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Letter from Mahmoud

. . . Do you not realize you are beaten, as a donkey is beaten, but knoweth not his donkeyhood is cursed? Your comics have turned against you in your own lair, and mock you without mercy. We have seen the videos of the Meal of the Correspondents, and we know how your left regards the men of the laugh as prophets and seers. It is only a matter of time before Johnny Carson (applause be upon him) returns from occlusion to request that you, Mr. President, take the Slauson cutoff, get out of your car, and cut off your Slauson, Hi-yo, salaam. And a third part of the Slauson shall be stained with the tears of the womenfolk, and (9323 words excised)

From Lileks.

Daily Wisdom

"I'm a lonely insignificant speck on a has-been planet orbited by a cold, indifferent sun."

- Homer Simpson

Anti - what were we talking about?

I just really have to point out this funny post on George's blog.

John Cage

"I have nothing to say and I am saying it." - John Cage

John Cage is a hero, in a weird way. He is to music as Jackson Pollack was to.. um... painting.

I've linked to this gallery before, by the way, but I haven't seen enough people walking around trembling in their boots in awe of this kind of computer art, so I'm doin' it again. It's better than complaining about how strange the weather has been.