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{{quote|''"Though all poodles bark snappily at the slightest provocation, they are particularly inclined to do so when nothing at all is happening."''|''The Elegance of the Hedgehog'', Muriel Barbery}}


{{quote|''"Though all poodles bark snappily at the slightest provocation, they are particularly inclined to do so when nothing at all is happening."''
{{quote|"Damned if you do, damned if you don't."|''Unknown''}}
|''The Elegance of the Hedgehog'', Muriel Barbery}}


{{quote|"Heads, I win, tails, you lose."|''Unknown''}}
{{quote|"Damned if you do, damned if you don't."
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{{quote|"Heads, I win, tails, you lose."
{{quote|"...People seemed to like this better, but only marginally so - the way one might prefer to be stabbed than shot. Optimally, one isn't stabbed or shot. Optimally, one eats some cake! But there are times when cake is not available, and instead we are destroyed. This is the deep poetry of the universe."|[[Penny Arcade]], [http://www.penny-arcade.com/2007/05/21 2007-5-21]}}
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{{quote|"...People seemed to like this better, but only marginally so - the way one might prefer to be stabbed than shot. Optimally, one isn't stabbed or shot. Optimally, one eats some cake! But there are times when cake is not available, and instead we are destroyed. This is the deep poetry of the universe."
|[[Penny Arcade]], [http://www.penny-arcade.com/2007/05/21 2007-5-21]}}

{{quote|I’m open to correction on my assumption that the 97% of climate scientists depend on the accuracy and honesty of the handful of people with direct access to the data. Let me know if I got that wrong. If I’m wrong, that supports my point [[Taking You with Me|that non-scientists such as myself can’t be expected to have useful opinions on science topics]].
You just witnessed a little trick I learned from President Trump. I gave myself two ways to win and no way to lose. You should try it. It works every time.
| ''[http://blog.dilbert.com/post/157072093411/about-the-97-of-climate-scientists About the 97% of Climate Scientists]'' on [[Scott Adams]]' Blog}}


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