10. “All in favor of the Allen floor amendment to the Bowers floor amendment to the McGee floor amendment to the Fernandez floor amendment to the Children and Family Affairs Committee amendment to the bill please try to stand.”
9. Unidentified senator: “My martinis are wearing off.”
8.Senator President Biggs: “Listen, Walmart has a Good Friday sale beginning at 3 a.m., so let’s shut this down and get over there.”
7. Speaker Gowan: “Will the sergeant at arms please go over to the Senate and find out why the lights are out.”
6. Sen. Pancrazi to Sen. Lesko: “Only a couple hours until another day of solar power.”
5. “Has anyone seen the new inspector general? Tee hee.” ~ An unidentified House Democrat
4. From a note passed between two senators: “This is messier and smellier than making sausage.”
3. “What the hell is sine die?” ~ A freshman representative who does not know Latin. (But the same lawmaker knows what per diem mean.)
2. Speaker Gowen: “No way, dude” upon hearing the Senate went home.
1. “Way.” House sergeant at arms returning from the Senate to inform the House the upper chamber voted sine die.
