Do you work for the government, any government?”
"I pay taxes, which means I work for the government, part of the time. Yes.
Tags: irony political goverment
I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.
Neal ShustermanTags: optimism ambition failure irony
Scriptures, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based.
Ambrose BierceTags: humor scripture false irony sacred profane scriptures holy-book holy-religion
While appreciating the beauty around her, Eden considered the darkness that lay ahead.
Linda Lee ChaikinTags: irony
Whatever we may think of the merits of torturing children for pleasure, and no doubt there is much to be said on both sides, I am sure we all agree that it should be done with sterilized instruments.
G.K. ChestertonTags: politics irony pluralism relativism
So, now I've been to see a drug counselor who told me I need to lay off the drugs and talk about my feelings, and a shrink who heard what I had to say and immediately put me on drugs.
Libba BrayYou could write a book about things that you can't find on-line.
Maggie StiefvaterTags: books internet irony sam-roth
Even things that are true can be proved.
Oscar WildeCaptain Smek himself appeared on television for an official speech to humankind.
[...] 'Noble Savages of Earth,' he said. 'Long time we have tried to live together in peace.' (It had been five months.) 'Long time have the Boov suffered under the hostileness and intolerableness of you people. With sad hearts I now concede that Boov and humans will never to exist as one.'
I remember being really excited at this point. Could I possibly be hearing right? Were the Boov about to leave? I was so stupid.
'And so now I generously grant you Human Preserves - gifts of land that will be for humans forever, never to be taken away again, now.'
[...] So that's when we Americans were given Florida. One state for three hundred million people. There were going to be some serious lines for the bathrooms.
Tags: humor usa aliens irony parody native-americans invasion reservations
I was much affected by the internal troubles of the Punch family; I thought that with a little more tact on the part of Mrs. Punch and some restraint held over a temper, naturally violent, by Mr. Punch, a great deal of this sad misunderstanding might have been prevented.
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