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I must say I’ve been an exceptional blogger, of late. Meaning, of course, that it’s very much been the exception that I post anything.
This guy loves apostrophes almost as much as he loves Jesus
Brits hate queue jumpers.
Regarding the nutcases planning to mass-murder black people and then assassinate Obama, one MeFite notes:
how is it that most people concerned about maintaining the purity and superiority of the “White Race” also happen to be the fugliest troglodytes out there?
Man, if that’s racial purity, water that #$@ down (I’m not volunteering to help, though).
The etymology of short shrift:
The English phrase “short shrift,” meaning the indifferent brushing aside of someone’s concerns, originally signified an abrupt, hasty confession, usually before death. “To shrive” meant to confess one’s sins, perform penance, and ask for absolution. This is the sense of the phrase as found in Shakespeare’s Richard III (the first recorded use in English): Richard Ratcliffe says to Hastings, “Make a short shrift; he longs to see your head.” In other words, make it snappy, because you’re about to meet your maker.
There is plenty of research showing that features trending toward the mean are considered attractive. This seems to show up across cultures. That might indicate that "racial" "purity" does, indeed, tend to produce ugly people.
Posted by Lowell
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November 6 2008 12:22