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Sep. 18th, 2012 09:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chocolatepotFirst, Best, and Only - the Cousins of Myths: The historical superlative is a cousin of the historical myth. It’s easy to understand the appeal and usefulness of superlatives. They’re a kind of shortcut to the attention centers of our audiences’ brains. By their nature, they demand that people prick up their ears and really take notice of what we’re saying.
With and Without: How Wearing a Corset Affects You and Your Clothes: Note that the doctor encountered cases in which the with and without corset measurements were the same. How can that be? If you aren’t reducing your waist measurement, why bother wearing a corset at all?
Today's Doonesbury Say What?: "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right -- there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them... These are people who pay no income tax."
— Mitt Romney, at a fundraiser earlier this year
I bet they pay more than 13%!
With and Without: How Wearing a Corset Affects You and Your Clothes: Note that the doctor encountered cases in which the with and without corset measurements were the same. How can that be? If you aren’t reducing your waist measurement, why bother wearing a corset at all?
Today's Doonesbury Say What?: "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right -- there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them... These are people who pay no income tax."
— Mitt Romney, at a fundraiser earlier this year
I bet they pay more than 13%!
