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Quotes from my Personal Life

A collection of quotes from me, my friends, my family, and a host of others. Enjoy.

Dates / sources are located below a given quote when available.


H. B. Morgan


(After rinsing my hands with cold water for half a second) There, just like a hospital.


Whoever said that I think shit all the way through?


Do I look like the guy who would read the description before commenting?


(Referring to RED cameras) For $138,000 I better be able to see a spider's clitoris on the moon with that camera.


Thou shalt not audit thy creator.


(In regards to a commercial for a black mattress)

Me: "Eww, a black mattress!"

My Dad: "What do you think black people sleep on?"

Me: "I don't know; Park benches, bus stops?"


Nothing like dislocating your shoulder before bedtime.


(To a teacher I had in college) Well do you want a fast, correct answer, or a groaning, collective answer?


If you're gonna disappoint somebody, it may as well be everybody.


My existential, agony scream was shorter today.

– 2018-01-22


If your tits were a bell curve, they'd be at the tippy top!

– 2018-04-19


(Referring to my height) Damn Italian Gravity!

– 2018-10-27


I'm like a goddamn cartoon character! All I do is wear the same clothes and say the same things all the time.

– 2019-11-26


Sibling: "I don't want to eat anything with the word monster in it."

Me: "I'm sure you've eaten something with the word 'monster' in it."

– 2019-12-20


(Referring to drug commercials) All of these drugs ruin your life while mildly fixing your one, small problem.

– 2020-01-19


You know, the greater good, not the 'you and me' good

– 2020-05-26


I figured that if we have haunted bread we may as well eat it.

– 2020-06-24


Fighting a cat that's bigger than a dog is always gonna be a challenge.

– 2020-07-14


His scoop is deep in the emotional Cheerios.

– 2020-08-11


Who the hell buys unscented candles? I want my house to smell, that's why I light a part of it on fire.

– 2020-10-11


I think you'd like the ocean if you'd give it a taste.

– 2020-11-27


Any store with an abandoned RV next to it is not a good store.

– 2021-12-27


A man without enemies is a useless friend.

– 2022-02-08


Humans are incapable of having a rational discussion on an even playing field.

– 2022-05-26


Passion without intelligence is just yelling.

– 2022-12-04


Free pizza comes to those who read their email.

– 2023-01-10


Humans tend to have a lot of gross shit in common, they just tend to lack the vocabulary or facilities to enunciate it, and why the hell would you?

– 2023-02-24


Being an adult is easy, you just have to pay money until the problem goes away. The hard part is getting the money.

– 2023-03-05


The library is a truly Aryan institution.

– 2023-03-21


Dreams are like lost love: Even though I was with them for a short time, they will be with me forever.

– 2023-04-27


A female with bad handwriting is a female that ought not be trusted.

– 2023-07-25


I did my family a favor by abandoning them and they return the favor by not calling.

– 2023-08-23


Everyone behind the wheel of anything is an enemy who hates me personally.

– 2023-08-29


[Invalids] should be cremated and turned into fertilizer. I don't see how they could be of more use to society. Just grind them into paste and spray them on the countryside.

– 2023-09-17


If the beginning of your plan starts with 'I have to train an animal', then you have a bad plan.

– 2023-10-04


You fell victim to the Scanners Folly! You discarded the source material before checking your scan!

– 2023-10-04


The creator is patient.

The creator asks for nothing, but instead gives everything.

It's up to you how much or how little you accomplish.

The creator is within me as he is within you.

The creator speaks, it is our job to listen.

– 2024-02-12


If you would only look, you would see it too.

– 2024-03-03


Who doesn't love a boiling-hot shame shower?

– 2024-04-03


Whacking people with a spoon is good incentive to get them to stop doing stuff.

– 2024-04-24


In just a few thousand years humans have seemingly learned to beat mother nature at her own game. Although, mother nature has been playing for a lot longer, she knows the rules better than we do, and seldom makes permanent mistakes.

– 2024-05-13


Doing it right seems like the right thing to do.

– 2024-06-13


Horses are simple: Don't put anything behind them you don't want kicked, don't put anything underneath them that you don't want stepped on, and don't put anything in front of them you don't want bitten. And don't spook them!

– Date Unknown


I've got Mountain Dew in my guts and mildew in my veins.

– 2024-10-15


We go together like two tits in a tube top.

– 2024-11-21


Nobody is really alone as long as they have a credit card and internet access.

– 2024-12-24



Other People


This is a collection of quotes from people I've known or overheard. Most of the context and explanations for these have been lost to time.


AotA

Patience presumes time aplenty. I presume time 'bout empty.

– 2023-04-27

I'd rather worship Frosty the Snowman as a God of Winter than Jesus as God's only begotten son.

– 2023-05-04


D. (A friend from highschool and a former coworker)

You're not allowed in Fort Kick-Ass.

– 2020-08-07


J. (My Grandfather)

Well, I don't see my name in the obituary so I guess I'm doing okay.

– Date Unknown

That'll put some lead in your pencil. But I don't have anyone to write to!

– Date Unknown


R. (A friend from highschool)

All at once or not at all is a memo to live and die by.

– 2018-01-26


Quotes about White Issues

Below is my collection of quotes all about White people and their struggle for survival. The dates and sources are located above a given quote when available. Any errors in the reproduction of these quotes are my responsibility. Enjoy.


The JQ

Nietzsche, Friedrich

On the Genealogy of Morals

Rome felt that the Jews were something contrary to nature itself, something like its monstrous polar opposite. In Rome the Jew was considered "guilty of hared against the entire human race". And that view was correct...


Misc.

Göring, Hermann

Ocean horizon at dusk

Anyone who thinks they can treat animals like lifeless objects will learn the meaning of suffering the hard way.

Hitler, Adolf

Somewhere in a faraway place, a Nazi band is playing Dixie and Swannee River, the blood will run in the streets of America and Great Britain, then my spirit will rise from the grave and the world will know that I was right.

Smith, Adam

Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.

Useful Software and Tools

A list of websites that I've found useful over the years. This page will be updated as new resources are discovered (or remembered).

Apps - Desktop

  • CDBurnerXP: Burns CDs, DVDs, Blu-Rays, and HD-DVDs.
  • LibreOffice Suite: An open-source and compatible alternative to Microsoft Office.
  • LibreWolf: "A custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom".
  • Linux Reader: "Access files and folders on Ext, UFS, HFS, ReiserFS, or APFS file systems from Windows".
  • Obsidian: "private and flexible note‑taking app that adapts to the way you think". [^1]
  • VeraCrypt: "free open source disk encryption software".

Apps - Mobile

Some of the many apps that I use regularly. The vast-majority are available on F-Droid.

  • List - Android FOSS: "A list of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) for Android".
  • F-Droid: Alternative app-store, mostly FOSS apps.
  • Audio Anchor: Simple audiobook player, clean interface, progress tracking.
  • Bromite: Privacy-focused Chromium browser. [^2]
  • Cromite: A Bromite fork with built-in support for ad blocking and an eye for privacy.
  • Cryptomator: Encrypted file storage with Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. [^3]
  • Delta Chat: Communicate instantly via e-mail.
  • FairEmail: Privacy friendly email app.
  • K-9 Mail: "Full-featured email client".
  • KeePassDX: "open source, ad-free. Multi-format KeePass password manager".
  • KurobaEx: Browse imageboards and bulk-download threads.
  • LessPass: "Generate unique passwords for your accounts based on a master password".
  • NewPipe: Alternative YouTube client, supports downloading videos, subtitles, and blocks all YT ads!
  • OpenReads: FOSS book and reading tracker.
  • YouTube Downloader (YTD): Supports encoding to .mp3, I use this when I want to download audio or if NewPipe is down.

Books

Various book (re)sellers and aggregate sites.

  • Abe Books: Used book seller. Often seen on BookFinder.
  • Alibris: Used book seller. Often seen on BookFinder.
  • BookFinder: Book seller aggregate website. Useful for looking up book prices and finding obscure sellers.
  • Cosmotheist Books: The book distribution arm of the Cosmotheist Community Church.
  • Freedomain Books: Books by Stefan Molyneux of Freedomain Radio, a very popular philosophy program.
  • The West's Darkest Hour: A blog-style site by César Tort that contains a handful of free PDFs.

Constructed Languages

Various tools and resources for creating languages.

Fonts / Typefaces

Most of my writing is done using LibreOffice Writer, with 12pt Courier Prime as my font of choice. I value regularity and readability.

  • Courier Prime: A typewriter-like font that is fixed-width, regular, and beautiful.
  • Font Library: A collection of fun typefaces with easy web font integration.

GitHub Projects

Most of these are Windows-only apps/tools/resources, but all of them are handy in one way or another.

  • List - Awesome Piracy: "bookmarks, saved Reddit posts, and GitHub stars all related to piracy".
  • BG Remover: AI-powered background remover tool. [^4]
  • Bookdown: "Authoring Books and Technical Documents with R Markdown".
  • File Converter: Convert various types of files using the Windows context menu.
  • gallery-dl: "command-line program to download image galleries and collections".
  • hosts: Extended "hosts" files for blocking a variety of services.
  • Jellyfin: "Free Software Media System ... alternative to the proprietary Emby and Plex".
  • JPEGsnoop: "detailed JPEG image decoder and analysis tool".
  • KeePassXC: "modern, secure, and open-source password manager".
  • Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS): "Windows and Office activator using HWID / KMS38 / Online KMS".
  • Steam Achievement Manager: Fix broken Steam achievements.
  • SumatraPDF Reader: Multi-format eBook / PDF reader.
  • Ultimaker Cura: "State-of-the-art slicer app ... for your 3D printer".
  • Universal Android Debloater: Removes large amounts of bloat from most Android phones.
  • Ventoy: Easy bootable USB drive; just drop in ISOs and boot.
  • Windows10Debloater: "Script/Utility/Application to debloat Windows 10".
  • WinSetView: "easy way to set Windows File Explorer default folder views".
  • yt-dlp: YouTube downloader; A fork of youtube-dl that actually works (plus fixes and improvements.

Web Tools

Misc. web tools for use in a variety of situations.

  • GFP-GAN: AI facial restoration and mild photo upscaling. (Demo 1 & Demo 2)
  • The Alphabetizer: Alphabetizes text, removes duplicates, separates text, etc.
  • Yandex Images: The BEST reverse-image-search service I've found to date. Eat your heart out Google Images and TinEye.

Notes

Special directions and notes.

  1. Obsidian: Obsidian uses Markdown formatted txt files so if you stop using it, your files are still accessible. Also cross-platform.
  2. Bromite: The Bromite F-Droid repository is not included by default. You need to add it as a third-party repository, check here for instructions.
  3. Cryptomator: The Cryptomator F-Droid repository is not included by default. You need to add it as a third-party repository, check here for instructions.
  4. BG Remover: If your pictures come out blurry, make sure the app window is maximized before saving the result.

Words to Remember

This is a collection of words that I would like to remember, but may not use often. For a list of words that I coined, click here.


Adjectives

Bucolic - adj.

  1. Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and rural life; pastoral.

Nouns

Baja Blast Gasket - n.

  1. A brightly colored, usually blue, aftermarket gasket installed in a car. Often inexpensive and of questionable quality, it is widely regarded as an indicator that a previous owner or amateur mechanic has performed non-professional repairs.


- Source: What A Honda Civic Engine Looks Like Inside After 250-300K Miles,

Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon - n.

  1. The illusion in which something you've just learned about or noticed suddenly seems to appear everywhere. It's also known as the frequency illusion, where increased awareness makes an event, word, or object seem more common than it actually is; a form of selection bias.

Continuity Error - n.

  1. A perceived error in the consistency of the characteristics of people, plot, objects, and places seen by the reader or viewer of a media over some period of time.

Cryptomnesia - n.

  1. A memory phenomenon in which a person believes they are creating an original idea, thought, or work, when in fact it is a forgotten memory being recalled. The person is unaware that the idea actually originated from an earlier source.

Endling - n.

  1. The last remaining member of a (soon to be extinct) species.

Feynman Algorithm - n.

  1. A tongue-in-cheek stepped process for solving a given problem, it goes as follows:
    1. Write down the problem.
    2. Think real hard.
    3. Write down the solution.


- Source: "The Feynman algorithm was facetiously suggested by Murray Gell-Mann, a colleague of Feynman, in a New York Times interview."


Frontier Justice - n.

  1. Punishment or retribution carried out without legal authority or due process, often in lawless or remote areas where formal justice systems are absent. It typically refers to vigilante actions taken to enforce order or avenge wrongdoing.

Graceful Degredation - n.

  1. In systems design, the ability of a system to maintain limited functionality when parts of it fail, rather than completely breaking down. It ensures that performance decreases gradually instead of catastrophically under stress or partial failure.

Idempotence - n.

  1. The property of an action that can be repeated, but further repetition causes no distinct change in outcome after the initial act.

Incest Debt - n.

  1. The accumulation of financial obligation or emotional burden resulting from giving or receiving money, gifts, or material support within a family, often leading to complex dynamics of guilt, dependency, or control.

IKEA Effect - n.

  1. A cognitive bias in which people place disproportionately high value on products or projects they have partially created themselves, even if the result is of lower quality.

Liftocracy - n.

  1. A hypothetical system of government in which leadership or political authority is determined by physical strength or athletic prowess rather than intellect, merit, or election.

Lottocracy - n.

  1. A system of government in which political officials are selected by random lottery from a larger eligible population, rather than through elections or appointment; Sortition.

Mechanical Sympathy - n.

  1. The expression of care, respect, or understanding toward machines or inanimate objects, treating them as though they possess sensitivity or life. Often reflects an intuitive awareness of how things function and a desire to operate them harmoniously rather than forcefully.

Meritocracy - n.

  1. A system or social order in which individuals attain power, status, or advancement based on talent, ability, and achievement rather than wealth, privilege, or social class.

Narrative Transportation Theory - n.

  1. A psychological concept describing the experience of becoming deeply absorbed in a story or piece of media, during which one's thoughts, emotions, and attitudes (usually temporarily) align with the narrative. This immersion can influence beliefs, intentions, and behaviors to reflect the story's perspective or themes.

Plausible Deniability - n.

  1. The ability of people to deny knowledge of or responsibility for any damnable actions committed by others in an organizational hierarchy because of a lack of evidence that can confirm their participation, even if they were personally involved in or at least willfully ignorant of the actions.

Plausible Deniability Typo - n.

  1. The deliberate act of slightly underpaying a debt or reimbursement by a trivial amount, small enough that the discrepancy appears accidental and is unlikely to be challenged.


- Ex: Repaying a debt of $12.91 with the amount of $12.19.


Quim and Cosh - n.

  1. Well-fitting; Snug.
  2. Euphemism for sexual intercourse.


- Ex: It seems Bill and Suzy have been out all night getting quim and cosh.
- Further Reading: StackExchange: English


Semantic Satiation - n.

  1. A psychological phenomenon in which repeated exposure to a word or phrase causes it to temporarily lose its meaning, leading the listener or speaker to perceive it as a series of nonsensical or unfamiliar sounds.

Simulacrum - n.

  1. An image, imitation, or superficial representation of something; a semblance that lacks the substance or essence of the original; a trace.

Solidarity - n.

  1. Unity or mutual support within a group, class, or community arising from shared interests, goals, or principles; a sense of collective responsibility and common purpose.

Wendy Filter - n.

  1. A software feature or system mechanism designed to intentionally exclude specific data from appearing in search results or queries by preemptively flagging or filtering it out.


- Ex: I filtered out Rock music using a Wendy Filter so it won't appear when I shuffle my music library.
- Source: "One of the developers [of a software called Implode] had a girlfriend named Wendy and she hated some of his music. So, he wanted a way to quickly filter out all the songs that bugged her, hence Wendy Filters."
- Further Reading: Link


Verb

Vector Trace (Render) - v.

  1. (formal) To convert a rasterized image into a scalable vector format composed of mathematically defined points, lines, and curves, preserving the visual appearance without reliance on pixel resolution.
  2. (informal) To isolate and excise a specific portion of a raster image for reuse in other media, typically by manually removing unwanted pixels or background elements.