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These are not merely catchy sayings. Even though some sources may identify a phrase as a catchphrase, this list is for those that meet the definition given in the lead section of the catchphrase article and are notable for their widespread use within the culture. This list is distinct from the list of political catchphrases.
I. I am Groot (phrase) I am inevitable; I am Iron Man; I can do this all day; I find your lack of faith disturbing; I have a bad feeling about this; I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubble gum
Terry Pratchett talks of the ironic nature in Russell's storytelling; that Wasp is a "fun[ny] terrorists' handbook". An example of this humour is found in the protagonist's letter to the Sirian Central Bureau of Records in which he mockingly registers the rebel organisation Dirac Angestun Gesept as a legitimate organisation:
Deep Space is a collection of short science-fiction stories by the British writer Eric Frank Russell. It was first published by Fantasy Press in 1954 in an edition of 2,257 copies. The stories originally appeared in the magazines Thrilling Wonder Stories , Other Worlds , Astounding , Galaxy Science Fiction , Imagination and Blue book .
Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.
Songs that embody high levels of remembrance or catchiness are literally known as "catchy songs" or "earworms". [1] While it is hard to scientifically explain what makes a song catchy, there are many documented techniques that recur throughout catchy music, such as repetition , hooks and alliteration .
The Great Explosion is a satirical science fiction novel by English writer Eric Frank Russell, first published in 1962. The story is divided into three sections. The final section is based on Russell's 1951 short story "...And Then There Were None". Twenty-three years after the novel was published, it won a Prometheus Hall of Fame Award.
Russell A. Potter (born 1960) is an American writer and college professor, and guitarist. [1] His work encompasses hip hop culture, popular music, and the history of British exploration of the Arctic in the nineteenth century, [ 2 ] as well as the material in the courses he teaches in English literature at Rhode Island College.