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!"
Wednesday, 25 December 2013
Tuesday, 24 December 2013
Conditions May Apply
The large print giveth,
and the small print taketh away.
— Tom Waits
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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
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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
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Bad Puns,
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
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William Shakespeare
Monday, 16 December 2013
Scientific American
Study finds that psychologists are hard-wired to think in terms of computer metaphors.
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Self-Reference
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.)
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Definitions
Saturday, 14 December 2013
Friday, 13 December 2013
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
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
RIP
If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world,
it is the United States of America.
— Nelson Mandela
Friday, 6 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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