I can see we're going to get along like a house on fire," said Miss Tick. "There may be no survivors.
Interpretation
This quote humorously suggests that the relationship will be intense and possibly destructive.
The quote uses a vivid metaphor to illustrate the potential for a fiery, dynamic relationship between two individuals. While 'getting along like a house on fire' typically conveys enthusiasm and excitement, the addition of 'there may be no survivors' introduces a darkly comedic twist, hinting that their bond may be so powerful that it could lead to chaos and volatility.
In practice
This quote would be great for describing the exciting chemistry between new colleagues at a workplace.
And then Jack chopped down what was the world's last beanstalk, adding murder and ecological terrorism to the theft, enticement, and trespass charges already mentioned, and all the giant's children didn't have a daddy anymore. But he got away with it and lived happily ever after, without so much as a guilty twinge about what he had done...which proves that you can be excused for just about anything if you are a hero, because no one asks inconvenient questions.
They've got something they do it with, I think it's called a mocracy, and it means everyone in the whole country can say who the new Tyrant is. One man ... one vet. ... Everyone has ... the vet. Except for women, of course. And children. And criminals. And slaves. And stupid people. And people of foreign extraction. And people disapproved of for, er, various reasons. And lots of other people. But everyone apart from them. It's a very enlightened civilization.
Geography is just physics slowed down, with a couple of trees stuck in it.
You can't trample infidels when you're a tortoise. I mean, all you could do is give them a meaningful look.
Any fool could be a witch with a runic knife, but it took skill to be one with an apple corer.
People look down on stuff like geography and meteorology, and not only because they're standing on one and being soaked by the other. They don't look quite like real science. But geography is only physics slowed down and with a few trees stuck on it, and meteorology is full of excitingly fashionable chaos and complexity. And summer isn't a time. It's a place as well. Summer is a moving creature and likes to go south for the winter.
The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those of libel.
In 27 years doing this, I've seen a handful of truly great, masterful standup sets. One was Tig Notaro last night at Largo.
According to a new survey, 40 percent of adults in Mexico say they would move to the United States if they got a chance. The number would have been higher, but the other 60 percent already live here.
There are a lot of questions I keep asking myself about why I do comedy. I guess I laugh to keep from crying. And I guess if you ever get me crying, I might not stop. This is the way I look at tragedy or else I'll cry.
Someone who makes you laugh is a comedian. Someone who makes you think and then laugh is a humorist.
A mine is a hole in the ground with a liar on top.
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