Irish Bull

My Merriam-Webster defines "Irish bull" as "an incongruous statement", and gives this example:

It was hereditary in his family to have no children.

Two classic examples that actually mention the Irish come to mind:

An Irishman is never at peace except when he's fighting.

An Irishman would rather die than to be buried outside of Ireland.

A tombstone in Belterbet, Ireland, reads:

Here lies the body of John Mound,

Lost at sea and never found.

And then there was the time in Dublin in 1902 that Sir Thomas Myles was talking about the Boer War:

Why should Irishmen stand with their arms folded and their hands in their pockets when England has called for aid?

I think I remember reading that the origin of the term was the following statement, but I don't understand it or know what it has to do with anything:

An Irish bull is always pregnant.

1. A lot of people in these empty pews are watching the game.
   Robert K. Oglesby, at church on Superbowl night
2. A lot of people my age are dead at the present time.
   anonymous
3. A new parameter that's being rewritten.
   Farrell_Wilson
4. A siren wailed as the people stood in silence.
   radio newscaster
5. Accept me for what I am -- completely unacceptable.
   Ashleigh Brilliant
6. According to my best recollection, I don't remember.
   Vincent "Jimmy Blue Eyes" Alo
7. According to the latest official figures, 43% of all statistics are totally worthless.
   anonymous
8. All my friends and I are crazy. That's the only thing that keeps us sane.
   anonymous
9. All through trucks must detour.
   traffic sign
10. Alone is much better together.
    sung by George Strait in "Let's Fall To Pieces Together"
11. Anarchy may not be the best form of government, but it's better than no government at all.
    anonymous
12. Anarchy should be the law.
    anonymous
13. And before one of her auditions there [she] practiced ten hours at the last minute.
    Patricia_George
14. And he proceeded to stop.
    Ken Zotigh
15. . . . and some 500 Italians made the trip, in a crowd of only 400.
    David Smith
16. And their language is unspeakable!
    a teacher in "Jennifer, The Snake Goddess"
17. And Thursday I didn't even know about it until yesterday.
    overheard on Sunday
18. And too many moonlight kisses seem to cool in the warmth of the sun.
    E. Heyman & V. Young
19. Ann, come over here and look how close you're sitting to Russell!
    Verna Lampe
20. As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error.
    Wiesert
21. As soon as the pain is not hurting.
    Sherrie Wiles
22.  . . . at Canon . . . fuzzy logic is being used to design a new auto-focus camera!
    Stan Kelly-Bootle
23. At first, I had second thoughts.
    a west Texan
24. At the airport, workers handed fliers to passengers asking them to arrive at the airport two hours before their flight.
    newscaster
25. At the more upscale places, you kind of scale it down a little bit.
    Phil Romano, talking about birthday celebrations at his restaurants Cozymel's, Fuddrucker's, Macaroni Grill, Nick & Sam's, and We Oui
26. Attorney General Janet Reno is asking for more drug treatment for prisoners, both in and out of jail.
    newscaster
27. Avoid transporting items without your knowledge.
    airport terminal recording
28. Be careful -- warning other people can be dangerous.
    Rich Lickfold, trying too hard to make it into The Book
29. Be different -- conform.
    random adage
30. Be more or less specific.
    Ken Zotigh
31. Be quiet and yell!
    Eupora High School Eagles cheerleaders, circa 1969, trying to get the crowd to stop chatting and participate in the cheers. (P.S. It's pronounced "Be quite and Yale!")
32. Beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on a Monday.
    Houston city ordinance
33. [ Before upgrading the database server: ]
    
    • Drop the existing "sybsystemprocs" database. [This contains all the stored procedures.]
    • Use the "sp_dropdevice" procedure to drop the "sybsystemprocs" device. [This is a stored procedure.]
    from Sybase step-by-step instructions
34. Can you hear me in the back?
    often heard at the beginning of a speech
35. Can't it wait till yesterday?
    anonymous engineer
36. Can't Read? Click on the Map!
    instructions on a web site
37. Change is invariably good.
    Dick Brown
38. Coming home to a place he'd never been before.
    John Denver
39. Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.
    anonymous
40. Cystitis is a living death; it really is. Nobody ever talks about it, but if I was faced with a choice between having my arms removed and getting cystitis, I'd wave goodbye to my arms quite happily.
    Louise Wener
41. Dear Charlie, I hate you. Love, Martha
    Martha Shedd
42. Dear Sam, Do not participate in chain letters. Sincerely, Dave.   P.S. Pass it on.
    Dave
43. Dear Taxpayer: Your permanent certificate of exemption is expiring shortly.
    Massachussetts Department of Revenue
44. Death to intolerance!
    anonymous
45. Deep down, this guy is really shallow.
    Jim Hightower
46. Down with categorical imperatives!
    anonymous
47. Drift appears to be setting in.
    Paul_Cubbage
48. East Westchester Northstars.
    sports team
49. Even when you're dead you shouldn't lie down and let yourself be buried.
    someone in England
50. Every minute was more exciting than the next.
    Linda Evans
51. Everyone laughed when I said I wanted to be a comedian.
    Randy
52. Everyone should be a nonconformist.
    anonymous
53. Exactly what Jay is saying, but a little bit different.
    Jerry_Miller
54. Expect the worst, it's the least you can do.
    anonymous
55. Fertility is hereditary. If your parents didn't have any children, neither will you.
    anonymous
56. Focus on the unseen.
    youth group motto
57. For flute and percussion (one performer).
    cataloging record for a Harold Genzmer composition
58. Generally, that is always the case.
    beauty contestant
59. Generally, you're always going to do that.
    Craig
60. Good people like me are never self-righteous.
    anonymous
61. Happy are those who are sad.
    Jesus, in Matthew 5.4
62. He always asks about them every once in a while.
    The Russler
63. He gets up at six o'clock no matter what time it is.
    Leo Rosten
64. He introduced his wife, a widow by the name of Marie Therese.
    Jean-Marie_Frerot
65. He sideswiped the front of my truck.
    Bill Scott
66. He spent an hour with me just a second ago.
    Michael Ellis
67. He went into private practice with a big firm.
    Kathy Scott
68. He's late 'cause he came in early.
    Burt Juarez
69.  . . . heat has frozen your motor.
    state trooper in "Death In The Desert"
70. Her favorite dress is her old blue jeans.
    Garth Brooks
71. His face was sagging with tension.
    someone in England
72. Honk if you love peace and quiet.
    bumper sticker
73. Hopefully, within 60 to 90 days, people will begin to see immediate activity.
    H. Ross Perot, Jr.
74. How can I get over the fear of playing in front of people by myself?
    anonymous
75. How Groucho Marx plans his ad-libs.
    TV Guide cover article
76. [Humanism teaches that] man can do almost anything that he or she wants to do.
    David_Burks
77. I always like the same thing: variety.
    The Russler
78. I am not going to sit here and stand for those kind of insults.
    Rush Limbaugh
79. I believe we are on an irreversible trend . . . but that could change.
    Dan Quayle (possibly)
80. I bet that hurts a lot more when you're numb.
    Christine Wick
81. I called you last night, but your phone rang busy.
    anonymous, overheard in an office
82. I can't complain, but sometimes I still do.
    Joe Walsh
83. [  ] . . . I cannot read or write.
    box to check on a jury summons to gain an exemption
84. I could see drinking that on a hot cold day.
    Jeannette Scott, referring to frappaccino
85. I didn't go back to sleep until we got up in the morning.
    Carole Mabrey
86. I didn't say anything!
    The Russler
    Yeah, but you said plenty of other things!
    Sherri Barber
87. I distinctly remember forgetting that.
    Robert K. Oglesby
88. I don't believe in astrology. But then I'm an Aquarius, and Aquarians don't believe in astrology.
    James R. F. Quirk
89. I don't have time for this -- I'm too bored!
    Dennis Malley
90. I don't know much more than I know.
    a preacher
91. I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd eat it, and I just hate it.
    Clarence Darrow
92. I either have Alzheimer's or amnesia; I don't remember which.
    The Russler
93. I hate all prejudiced people.
    Robert Scott
94. I have a theory that it's impossible to prove anything, but I can't prove it.
    Ashleigh Brilliant
95. I have a two o'clock meeting from nine to eleven.
    Jerry_Miller
96. I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter.
    Blaise Pascal
97. I have nine different cards, but some of them are the same.
    Robert Scott
98. I have no knowledge . . . or even less.
    Byron_Black
99. I have opinons of my own -- strong opinions -- but I don't always agree with them.
    George H. W. Bush
100. I just acquired a previous commitment.
     Hawkeye Pierce
101. I like to watch the sunset come up every morning.
     Kyle Malone
102. I loathe people who use esoteric language.
     Rich Lickfold, in a shameless attempt to make it into this book.
103. I may not live long enough to die!
     The Russler
104. I never have made a mistake. I thought I did once, but I was wrong.
     Steve Hecht
105. I never heard [the song] "Wake Up Sunshine," and really loved it.
     a fan of Chicago [the band]
106. I never make blanket statements.
     The Russler
107. I practically had to slash my wrists to convince them I couldn't stand the sight of blood.
     anonymous
108. I remember my house full of people, but I don't remember anybody being there.
     anonymous
109. I sat down . . . to see where we stood.
     Joel Reeves
110. I say just bleach them black or navy blue.
     Kathy Scott
111. I stay up nights, tossing and turning in my bed.
     Marie Barone
112. I think that people who resort to name-calling are dull, disrespectful, stupid, irreverent, moronic, rude, imbecilic, derisive idiots.
     The Russler, in "Dumb Things People Say"
113. I think there should be a pretty high level of mediocrity required of coaches.
     Robert Scott
114. I thought I had forwarded this [E-mail] last week. If I did not, here it is again.
     manager
115. I used to be what I am, but I'm not anymore.
     Georgette
116. I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.
     anonymous
117. I want to be remembered as somebody who scorned the whole idea of wanting to be remembered.
     Ashleigh Brilliant
118. I want to speak to the pastor personally by phone.
     caller to a church office
119. I was permanently disturbed for a while.
     anonymous
120. I was suffering in ecstasy.
     from the song "Double Shot Of My Baby's Love"
121. I was the first one there, and Trisha was already there.
     Billy Graham
122. I will establish democracy by dictatorial decree!
     benevolent fascist
123. I wish it was cold outside so I could wish it was hot.
     Atwater
124. I work 50 to 60 hours a week every day, six days a week.
     Joel Hope on "Divorce Court"
125. I worked hard for my welfare benefits.
     anonymous
126. I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
     anonymous
127. I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
     anonymous
128. I'm a deeply superficial person.
     Andy Warhol
129. I'm a grandfather and don't even know it.
     Col. Sherman T. Potter
130. I'm afraid someday she's going to show up [at work] dead.
     Kathy Scott
131. I'm happy to be stuck with you.
     sung by Huey Lewis And The News
132. I'm going to be remembered as "Ron, The Forgotten Man."
     Ron, The Forgotten Man
133. I'm going to live through this if it kills me!
     Max Klinger
134. I'm going to quit smoking if it kills me.
     anonymous
135. I'm not going to gang up on you all by myself.
     Jonathan Scott
136. I'm not indecisive, I just can't make up my mind.
     Vickie Taylor
137. I'm sorry, but I'm not going to apologize.
     anonymous, quoted by Sherri Barber
138. I'm tired of resting.
     Will Geer
139. I'm writing to tell you I have nothing to say.
     Ashleigh Brilliant
140. I've already sat today about all I can stand.
     Vonnie Bennet
141. I've been forgetting things lately. I don't remember having this problem before.
     Kathy Scott
142. If fainting occurs, contact your doctor.
     self-help instructions
143. If I can survive death I can probably survive anything.
     Ashleigh Brilliant
144. If I get there first, I'll make a chalk mark; if you get there first, rub it out.
     Mack & Moran
145. If I had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
     Ted Turner
146. If Tchaikovsky were alive today, he'd be turning in his grave.
     someone in England
147. If that needs immediate action, it will have to wait till Monday.
     anonymous engineer
148. If the odds are a million to one against something happening, chances are 50-50 it will.
     Murphy
149. If the type on this page is too small to read, you will want to get the large print edition.
     The Russler
150. If there is a fifty-fifty chance that something can go wrong, then nine times out of ten it will.
     Paul Harvey
151. If there were a pie here, it would be gone!
     The Russler
152. If two trains shall meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed.
     Kansas state law
153. If we stop to look at stuff, we aren't going to see anything.
     an adult leading a group of children through a museum
154. If we're not already, we are by now.
     Ellis Touchton
155. If you are here and you need to respond . . . 
     often heard at the end of a sermon
156. If you can't view this email, click here.
     E-mail from American Musical Supply
157. If you don't get this letter, return it to me and I'll be happy to photocopy it for you.
     The Russler
158. If you fall and break both your legs, don't come running to me!
     Mom
159. If you missed it, you have one last chance to see it again.
     ad for "The Bachelorette," which I've never seen but hope to see again
160. If you used to be here . . . but you're not here now, stand up.
     Robert K. Oglesby
161. If you weren't in one of the less than a dozen empty seats at Friday Night's Evening At Pops, . . . you really missed something.
     Ayer Public Spirit
162. In a race of far less importance, but not much less . . . 
     Mark Davis
163. In love again for the first time.
     Carole King
164. In 1994 I worked almost three years in crime prevention.
     a Richardson, Texas policeman
165. Include me out!
     probably attributed to Yogi Berra
166. India is the finest climate under the sun; but a lot of young fellows come out here, and they drink and they eat, and they drink and they die: and then they write home to their parents a pack of lies, say it's the climate that has killed them.
     Sir Colin Campbell, British officer charged by British War Department to report on morale problems with the British army in India
167. Inform all the troops that communications have completely broken down.
     Ashleigh Brilliant
168. Instructions for extracting files from this diskette are contained on a file on this diskette.
     from the contents of a file on a diskette
169. Is everyone here? Raise you're hand if you aren't.
     anonymous
170. It all comes out on the inside eventually.
     Steely Dan
171. It certainly is not certain yet.
     anonymous
172. It costs three times as much for two to live as cheap as one.
     song "Oh Why Did I Get Married?"
173. It makes neither sense nor nonsense.
     Carlston
174. It might ultimately be tried first in Europe.
     radio announcer on KRLD
175. It occurred to me lately that nothing has occurred to me lately.
     Ashleigh Brilliant
176. It sank right to the top.
     Jeff Feath
177. It seems, from what I gather, to be one of those simple cases which are so extremely difficult.
     Sherlock Holmes
178. It turned up missing.
     many people
179. It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
     Mark Twain
180. It was the same as a two-room school house, except that it was three rooms.
     Robert Scott
181. It wasn't completely opaque.
     anonymous
182. It's expensive, but it's cheap.
     Len Catanach
183. It's good to be bad.
     Bobby Womack
184. It's Hip To Be Square
     sung by Huey Lewis And The News
185. It's not an optical illusion; it just looks like one.
     Phil White
186. It's not every day you see snow in June.
     Jeannette Scott
187. It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens.
     Woody Allen
188. It's on the same side of the street from that, right across the street from it.
     Robert Scott
189. It's one of those movies where you knew exactly what was going to happen before you ever saw it, if you saw it.
     Jeannette Scott
190. . . . It's real! It's fiction! . . .
     Oprah Winfrey, promoting a book on her TV show
191. It's south of Abilene, but I don't know which direction.
     Kathy Scott
192. It's unanimous -- we agree on nothing.
     overheard at a business meeting
193. It's unlucky to be superstitious.
     Ashleigh Brilliant
194. Jerome saw that and wanted to buy it sight unseen.
     David Beck
195. John Redwood is a young man, but, let's face it, so was Margaret Thatcher in 1975.
     Edward Leigh
196. Just because they are alike, doesn't mean they are the same.
     John Kevin Brown
197. Just a few more hours, and I'll be right home to you.
     sung by KISS
198. Keep your eyes opened behind you.
     Rush Limbaugh
199. Keep your mouth shut and eat everything on your plate.
     Mom
200. Lethargy is beginning to kick in.
     anonymous
201. Like a lot of you . . . I'd be first in line to buy it.
     a Chicago fan (How many people can be first in line?)
202. Marlon Brando in his own words: Songs My Mother Taught Me.
     radio commercial
203. Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot.
     sung by Thin Lizzy
204. My life is simply too complicated.
     anonymous
205. Never listen to advice.
     anonymous
206. Never say "never," and never say "always," because there's always an exception.
     Dewey_Leggett, producing a double IB
207. No refreshments shall be supplied to any member after the above named hours, and none shall be supplied for consumption off the club premises except to a member on the premises at the time.
     private club rule
208. None of us got to sit all together.
     anonymous
209. Notice: This garment meets the general wearing apparel requirements of the Flammable Fabrics Act; however, it is flammable and should not be worn near sources of fire.
     tag on item of apparel from Wear Guard of Norwell, Massachussetts
210. Oh, and if you don't have E-mail, then call me at 301-4556.
     John Fierke, at the bottom of an E-mail
211. Oh, we are so wet, but we are staying dry.
     Chad Gardner (a.k.a.Blister Boy), when asked about the weather
212. Ohio is the birthplace of more Presidents than any other state -- eight. Virginia also has 8.
     Key to the City website
213. Once I get started, I don't know where to begin.
     anonymous
214. One after another, they did not come back.
     Henry Crow Dog
215. One of the worst of my many faults is that I'm too critical of myself.
     Ashleigh Brilliant
216. Place contents of package in covered casserole dish.
     prepared food instructions
217. Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.
     anonymous
218. Predestination was doomed from the start.
     anonymous
219. Promote the use of minority businesses, women-owned businesses and other disadvantaged businesses. Ensure that the suppliers that you are working with do not condone discriminatory practices.
     EDS
220. Regardless of anything to the contrary in this booklet, if your medical insurance terminates for any reason including death, you . . . may elect within 30 days . . . to continue such medical insurance . . . 
     Consolidated Group Trust
221. Remember me? I'm the one who never made any impression on you.
     Ashleigh Brilliant
222. Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
     Werner von Braun
223. Resolved: That we shall build a new courthouse.
     Resolved: That the new courthouse shall be built using materials from the old courthouse.
     Resolved: That the old courthouse shall remain in use until the completion of the new courthouse.
     a county commission in Mississippi
224. Right now we have a special where you can get 500 minutes for $50 for free.
     Darren the cellular telephone salesman
225. Roderick Vereen, a public defender, had filed a motion to delay [Mr.] Hill's execution until after Hill had served his federal sentence of life in prison.
     Associated Press
226. San Francisco isn't what it used to be, and it never was.
     Herb Caen
227. Secret marriages are not allowed.
     private college rule
228. She never told me she was a mime.
     Al
229. She was never at home going out with me.
     The Russler
230. She was the last of an endless line . . .
     a widow, talking about her late husband's mistress
231. She's afraid they'll starve to death for the rest of their lives.
     Kathy Scott
232. She's the boy I'll never have.
     Kyle Malone, referring to one of his daughters
233. 60% of them were minorities.
     Bill Rathburn, Dallas police chief
234. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.
     Apostle Paul, in Second Corinthians 4.18
235. Some Of My Lies Are True.
     sung by Huey Lewis And The News
236. Some people in this department wouldn't recognize sublety if it hit them on the head.
     anonymous
237. Someday I'm going to look back on this nightmare and think of it as just a bad dream.
     B. J. Honeycutt
238. Something is missing. Can you spot it?
     Ashleigh Banfield
239. Sometime I'd like to be here when I'm gone.
     Beetle Bailey's Sarge
240. Sounds like it's going to be a great film. I hope they release it sooner than they shot it.
     deejay
241. Spare no expense to make everything as economical as possible.
     Sam Goldwyn
242. Spontenaity is all right, provided they can rehearse it first.
     Edwin Newman
243. Stage right as you look at the stage.
     D._Rice (In other words, stage left.)
244. Stop calling me immature, or I'll tell on you!
     anonymous
245. Thanks for all your help, especially the other night when [the] RAD [system] crashed for the day.
     Jeff Feath
246. That's the only reason I bring it up. The other reason I bring it up is . . . 
     Andrew P. Smith
247. The commercials aren't louder; they just sound louder.
     TV engineer James Withrow
248. The difference is the same.
     Dale Jensen
249. The first step in remembering a person's name is to:
     1. Hear the person's name clearly.
     2. Get a clear impression of the person as a person.
     Dale Carnegie

     *

     The generating of random numbers is far too important to be left to chance.
     anonymous

     The help I need most urgently is admitting that I need help.
     Ashleigh Brilliant

     The interests of the employers and the employed are the same nine times out of ten -- I will even say ninety-nine times out of ten.
     Lord Curzon

      . . . the longer I stayed, the more I saw; and what I saw [was] their eyes . . . when you look into those eyes you see nothing.
     Ana Martinez

     The New York City Metropolitan Area has more people than the entire state of New York!!
     Key to the City website

     The odds are a million to one against my being one in a million.
     Ashleigh Brilliant

     The only difference that I see is that you are exactly as you used to be.
     sung by The Wallflowers

     The Orthodox Church changes only in order to remain the same.
     anonymous

     The risk is minimal, at the most.
     Dr._Earl_R._Lund,_M.D., trying to convince a patient that the best it can be is the worst it can be

     The superfluous is very necessary.
     Voltaire

     The three most important things to me are math and winning.
     Sgt. Canady

     The three of us will make a lovely couple.
     Neil Simon

     The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood.
     Alexander Haig

     The whole thing is solid stripes.
     Kathy Scott

     The winding road I traveled led me straight to your heart.
     sung by Chicago

     There are two ways to write error-free [computer] programs. Only the third one works.
     anonymous

     There is a vast degree of sleaze, more than actually exists.
     Robin Oakley

     There is more pure chocolate in our all-butter cookies than any other ingredient.
     Safeway label

     There is no time like the present for postponing what you ought to be doing.
     anonymous

     There is nothing so important as trifles.
     Sherlock Holmes

     There she was -- gone!
     German farmer

     There will be a rain dance Friday night, weather permitting.
     George Carlin

     There's a time for laughing, and there's a time for not laughing; this is not one of them.
     Inspector Clousseau

     There's no future in time travel.
     anonymous

     There's no such thing as an anonymous procedure. At least not that I know of.
     Gary Sanders

     These are my three sons. They're twins!
     anonymous

     These are similar in different ways.
     anonymous engineer

     They are always in rare form.
     a Chicago fan

     They found their way back to a place they'd never been.
     movie preview

     They had a little boy who was tall and big.
     Robert K. Oglesby

     They had to return to their destinations.
     reporter on the FAA shutdown, referring to planes in mid-flight

     They have one of those floor fans on a stand.
     Elizabeth Wright

     They may decide not to make a decision.
     Robert_X._Cringely

     They need to get in their places before they come in.
     overheard before a chorus performance

     They was goin' to either walk away alive, or they was goin' to walk away dead.
     someone on a show about the intelligence of chickens

     They were empty, but they were full of cards.
     anonymous

     They were laughing in my face behind my back.
     The Russler

     They worship inamimate objects and other living things.
     Rush Limbaugh

     They'll probably cut my head off and hang me by the neck.
     The Russler

     They're both unique in the same way.
     anonymous

     Things are more like they used to be than they are now.
     anonymous

     This is the exception that proves the rule.
     anonymous engineer

     This version is very similar to version 2.11, with several changes.
     anonymous

     This was the best waste of time I ever had.
     Tom Cochrane

     Three unrelated things that have something in common.
     Carole Mabry, guessing at an answer in Tri-Bond, a board game whose aim is similar to

     Lien À Trois.

     Too much is not enough.
     sung by the Bellamy Brothers

     Two things he was not able to do before, he's beginning to be able to do again.
     John Madden

     Unless faced with emergencies, the IAS team commits to the following intervals. . . .
     In order to meet the time guidelines, emergencies will no longer be accepted.
     the IAS team

     Usually I gain weight every time I go on vacation.
     someone advertising a weight loss product

     Vote Anarchist
     bumper sticker

     Wagner's music is better than it sounds.
     Mark Twain.

     Watch for invisible blocks.
     SuperBlast instructions

     Watch me and get off one stop before I do.
     overheard on a bus

     We are always proving that "nothing is constant, but change."
     Gayle Diane Cordell

     We didn't refuse; we just said no.
     Michael Kirk

     We fell silent, remarking, "The will of the Lord be done!"
     Luke, in Acts 21.14

     We have a three month release cycle, and almost four months of that is testing.
     Dale Jensen

     We need to know what the invisible screens look like.
     Dave_Mitchell

     We think it has a much better chance to be as good as always.
     Labron_Harris,_Jr.

     We were so busy, we didn't do anything.
     Alecia Ragan

     We will fight to the death for our pacifist aims.
     anonymous

     We'd better start early so if we're late, we'll be on time.
     Durward Cline

     We're all in this alone.
     Lily Tomlin

     We’re not quite ready, so give me a couple of minutes and we’ll call you back in a second.
     conference call participant

     We've been through it all -- and more.
     Rachel_Drayer

     We're the only secret organization in the world that no one's ever heard of!
     Maxwell Smart

     Well, it's very similar to this, but it's a lot different.
     antique mall customer

     What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?
     Ursula_K._LeGuin

     What's your phone number?
     B. Grace's mother, asked of him over the phone when she initiated the call

     Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.
     Mahatma Gandhi

     When I am weak, then I am strong.
     Apostle Paul, in Second Corinthians 12.10

     When I think of how I prayed he would get well, I could murder him.
     anonymous

     When you get to be my age, you start to lose your eyesight, your hearing, and . . . let's see . . . what was the other thing?
     Grandma Lewis

     Why isn't there some cheap and easy way I can prove how much you mean to me?
     Ashleigh Brilliant

     Why do I have to stop living to keep from dying?
     Michael Ellis, talking about dieting

     Working for these people would put gray hairs on a bald man!
     anonymous

     Would you care to drift aimlessly in my direction?
     Ashleigh Brilliant

     Yesterday it took her almost a day and a half.
     Sprint employee

     You are unique -- just like everybody else.
     Laurie Varley

     You can count on an unpredictable number of wild cards.
     Games magazine

     You can use the "readonly" command to ensure that the value of a variable cannot be changed.
     Mark Sobell, who needs to explain the meaning of "variable" to me again

     You have a great future, even if the future isn't what it used to be.
     Yogi Berra, to a graduating class

     You have reached Jim Galloway. I'm not available right now . . . 
     Jim Galloway's voice

     You should have been there after you left.
     Michael Kirk

     Your mind has to be working all of the time most of the time.
     Robert L. Scott, on being a teacher