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Paul Ehrlich

To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer.

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foul-up

[foul-up] {n.} (stress on "foul") 1. {informal} A confused situation; confusion; mistake. * /The luncheon was handled with only one or two foul-ups./ 2. {informal} A breakdown. * /There was […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Solomon Short

(aka David Gerrold, US science-fiction author) A human being is a computer's way of making another computer. Yes, we are their sex organs. www.english-slang.com

foul line

[foul line] {n.} 1. Either of two lines separating fair from foul ground in baseball. * /Willie hit the ball just inside the foul line for a double./ 2. A […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

to foul one's own nest

[to foul one's own nest] {v. phr.} To compromise unintentionally one's own interests by sharing private information unnecessarily. * /With he constant complaints about he job, she's only fouling her […] www.english-slang.com

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Josh Billings

(1818-1885) U.S. humorist Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.

doddle

[doddle] {n.} Something simple or easy to accomplish.

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change one's tune

[change one's tune] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make a change in your story, statement, or claim; change your way of acting. * […]

master of ceremonies

[master of ceremonies] or [M.C.] or [emcee] {n.} The person in charge of introducing the various participants in a show or […]

go halves

[go halves] {v. phr.}, {informal} To share half or equally become partners. * /The boys went halves in raising pigs./ * /The […]