Homer Simpson debuts in Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations
Print story'The lesson is never try'
Posted in Bootnotes, 22nd August 2007 11:05 GMT
Increase your knowledge of the latest threats to your busines
Homer Simpson has agreeably made his debut in the new edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations, sharing page space with other newbies including Pamela Anderson, Pope Benny 16, David Cameron, Paula Radcliffe, and Oprah Winfrey.
Homer is honoured for several classics, including this now-legendary piece of wisdom: "Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is never try."
Springfield's finest is also recorded as saying: "Kids are the best, Apu. You can teach them to hate the things you hate. And they practically raise themselves, what with the internet and all."
Francophiles, meanwhile, will be delighted to learn that caretaker Willie puts in an appearance with: "Bonjour, you cheese-eating surrender monkeys."
Other first-timers include Linda McCartney ("I don't eat anything with a face."), Yves Saint Laurent ("I wish I had invented blue jeans."), and O J Simpson ("Fame vaporises, money goes with the wind, and all that's left is character.")
Our personal fave, though, is William Hague's inspired comment to John Prescott, broadsiding the battling former deputy PM with: "There was so little English in that answer that President Chirac would have been happy with it." ®
See what The Register's experts have to say on application security
Can Outsiders Enhance Exchange?
The future of SaaS and IT infrastructure management
Airport insecurity: the case of lost laptops
Reducing messaging and web security costs with managed services
Win a Samsung C6625!
Is your cameraphone an oxymoron?
Reg Mobile and Wireless newsletter is go! go! go!
Sign up, sign up for The Register IT security newsletter