January 2012
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November 2011
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“When someone would tell him of some great disorder, instead of being amazed at...”
– Joseph Beaufort on Brother Lawrence
“I can tell you the saddest story I know: It is yours. Oh, sure, you can pretend...”
– Alex Balk, Daylight Savings
September 2011
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“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies;...”
– Aristotle (via girlwithoutwings)
August 2011
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“Somewhere in my diary—1980?—I wrote ‘I have staked all on the...”
– Beatrice Webb, architect of Britain’s modern welfare state
Many modernists, such as Webb and H.G. Wells, had pinned their hopes for the future of mankind on the hope that our social problems could be overcome by education— that violence and injustice would disappear by means of...
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The U.S. Blew a Chance to Tap Bin Laden's Cell... →
theatlantic:
Here’s a missed opportunity. In 1999, the U.S. was months away from completing a cell phone network in Afghanistan that would’ve granted wide access to Al Qaeda and Taliban phone calls prior to 9/11. Unfortunately, inter-agency bickering between the FBI, NSA and CIA over who would control it scuttled the project, a former NSA official tells Vanity Fair’s David Rose.
“Had this...
May 2011
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January 2011
3 posts
“If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you’re gonna get selfish, ignorant...”
– George Carlin
via marco
November 2010
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September 2010
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Carpool lanes: Just another punishment for being a... →
August 2010
2 posts
C.S. Lewis on Democracy
sds:
C.S. Lewis:
I am a democrat [small d] because I believe in the Fall of Man.
I think most people are democrats for the opposite reason. A great deal of democratic enthusiasm descends from the ideas of people like Rousseau, who believed in democracy because they thought mankind so wise and good that every one deserved a share in the government.
The danger of defending democracy on...
July 2010
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June 2010
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April 2010
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March 2010
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Watch
April 15th is Steal Something from Work Day
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December 2009
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November 2009
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“People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.”
– Bob Dylan
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October 2009
2 posts
FML
fmylife:
Today, a girl I’ve liked for several years gave me her number. Finally, I worked up the courage to call her. It was a suicide help line. FML
September 2009
5 posts
The Top 5 Hotels for Having an Affair →
klaatu:
Its hardest for a private detective to follow you at Las Vegas hotels and some of the top-tier luxury brands such as the Ritz Carlton.
“I am deeply saddened that my inappropriate comments have become a major...”
– Assemblyman Mike Duvall of Yorba Linda
So, the congressman gets caught on tape bragging about his extra-marital affair, and it’s his comments that he’s sorry about— not the affair.
California GOP Lawmaker Resigns Over Taped Sex Comments
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Young Chinese girl dreams of becoming "corrupt... →
Because “they have lots of property.”
The Chinese video site had a poll for viewers to vote on how they felt about the video; the majority said it “accurately reflected the reality of Chinese society”.
“There is a popular saying nowadays: ‘being a corrupt official is equal to winning the lottery,’” said an anonymous Chinese blogger. “As a...
9836.) I like to flirt with ugly guys and get...
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August 2009
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“The average person tells 4 lies a day, or 1460 a year a total of 88,000 by the...”
– via bitchville
July 2009
5 posts
3rd Rock from the Sun
Harry: You know it's weird? I mean, if a human wants to be rich, or thin or happy, they gotta read about how to do it in a book.
Sally: Yeah, but all the negative crap seems to come easily.
Dick: There's no book that tells you how to be selfish, stupid, or obnoxious.
Harry: Hey, maybe you should write one!
Dick: I could, but... I'm too lazy.
“After reading the salary, I’ve decided that I must refuse. The reasons I have to...”
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- Richard Feynman’s explanation to the University of Chicago of his decision to stay at Caltech for a quarter of the money.
Richard Feynman understands depravity
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Women serving in the U.S. military are more likely... →
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things that make you go...
jaimeleighfairbrother:
I recently mapped my (real! true! accurate!) sexual history on a spreadsheet. I find them highly interesting. Sidenote: I really, really hope my mom never finds my tumblr.
(Yes, I am hoping this will make you smile. Or laugh. Or just…feel better.)
I knew the name of 93.8% of the men I’ve f***ed. I used a condom with 32.3% of the men I’ve f***ed. I had sex on more than...
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Cheating 2.0: New Mobile Apps Make Adultery Easier... →
“AshleyMadison.com, a personals site designed to facilitate extramarital affairs, now boasts slick iPhone and Blackberry versions that help married horndogs find like-minded cheaters within minutes.
“The new tools are aimed at tech-savvy adulterers wary of leaving tracks on work or home computers. Because the apps are loaded up from phones’ browsers, they leave no electronic...
June 2009
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“Who is it that set up the Cross? Not fiends incarnate, but plain flesh and blood...”
– A. J. Gossip via (again) Christian Quotation of the Day
via christianity
Star Trek Is What We Should All Aspire To,...
Nobody on the Star Trek fictional crew works for a living or gets paid. Nobody puts in a timesheet or picks up a paycheck in this visionary world…
The idea of doing what you want to do and being supported in that pursuit seems like the way things should be. After all, the bees do not pay the flowers for the nectar, and the flowers do not pay the sun for the radiant energy. So, why...
May 2009
3 posts
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“I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the...”
– - Marcus Aurelius
Excellent question; man loves himself most of all, but is more concerned with what others think of him. Thus his pride does not merely contaminate his heart with self-adoration, but taints all of his inter-personal relationships by seeking validation, approval, and praise from...
