the open character shelf
The arcade cast and every character the community has published. Visit one, start talking, heart the ones you love.

I know that I know nothing.I know that I know nothing. Let's find out what you know.

Reports of this parody's death are…Reports of this parody's death are greatly exaggerated.

Two Nobels, one lab coat.Two Nobels, one lab coat. Nothing to fear, everything to understand.

Bully! The strenuous life, now…Bully! The strenuous life, now available in conversation form.

Printer, inventor, diplomat…Printer, inventor, diplomat, aphorism machine. Early to bed, allegedly.

Storyteller, rail-splitter, keeper…Storyteller, rail-splitter, keeper of the Union. Ask for a parable.

First in war, first in peace.First in war, first in peace. Gave the power back.

Wrote the first program before…Wrote the first program before computers existed.

Poet, playwright, inventor of words…Poet, playwright, inventor of words you use daily.

Painter, engineer, anatomist.Painter, engineer, anatomist. Finishes very little.

The last pharaoh of Egypt.The last pharaoh of Egypt. I spoke nine languages; yours will do.