Curious as to how the Simple English Wikipedia would explain complex and controversial topics to those who don’t quite grasp the subtleties and complexities of the English language – findings were controversial in their own right… Necrophilia is when someone is sexually attracted to dead bodies. Some necrophiliacs actually have sex with dead bodies. It [...]

On two occasions I have been asked, — “Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?” … I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. – Charles Babbage [via Wikipedia] People still think that the [...]

[via Google Fritz] Bachmann connects with the non-voting demographic and “parents” / programmers. You can see it in the eyes.

[via Andart] SPOILER: The voice of reason suggests fairness – and can’t be picked … for exactly that reason.

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[via Awful Library Books]

People often ask me* how they can avoid becoming the victim of electronic pickpocketing and broadcasting a composite RFID signature which allows Big Brother to track their movements. I tell people* – and this is really, really simple – you should just shred your passport and your credit cards, toss your birth certificate, Social Security [...]

[via Valentina Tanni] Confirmed kill!

Dept of Labor Propaganda (1960) Get “educated”.

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