Well, as the OP was admittedly a rant, we may have beaten this one into the ground. But I would just like to thank ironman for the pleasure of seeing "The Jackass Has Landed" pop up in my subscription window for the last week or so. It's the funniest "turn-of-phrase" that I've seen in a long while.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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