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Think you’re up on everything? Check out this article on Wikipedia. You might be surprised.

Found by Misanthropic Scott.




  1. What?,

    There is a simpler way. You stand on the shore. I stand on a hill. We watch a sailboat sail away and watch as the body of the ship vanishes before the mast(s) and note how much longer I can see the boat than you. I believe such measurements and basic knowledge of geometry were the technique used by the ancient Greeks. I’m not positive about that.

    (google break)

    Oops!! You win. What? got it exactly right, except for the places he used. Impressive.

    http://tinyurl.com/ygk7fua

  2. So what says:

    “Evolution violates the 2nd law of thermodynamics.”

    My first wife violated both. Of course she was also a black hole that tried to suck all the life from me.

  3. foobar says:

    Ah, yes, divorce… from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man’s genitals through his wallet.

    Robin Williams

  4. bobbo, the law is what happens whether you like it or not says:

    #15–spsffan==you say: ““All we need now is a sane society” Well, that’s all we ever needed. Wouldn’t need government at all if we had that.” //// No. You need government ((“the Law”)) to decide issues upon which reasonable people can disagree. For instance–should the USA have time zones or not? And people have differing desires on that question “but” sane people all agree to be bound by majority vote. Thats why I so often declare my “preference” but then go on to say I could live with the opposite result. I’m sane.

    Too many people, are “partisan.” Holding to their preferences regardless of what the majority would have otherwise. They are not sane.

    Too many Republican Leaders demonstrate they are partisans and not sane. They are also corrupt meaning their beliefs are irrelevant other than their love of money or power. I don’t know which is worse but they have the same effect.

    FREEEDOM: other people doing what you don’t like.

  5. foobar says:

    Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston. A very common misconception.

  6. Rich says:

    hhopper and I might be making the same assumption here- that Wikipedia is the infallible Gospel of Jesus Christ, and not in fact a publicly accessible site of “knowledge” which anyone can access and alter who has a computer at his disposal.

    Faith like this makes life easier and gives me more time to watch bad movies on DVD.

  7. foobar,

    def: Abort: to correct a misconception.

    From the Godling’s Glossary.

  8. Dallas says:

    I like it and proves me right that Republicans are not so much like Lemmings but rather like Sheeple.


    Lemmings do not engage in mass suicidal dives off cliffs when migrating. They will, however, occasionally, and unintentionally fall off cliffs when venturing into unknown territory, with no knowledge of the boundaries of the environment.



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