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  but thought is irksome and three minutes is a long time. -- A.E. Housema...
• If you haven't struck oil in the first three minutes, stop boring. -- George Jessel
• Bart: Murderous mob, I beg you to spare our lives, at least until you've heard the story of how we ended up with the head of our belov\'ed town founder.
  Barney: How long will this story take? Bart: Uh....
• The first three minutes of your life can be dangerous ... The last three can be pretty dodgy too!
• You know you're in a small town..... ...if you dial the wrong number, and talk for 15 minutes anyway.
• Kirk: "Scotty, I need warp speed in three minutes or we're all dead.
  -- "STII:TWOK", Stardate 8130.4...
• Something better... 1 (obvious): Excuse me. Is that your nose or did a bus park on your face?
  2 (meteorological): Everybody take cover. She's going to blow....
• Skinner: Now, this morning we're going to be mapping a small square of sky that's thought to be empty.
  It's my hope that it's not. Bart: So what am I supposed to do exactly?...
• A Chicago salesman was about to check into a St. Louis hotel when he noticed a very charming woman staring admiringly at him.
  He walked over and spoke with her for a few minutes, then returned to the front desk, where they checked in as Mr....