Quote of the Day (2016)

Contents

01. January
02. February
03. March
04. April
05. May
06. June
07. July
08. August
09. September
10. October
11. November
12. December

January

January 1: “Myahh.” -Brian Fu
January 2: “I like watching Jason play video games.” -Isaac Elliot
January 3: “As long we have our senses–even just one–we have at least the possibility of accessing what makes us feel human; connected.” -BJ Miller, Ted Talk
January 4: “Giving up feels great.” -Natalie Skerlong
January 5: “The day I learned about global-political economics was the day I lost hope in humanity.” -Raouf Chebri
January 6: “If we make a mistake, it’s over. The customer is crazy.” -Raj Mandaala
January 7: “#adultlife” -Kiyung Park
January 8: “No. Forever.” -Monica Erickson
January 9: “I would use just the banana, but I like to have the extra layer of protection.” -Mank Logue
January 10: “Grandparents are good for NOTHING. …[10-second pause]… just kidding.” -Kaid Skerlong
January 11: “Sam.” “Are you talking to me or you?” -Sam, while talking to Sam
January 12: “Most churches feel exclusive until you start investing in them.” -LG
January 13: “Don’t forget to back up the production database before making changes to it!” -everybody on the team
January 14: “Why so serious?” -Ravani Sabbini
January 15: “Goo.” -Natalie Skerlong
January 16: “Don’t approach.” -Oreo
January 17: “There’s always next year….” -12th Man
January 18: “We are in beautiful place now.” -Me
January 19: “You didn’t tell me? I’m mad.” -Jon Moon
January 20: “If Amit is not available or approachable, you can contact me. I may not always be available, but I am always approachable.” -Pankaj Tripathi
January 21: “It’s long, arduous, painful, and will hurt your soul. Sadly, it’s also required.” -James Brace
January 22: “When’s smash night again?” -Chris Smith
January 23: “Don’t play Ganon.” -Otto Bisno (Silent Wolf)
January 24: “A resurrected savior is better than any earthly king.” -Pastor David Staples
January 25: “This is my life, and what’s left of it…I’m going to take back.” -Totalbiscuit (link)
January 26: “A lot of the way your parents raise you has an imprint on how you view God.” -Wayne Smith
January 27: “Your thoughts are a reflection of your heart.” -Erich Lee
January 28: “It stinks in here, by the way.” -Raouf Chebri
January 29: “Playing is way more fun.” -Heather Kenning
January 30: “There’s a hair on my knob. …that probably sounds really wrong.” -Noah Natan
January 31: “I’ve got problems that creativity can’t solve.” -Chris Choi

February

February 1: “You only like Seattle because you were born in Seattle.” -Kamala Kotupalli
February 2: “The authorities said it was for the greater good. But good isn’t the same as right.” -Faith Connnors; Mirror’s edge
February 3: “Always compare your local file with the server’s. Check-in is a crime.” -Amit Agarwal
February 4: “What if she’s BUTT UGLY?” -Jessica Lee
February 5: “It’s pissin’ out there.” -Brendan Derks
February 6: “Everybody’s the same as they used to be…” -Aliah Kim
February 7: “Ouch :(” -Greezelord (netplay)
February 8: “You need to be called out more anyway.” -Elise Cho
February 9: “Okay… talk to Kamala.” -Amit Agarwal
February 10: “Pooping is very serious business, Raouf.” -me
February 11: “You also just keep changing the requirements.” -Nidhi Sharma (about ↓)
February 12: “I know this even without you telling me. I’m smart, so…” -Syed Hussain
February 13: “That’s literally the gayest thing I’ve ever seen, including all the gay porn I’ve watched.” -Yoseph Kim
February 14: “She’s really pretty.” -Gina Kim
February 15: “Never trust a woman.” -Total Biscuit
February 16: “…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” -Romans 3:23
February 17: “You’re doing well.” -Raj Mandaala
February 18: “As leaders, we are never responsible for filling anyone else’s cup. Our responsibility is to empty ours.” -Andy Stanley
February 19: “I miss the 70s. People were more willing to joke back then.” -Evolution Studios guy
February 20: “I don’t like flying, it makes me constipated.” -Mrs. Skerlong
February 21: “That’s why he’s still single.” -Joe Bae
February 22: “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.” -Ecclesiastes 1:9
February 23: “You have to make a commitment before you can make a change.” -John Lee
February 24: “You guys can go home now.” -Syed Hussain
February 25: “What talent we have.” -Erich Lee (source)
February 26: “Goodbye. Thank you for everything.” -Ravali Sabbani
February 27: “Chicken strips are usually the weakest form of chicken.” -Michael Skerlong
February 28: “These dice are CURSED.” -James Lee
February 29: “This is not the way the world works.” -Elise Cho

March

March 1: “You’ve already checked out, dude.” -James Hayes
March 2: “If a king must declare that he is so, then is he really?” -TtheWriter
March 3: “Do you walk like a sloth?! Where are you?!” -Eunice Sun
March 4: “A virus.” -Agent Smith, The Matrix 
March 5: “I want to see death.” -Masha Fields
March 6: “Dude….I’m sorry, that was rancid.” -John Lee
March 7: “Why are Chinese jokes so unfunny?” -Xing Guo
March 8: “Living is the first branch you hit on the way down the ‘unique’ tree.” -Nick Kocher (link)
March 9:  “You guys wanted it done for free? Well, here’s Bob.” -David Staples
March 10: “Hahaha… …that was a sympathy laugh.” -Kiyung Park
March 11: “I’m always funny, dude.” -Vinicio Sanchez
March 12: “Y’know what, screw it. Let’s do it. Let’s start a TF2 team.” -Ming Quan
March 13: “You want my advice on starting a 6s team? Don’t.” -DaneyWaney
March 14: “Time to almost start working.” -Vinicio Sanchez
March 15: “We need to remember that God is not a helicopter parent.” -Wayne Smith
March 16: “A leader without a following is just a person walking.” -John Staples
March 17: “I hate that you know so much.” -John Lee
March 18: “Asperger’s.” -Elise Cho
March 19: “The elevator has a ‘BR’ button… does that stand for ‘bathroom?'” -random girl
March 20: “Ignorance does not equal innocence.” -Pastor David Staples
March 21: “What I hate about the world is… everything takes too much time and there isn’t enough time to do everything.” -Me (???)
March 22: “Should I get her number?” -Roger Zeng
March 23: “I’m going to make a bind that says, ‘That’s twice the size of mine!’ and see how often I use it.” -Skrublord
March 24: “Gross, what is th–oh, it’s your stomach.” -Natalie Skerlong
March 25: “People can become desensitized to anything.” -Jane Lee
March 26: “Hello, my name is David Droz, and today I have failed.” -David Droz
March 27: “The Sound of Music? …. (mouthing) I love you.” -Jessica Campbell
March 28: “Pride is when you’d rather give credit to yourself than to anyone else.” -Bok Oh
March 29: “That’s a Ravali problem. Where is Ravali? Can we call her?” -Amit Agarwal
March 30: “I’ll give you five bucks if you complete this training for me. …never mind, I think I gave it to my mom.” -Raouf Chebri
March 31: “The pace of ministry is very slow.” -Dan Lee

April

April 1: “Merci beaucoup.” -Raouf’s mom
April 2: “I’ll give you a Snickers bar once you finish mopping.” -Uncle James
April 3: “My mom has been telling me … she doesn’t think it’s peace of mind that I have, it’s just stupidity.” -Elise Cho
April 4: “There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you.” -Maya Angelou
April 5: “There’s no point in worrying about things you can’t change.” -Raouf Chebri
April 6: “In many ways, talent is just passion applied.” -Toph
April 7: “Nah man, I’m full as he–uh… heck.” -Dan Lee
April 8: “What do you think would be better? Do you think we should deploy today?” -Syed Hussain
April 9: “If you sow your seeds on poisoned ground, don’t be surprised if everything dies.” -Totalbiscuit
April 10: “Some people are just more fit to be unmarried.” -John Lee
April 11: “I’m back in the promised land. Well… I should say… the land of broken promises.” -Raouf Chebri
April 12: “Let’s do itttt”- Vinicio Sanchez
April 13: “Jason Poo-Shoes.” -Natalie Skerlong
April 14: “Nothing you do today will be as important as the few moments you spend with Jesus. Nothing.” -Erich Lee
April 15: “You are very smart, I can tell by the questions you ask.” -Nidhi Sharma (my reaction)
April 16: “Only those who are prepared to acknowledge that they are unworthy can put faith in the Giver of grace.” -James Moffatt
April 17: She wept.
April 18: “A relationship with God is a necessity, not a luxury.” -Chris Cho
April 19: “At the end of the day, God cares more about the decision maker than about the decisions he’s made.” -Elise Cho
April 20: “I’m just doing praise team for myself.” -Jiwoon Choi
April 21: “You know what my school’s slogan is? ‘One of Seattle’s Colleges.'” -Sol Youn
April 22: “Every suicide steals something the people left behind – a sense of security, of resilience.” -Rebecca Hersher
April 23: “Dedication without direction is delusion.” -Allen Ross
April 24: “Find a good manager.” -Alex Hsieh
April 25: “There is no ‘because.’ Just do it.” -Amit Agarwal
April 26: “The dashboard is very important.” -Shaojian
April 27: “In spite of this, you still left her a post-it?” -Syed Hussain
April 28: “You have to be relatively intelligent to realize how stupid you are.” -John Cleese (link)
April 29: “It could have been yours if you had played your cards right.” -Sam Suruda
April 30: “他們要求的很多,有的時候我很丟臉。” -Mom

May

May 1: “Recognition and response defines the relationship.” -Pastor David Staples
May 2: “You’re SIXTEEN?” -Damian Nelson
May 3: “Kissing is just pushing your lips against the sweet end of 66 feet of intestines.” -Drew Carey
May 4: “The new dolphin is gonna have less lag than a console.” -Robosky
May 5: “PJSalt” -Eric Wang
May 6: “Muffins” -Kamala Koutipalli
May 7: “We have to practice doubles, now that we’re partners…” -Noah Natan
May 8: “There is some logic to this madness.” -Erich Lee
May 9: “People will do well if you make them happy.” -Nidhi Sharma
May 10: “Yesterday, she told me she thought Keanu Reeves was a Backstreet Boy.” -Yoseph Kim
May 11: “I might have mono.” -Vinicio Sanchez
May 12: “Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” -Proverbs 12:18
May 13: “This needs to be fixed today.” -Syed Hussain
May 14: “You should get an MBA eventually. I think it would help you specifically.” -Erich Lee
May 15: “I hide my thieves’ tools in his butt.” -James Lee
May 16: “Even a blind squirrel is able to find nuts sometimes.” -Neriah Yoo
May 17: “If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house.” -Proverbs 17: 13
May 18: “Quit being a diva.” -Pastor Mark Kim
May 19: “The calling to be a worship leader should not be taken lightly.” -Daniel Bae
May 20: “Fruit does not appear on the tree fully-grown. Fruit grows.” -Pastor John Staples
May 21: “Every story must have an ending.” -Auron, FFX
May 22: “You grow the most when you’re least ready to.” -Pastor Mark Kim
May 23: “How old are you? 27?” -Neriah Yoo, to me
May 24: “God doesn’t wake up in the morning and think He’s you.”
May 25: “JASON FU. …..you are my hero.” -Samuel Koo
May 26: “Every game [of DOTA] is sad.” -Bat
May 27: “You can give without loving, but you can’t love without giving.” -Pastor John Staples
May 28: “Wow, you put on weight.” -Marc Chu
May 29: “If it happens, I’m calling it right now.” -James Hayes
May 30: “Maybe you should go play the lottery. Play 072.” -Julie Vega
May 31: “I’m going to miss  you once we stop working together.” -Vinicio Sanchez

June

June 1: “Don’t forget to donate to Faster Melee, because this wouldn’t have been possible without them dividing the community so quickly.” -Dan Salvato (link)
June 2: “It makes sense you forgot how to be single again.” -Michelle Cheng
June 3: “My feet are killing me.” -Brian Fu
June 4: “You’re a lifesaver.” -Daniel Bae
June 5: “Waistline.” -Erich Lee
June 6: “David is pretty butthurt.” -Scott Sol
June 7: “Plan to come to HCL every day except Monday from now on.” -Raj Mandaala
June 8: “Did you call her honey?” -Chris Smith (mayo)
June 9: “The best way to get in shape is to never be out of shape.” -a wise man
June 10: “I would date you.” -Bin Mei
June 11: “Thanks so much for coming!” -Noah Natan
June 12: “Why, God? Why?” -America
June 13: “Are you joking?” -Anusha Bhura
June 14: “I don’t really feel sad about these things.” -Jay Singh
June 15: “What good is the truth if you can’t understand it?” -James Hayes
June 16: “西雅图, 拜拜了” -乾媽
June 17: “Yeahh…I don’t f**kin’ care.” -Raouf Chebri
June 18: “They like to play Uno with spicy rules in Indonesia.” -Drew Minaker
June 19: “I did it, guys.” -John Lee
June 20: “He gave you a ride for free?” -Alex Wallin’s roommate
June 21: “If I’m going to help him, I’m going to help you.” -Susan Kim
June 22: “If I ever get too cocky, just remind me of that time I accidentally sent an email to 1,000+ people.” -Vinicio Sanchez
June 23: “I’m sure you have already guessed…” -Raj Mandaala
June 24: “Why is this taking so much time?” -Syed Hussain
June 25: “African snake?” -Rebekah Lee (pictionary)
June 26: “I don’t want bad things to happen, but if they do, I would like to be on shift.” -James Lee, firefighter
June 27: “The death of classical music is perhaps its oldest continuing tradition.” -Charles Rosen
June 28: “You can be a sumo wrestler.” -Dad
June 29: “Luck is all about preparation.” -Frank M.
June 30: “It was a pleasure working with you.” -Syed Hussain

July

July 1: “Well, the world is your goddamn oyster, you smartypants youngster.” -Sue Lee
July 2: “I’ve never seen one so fresh before.” “you can see one come straight out of the oven if you want.” -David Kim; Alyssa Chung
July 3: “Why do we have kids?” -Kalvin Kim
July 4: “All those cods and rones…I mean cones and rods” -Xing Guo
July 5: “The honest philosopher seeks only the Truth, even if it bears no comfort; and he must begin by assuming, as Socrates said, the all he knows is that he knows nothing.” -Straton of Stageira
July 6: “I’m playing Marth because all the other characters are boring.” -Volk
July 7: “As long as she loves God, well…. not much else matters.” -Gina Kim
July 8: “You need to help your team with workload.” -Amit Khatnani
July 9: “My goodness…you’re being so needy today.” -John Lee
July 10: “Jason Fu? That guy never gave a fuck about what anybody thought. I need to add him on Facebook.” -Amin Shariatmadari
July 11: “Never talk to Syed again. Ever.” -Amit Agarwal
July 12: “Your jokes are the opposite of on fire today. Your jokes are wet.” -Yoseph Kim
July 13: “Well….we can’t assume anything….” -Jiwoon Choi, David Kim, Stephanie So, and Jane Lee
July 14: “Can you help me with DRI tomorrow?” -Vinicio Sanchez
July 15: “You can’t shake hands with a clenched fist.” -Indira Gandhi, through Little Jacob, Grand Theft Auto IV
July 16: “In first place…. Izzy and grandpa!” -Ashley Koo
July 17: “Girls are like strategy games.” -Elise Cho
July 18: “There is no place in American discourse for the vile, vitriolic hate coming out of this ideology [#blacklivesmatter].” -Sheriff David Clarke(link)
July 19: “I did all the CSE for non-majors classes for fun.” -Aline Nguyen
July 20: “I don’t plan on getting old.” -Yoseph Kim
July 21: “But what if the bear grabs the chainsaw?” -Josh Kim
July 22: “That’s the ‘you peed in my cereal’ face.” -Chris Choi
July 23: “We don’t have one person who was a headlight; we have someone who was the Light.” -Pastor Mark Kim
July 24: “We will jam again… one day.” -Josh Lee
July 25: “I’m taking a break from this game or my phone is gonna end up in a thousand pieces…” -Mdf777
July 26: “Music has the ability to enter someone’s soul without their permission.” -Joel Houston; “The only time I saw my mom cry was when I got a C in high school.” -Jiwoon Choi
July 27: “I was expecting you to win against Joeco.” -Noah Natan
July 28: “I’m liking your musings.” -Lisa Choi
July 29: “The mark of a truly mature person is that their judgment is never tainted by stipulations based on arbitrary things such as age, density of follicles, etc.” -Erich Lee
July 30: “Left to right or right to left?” -Mark’s mom
July 31: “You and I have become a little more than just friends…” “So like…friends with benefits?” -John Lee; me

August

August 1: “Balloon.” -Bin Mei
August 2: “大便” -Dad
August 3: “What is that FRAGRANT SMELL?” -Bradley Stafford
August 4: “It’s easy to blame the violent and militant US cops for the amount of shootings, but I’m sure most of you American citizens would react exactly the same in their position.” -/u/krautcop (source)
August 5: “The swords is NOT supposed to come out.” -Conundroom host
August 6: “No, well, even after spending this little time with you, I can tell you have social skills.” -Jeff Smith
August 7: “It doesn’t feel half bad.” -Sam Smith
August 8: “Let’s hang when I am back?” -Frank Liu
August 9: “Reading is the fucking warp whistle from Super Mario 3.” -/u/ryans01 (link)
August 10: “If you know God, you don’t have to want anymore.” -Shane Everett
August 11: “Durian? That’s what Alyssa’s perfume smells like.” -James Lee
August 12: “Do you know what a meat spit looks like?” -Sam Suruda
August 13: “I would have stayed longer if there were board games…” -Sam Yoo; “Goodbye, Mank!”
August 14: “How much you’ve grown up can be measured by how big you perceive your world to be.” … “Sometimes… durians are like people.” -Elise Cho
August 15: “Say that you’re open.” -Raouf Chebri
August 16: “Do you want to wash your car? I was going to wash mine. We can wash them together to make it faster.” -Brian Fu
August 17: “You can come in just twice a week.” -Raj Mandaala
August 18: “A good con man takes a little bit of truth and a lot of lies and pulls the wool over the eyes of the ignorant.” -Carey Burtt (link)
August 19: “Do you remember anything?”
August 20: “Just gotta….run with it. Eh? Eh? Anybody?” -Chris Cho
August 21: “Your hair is on point.” -Daniel Bae
August 22: “Well, that’s….deincentivizing.” -Eric, physical therapist
August 23: “We brought you whisky.” -Yoseph Kim
August 24: “Pity if powerful.” -Raouf Chebri
August 25: “I think we’ve got a pretty good chance at a six-figure case here.” -Bruce Wiener
August 26: “The hearing test came back very good!” -Dr. Lisa Mulligan
August 27: “You shall soon taste the divine.” -Lisa Choi
August 28: “I heard you tried to die while I was gone.” -Chris Choi; “你的命很大” -小舅舅
August 29: Gene Wilder
August 30: “I’m actually offended.” -Chris Cho
August 31: “You gained weight.” -Sang K. Cho

September

September 1: “Is this how you see Melee, Kevin? In paragraphs?” -Mang0 (link)
September 2: “Yeah, man.” -Eric’s mom
September 3: “Our parents are playing pool and being super loud.” -Daniel Koh
September 4: “Who’s Chris?” -Jon Neufeld
September 5: “You lose again.” -Eldritch Horror
September 6: “If it’s good enough for you, it’s good enough for me.” -Dr. Nicolae Vadan
September 7: “idk if you heard the news, but…” -Christian Kwon
September 8: “I WAS ON HIS QUOTE OF THE DAY ONCE” -Bradley Stafford
September 9: “There’s no refunds. There’s no return policy.” -David Cho
September 10: “Choose what you believe before the storm comes in.” -James Hayes
September 11: “Remember” ; “You can’t substitute your personal relationship with God with service to God.” -Pastor David Staples
September 12: “Legalists are the worst advertisements for the Christian faith because they are just hedonists in disguise.” -Tim Chaddick
September 13: “I can never step closer to God without realizing the need to step into the lives of others.” -Erich Lee
September 14: “#humblepie” -Frank Liu
September 15: “Context is everything.”
September 16: “I like watching real-life drama happen right in front of me.” -S. Kim
September 17: “I’m not upset; I’m just impatient.” -Sam Suruda
September 18: “Do you want to learn Android: Netrunner?” -Jun Du (repeat ad infinitum)
September 19: “Nolan’s convinced that we lost the game. I’m going to prove him wrong.” -Cameron Ernotte; “That’s sh–…c–…d–…sh–…I mean, that’s ridiculous.” -Neriah Yoo
September 20: “I never caught your name.” “I never threw it.”
September 21: “You can’t go wrong with ‘baby.'” -Lisa Choi
September 22: “I want you to take it faithfully for the next seven days.” -Dr. Soon Kimm
September 23: “It’s not your fault.” -Sean, Good Will Hunting 
September 24: “I just don’t understand….how this all hinges on me.” -Julian Richter
September 25: “The law doesn’t reveal our goodness; it only exposes out brokenness.” -Pastor David Staples
September 26: “idkkkkk you sound like you’re comforting yourself lol” -Michelle Cheng
September 27: “You don’t get sick. If you feel sick, you should be alarmed. When other people feel pain at a 4 or 5, then they’ll say something. But you only start saying something at 10.” -Mom
September 28: “I don’t know if I went too far with the ‘old school’ theme…” -Jiwoon Choi
September 29: “The name? I’m not edgy or anything. It’s just human nature.” -DeprivedHumans
September 30: “Face your 2k like a champ.” -Bat

October

October 1: “Music is sonorous air. It says everything and it says nothing.” -Ferruccio Busoni (Daniel Barenboim sound bite)
October 2: “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” -A.W. Tozer
October 3: “If you want to reach someone, do things for him. If you want to change his life, build a relationship with him.” -Chris Cho (source?)
October 4: “taco 먹었어 / 다 까먹었어” -massage therapist
October 5: “Balloon story? I don’t remember the balloon story.” “I remember the balloon story.” -Chris Smith; Jeff Rowland
October 6: “It’s just been a wobbly day.” -David Kim (pharm)
October 7: “Mr. Park.” -Alyssa Chung; “It’s interesting to see where peoples’ lives from school go. ….and where they end.” -Cameron Ernotte
October 8: “You are very fun to play against.” -Blake (netplay)
October 9: “God allows these things to happen…never to pay us back, but to win us back.” -Pastor David Staples
October 10: “If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved, worrying will do you no good.” – Śāntideva
October 11: “…do I know you?” -Melvin Soetrisno
October 12: “颱風” -Mom
October 13: “If the kingdom of heaven is not segregated, then why on earth is the local church?” -Pastor Mark Deymaz
October 14: “Did you practice on an orange or something?” -Gina Kim
October 15: “I feel lied to.” -Eric Wang
October 16: “You have impeccable mechanics in your writing.” -Chris Choi (Choiboy)
October 17: “You guys did a kick-ass job.” -Neriah Yoo
October 18: “OH. Do you want me to introduce you two? Come here, let me introduce you two.” -Dr. Sang K. Cho
October 19: “How come you’re not eating?” -Jiwoon Choi
October 20: “We should consider it a joy, not a burden, to do the work of learning new ways to more clearly represent Christ and His Word to a watching world.” -Rachel Watson (source)
October 21: “Read it 100 times.” -James Hayes
October 22: “I’m going back to Mexico tomorrow. My visa expired.” -Rollerbob
October 23: “Jason, I pray that you become a millionaire.” -Pastor John Staples
October 24: “Oh. Are you that Asian guy with the Ganon?” -Faddiaddi
October 25: “Your character is bad, but you make it work” -Whino
October 26: “There is no escape from the enemy who lives within.” -Electroboom (link)
October 27: “You clearly just don’t have the mindset to be an actual decent player. I would suggest reevaluating that” -MyGoalsInMelee
October 28: “What is Martin…ee? Oh, Martini.” -Jane Lee
October 29: “She’s clumsy.” -Bae Park
October 30: “Why is everything that I get dirty?” “It’s a metaphor for your life.” -James Hayes; Me
October 31: “A man who does not fart is a man who hides secrets.” -Confucius (aka me)

November

November 1: “It doesn’t hurt to say ‘I love you’ to your mom every once in a while, y’know?” -Lisa Choi
November 2: “I couldn’t get tickets for the Seattle show, so out of frustration, I got tickets for the San Fransisco show.” -Brian Fu
November 3: “It’s always a snow day in music theory.” -Mr. Steves
November 4: “You’re probably one of the smartest guys I know.” “……what?” -Daniel Bae; Me
November 5: “You can poop your pants now!” -Michael Hsieh
November 6: “[Sometimes,] it’s okay to stand in the darkness.” -Eunice Sun
November 7: “Patriotism can involve sacrifice on behalf of your country…[it] is about serving your country first.” -Henry Reich (link)
November 8: “I am a tiny bit happy that my smug piece of shit liberal friends are losing their minds on my FB feed.” -absurd slit
November 9: “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, sings the tune with all the words and never stops at all….” -Emily Dickinson (source); “I had a peek at her other side. But don’t worry, I asked her for permission first.” -Elise Cho
November 10: “I don’t think enough people expose themselves to differing viewpoints.” -Bob Diep
November 11: “I find it obscene that we can bury so many people and know nothing about them.” -Brian Turner
November 12: “I figure life’s too short for me to do something I hate for an extra $20k/yr.” -Keith McAfee
November 13: “On the vast majority of issues, we are so much closer than [the media] would have Americans think.” “And we are more decent than we behave.” (Morning Joe video)
November 14: “Being gracious in your relationships is respect for others; being firm in your relationships is respect for yourself.” -Neriah Yoo
November 15: “At McDonald’s….without my wallet.” -Eric Wang
November 16: (Immediately following a discussion of classical literature)”HEY did you guys see that meme with Joe Biden and Barack Obama?” -Lisa Choi
November 17: “His hair looks like a poop fell on his head.” -Mom
November 18: “C’mon, let’s see some of that youthful energy.” -Dr. Cho
November 19: “What’s something you stack stuff on top of?” “A clock?” -Yoseph Kim; Sarah [Im]
November 20: “You should count me out for today…” -Jiwoon Choi
November 21: “How much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytize?” -Penn Jillette (link)
November 22: “It’s really tight here.” “Thanks.” -Massage therapist; me
November 23: “What happened here?” “I accidentally knocked something over…wait, my mom told me not to talk to strangers.” -Me; a young boy (we were in a board game store)
November 24: “This is kind of a boring game.” -Brian Fu
November 25: “I need to get some Christmas parents for my presents.” -Sam Suruda
November 26: “Play exciting, not excited.” -Hal Galper
November 27: “I don’t…get…you.” -Eric Wang
November 28: “An organization that’s held together by just one person is not a good one.”
November 29: “I think I could have made this at home on the barbecque.” -Dad, talking about a filet mignon at an expensive steakhouse
November 30: “Yeah… I recently got into sweaters myself.” -Gabe Koh

December

December 1: “That was…dicey.” -Zac Weber (after rolling dice)
December 2: “If I buy something expensive, it better make me money.” -Kiyung Park
December 3: “Lola’s got lots of secrets.” -Gabe Koh
December 4: “I went from one Fu to another Fu.” -Pastor James Kim
December 5: “If the biotech industry didn’t have to spend money redoing all those failed tests, it would have enough money to own the earth.” -Neriah Yoo
December 6: “I learned from the best.” “Yeah? Who?” “Me.” -Me; Silvia Chang
December 7: “Do you want to see my guitar?” -Peter
December 8: “Are you a generous tipper?” -Chris Choi
December 9: “When people get upset…they regress into children.” -David Kim
December 10: “Oh, right. Hold the ledge.” *falls past the ledge to his death* -Bradley Stafford
December 11: “It’s just money.” -Jinny Koh
December 12: “Emergency Christmas!!!”
December 13: “We’ve got a long way to go before we catch up to Mother Nature.” -Tour Guide, USS Blueback
December 14: “I never learned to write lowercase Roman numerals…” -Gabe Koh (this was the result)
December 15: “Attitude is more important than technical skill.” -Augustine of Hippo, 2016
December 16: “Don’t forget to give me your number.”
December 17: “Can I play you?” -Hungrybox
December 18: “Have you been to Dick’s?” “Like, sporting goods?” -Pookie; Gravy
December 19: “I don’t think I’ve ever successfully pooped before.” “You’re probably going to end up on his quote of the day.” -Danielle; Bradley Stafford
December 20: “No artist goes through life without hating his early work.”
December 21: “Jason, you would make the worst girlfriend ever.” -Lisa Choi; “I’m not a musician, I’m a worship leader.” -Jiwoon choi
December 22: “It breaks my heart to say this, but Ganondorf is not viable.” -Andy Singh
December 23: “I don’t want to be remembered as the ‘nice guy.'” -Hyuk Suh
December 24: “This is a loose orange. This is a tight orange. Look at that it’s so tight. That’s how you know it’s going to be good.” -Paul Cho
December 25: “Gifts are bullshit.” -absurd slit
December 26: “You just got bananagrammed.” -Sam Yoo
December 27: “Instant bondage. I mean…bonding.” -Scott Sol
December 28: “Oh, she’s funny, all right.” -Jason Koh
December 29: “That means you’ve got your head straight on your shoulders.” -Samson G.
December 30: “Sounds familiar…” -Kiyung Park
December 31: “You’re my guy.” -Alexa Derks; Annie Suruda