Findings:

• Imagine how the world would be if only wrecking balls could destroy flowers
• If I were Twenty-One I would determine, even if I could never be anything else in the world, that I would be a thoroughbred
• he thought it would be great fun to conquer the world
• It would be a less interesting world if we all walked and skipped alike, and never fell from bicycles.
• The Ten Commandments revised
• They knew what our pain would be.
• In a world of blind people, c would be the speed of sound
• If all you did was node, your writeups wouldn't be very interesting, would they?
• The next time they would come, I would not be here.
• when I am King, we will have no such things, but, my lads, if the old king my father were dead, we would be all kings.
• The world would be in much better shape if our leaders were hamsters
• They Might Be Giants
• in a world where the bar keeps seeming to be lower, where stupidity has got a foothold, there is room for excellence and uncompromising vision
• Be the monstrous wave of despair and destruction you want to see in the world
• It is never too late to be what you would have been
• The sky will hold them. They will be an ocean apart.
• He made me promise I would do this when I was next sad. So I promised myself I would not be sad again.
• We knew there would be kissing, and breasts
• They will be lucky for you. Allah favors the compassionate.
• in a world of predator and prey, i choose to be a glassmaker
• it wouldn't be so bad if people like you would have become ghosts too
• It can be days before the vision passes and I see the world plainly again.
• What would existence be like for a child born with no senses?
• I assumed we would not even be friends
• Most adults forget what it was like to be a child once they hit a certain age
• This would be so dirty if we weren't all professionals
• They say the prettiest girls get to be angels
• eternity would be boring
• The Filesystem That Would Be King
• That Would Be Enough
• Be patient, you will get your patent. And they will pat you on the back.
• Friend, you have a lot to learn if you think loving me would be a bad idea.
• how many bird nests would be made from her lovely hair
• I never thought it would be like this
• That would be me
• the world will be remade in our image
• Just to see what it would be like
• Too young to be nostalgic, too old to be naive
• The Enigmatic Head of They Might Be Giants
• You meant for this node to be read by me, and I would like to respond
• Statements that would be shocking to people living in 1975
• Be the change you want to see in the world
• taters haster be peelt an' boilt fore they kin be masht an' et
• We won't die secret deaths anymore. The world only spins forward. We will be citizens.
• it would be hilarious if only
• If there were more people like you, there would be less people
• I want to be a dirty old man when I grow up
• what would it take to be serene again?
• If anything were different, everything would be different
• Would I have hid myself away if I had known I'd never be found?
• If you would be seated
• Sushi would be what sophisticated human aliens would eat.
• We must remember them or they cease to be.
• Until I die there will be sounds. And they will continue following my death. One need not fear about the future of music.
• They shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever
• But what kind of violence would not be natural? Is not cruelty natural?
• grumbling dissertation on how everything would be much better if it all were to explode
• How not to be a 15 year old JavaScript hack
• Mind without body
• If language were liquid, it would be rushing in
• 17 year old freshmen should not be given a Visa, even if the Skittles are free
• In the future, hairstyles will be just like they are now
• Might be like leftovers. Would not taste the same, however sweet.
• Recessive traits aren't what they used to be
• Why would a lapsed Catholic want to be married in the church?
• World peace is a beautiful dream that will never be achieved by the human race
• A whimper would be fine
• Where would America be without Canada?
• Pirates and ninjas: why they should be friends but can't be
• Don't trust Elves; they may want to be your friends
• WARNING: Noders May Not Be What They Seem to Be
• When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.
• Your noise would not be missed here.
• Sorrier than I ever thought I would be
• The World (as it ought to be)
• Linux would be dead without Windows
• Would you take your shoes back now, i think I know what it is like to be you.
• Statements that would be shocking to people living in 1985
• They left the streets stained with blood, and their howling could be heard long after they were gone
• I've read books so I know things that sound like they could be true
• Unraveling things you would never be able to say with words.
• If everyone had a flower instead of a gun, there would be no more war
• To women, to hide their teeth, if they be rotten or rusty
• Mandy would be happy if i died
• If only our tongues were made of glass, how much more careful we would be when we speak.
• What tasty food would be distusting if eaten over rice?
• Would you be more of a Jekyll or a Hyde?
• Once upon a time, I imagined she would be a river
• The easier option would just be to electroplate the chicken.
• If you would be so kind
• This is how it appears on Wikipedia and they tend to be somewhat anal about grammar, so I'm trusting this is correct
• Frontiers are not easy, nor are they meant to be
• but my dreams, they aren't as empty as my conscience seems to be
• The total sum of all things would be zero if it was not for love
• If voting changed anything, they would make it illegal
• If not voting could change the system it would be illegal
• Statements that would be shocking to people living in 1995
• The best kind of bartender
• You're too young to be so old
• If I were Twenty-One I would be happy
• they tell you to be your true self. to never give up on who you are. they don't know who i am.
• Sometimes people will tell you that there are no options and they will be wrong.
• if everyone were 10% more good, there would be a 90% reduction in evil
• play dumb
• If there were more people like you, there would be more people
• Your heart may be broken, but the world still rotates my dear friend
• Moments such as these are superfluous to my life; nevertheless, they deserve to be remembered.
• The Man Who Would Be King
• Automobile tire pressure
• I'm trying to see little old ladies as versions of my mom; it helps me be a better person
• I'll never be the one to force my parents into an "old age" home
• But, my dear sir, if you educate them, they will no longer be Baptists
• If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him
• I think people would rather be happy than virtuous
• If people weren't meant to be eaten, they wouldn't be made of meat!
• Never Again Would Birds' Song Be the Same
• Things I would be interested in seeing used in a literary context
• After today, for two people, the world will never be the same
• If this was an Olympic Sport, I'd be world champion
• This would be easier if we did it backwards
• Why Star Trek: Series V would be a bad thing
• That I Would Be Good
• Without chemicals, life itself would be impossible
• There are times when they seem to be right
• How to be a polite smoker in a non-smoking world
• How To Be Happy In A Sad, Sad World
• Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist
• When I grow up (I want to be an old woman)
• May the world be a better place when I wake up
• If I had called you, would you still be dead?
• I wish I knew how it would feel to be free
• If you were a perfume, your name would be "Butterflies"
• I set the alarm clock anyway, knowing I would be up all night
• They try to be quiet but you know they are there with their weird coppery breath.
• I always knew I would have a 21st birthday but I never thought I'd be 21
• Real hackers start their own IRC networks so that they can't be traced by the FBI
• Where have my wings gone? They are hidden, embarrassed to be seen.
• people who were not to be trifled with; people who would dance, and had no notion of walking
• We do what we do because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves.
• Beautiful things should be left alone lest they become just another thing that we should throw away.
• If not for bras there would be far too little between men and breasts.
• They will not be named!
• If I was any good at this, I would be getting paid
• Life without music would be a mistake
• people do, on the whole, have the right to be who they want to be
• the world is big enough for all of us. it has to be.
• I thought that I wanted this. I didn't realize it would be so hollow
• Open source cars would be doing 200 mpg by now
• They be killin' some hog over thar'.....
• Things never were what they used to be
• When I look into her eyes, I no longer care about what the world thinks. This is what it feels like to be alive.
• This is not a joke. It won't be easy. We will rule the world.
• I Would Be Content To Live For But A Day
• The Saudis were terrified that someone was going to be a better Muslim than they were
• It is not known why a goose would be used in this manner
• I really came to understand that they were just real people who wanted to live real lives and be treated equally as opposed to, for example, wanting to destroy us.
• I figured things would be okay once the werewolf started to cry
• If Christianity were true, why would there still be any Jews?
• People tell us who they are, but we ignore it, because we want them to be who we want them to be.
• thoughts and ideas ought to be convoluted, because the things and people that they represent are equally so
• they does not know what it might be to live without them
• This world might be saved, if only for the children
• If I was the ocean, what would you be to me?
• I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh and they shall be drunk with their own blood like wine
• Why don't you just rip my heart out, it would be quicker and less painful
• Statements that would be shocking to people living in 1795
• If we classified ducks as monsters, well, that would be pretty accurate.
• If poetry could describe the way you make me feel, poetry would be illegal. Or anyway I might get arrested.
• and the world may be long for you
• If we define things as unreal, they may still be real in their consequences
• Don't ever lie. If you lie to your friends, they won't trust you, and you'll have nothing, and you'll never be safe.

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