This seems to be a command, along with consequences for not obeying the command. Several of these signs are located on U.S. Highway 55, in south St. Louis, Missouri. While I'm making fun of the wording of this sign, I'm not trying to make light of the injuries suffered by…
I collect quotes (who doesn’t?). Really, it’s a good hobby. It’s cheap and often interesting. When they are really good quotes, it’s like a novel condensed to a mere sentence.
The first two of this set are about one of my favorite topics, rampant materialism. The others all relate closely to one another, but only if you have a wild imagination or if you think of a very broad topic like “meaning of life.” Without further ado:
Who is content with nothing possesses all things.
— Nicolas Boileau Despreaux
Wealth is the number of things one can do without.
— Feodor Dostoyevsky
The trouble is that you think you have time.
— Zen Master
Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults.
— Antisthenes
A hole is nothing at all, but you can break your neck in it.
— Austin O’Malley
War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
–Anonymous
Never mistake motion for action.
— Ernest Hemingway
In case you've been out of touch, a student in Florida took Our Lord Jesus Christ hostage a few weeks ago. He walked out of church with a consecrated communion wafer to show to a friend, rather than promptly eating the true flesh of the 2000 year old man. Ignoring…
Tonight I watched “It’s Bad For Ya,” George Carlin’s final nationally televised performance. The entire show is available on YouTube (Below is Part I of VII). The show was broadcast live on March 1, 2008, only a few months prior to Carlin’s death (due to a heart attack, on June…
Here's a standard account of autism, from Wikipedia: Autism is a brain development disorder that first gives signs during infancy or childhood and generally follows a steady course without remission or relapse. Impairments result from maturation-related changes in various systems of the brain. Autism is one of the five pervasive…