Have you ever dated a philosopher?
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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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Today’s ancient Greek wisdom
Our culture seems intent upon reviving the wisdom of those other ancient Greek philosophers: Mediocrates, Toiletes, and Idiocratus.
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When Freud saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus
Freud saw Mommy kissing Santa ClausUnderneath the mistletoe last night.It surely was a dreamHe thought, brought on by curdled cream.Now therapy is called forPsycho-analytically. [With apologies to the Jackson Five.]
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Against right privilege!
I am a member of an oppressed minority. I have known this for a long time but recently came across irrefutable evidence of the calloused underbelly of our culture’s indifference to those who are different. Click on this image to see what I mean: There it is, right in the middle of the page: Being
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Should philosophers ever marry?
Early modern philosopher Francis Bacon opens his “Of Marriage and Single Life” essay this way: “He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly, the best works, and of the greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried
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How Noah’s Ark explains everything
The platypus: The English language: Extinction:
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