They look a little like the monster in ‘Alien.’ They’re horrifying to look at up close. That’s sort of what makes them fun. [About his microscopic study of ants.] — Jack Longino As quoted by Lindsay Whitehurst in 'University of Utah Scientist Discovers Terrifying Ant Species', The...
"Holy shnikies it's an alien!" — Upon seeing the Avogadro for the first time. A reference to the movie Tommy Boy."AHH WHAT, He shoots LIGHTNING! Where's my lightning gun?" — When the Avogadro trys to shoot Samuel with lightning....
I have to think of my status as a resident in this country. But I do insist that in Paraguay there was order; the judiciary had the power of complete independence; justice was fully exercised. —Alfredo Stroessner 55 On 18th September 2014, between the hours of 7am and 10pm, absolute s...
I used to stay up all night playing 'Resident Evil 2,' and it wouldn't stop until the sun came up. Then I'd walk outside at dawn's first light, looking at the empty streets of London, and it was like life imitating art. It felt like I'd stepped into an actual zombie apocalypse...
poignant drawing us in. Doctors belong to an insular world - one of hemorrhages and lab tests and people sliced open. We are for the moment the healthy few who live among the sick. And it is easy to become alien to the experiences and sometimes the values of the rest of civilization. ...
The kings of Luang Prabang, Sakkarin (Zakharine, 1894-1904) and Sisavangvong (r. 1904-59) continued to reign only over the handful of provinces of northern Laos, now under the superintendence of a French of resident instead of a Siamese commissioner. The prince of Champassak in southern...
As a long time resident of New Orleans, I was around when all these events took place. I never felt comfortable with the answers given back in the 60's and 70's. Most of the hypotheses presented in this book seem more reasonable ...