The Frictionary # 159

Here is another page from The Frictionary:

1496. The adverb always follows the verb. (William Safire)

1497. The average person thinks he isn't. (Larry Lorenzoni)

1498. The anvil fears no blows. (Rumanian proverb)

1499. The first cause of global warming is ECONOMIC GROWTH. (...):the unlimited expansion of production. Including the unlimited production of green products. (Pierre Foglia)

1500. When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything, he had not encountered the problem of parking his automobile. (Bob Edwards)

1501. It has always surprised me that none of the writers of the Bible ever went on to write anything else, considering the success of that book. (John Kenney)

1502. Ignorance, the seed of all flaws. (Walter Boudreau)

1503. I'm a renegade (...). I want to go against the grain. I hate grains. (Raf Katigbak)

1504. Teaching is the greatest act of optimism. (Colleen Wilcox)

1505. Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. (Saint Augustine)

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