Tuesday 31 December 2013
Monday 30 December 2013
Sunday 29 December 2013
Saturday 28 December 2013
Friday 27 December 2013
Thursday 26 December 2013
Perfectamundo
"Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!"
Genesis 1:31
i.e. When our imaginary friend looked over his handiwork,
a world in which beings that feel pain and terror are eaten alive,
his judgement was "very good!"
Tuesday 24 December 2013
Conditions May Apply
The large print giveth,
and the small print taketh away.
— Tom Waits
Monday 23 December 2013
Sunday 22 December 2013
Consensus
The fact that an opinion has been widely held
is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd;
indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind,
a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.
— Bertrand Russell
Saturday 21 December 2013
Market Forces
When buying and selling are controlled by legislation,
the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.
— PJ O'Rourke
Friday 20 December 2013
Mute Point
I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up.
— Tom Lehrer
Thursday 19 December 2013
The Generosity Of The Rich
I have long been of the opinion
that if work were such a splendid thing
the rich would have kept more of it for themselves.
— Bruce Grocott
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Compare And Contrast
Nice people have to be bastards every once in a while
so that others can fully appreciate their gentle, loving nature.
— Dionisio
Tuesday 17 December 2013
A poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more
If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.
— Paul Beatty
Monday 16 December 2013
Scientific American
Study finds that psychologists are hard-wired to think in terms of computer metaphors.
Sunday 15 December 2013
Schoolteacher Syndrome
The smugness that arises from not being smart enough to know you're not smart.
(cf morosoph: a fool who thinks he’s cleverer than he is.)
Saturday 14 December 2013
"You are strangely troublesome."
Friday 13 December 2013
Holiday Traffic
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
— Noelie Altito
— Noelie Altito
Thursday 12 December 2013
Fear And Laughing
Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all,
you could be missing out on the joke of the century.
— Dame Edna Everage
— Dame Edna Everage
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Procrastination
Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
Tuesday 10 December 2013
Monday 9 December 2013
Memento Mori
The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs,
which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken.
— Nelson Mandela
Sunday 8 December 2013
Lest We Forget
I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism.
— Nelson Mandela
Saturday 7 December 2013
Thursday 5 December 2013
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Monday 2 December 2013
Sunday 1 December 2013
Why Ethics Committees Attract Bullies
Ethicists issue the commands that they insist other people must obey.
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