A choice sampling of wise words from Steve Gibson (aka Scary)

Tell her you're gay.
That whole "my love is so strong for you I'm gonna make the switch" deal...
The chicks go for it every time. Plus they think you are really sensitive or
some crap too. Yeah sweetie, I'm in touch with my feminine side... put this
in your mouth please.




"Never shit in your own cash register."

         - the word according to one of my dad's old buddies




"You gotta act on shit."

         - the word according to my uncle David




"Mom told me that things aren't going real well with _ _ _. I'm sorry to hear that. I'd give you some fatherly advice if it would help, but it wouldn't. Count the blessings you DO have. It's painful but it's not the end of the world. Quickest cure I know is someone else. I'm serious as a heart attack about that. Keeps you from thinking about it. Kinda like putting horse shit on chapped lips; there's no medicinal value but it DOES keep you from licking them."

         - the word on women according to my dad




"What else is woman but a foe to friendship, an unescapable punishment, a necessary evil, a natural temptation, a desirable calamity, a domestic danger, a delectable detriment, and an evil of nature, painted with fair colors."

         - the word on women according to a couple of Dominican Friars




"It's just all dessert and no veggies for you, isn't it?"

         - the word on my pursuits according to bobmah




"There's nothing more unattractive than a man trying to be something he's not."

         - the word on physical appearance according to Turia Stark




"if she doesn't realize how lucky she is to have your undivided attention, then she can go and suck a lemon."

         - great wisdom from Irene




"you know, D'Amico, there's absolutely nothing subtle about you."

         - the word on me according to Sam Towell




"DO YOU LOVE THE GRUNDLE BUTTER?
                  (YES) / NO"

         - graffiti found scrawled in the bus exhaust wall residue at Harvard Station, 03/21/2005 (photo)




"You, my friend, are so DAMN confident!..."

         - the word on me according to Vanessa




"Breaking it off is a bit like booting after a night of hard drinking... you're a bit skittish at the prospect, but it saves you a lot of discomfort later on."

         - my advice to a brother




"You're gonna knock the cover off the ball, I can see it in your eyes."

         - Keith Krach to me, 04/17/2004




"No man truly in love has ever let the hands of a clock go peacefully on their way."

         - the word on love according to Dumas




"Our excessive concern with the welfare of our bodies is almost the only obstacle to the success of any of our plans."

         - the word on success according to Dumas




"Il faut souffrir pour être belle."

         - the word on beauty from Mlle. Vu (one who would know)




"A crack whore that speaks French is still a crack whore."

         - the master wordsmith, my friend, J. Andrew Roy