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Лингофразы
"I am unable to understand the state of mind required to contemplate even thinking about that question"
Shit happens
Shit hit the fan
WTF
wtf?ing
possibly probable
love is blind, but friendship closes its eyes
temper tantrum
yno = you know
IMLTHO = IM less then HO
IMNSHO = IM not so HO
Come in. Sit down. Shut up.
when you assume, you make an ass out of you and me
TLC = Tender Loving Care
when it doesn`t seem to work, that`s because you didn`t try enough times
Curiosity killed the cat - but satisfaction brought it back to life
Curiosity killed the cat... and the witness
Curiosity killed the cat. And the cat died happy
UFSS - Unidentified Flying Stomach Stuff
flog a dead horse
DDS - Doctor of Dental Science
ID 10 T = The category code for Incedibly Stupid Question From User
She was in a coma, and needed the facilities of the facility
`twas = it was (old)
La vendetta e un freddo il piu bene servito del piatto = Revenge is a dish best served cold
La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid (fr.) = Vengeance is a dish best served cold
La vendetta è un piatto che va servito freddo = Revenge is a dish best served cold
Semper Fidelis ab Verum = Always steadfast and true
Chaos will always win against Order, because Chaos is better organized
We`ll burn that bridge when we get to it
"I didn`t lose it," she said defensively. "I just am unaware of it`s general location."
It`s quality verses quantity, but quantity has a quality all its own
"Nobody is perfect" - Sincerely, Nobody.
Hofstadter`s Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter`s Law.
The naked conductor runs along the bus
Panda eats, shoots and leaves
If you want to do something questionable get yourself a lawyer
FUBAR = Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition.
To fubar smb.
SNAFU = Situation Normal All Fouled (Fucked) Up
REMF`s = Rear Echelon Mother Fuckers, an informal nickname that the troops give the people who sit at the back and order them to their deaths from the safety of their desks
"Now if you gentlemen will excuse me, I see a delightfully delectable derriere in dire and desperate need of deep... care and affection."
ROTF = Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
Places to go, people to do...
"Animals like the hand that feeds them." - "Well, carnivores do..."
KISS = Keep it simple, stupid
"We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately" - Franklin
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped
Money might not be able to buy happiness but it can sure as hell buy vengeance.
Electroenchaphalographically challenged = dead
If you`re being chased by a bear you don`t have to be faster than the bear, you just have to be faster then your former friends
1c = once
Only Saints act with no ulterior motives, and Sinners have much more fun.
Fool me once, shame on you...Fool me twice, shame on me.
Common sense isn`t all that common, after all.
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Crispín Crispiniano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso
Pablo (or Pablito) Diego José Santiago Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispín Crispiniano de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz Blasco y Picasso López
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
Violence is NEVER the answer. Violence is the question... The answer is yes.
When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized I was talking to myself. - Peter O' Toole
The truth is a terrible weapon - people can and will lie and kill for the truth.
If explosives didn`t solve your problems you weren`t using enough of them.
Behind every great man... there`s a woman rolling her eyes.
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
When in doubt, blow them up.
plausible deniability
WAFF = Warm and fluffy fanfiction
Youth and skill will always fail to old age and treachery.
Speak softly, and carry a big stick
First rule in making deals with the Devil: Don`t
They say that there is a fine line between genius and insanity, but what they don`t tell you is that it doesn`t mater what side you are trying to cross from
If you can`t run, you walk, if you can`t walk, you crawl, and if you can`t crawl, well, you get someone to carry you home
Unfair advantage is the one you don`t have
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.- Bertrand Russell
Drinking doesn't cure hangovers, but being drunk cures everything.
Force is always a solution, the question is how to apply it.
Humor like all dangerous things is best left in the hands of military professionals.
While explosives are not the answer to all problems, the number of situations where they can't be used effectively in some fashion is extremely limited
People are all pretty much the same. Stupid.
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
Bungee jump - sport where you jump off something high and hope this thin, rubber rope holding you doesn't suddenly snap and you plummet to your quick, yet painful death.
I don't quite know where sane is, so how can I be in sane?
Rest in pieces
You can't pick your relatives, so you must console yourself with the thought that you can kill them.
If all you have is a hammer, all your problems look like nails
Squirrel move: go for nuts. Perfect against male opponents.
If you aren't part of the solution, then you are part of the problem.
Good things come in small packages.
Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. So study hard and be evil.
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils ... - Louis Hector Berlioz
"Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic."
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.
The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.
He who laughs last didn't get it.
If it wasn't for bad luck, he'd have no luck at all.
"Trans penem mihi est que Senatus discit." - Gaius Iulius Caesar
Common sense isn't.
Zabić kruka - to nie sztuka , to nie sprawa dla żołnierza, a to sprawa dla żołnierza - gołą dupą zabić jeża!
To nie sztuka zabić kruka, ale sztuka ponad sztuką, zabić jeża gołą dupą!
Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc!- Тако покушаем будет всякий покушающийся на нас.
"Heav'n hath no rage, like love to hatred turn'd, nor Hell hath no fury like a woman scorn'd", - William Congreve.
Don't trouble trouble, until trouble troubles you.
I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
Trusting your siblings can be hazardous to your health.
If one person calls you an ass, that's his problem. If several people call you an ass, it's time to get fitted for a saddle
Slaughter would end with laughter - just spell it correctly.
When things don't work, it's usually for a reason you never...ever...planned for.
Silence is golden, and gold is always a sign of something being there for all to see if they cared to dig deeper
"Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy." - Sir Isaac Newton
No sooner do you get something foolproof than somebody provides a better fool.
Life is going to screw you over no matter what, so screw whoever you can either as preparation or retaliation.
'A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyse a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, and lastly die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.' - Robert A. Heinlein.
"Человек должен уметь сменить пеленки, разработать план вторжения, заколоть свинью, устновить курс корабля, спроектировать здание, написать сонет, свести бухгалтерский баланс, построить стену, поставить шину на перелом кости, утешить умирающего, подчиняться приказам, отдавать приказы, сотрудничать, действовать в одиночку, решать уравнения, анализировать новую проблему, таскать навоз, программировать, вкусно готовить, эффективно драться, красиво умереть. Специализация - удел насекомых."
"If you're confused, you're paying attention." - Tom Peters
If you don't know something. Google it. If you still don't know. GOOGLE HARDER!
Oh, fuck me sideways and call me a daisy...
Si vos can't caecus lemma per scientia, baffle 'em per bovis excrement.
All things in moderation. Including moderation.
Opinions are like assholes: everyone has one but some smell worse than others.
Hacking is like sex. You get in, you get out, and hope that you didn't leave something that can be traced back to you.
It's better to plan to fail than fail to plan.
He who lacks mercy, lacks enemies.
There is no such thing as paranoia; there are just the cautious and the dead.
Nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
Every year, women spend billion of dollars to buy clothes so that men will look at them, but what men want to see most are women without those clothes.
"He who hesitates is lunch." - Charles Darwin
The first rule of couch coaching is to shoot the couch coach.
No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. - Lin Yutang
-"Flying is nothing special. The only difference from traveling on car or a boat is that you are in the air." -"It is that part that worries me." -"The worst that could happen is that the plane will fall, and we will all die. It`s no difference from other transports. A car could go over a cliff. A train could blow up. A bus could crash. A boat could sink. You can die every time you are traveling." -"If you wanted to make me feel safer, you failed miserably."
If there is a bridge near where you live - a tall one, the kind that base jumpers use, please, do the humane thing and jump off without the aid of a bungee cord or parachute. It would be kinder to keep you out of the gene pool to protect the continuation of the species and facilitate an evolution of thought and understanding.
Never underestimate the devious minds of children, for they are monsters who have not yet grown the fangs and muscles they need to defend themselves with, and have still managed to survive
If you can't find Miss Right, find Miss Right Now.
Using feather is kinky. Using the whole chicken is perverted.
State of confusion and what-the-fuckedness
Grammar is important. Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse
This is the internet, where men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents waiting to get you.
A bull in a china shop is an analogy, not a guide line
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
If any phrase, clause, sentence, section, subsection or provision of this speech is found to be unconditional garbage, unenforceable, or invalid with respect to any condition or circumstances, then every other phrase, clause, sentence, section, subsection or provision of this speech which can be made applicable to such condition or circumstances without the offending phrase, clause, sentence, section, subsection or provision shall be held applicable to such condition or circumstances as if the offending phrase, clause, sentence, section, subsection or provision of this statute were not present, and to such ends all of the phrases, clauses, sentences, sections, subsections or provisions of this speech are declared to be severable
Nothing is truly necessary, yet we continue going through the motions of an irrelevant existence in an uncaring Universe
Better deal with a villain than a fool, for villains sometimes rest
As a great man once said, "The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy - nothing more and nothing less"