It horrifies me that ethics is only an optional extra at Harvard Business School.

Planning is an unnatural process; it is much more fun to do something. The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression.

What is our town warden doing down there helping them?

I'm a worm digger. I got shot at two nights ago. It was coming from Bremen Harbor.

Or invent new wrinkles or characters or whatever to keep them fresh.

A dead cow or sheep lying in a pasture is recognized as carrion. The same sort of a carcass dressed and hung up in a butcher's stall passes as food.