[T]he superstition that the budget must be balanced at all times, once it is debunked, takes away one of the bulwarks that every society must have against expenditure out of control. . . . [O]ne of the functions of old-fashioned religion was to scare people by sometimes what might be regarded as myths into behaving in a way that long-run civilized life requires.
Monday, June 23, 2008
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This was sad.
ReplyDeleteQueue the deathbed conversion stories now.
(Though maybe the religious will not want him in their ranks).
I'm sad to see him go. I sincerely hope that his seven words not allowed on TV end up engraved on his tombstone.
The seven words are (with examples):
ReplyDeleteShit - The bird shit on the statue.
Piss - I have to piss like a race horse.
Fuck - Fuck you.
Cunt - She has a rancid cunt.
Cocksucker - Go to hell, you cocksucker.
Motherfucker - You are a motherfucker.
Tits - Hey, nice tits.
Words recommended for Sir George at the Pearly Gates:
God, you are the shit, the ultimate phat, I liked how you pissed off that fucking cunt, Jezebel, and her cocksucker husband, Ahab. You are one awesome motherfucker. Tits, man!
I pray that God will take it from there......