When I was young, the first thing I looked for when picking up a Reader's Digest was the "Quotable Quotes" section. In it was a window into thoughts inspirational, touching, humorous, etc.
Nowadays, with the advent of the Internet, quotes are readily available. Sometimes, too available.
Like these three which I found at ESPN Page 2 :
Category : We can't even make this stuff up
"One of our players 'broke wind' and only the referee heard it and he booked the player."
- English soccer manager Ian Treadwell, explaining that one of his Chorlton Villa players received an "unsporting behaviour" yellow card for flatulence
"After we warm up before a game, I gotta take a dump. It's a huge benefit to release that gas you don't need. The facilities are beautiful. We're spoiled. If I get a good one, I know I'm gonna score two touchdowns."
- Jets running back Leon Washington
- Jets running back Leon Washington
Category : This is the spokesman Tiger should hire
"Jedis are very welcome to shop in our stores although we would ask them to remove their hoods. … Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Luke Skywalker all appeared hoodless without ever going over to the Dark Side. … If Jedis walk around our stores with their hoods on, they'll miss lots of special offers."
- Unidentified spokesman for British supermarket chain Tesco, in response to accusations of discrimination against the Jedi "religion"
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