Obnoxiously difficult quotes

[mikehallbackhoe]

Originally Posted by gryhnd51

cogito ergo spud, I think therfore I yam. Graffito
Gonzo leaps like a giraffe and grabs it. Jerry Coleman
Weeping bride, laughing wife, laughing bride, weeping wife. German proverb
dios tarda pero no olvida-god delays but doesn't forget. proverb
He that winna be ruled by the rudder maun be ruled by the rock. proverb
Veni, vidi, velcro. I came, I saw, I stuck around. anonymous
No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory, no cross, no crown. wm penn

and last but not least:

sow much, reap much; sow little, reap little. proverb

I just got that veni, vidi, velcro puzzle. it took me 8 minutes !

[Lurker]

"I know by my own pot how the others boil." - Proverb

Success rate 11.2%
Average Time 463 seconds
Record 46 seconds by pajarito7

And the bottom end of the bell curve is 2,315 seconds.

You're welcome

[Carrot]

Unattributed - "Before you advise anyone Be yourself! reassess his character."

[Carrot]

"Here's to you, as good as you are, And here's to me, as bad as I am. But as good as you are, and as bad as I am, I am as good as you are, as bad as I am." ~ Scottish Proverb

[Carrot]

Unattributed ~ "It is not how big you are, it's how big you play."

LOL...staring at puzzle....then....in walks my NFL BIG hubby : ) talking about last night's controversial call at Seattle Seahawks game......puzzle solved! God I LOVE him!!!!!!!!

[thresa]

"Cats conspire to keep us at arm's length." — Frank Perkins

I am glad I was playing in non-competitive mode for this one, because I needed hints.

[iltquilt]

"False enchantment can last a lifetime." W. H. Auden

Maybe this one is not so difficult for some, but I certainly set a slowest time record on it.

[Carrot]

Jon Stewart - “The country's twenty-four hour political pundit perpetual panic conflictinator did not cause our problems but its existence makes solving them that much harder."

[gryhnd51]

"url's are the 800 numbers of the 1990's." by Chris Clark

[gryhnd51]

"If pedestrians obstacle your path, tootle horn melodiously." Japanese directions for English-speaking drivers

I personally LOVE this one, despite its difficulty.