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Quotes of the Day, 11 March 2008

11 March 2008 in Humour, Language, Music by Stilgherrian | No comments

Eavesdropping highlights from the last 24 hours:

“Somehow I suspect book lovers feel the same way about Harry Potter as music lovers feel about Jeff Buckley.” (Alastair Rankine)
Overheard while walking past a house where young boys were playing noisily: “I’m the birthday boy so I have to be team leader.”
“Someone in my office just said ‘cyberspace’. I hope I’m not paying them.” (abacab)
In response to my comment, “Stilgherrian is thinking about things that geeks think about”, someone who should probably remain nameless said: “Most geeks I know think about banging Natalie Portman in a blow-up-pool filled with custard…”
“Stilgherrian, one day in the future, your life will confuse historians.” (Nick Hodge)

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