Lence Quotes

Dr. Lence.  He's a character.  Probably the most intelligent person I've seen at UH.  He's known for his ramblings that suddenly come straight back to the point, his direct questions ("MISter so-and-so.  What do YOU think."), and of course, his suspenders.  Most of these quotes did have a point inside of the discussion, but when you take them out of context they're just so funny I couldn't help but put them up here.

Thoughts on Machiavelli's The Prince:

"It's hard to go shopping in a tiara." (said in reference to Popes, believe it or not)

"You smell like Borgia."  "It must be the Borgia cologne."

"Scipio... Girl Scout Cookies... where are we?"


Thoughts on Shakespeare's Hamlet:

"Ding dong, the old man's dead!"

"Let's say I got shipwrecked and ended up in Cambodia..."

"Denmark? It might as well be Rummyville."

"Hot damn, it's a ghost."


Thought on Monads:

"God- the baker of monads."

"That's it, I have it! It's monads!" (commenting on how we should answer every calculus problem)

"I'd rather talk about moon rocks."


Thoughts on Locke's 2nd Treatise:

"And God said, 'Go to it.'"

"Everyone in the world needs a hula hoop."

"Sara Lee doesn't have monkey brains wrapped up for people to eat, last time I checked."

"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth... so help you Bozo?"

"And then, they hire duck-lovers..."

"And thus... and thus... and thus... and thus... and thus..."

Thoughts on William Blake:

"Generally, minivan drivers don't carry billy clubs."


Thoughts on Frankenstein:

"Do you mean, by what you're saying, Ms. Fischer, that every basketball team needs a pygmy?"   And later... "Pygmys want to play too..."

"The Evil Aggie Empire is killing the world with all their genetically modified veggies."

"It's just nice to know that you're being radiated to death."

Thoughts on Nietzsche:

"He's another Plato in drag."

"Ms. Fischer, you haven't taken your drugs like the rest of them... how did YOU like the lecture?"

"Cool... drop dead."

Thoughts on Arendt:

"It'd be sort of nice to have a Nazi in the zoo."

"Maybe if I throw in a grenade..."