Showing posts with label quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quotes. Show all posts
Sunday, January 26, 2020

Sunday school, or "The Tao of Lemmy: 18 Great Quotes From the Motörhead frontman."

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“Apparently people don’t like the truth, but I do like it; I like it because it upsets a lot of people. If you show them enough times tha...
Monday, June 13, 2016

Trump loses the plot, but H. L. Mencken cures all.

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Photo credit. Rejoice, because 2016 provides Americans with the chance to prove wrong the Sage of Baltimore. “No one in this world, ...
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

When the facts change, do you change your mind?

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This one's verified. "When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?" The case of origin is at the Quote ...
Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Mencken on teetotalism and the pecksniffian, barnyard Romney.

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Words to remember as we trudge off to vote. Teetotalism does not make for human happiness; it makes for the dull, idiotic happiness of th...
Wednesday, August 01, 2012

A few handy Gore Vidal quotes.

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The Guardian provides a short list of quotes gleaned from the life of Gore Vidal. My favorite, and the one most relevant to the New Albania...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Was Dan Coffey looking in a mirror when he said it?

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Anything's possible at Confusion Central, and yet this account of persistent council shell games contains an absolute gem of a Coffey Qu...
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Friday, October 09, 2009

A Mencken quote to greet the weekend.

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You just never know when a Mencken phrase will pop into your head. It is common to assume that human progress affects everyone- that even th...
Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Quasi-cerebral utterances.

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Civilization rests on two things: the discovery that fermentation produces alcohol, and the voluntary ability to inhibit defecation. And I p...
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