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Pillow Talk

Society Caru - August 7, 2011 23

Let me be clear: I hate sleep.

Outrage Manufacturing, Inc.

Democracy AdLib - August 1, 2011 398

Obama haters of all stripes and alleged political positions are joined in a chorus of furious, self-righteous bleating, like a flock of sheep with gas pains.

Deus Ex Machina

Internet ADONAI - July 30, 2011 9

The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. ~B. F. Skinner The year is 2110. IBM has just completed work on the...

Paying the Price of Civil Disobedience

Democracy Marion - July 23, 2011 9

When I was a junior in high school, in the middle of Richard Nixon's first term, I took a course in civics. Back then,...

Exploring Morality, Chapter 5

Society ADONAI - July 21, 2011 40

A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie. ~Desiderius Erasmus Welcome back to a new chapter of Exploring Morality. In this chapter...

The Human Body Is Innocent

Society whatsthatsound - July 18, 2011 55

Where the dogs go on with their doggy life and the torturer's horse Scratches its innocent behind on a tree. - Auden St Francis of Assissi...

The “Garbage” Has a Voice

Society 2ndClassCitizenPundit - July 16, 2011 10

What happens when a homeless couple shows up at a homeless shelter? The policies and procedures will punish them for their audacity, and rightfully so.

Atlas Buzzed

Society whatsthatsound - July 11, 2011 41

While scientists remain puzzled as to the cause of the dramatic decline in honeybee populations in North America and elsewhere, some are speculating the...

BP: Gulf recovery so strong, claims should end

Society BlueStateMan - July 10, 2011 2

BP is fighting to stop payments on claims to all those who lives they damaged because they claim that the Gulf is "recovering"?

Was it as good for you as it was for me?

Society escribacat - July 7, 2011 15

Below is the verbatim script from an encounter with an entity I will call Helpful Comcast Unit. I am Grumpy User. I am still...

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