Radar antennas were distributed in large quantities throughout the base, half of them in white radomes that looked as if some gigantic bird had laid a clutch of eggs at random. Translated from 超新星纪元 by Cixin Liu, 2004.

There was as yet no question of his [Albrecht von Wallenstein's] abandoning the Emperor [Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor], but he obviously meant to leave both Saxony and Bavaria out in the cold.

In one incident, a large, vicious dog was coming at an officer and he was able to Taser the dog rather than shoot it, Llewellyn said.

Phone at a symphony concert? I'd ask if these people were born in a barn, but that would disrespect the animals.