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Quotes

And of course as presidents, Caroline and I reserve the right to rule your lives and call more meetings.

--Nancy

Where a calculator on the ENIAC is equipped with 18,000 vacuum tubes and weighs 30 tons, computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and weigh only 1.5 tons.

--Popular Mechanics, 1949

Are we allowed to kick people out of JETS because we think they're scary?

--Caroline

There are more exceptions than there are rules.

--Mr. Lohstretter

Oh, that was mean! But I would have done the same thing.

--Priscilla to Abbo.

If it's logical, we can't do it.

--Amy

Success is 90% inspiration, 9% perspiration, and 1% duct tape.

--Priscilla

At first I didn't think that was possible. Then I met you.

--Caroline

Lectum lenti ladum aderamus (The couch slowly worships the sea shore)

--Laura

Capultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis ad. Capul tuum saxum immane mittam. (I have a catapult. Give me all your money or I will hurl an enormous rock at your head)

--Written on Sullus, our catapult in the Physics Olympics

We forever left our mark on this school and it's not a good mark.

--Amy

Nothing personal, we just despise you in a businesslike fashion.

--Gary

Wow! Imagine how many babies could be strangled by this thing! I tend to measure plastic in the amount of babies that could be strangled, and there was this huge piece of plastic...

--Gary

Note: Registration fees are non-refundable unless the competition is cancelled due to inclement weather or other acts of god.

--TEAMS registration

We are helping! You're just rejecting our brilliance!

--Caroline

Star Wars is always a priority.

--Chungy

Laura: You know that reference book you have? Will all the nifty stuff?
Amy: Yeah! It's like having a nerd in your pocket!

And now, the agnostic Chamber of Commerce members shall present "Fishkill: An interpretive dance".

--Priscilla

Priscilla: I would kill him. I would really kill him.
Mackenzie: First I would die, then I would kill him.

If I want your opinion, I'll ask you to fill out the necessary forms.

--Priscilla, regarding the website

The best way to a man's heart is to saw his chest open.

--?

The sun is a government conspiracy. It died many years ago, so they blow up nuclear warheads constantly to create 'ultra-violet' radiation and to keep the public under control.

--Priscilla, Liz, and Chungy

They're after me, because I know the truth.

--Chungy

JETS is a cult.

--Liz

Think different, but not because Apple Computers tells you to.

--Liz

The 'lunar landing' is a government conspiracy. 'NASA' actually used the funds to build a death star, and then created star wars to keep the people who know the truth from sounding remotely sane.

--Priscilla and Chungy

This one received the coveted "worst distortion of science award" from some folks who apparently believe plutonium and NASA go together like gin & tonic...whoops! spilled the glass...oh well, we'll clean it up in 240,000 years...

--Stop Cassini Website

If you've ever visited a nuclear power plant, you may have come across a surprising array of wildlife enjoying the pristine environment - perhaps a red-cockaded woodpecker, or a family of pheasants, or a bald eagle gliding across the sky.

--An actual nuclear plant said this

Nature's creatures thrive on unpolluted air and water. And that's exactly what they find near nuclear power plants.

--Same place

Unlike power plants that burn fossil fuels, nuclear power plants don't burn anything. They split uranium atoms instead.

--Same place

A nuclear reactor engine that would provide the right amount of energy for a car could be built and would run fine and would require refuelling only every 5 or 10 years. The only problem is that it would kill driver, the passengers, and perhaps bystanders.

--A Q&A section regarding nuclear powered cars

If at first you don't succeed, look in the trash for the instructions.

--One of the JETS mottos

Cut to fit, beat in to place.

--The first JETS motto

Chaos, panic, pandemonium - my work here is done.

--Priscilla

Sanity is not my strong point.

--Priscilla

This is going to be a close race. There's me, Gilderoy Lockhart, and Lord Dave of the Emus.

--Priscilla, the 2000-2001 elections for T.O.

I can't believe Baldrick didn't win!

--Priscilla, the 2000-2001 elections for Co-Prez

You started it! Oh wait. I started it. Never mind.

--Priscilla

Silence is golden, but jumping around and screaming like a deranged monkey on steroids is more fun.

--Priscilla

Cliff Notes do not give you the same experience of reading the book, which is why you should read Cliff Notes.

--?

Well behaved women rarely make history.

--Coolsig

When a cat is dropped, it always lands on its feet, and when toast is dropped, it always lands with the buttered side facing down. I propose to strap buttered toast to the back of a cat. The two will hover, spinning inches above the ground. With a giant buttered cat array, a high-speed monorail could easily link New York with Chicago.

--Unknown

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