Last words from a general in the American Civil War: "Nonsense! They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist--"
A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but it is by no means the most interesting. - The Doctor, Doctor Who
"... It's easy if you try." - Lennon "That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard." - Marx
Antique is just another word for second-hand.
G: "If we do happen to step on a mine, Sir, what do we do?" EB: "Normal procedure, Lieutenant, is to jump 200 feet in the air and scatter oneself over a wide area." -- Somewhere in No Man's Land, BA4