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{{quote|''"I '''can't''' change sides, you silly old fart! There's no side to change sides '''to!'''"''|'''General Leland Zevo''', ''[[Toys (film)|Toys]]''}}
{{quote|''"I '''can't''' change sides, you silly old fart! There's no side to change sides '''to!'''"''|'''General Leland Zevo''', ''[[Toys (film)|Toys]]''}}


{{quote| '''Earl Bassett:''' So how you and Heather doing?<br />
{{quote|'''Earl Bassett:''' So how you and Heather doing?
'''Burt Gummer:''' Well, she's.. still visiting her sister. You know, she actually blames our problems on the collapse of the Soviet Union!<br />
'''Burt Gummer:''' Well, she's.. still visiting her sister. You know, she actually blames our problems on the collapse of the Soviet Union!
'''Earl Bassett:''' Well, you did take that [[Crazy Survivalist|kinda hard]], Burt...<br />
'''Earl Bassett:''' Well, you did take that [[Crazy Survivalist|kinda hard]], Burt...<br />
'''-- [[Tremors|Tremors 2]]''' }}
'''-- [[Tremors|Tremors 2]]''' }}


{{quote|'''Spudgun''': I think she's got a point, actually.<br />
{{quote|'''Spudgun''': I think she's got a point, actually.
'''Richie''': Well why don't you just go and ''live'' in the Soviet Union?<br />
'''Richie''': Well why don't you just go and ''live'' in the Soviet Union?
'''Spudgun''': [[The Great Politics Mess-Up|Because it doesn't exist]].<br />
'''Spudgun''': [[The Great Politics Mess-Up|Because it doesn't exist]].<br />
'''Dave Hedgehog''': [[Crapsack World|And it's horrible]].<br />
'''Dave Hedgehog''': [[Crapsack World|And it's horrible]].<br />

Latest revision as of 08:49, 8 August 2014


Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.
Vladimir Putin (supposedly)
(The) last few years have been very confusing for people in my line of work.
Greg, the Russian "cultural attaché" from Sneakers
"I can't change sides, you silly old fart! There's no side to change sides to!"
General Leland Zevo, Toys

Earl Bassett: So how you and Heather doing?
Burt Gummer: Well, she's.. still visiting her sister. You know, she actually blames our problems on the collapse of the Soviet Union!
Earl Bassett: Well, you did take that kinda hard, Burt...

-- Tremors 2

Spudgun: I think she's got a point, actually.
Richie: Well why don't you just go and live in the Soviet Union?
Spudgun: Because it doesn't exist.

Dave Hedgehog: And it's horrible.

Richie: [Floundering] Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes... well, that was my point.

Spudgun: Well, it was a bit of a stupid point then, wasn't it?
I'm running out of enemies. . .I'm down to Kim Il-Sung and Castro.
Colin Powell
"It's hard not to look all all these war games about Russia invading America and not be reminded of fan-fiction. America is a fat teenage virgin... writing creepy stories about having filthy monkey sex with the quiet, Eastern European boy down the road."
Christ, I miss the Cold War.