It Seemed To Me," Said Wonko The Sane, "that Any Civilization That Had So Far Lost Its Head As To Need To Include A Set Of Detailed Instructions For Use In A Package Of Toothpick

It Seemed To Me," Said Wonko The Sane, "that Any Civilization That Had So Far Lost Its Head As To Need To Include A Set Of Detailed Instructions For Use In A Package Of Toothpick

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"It seemed to me," said Wonko the Sane, "that any
civilization that had so far lost its head as to need
to include a set of detailed instructions for use in
a package of toothpicks, was no longer a civilization
in which I could live and stay sane."
-- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Sirius is paved with gold So I've heard it said By nuts who then go on to say "See Tau before you're dead.
I'll gladly take the high road Or even take the low, But if you have to take me apart to get me there Then I, for one, won't go....
I need more detailed instructions to do that.
Sorry, did I say something wrong?" said Marvin, the paranoid human-hating robot, dragging himself on regardless.
Pardon me for breathing, which I never do anyway so I don't know why I bother to say it, oh God, I'm so depressed....
What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in the ground underneath a giant boulder you can't move, with no hope of rescue.
Consider how lucky you are that life has been good to you so far....
I am perfectly sane, and so am I.
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? -- Ursula K. LeGui
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? -- U.K. LeGui