Scope Of Variable

"The love of money is the root of all evil" is actually an ancient Unix joke about how humans are flawed but markets are prosocial.

Inequality in sexual access and skill has never been wider, while the rise of porn means that more people are opting out of sex entirely. Charles Murray had finally written a book explaining this phenomenon, and Cumming Apart is sure to resonate with readers and policymakers.

Whether you live in an oral culture or a literary one, your inner experience is that of an oral culture: the stories you keep telling yourself about who you are *are* who you are, and when you forget those stories you're somebody else.

"Not only am I not offended, but I think you were very perceptive to mistake me for a frog," said Tom toadily.

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At the McDonald's of Madness by K. F. C. Foodcraft

"Furthermore, we find evidence that it reduces the risk of dementia. Your lucidity will be undimmed as you experience the endless horror of existence."

Clinically Depressed Research Team Warns that GLP-1s May Be Linked to Longer Life Expectancy

Nationalism is just decolonization with a low discount rate.

A collection of children’s books of unknow quality is known in the industry as Caldecott Ore.

"No! Not—my circus! My monkeys!?"

The past is a foreign country. It used to be a group activity.

When you can't afford to hire a really hot honeypot, but you've found someone who gets the job done anyway, you've executed a successful man-in-the-mid attack.

Dinner’s in the hands of an angry god.

Who the hell called it “cutting back on drinking” instead of “microdosing LDS”?

“Thank you.” “No, thank YOU.” “Go thank yourself, pal.” “Why don’t you take a flying thank at a rolling donut, mother-thanker?”

“THE PROPHECY IS CLEAR. NO MAN CAN DEFEAT ME.” Norman: “I have some weally bad news.”

You can always get away with calling someone "notoriously thin-skinned." What are they gonna do, validate your complaint for you?

“We have such smells for you to sniff.” — Dog Hellraiser (2003)

You may think that the phrase “weaponizing white womens’ tears” is a neurotic exaggeration, but they’re terrifying enough to intimidate even nuclear powers. We must not allow them to proliferate.

“Works best,” not “works based.” Though “based” works. Based.

“Judge Learned Hand” is the American historical figure whose name works based as a Warhammer 40k character.