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• That's because we keep weapons int the attic, silly boy. Do you think this is the first time monsters have attacked our family?" "Weapons," Frank grumbled. "Right. I've never handled weapons before." Grandmother's nostrils flared. "Was that sarcasm, Fai Zhang?" "Yes, Grandmother." "Good. There may be hope for you yet.

  Rick Riordan

  Grandmother, Sarcasm, Thinking

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• Now, it’s true that some of the protesters are oddly dressed or have silly-sounding slogans, which is inevitable given the open character of the events. But so what? I, at least, am a lot more offended by the sight of exquisitely tailored plutocrats, who owe their continued wealth to government guarantees, whining that President Obama has said mean things about them than I am by the sight of ragtag young people denouncing consumerism.

  Paul Krugman

  Character, Mean, Government

  "Confronting the Malefactors". www.nytimes.com. October 6, 2011.

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• I'm not asking you to forgive me. I'll never understand or forgive myself. And if a bullet gets me, so help me, I'll laugh at myself for being an idiot. There's one thing I do know... and that is that I love you, Scarlett. In spite of you and me and the whole silly world going to pieces around us, I love you. Because we're alike. Bad lots, both of us. Selfish and shrewd. But able to look things in the eyes as we call them by their right names.

  Margaret Mitchell

  Selfish, Love You, Eye

  "Fictional character: Rhett". "Gone with the Wind", 1939.

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• He [Tinky Winky] is purple - the gay-pride color, and his antenna is shaped like a triangle - the gay pride symbol.

  Jerry Falwell

  Stupid, Pride, Gay

  "Parents Alert: Tinky Winky Comes Out of the Closet". National Liberty Journal, February 1999.

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• Ground Zero mosque supporters, doesn't it stab you in the heart, as it does ours, throughout the heartland? Peaceful Muslims, please refudiate.

  Sarah Palin

  Zero, Heart, Political

  "Today Show Highlights Sarah Palin's 'Refudiate,' Skipped Biden Gaffe". "Today Show" with Peter Alexander, www.newsbusters.org. July 20, 2010.

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• 'Refudiate,' 'misunderestimate,' 'wee-wee'd up.' English is a living language. Shakespeare liked to coin new words too. Got to celebrate it!'

  Sarah Palin

  Stupid, Coins, Conservative

  Twitter post from Jul 18, 2010

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• Go back to what our founders and our founding documents meant. They're quite clear that we would create law based on the God of the Bible and the 10 Commandments.

  Sarah Palin

  Law, Conservative, Republican

  "Sarah Palin on National Day of Prayer Controversy". "The O'Reilly Factor" with Bill O'Reilly, www.foxnews.com. May 6, 2010.

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• What I don't know is what the unexpected might be.

  John McCain

  Might, Conservative, Unexpected

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• We have a lot of work to do and I‘m afraid that it‘s a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq/Pakistan border.

  John McCain

  Stupid, Struggle, Iraq

  "Countdown" with Keith Olbermann, www.nbcnews.com. July 22, 2008.

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• We just want Jews to be perfected, as they say.

  Ann Coulter

  Stupid, Want, Conservative

  "Columnist Ann Coulter Shocks Cable TV Show, Declaring 'Jews Need to Be Perfected by Becoming Christians'". "The Big Idea" with Donny Deutsch, www.foxnews.com. October 11, 2007.

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• Do you have blacks, too?

  George W. Bush

  Stupid, Conservative, Republican

  "You've been a great audience ..." by Oliver Burkeman, www.theguardian.com. January 7, 2009.

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• We need to execute people like (John Walker Lindh) in order to physically intimidate liberals.

  Ann Coulter

  Stupid, Order, Liberal Media

  Ann Coulter (2007). “If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans”, p.67, Crown Forum

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• I would not say that the future is necessarily less predictable than the past. I think the past was not predictable when it started.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Stupid, Past, Thinking

  "Text: Rumsfeld's News Briefing". www.nytimes.com. April 3, 2003.

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• I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport.

  George W. Bush

  Airplane, Airports, Thursday

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• I think I was unprepared for war.

  George W. Bush

  War, Stupid, Thinking

  Interview with Charlie Gibson, abcnews.go.com. December 1, 2008.

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• We didn't underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought.

  Bobby Robson

  Funny, Soccer, Stupid

  "Faded FA Cup glimmering again" by Roger Bennett, www.espn.com. January 4, 2013.

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• This is Preservation Month. I appreciate preservation. It's what you do when you run for president. You gotta preserve.

  George W. Bush

  Running, Appreciate, Political

  "Bush Finds It Easy to Slip on an Icy Campaign Trail". articles.latimes.com. January 28, 2000.

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• It is white. - when asked what the White house was like by a student in East London

  George W. Bush

  East London, White, House

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• I think it's very important for the American president to mean what he says. That's why I understand that the enemy could misread what I say. That's why I try to be as clearly as I can.

  George W. Bush

  Mean, Thinking, Enemy

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• I think we're making progress. We understand where the power of this country lay. It lies in the hearts and souls of Americans. It must lay in our pocketbooks. It lies in the willingness for people to work hard.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Lying, Hard Work

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• But as importantly, it lies in the fact that we've got citizens from all walks of life, all political parties, that are willing to say, I want to love my neighbor. I want to make somebody's life just a little bit better.

  George W. Bush

  Lying, Party, Political

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• Put the 'off' button on.

  George W. Bush

  Stupid, Dumb, Buttons

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• The old dog barks backward without getting up I can remember when he was a pup.

  Robert Frost

  Dog, Pups, Remember

  Robert Frost (1975). “The poetry of Robert Frost”

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• I spent 90% of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted

  George Best

  Funny, Drink, Hilarious Sports

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• My dad is a very quick-witted, sarcastic, dry, humorous guy, whereas my mom's very silly, and that side of the family is very musical.

  Tim Heidecker

  Mom, Sarcastic, Dad

  "Tim & Eric". Interview with Josh Modell, www.avclub.com. November 13, 2007.

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