September 14, 2003:
Voters:The winner of the Quote of the Summer award was "If I'm just watching you, do I have to wear pants anyway?" -Daniel, to Joanna. (For the record, Joanna was blowing glass, an activity that requires long pants.) Last week's winner was "Auntie Em! Auntie Em! There's a cornfield! Let's have a civilization!" -Mr. Young, on early agriculture and the birth of civilization.
Last week, the planets aligned and the result was that QOTW received 54 quotes, the most in its storied history. Consequently, this week's batch of Honorable Mentions contains more wit and genius than the last six years of Saturday Night Live combined. Sign up for the Honorable Mentions email, if you know what's good for you.
How to vote: list the nominees below in order from favorite to least favorite. List just the names of the nominees, not the quotes themselves. You can list as many or as few of them as you wish.
And now, THE NOMINEES:
"Llamas produce fertilizer, which is important but not something one wants to spend all that much time thinking about." -Mr. Young
"Is it okay if I eat him?" -One Ipswich mother to another, on the latter's child. She meant to say "feed".
"I learned there's more to Mongolia then yaks. In fact, there aren't any yaks in Mongolia." -Eric the freshman, on meeting someone from Mongolia
"If the name Jean Shaheen is not enough to dissuade you from voting her, her spinach souffle recipe surely is." -Becca, on the governor of New Hampshire
"Remember: [caring for] a freshman is a big commitment." -Julian, on getting a pet freshman
"They use honey, though, which is bee exploitation." -Max Cohen, on a Belmont restaurant that claims to be all-natural and extra-healthy
"I love 17th century perverts. They are so much more clever than the present day ones." -Nora
"Latin is the stepping stone to necrophilia." -Roz
"So, what do you say, do you want to audition for Beauty and the Beast? No, no, seriously, it's bad if you start talking to the clay." -Jean, ceramics teacher, to a pot that looked like it had a face
"Even androgynous aliens can come to [Gay-Straight] alliance." -Max Palmer
Quote of the Week now has merchandise! Check out http://www.cafeshops.com/qotw for QOTW lunchboxes and more.
Voting closes Friday at 5:00 pm, so be sure to vote by then.
-Ben "six feet below five hundred" Orlin
