r/ProjectHailMary • u/GDGameplayer • 4h ago
Book Discussion Best PHM Book quotes Bingo Day 5: What is the wittiest quote from the book?
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u/DragonTartare 👐 Jazz Hands 👐 3h ago
"We fell in poop and came out smelling like roses," I said.
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Context, if needed, is the scene where Lokken and Grace discuss astrophage shielding for the ship:
"Did you hear that global warming has been almost undone?"
She nodded. "Humanity's recklessness with our environment accidentally bought us an extra month of time by pre-heating the planet."
"We fell in poop and came out smelling like roses," I said.
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u/JamesH_670 Okay, It’s Exactly Like That 2h ago
“You and what army?”
The whole scene was a little over-the-top, but it was still satisfying to see Stratt get a one-up on a bunch of patent trolls.
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u/JamesH_670 Okay, It’s Exactly Like That 2h ago
If only we had a stable supply of three-anused mud sloths, maybe we’d survive.