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1 " ASSUME is to make an ASS of U and ME. "
― Dan Gutman , License to Thrill (The Genius Files, #5)
2 " ASS of U and ME. "
3 " It was the great Russian author Chekhov who wrote, “If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it’s not going to be fired, it shouldn’t be hanging there. "
4 " Maybe flog slab is his name,” Pep guessed. “Flog Slab. It’s kinda cute, actually.” “That’s a pretty weird name,” Coke said. “Well, what do you expect an alien from another planet to be named?” asked his sister. “Bob?” “We "
5 " all the boring rehash of what happened up to this point. That saves me a lot of time and effort. "
6 " toobleshmoot? "
7 " Alan Shepard was the first and only interplanetary golfer,” Coke told his sister. “He was also the first and only interplanetary litterbug,” Moe said. “What he did was disgraceful. "
8 " A - ALPHA B - BRAVO C - CHARLIE D - DELTA E - ECHO F - FOXTROT G - GOLF H - HOTEL I - INDIA J - JULIETT K - KILO L - LIMA M - MIKE N - NOVEMBER O - OSCAR P - PAPA Q - QUEBEC R - ROMEO S - SIERRA T - TANGO U - UNIFORM V - VICTOR W - WHISKEY X - X-RAY Y - YANKEE Z - ZULU "
9 " —swarmed by bats, abducted by aliens, sprayed with poison gas, had stuff dropped on our heads . . . ,” said Coke. “And all of these things actually happened?” asked Dr. McDonald. “You didn’t make any of it up?” “Yes, it all happened!” Pep shouted at him. “And a lot of other stuff, too. You could fill a—” “Book!” Dr. McDonald said, his eyes suddenly wide. "
10 " simultaneously. Instinctively, "
11 " In the A box, type Albuquerque NM. In the B box, type Lupton AZ. Click Get Directions. "
12 " The rumbling from below was accompanied by a loud humming noise, as if a billion cats were purring into microphones and the sound was being pumped out of speakers positioned all around. Gentle vibrations washed over Coke and Pep. "
13 " to ASSUME is to make an ASS of U and ME. "
14 " used to search for aliens.” “But if there were aliens out there,” Dr. McDonald said, “this would be a great way for "