h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

"Either that wallpaper goes, or I do" - Oscar Wilde.

"There's only one thing worse than being talked about, and that's not being talked about" - Oscar Wilde.

"That is illogical, captain" - some bloke with pointy ears.

RF

the only quote I can think of that Germans say (to me, at least) regularly is

Same procedure as every year!
(quoted from Dinner For One starring Freddie Frinton and May Warden - we even have a guide entry about it A2207288)

'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger' Someone Notsurewho

I always liked Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even if you take into accout Hofstadter's law.



Not best known though probably.

"What doesn't kill me makes me whinier" is my preferred version. Again, by Notsure Who (is that 's brother?)

RF

Nietsche, I believe.

"Now 'tis the winter of our discontent"

James Callaghan

Now is the discount of our Winter Tent -
Just about every outdoor activities shop during sale season

'Doctor Livingstone, I presume?' Henry Morton Stanley

Sho... you HAVE to add the last one:
"The same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?"
"The same procedure as every year, James."
"Well, I will do my very best..."

Y.

<<"Now 'tis the winter of our discontent"

James Callaghan>> SWL

Ok, you've confused a 70's Prime Minister with a 16th century playwright.

You can always tell a Tory, eh?

"Now is the winter of our discount tents" as the more literary camping shops have it.

You can always spot a pinko commie.

RF

Commies are red, RF, red. Now, to help you remember.


Nature, red in tooth and claw.*


*Tennyson, not Darwin, as some seem to think.

You can always spot a reddo commie.

Nah, doesn't sound as good.

RF

Now, now, 'red' and 'pink' are divisive labels nowadays - derogatory and demeaning.

Bloody fuchsia Commies is more apt in our more sensitive, pc, new man world.

Sorry, forgot to include a quote.

"Eppur si muove"

Galileo

Bloody fuchsia commies under the bed?


Nah.. does have the right ring to it somehow

'Workers of the world unite, you have nothing to loase but your chains!'

'From those according to their ability, to those according to their need'.*

Some half-forgotten, uninfluential German guy.





*Apparently a worrying proportion of Americans think that this is in their constitution.

Two from that same guy -

"Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity."

"Room Service - send up a better room"

My guy wasn't a brother.

I made no comment about his ethnicity