This is not, by far, the stupidest thing on the Internet. Which is saying something. (http://www.abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijk.com/)
"In closing arguments, William Lacy, the prosecutor, argued that the defendants' actions fit the legal definition of aggravated mayhem -- a disfigurement that reflected extreme indifference to the physical well-being of the child."
Wouldn't it have been a little fairer to start this off with an even number of Democrats and Republicans? Hmmm. I'm getting more and more disappointed in Gowalla.
by Sovereign Syre (originally published on blogcritics.org back in 2009)
1. Most people hide their suffering better than you think, you pass dozens of people a day on the street without any idea how well they're wearing their tragedies.
2. People's names are the sweetest sounds they hear. You should make a point of being good at learning and using them.
3. People love to spread their misery around, but not as much as they enjoy being lifted out of it.
4. Being young is not in and of itself an achievement. Neither is being beautiful. But people often treat you as if they are.
and 21 other jewels.
“Almost every American I know does trade large portions of his life for entertainment, hour by weeknight hour, binge by Saturday binge, Facebook check by Facebook check. I’m one of them. In the course of writing this I’ve watched all 13 episodes of House of Cards and who knows how many more West Wing episodes, and I’ve spent any number of blurred hours falling down internet rabbit holes. All instead of reading, or writing, or working, or spending real time with people I love.”
“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.”
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