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I'm still rereading that chain mail waiting for the ironic self-referential punchline at the end.
Oy. Vey.
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quote:In no way will buying this stamp help to fund terrorists (unless they're working for the USPS),
Hmmm....
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This diet of jingoism is starting to get disturbingly monotonous.
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That "patriotic" idiots send reams of moronic email is not a symptom of American jingoism, but it IS an example of why we need to expand the death penalty to include the ignorant.
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Can you qualify that? Are you saying there's no such thing as American Jingoism, therefore this guy can't be a part of it? Or, are you saying this guy, who is presumably an American and is displaying a certain degree of Jingoism, is in fact exhibiting behaviour that is quite distinct from actual American Jingoism?
John Brunner's excellent novel on overpopulation, Stand on Zanzibar, regularly quotes a book written by one of the characters, pop sociologist Chad C. Mulligan, entitled You're an Ignorant Idiot. I really wish this book actually existed. 8)
quote:why we need to expand the death penalty to include the ignorant.
So does this mean that you must have all knowledge of all things or you would be killed? Because last I checked, and I could be wrong(but you would have me killed if I was ignorant of the knowledge) everyone is ignorant about something. This would leave only the last executioner alive and he would be obliged to commit suicide after killing the last person. You should be killed first for being ignorant of the consequences of proposing this.
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Speaking of librarians. Gargh. I'm writing a ten-page term paper as we speak (er, type) ... My topic is homoeroticism in Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, and The History of Henry IV.
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Here's a tip: all the women were played by men.
Grocka: There's ignorance, and then there's Ignorance. The former is incidental. The latter is intentional.
People who don't know that water expands when it freezes, that the cube of 14 is 2744, or that the capital of Kazakhstan is Alma-ata are ignorant.
People who believe a giant rogue planet is coming to destroy us in May of 2003, that stamps make a difference in the war against Terrorism, or that anarchy is a viable political system are Ignorant.
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quote:Here's a tip: all the women were played by men.
But beyond that. At the moment I'm analyzing Antonio's relationship to Bassanio. Then I get to look at Antonio to Sebastian ... yay. So many plays, so many Antonio's ...
quote: A friend of mine once told me that he did not think Alexander �was that �Great�� after learning that the famed conquer was a homosexual, as if a person�s sexual orientation tainted their life�s deeds. In this paper, I will argue that despite the actions they take, the fate of homosexual characters are determined not by their actions, but rather their sexual orientations. I intend to use Antonio�s relationship to Bassanio in Merchant of Venice; both Viola and Orsino�s attraction to Cessario and Antonio�s role in aid of Sebastian in Twelfth Night; and Prince Harry�s relationship to Falstaff in The History of Henry the Fourth.
First, you have to convince the reader that said characters are homosexual.
Then you have to convince the reader of your main point.
This will be hard work, good luck.
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