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I. Another Fine Myth
1. «There are things on heaven and earth,
Horatio, Man was not meant to know»
-Hamlet
2. «Things are not always as they seem»
-Mandrake
3. «The only thing more reliable than magik is
one’s friends!»
-Macbeth
4. «Careful planning is the key to safe and
swift travel»
-Ulysses
5. «Only constant and conscientious practice
in the Martial Arts will ensure a long and
happy life»
-B. Lee
6. «Attention to detail is the watchword for
gleaning information from an unsuspecting
witness»
-Insp. Clouseau
7. «Is there anything in the universe more
beautiful and protective than the simple
complexity of a spider’s web?»
-Charlotte
8. «In times of crisis, it is of utmost impor-
tance not to lose one’s head»
-M. Antoinette
9. «To function efficiently, any group of
people or employees must have faith in
their leader»
-Capt. Bligh (ret.)
10. «Man shall never reach his full capacity
while chained to the earth. We must take
wing and conquer the heavens»
-Icarus
11. «One of the joys of travel is visiting new
towns and meeting new people»
-G. Khan
12. «First impressions are of major importance
in business matters»
-J. Pierpoint Finch
13. «The secret to winning the support of large
groups of people is positive thinking»
-N. Bonaparte
14. «A little help at the right time is better than
a lot of help at the wrong time»
-Tevye
15. «Anyone who uses the phrase ‘easy as
taking candy from a baby’ has never tried
taking candy from a baby»
-R. Hood
16. «Just because something doesn’t do what
you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s use-
less»
-T. Edison
17. «The wonders of the ages assembled for
your edification, education, and enjoy-
ment — for a price»
-P.T. Barnum
18. «No matter what the product or service
might be, you can find it somewhere else
cheaper!»
-E. Scrooge
19. «By persevering over all obstacles and
distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at
his chosen goal or destination»
-C. Columbus
20. «With the proper consideration in choice of
allies, victory may be guaranteed in any
conflict»
-B. Arnold
21. «One must deal openly and fairly with one’s
forces if maximum effectiveness is to be
achieved»
-D. Vader
22. «This is another fine myth you’ve gotten me
into!»
-Lor L. and Har D.
23. «Since prehistoric man, no battle has ever
gone as planned»
-D. Graeme
24. «Ya gotta be subtle!»
-M. Hammer
25. «Just because you’ve beaten a sorcerer,
doesn’t mean you’ve beaten a sorcerer»
-Toth-Amon
26. «A woman, like a good piece of music,
should have a solid end»
-F. Schubert
II. Myth Conceptions
1. «Life is a series of rude awakenings»
-R.V. Winkle
2. «First impressions, being the longest
lasting, are of utmost importance»
-J. Carter
3. «Ninety percent of any business trans-
action is selling yourself to the client»
-X. Hollander
4. «If the proper preparations have been
made and the necessary precautions
taken, any staged event is guaranteed
success»
-Ethelred the Unready
5. «…Eye of newt, toe of frog…»
-Believed to be the first recipe
for an explosive mixture…
The forerunner of gunpowder
6. «That’s entertainment!»
-Vlad the Impaler
7. «Numerical superiority is of no conse-
quence. In battle, victory will go to the
best tactician»
-G.A. Custer
8. «Anything worth doing, is worth doing
for a profit»
-Teresias
9. «There is more at stake here than our
lives»
-Col. Travis
Alamo Pep Talk
10. «One need not fear superior numbers if
the opposing force has been properly
scouted and appraised»
-S. Bull
11. «Should old acquaintance be forgot…»
-Count of Monte Cristo
12. «This is no game for old men! Send in
the boys!»
-W. Hays
13. «Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce»
-Henry VIII
14. «We’re looking for a few good men»
-B. Cassidy
15. «I’ll worry about it tomorrow»
-S. O’Hara
16. «Myth-conceptions are the major cause
of wars!»
-A. Hitler
17. «Diplomacy is the delicate weapon of the
civilized warrior»
-Hun, A.T.
18. «Just before the battle, Mother, I was
thinking mos of you…»
-Sonny Barker
19. «What if they gave a war and only one
side came-«
-Lucifer
20. «Chain of command is the backbone of
military structure and must be strictly
obeyed»
-F. Christian
21. «It takes a giant to fight a giant»
-H. Prym
22. «Hell hath no fury like a demon scorched»
-C. Mather
23. «What is this, a Chinese fire drill?»
-Sun Tzu
24. «…and then I said to myself, ‘Why
should I split it two ways-‘»
-G. Mouser
25. «Is everybody happy?»
-Machiavelli
26. «All’s well that ends well»
-E.A. Poe
III. Myth Directions
1. «Dragons and Demons and Kings,
Oh my!»
-The Cowardly Klahd
2. «When old friends get together,
everything else pales to insignificance»
-War, Famine, Pestilence
and Death
3. «That’s funny, I never have any
trouble with sevice when I’m shopping»
-K. Kong
4. «‘Weird’ is a relative, not an absolute
term»
-Baron Frank N. Further
5. «Nothing is impossible. Anything can
be accomplished with proper prepa-
rations and planning»
-Ponce de Leon
6. «Now you see it, now you don’t»
-H. Shadowspawn
7. «A friend in need is a pest»
-Fafhrd
8. «Once more into the breach…»
-Zarna, the Human Cannonball
9. «War may be Hell… but it’s good for
business!»
-The Association for
Merchants, Manufacturers,
and Morticians
10. «Old heroes never die; they reappear
in sequels»
-M. Moorcock
11. «What do you mean, ‘You’ve got a
little job for me’?»
-Hercules
12. «Out of the frying pan, into der fire»
-The Swedish Chief
13. «If you can’t dazzle them with dex-
terity, baffle them with bullshit!»
-Prof. H. Hill
14. «As any magician will tell you — Myth
Directions is the secret of a suc-
cessful steal»
-D. Henning
15. «-Or was it unlock the safe then
swim to the surface?»
-H. Houdini
16. «…and then the fun began»
-N. Bonaparte
17. «I’m sure we can talk things out like
civilized people»
-J. Wayne
18. «What’s the point-spread on World
War III?»
-R. Reagan
19. «Why should I pay a troll just
to cross a bridge?»
-B.G. Gruff
20. «What are friends for?»
-R.M. Nixon
21. «We’ve got an unbeatable team!»
-Sauron
22. «No matter what the game, no matter
what the rules, the same rules apply
to both sides!»
-Hoyle’s Law
23. «Life is full of little surprises»
-Pandora
24. «This contest has to be the dumbest
thing I’ve ever seen»
-H. Cosell
25. «If you can’t win fair, just win!»
-U.S. Grant
26. «Winning isn’t the most important
thing; it’s the only thing!»
-J. Caesar
27. «Ask not for whom the bell tolls-«
-M. Ali
IV. Hit or Myth
1. «There’s something to be said for relatives
…it has to be said because it’s unprint-
able!»
-A. Einstein
2. «When things are blackest, I just tell myself
‘cheer up, things could be worse!’ And
sure enough, they get worse!»
-Skeeve
3. «Once a knight, always a knight,
But once a King is once too often!»
-Sir Bella of Eastmarch
4. «Duty: a fee paid for transacting in
good(s)»
-U.S. Dept. of Commerce
5. «The only thing worse that a sorcerer is a
sorcerer’s apprentice»
-M. Mouse
6. «Good information is hard to get. Doing
anything with it is even harder!»
-L. Skywalker
7. «There is no counter for a spirited woman
except spirited drink»
-R. Butler
8. «Choose your friends carefully. Your ene-
mies will choose you!»
-Y. Arafat
9. «I don’t know why anyone would be nerv-
ous about going to see royalty»
-P. in Boots
10. «Superior firepower is an invaluable tool
when entering into negotiations»
-G. Patton
11. «Tell you what. Let me sweeten the deal a
bit for you…»
-Beelzebub
12. «I’m making this up as I go along!»
-I. Jones
13. «Marriage, being a lifelong venture, must be
approached with care and caution»
-Bluebeard
14. «Some farewells are easier than others»
-P. Marlowe
15. «In a war against organized crime, survival
is a hit or myth proposition»
-M. Bolan
16. «It’s always easier to destroy than to
create»
-Any general, any army, any age
17. «The best laid plans often go fowl»
-Wile E. Coyote
18. «Life can be profitable, if you know the
odds»
-Ripley
19. «These blokes need to be taught to respect
their superiors»
-Gen. Cornwallis
20. «Figure the last thing you would expect
the enemy to do, then count on him doing
precisely that!»
-Richelieu
21. «Stayin’ alive! Stayin’ alive!»
-V. Dracula
VII. M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link
1. «Petty crime is the scourge of business today»
-D. Lorean
2. «It all hinges on your definition of ‘a good time’!»
-L. Borgia
3. «It’s all a matter of taste»
-B. Midler
4. «If you’re too busy to help your friends, you’re
too busy!»
-L. Iacocca
5. «What fools these mortals be»
-Smaug
6. «Not everything in life is funny»
-R.L. Asprin
VIII. Myth-Nomers and Im-pervections
1. «Nobody’s seen it all!»
-Marco Polo
2. «They don’t make ’em like they used to!»
-H. Ford
3. «It’s not even a nice place to visit!»
-Fodor’s Guide To Perv
4. «Taxis are water soluble»
-G. Kelly
5. «I just need to pick up a few things»
-I. Marcos
6. «There’s no place like home!»
-H. Johnson
7. «…On the street where you live»
-Quote from an anonymous extortion note
8. «There’s never a cop around when you need
one!»
-A. Capone
9. «…You gotta start somewhere»
-S. McDuck
10. «All financiers are not created equal!»
-R. Corman
11. «How come I get all the hard questions?»
-O. North
12. «HOLY BATSHIT, FATMAN! I mean…»
-Robin
13. «Who? Me, Officer?»
-J. Dillinger
14. «Parting is such sweet sorrow»
-Figaro
15. «Easy credit terms available…»
-Satan
16. «You can judge the success of a man by his
bodyguards!»
-Prince
17. «Bibbity… bobbity…»
-S. Strange, M.D.
18. «‘M’ is for many things she taught me…»
-Oedipus
19. «I am not a crook!»
-Any crook
20. «Were you looking for me?»
-Dr. Livingstone
IX. M.Y.T.H. Inc. In Action
0. «What am I doing here?»
-Any recruit, any army
1. «What do you mean
my characters talk funny?»
-D. Runyon
2. «We want to make you
feel at home!»
-L. Borgia
3. «Just a little off the top!»
-A. Boleyn
4. «Squeeze, don’t jerk, the trigger»
-R. Rogers
5. «When I travel, nobody knows me…
and I like it that way!»
-S. King
6. «Boards don’t hit back!»
-B. Lee
7. «To Serve and Protect…»
-Traditional motto of
protection rackets
8. «It takes one to know one!»
-Jack D. Ripper
9. «Manners are acquired, not inherited!»
-S. Penn
10. «Now, here’s my plan!»
-R. Burns
11. «That’s why the lady is a tramp!»
-B. Midler
12. «It sure looks to me like a big night
tonight!»
-Arthur, Rex
13. «Weren’t you expecting me?»
-J. Rambo
14. «You countermanded me on whose
authority?»
-Pope John
15. «An army travels on its paperwork!»
-J. Carlson
16. «So what’s wrong with following
established procedures?»
-M. Gorbachev
17. «Ya gotta speak the language»
-N. Webster
18. «Has anybody got a plan?»
-G.A. Custer
19. «We must hurry… It’s almost over!»
-P. Fogg
20. «I want a rematch!»
-M. Tyson
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