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Wednesday, May 16. 2012

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The problem with reality is that it doesn’t care what you believe.


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Posted by Bird Dog in Quotidian Quotable Quote (QQQ) at 15:13 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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"I can take reality in small doses, but as a lifestyle I think it's too confining."

Trudy, the bag lady, from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
#1 Tom Armstrong (Link) on 2012-05-16 17:06 (Reply)
I try to tell people disillusionment is a good thing. What's that saying about a lead balloon? But truly, most of the blithely assumed notions we adopt function well enough to get us by, though it remains my contention that reality is ultimately functional. It's what we should be after, but yes, it is a buzz-kill, conversation non-starter at parties. Also, I defiantly reserve the option to fall madly, foolishly in love on occasion in spite of my better judgement. Alas, no matter how much I drink nor how lovely the lass, the morning after always testifies to such folly. Reality. It's really a bitch.
#2 Jephnol (Link) on 2012-05-16 23:24 (Reply)
OT, In case Maggie's has missed this:

"there's now a personal lubricant containing whiskey that was aged for four years in hard oak casks. According to press materials, it is the "gold standard of booze-flavored personal lubricants."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/whiskey-lube-epic-meal-time_n_1520716.html?ref=mostpopular
#3 feeblemind on 2012-05-17 00:39 (Reply)
--i think i'd take a pre-frontal lobotomy over a free bottle in front of me
#3.1 buddy larsen on 2012-05-17 04:11 (Reply)

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