Monday, November 14, 2005
Happy Happy Time...
P.J. O'Rourke, Miami U. grad, world traveler, hedonist, libertarian-conservative humorist is 58 today. Some classic P.J. quotes:
- "A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat."
- "Italy is not technically part of the Third World, but no one has told the Italians."
- "The America's Cup is like driving your Lamborghini to the Grand Prix track to watch the charter buses race."
- "[Koreans] don't like anyone who isn't Korean, and they don't like each other all that much, either. They're hardheaded, hard-drinking, tough little bastards, "the Irish of Asia"."
- "A steady job is at least as deleterious to the spirit of bachelorhood as a steady date. Some jobs are worse than actual wives."
- "The only really good vegetable is Tabasco sauce. Put Tabasco sauce in everything. Tabasco sauce is to bachelor cooking what forgiveness is to sin."
- "Asia is the continent rhythm forgot."
- "One thing that's certain about going outdoors: When you come back inside, you'll be scratching."
- "War is a great asshole magnet."
- "Anyone who has studied psychology, sociology, anthropology, or any of the other wacko-and-wog disciplines knows the three great rules of the social sciences: Folks do lots of things. We don't know why. Test on Friday."
- "Giving money and power to Government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys."
- "Some people say a front-engine car handles best. Some people say a rear-engine car handles best. I say a rented car handles best."
- "Personally, I believe a rocking hammock, a good cigar, and a tall gin-and-tonic is the way to save the planet."
