Right privilege
This one is true: “Activist lectures U. North Carolina students about ‘right-handed privilege’“. And I am a victim. Reparations checks will be accepted.
Humor
Philosophers’ Insults
Sample insults by philosophers that are true to their style: Heraclitus: “Why don’t you just flux off.” Aristotle: “All men by nature desire to know — just not about you.” Schopenhauer: “Your mind — so narrow that even the will to nothingness can’t find an opening.” Plato: “All in all, you’re just another shadow on
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Does Modern Monetary Theory mean we no longer need to pay taxes? (he asks hopefully)
Check out this definition: “Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is an economic theory that suggests that the government could simply create more money without consequence as it’s the issuer of the currency, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.” Which seems to imply that taxation is obsolete, as the second paragraph hints: Excellent. I’m totally in.
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Philosophers and Famous Advertising Taglines
These are clever: Zeno and BETCHA CAN’T EAT JUST ONE – Lays, 1981 Existentialism and IT IS. ARE YOU? – The Independent, 1987 Ayn Rand and HAVE IT YOUR WAY – Burger King, 1973 Rene Descartes and I THINK, THEREFORE IBM – IBM, 1988 Tertullian and IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING – Adidas, 2004 Plato and IT’S
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How to Win Every Argument
Easy-peasy: How to Win Every Argument: Useful line #1: “Everyone who disagrees with me is Hitler.” Useful line #2: “All who disagree with me have a false consciousness instilled in them by the ruling class.” That is: All of your adversaries are either monsters or victims.
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Sex vaccine mandates
We currently have an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases. Many do not adequately protect themselves, and many do not properly respect and protect others. To curb this epidemic, I propose: 1. Before entering bars and nightclubs or any establishment wherein pre-sexual interactions may occur, patrons must provide certification of their STD status. 2. Prior to
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Harsh-but-honest critic of your kid’s art work
[This was posted anonymously on the web some years ago. I don’t know who the author is (Update: now I do), but I’m not inviting him to my kid’s next birthday party.] I am better than your kids. By Anonymous If you work in an office with lots of people, chances are that you work
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