Words, words, words
You know Eliza Doolittle's complaint in "My Fair Lady": "Words words, words, I'm so sick of words." I thought of this when I saw this snippet that Congressman Tom Tancredo posted on his website. (Thanks for the tip, Kevin.)
Pythagorean theorem: 24 words
The Lord's Prayer: 66 words
Archimedes' Principle: 67 words
The 10 Commandments: 179 words
The Gettysburg Address: 286 words
The Declaration of Independence: 1,300 words
U.S. Government regulations on the sale of cabbage: 26,911 words
In my considered opinion, there are few things more foul that the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations.