#ton

First we need to get a buttload of nails.’ ‘A buttload? How much is that?’ ‘Uh…’ Granuaile rescued me with her superior knowledge of indefinite units of measurement. ‘I believe that’s slightly more than a shitload but much less than a fuckton. ↗

— Kevin Hearne

#humor #indefinite-units-of-measurement #humor

People have said to me 'I hope you won't let happen in Washington what is happening in Kansas.' ↗

— Dennis Moore

#happening #hope #i #kansas #me

So I played alto for quite a while until I saved up the money for the baritone. ↗

— Gerry Mulligan

#baritone #i #money #played #quite

I would be embarrassed to tell you how many folks ran saying that they weren't going to spend a bunch of money, they weren't going to raise the debt ceiling, and then they went to Washington, D.C., and did exactly that. ↗

— Mick Mulvaney

#ceiling #debt #debt ceiling #did #embarrassed

This is courtship all the world over - the man all tongue; the woman all ears. ↗

— Emily Murphy

#ears #man #over #tongue #woman

May the soul of the late President Milton Obote... a long-time member of this parliament, rest in peace. ↗

— Yoweri Museveni

#may #member #milton #parliament #peace

I don't want anybody suspecting I am some sheep and part of the Washington D.C. establishment. ↗

— George Nethercutt

#anybody #establishment #i #i am #part

Well, WorldCom's growth exploded in the Clinton years, there's no question, there's no disputing that. ↗

— Don Nickles

#disputing #exploded #growth #question #well

It is therefore not to be wondered at that Lincoln's single term in the House of Representatives at Washington added practically nothing to his reputation. ↗

— John George Nicolay

#his #house #lincoln #nothing #practically

I've been in Washington ever since 1981, trying to get out! ↗

— Pat Oliphant

#ever #get #i #out #since