharing of our lives on a daily basis is a statement of our values and of what makes us tick. In so doing, friends who are far away may feel close by, and long lost acquaintances or relationships may resurface, often with alarming results.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“beyond important news, let’s face it: Facebook and Twitter are filled with information no one really needs to know.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“I’ve sometimes imagined that if sin had a flavor, it might very well be bacon. It even tastes smoky, as if it emerged piping hot out of the fiery pans of hell.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“Turkey bacon. It’s like saying “shoot” instead of “shit.” It just doesn’t quite carry the moment.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“I can’t help but postulate that there is something oddly comforting in imagining an end we share together, rather than alone, and that this feeds our mutual obsession with Doomsday. The apocalypse that wipes out 99.99% of us doesn’t discriminate by race, class, or geography. As it turns out, everyone’s brains do in fact taste the same.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“In the networked world, there are fewer Eleanor Rigbys to sing about, for even the loneliest among us can venture out with relative anonymity and find solace in the comfort of others’ lives, particularly if those lives appear equally mundane. By the way, if you don’t know who Eleanor Rigby is, you probably were born after 1985 and need to listen to some real music.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything

“By the way, if you don’t know who Eleanor Rigby is, you probably were born after 1985 and need to listen to some real music.”
― George Takei, Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything