Purveyor of Iniquities

It was a common observation of the time that many of the young men standing in front of a good hotel chewing toothpicks were suggesting they had eaten in its fine dining room, when in fact they could not afford to do so.

Adam Vinatieri is obviously a gifted kicker, but he’s even more talented at adapting to his environment.

We have shown two of them—the idea of ghosts and vampires—to be inconsistent and contradictory to simple facts. For the third—the idea of zombies—we have made no attempt to deny that it relies on real cases.

“The case against Mr X must be dismissed. He cannot be held responsible for smashing Mr Y’s face into a pulp. He is not guilty, it was his brain that did it. Blame not Mr X, but his overactive amygdala.

Social unrest in China: Officially reported instances of social unrest (involving 15 or more people) have risen from 8700 in 1993 to 87,000 in 2005 (the latest available figures). This is about 240 instances each day.

My grandparents’ generation, for instance, could appreciate St. Paul’s meaning when he wrote, “when I became a man, I put away childish things”; nowadays we would consider Paul of Tarsus a wet blanket and a preachy bore.

We, the generation of generations–triumphant in our multitudes, invincible, indomitable, insufferable–have come into our inheritance. Hereby we claim our birthright. Give us all your money.

Professor Lloyd Cohen’s Publications

I believe that the supply of organs would be enhanced by Cohen’s plan. First of all, there is currently no value beyond psychic

The meters will be connected to the light on top of the cab allowing passengers to see if a taxi is available. The light will be illuminated when a taxi does not have a customer and will extinguish when a fare is activated on the meter.