Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Philosophers' Names as Useful Words

via Futility Closet.

Here's my favorite.

rand, n. An angry tirade occasioned by mistaking philosophical disagreement for a personal attack and/or evidence of unspeakable moral corruption.

4 comments:

  1. I'm quite sure, Mike, that your John Galt followers won't at all appreciate the humor in this definition.

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  2. Always remember:

    There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.

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  3. Jadegold, I can't believe you have that quote. I read it once last year, I may have even posted about it. I love that one.

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  4. "a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world..."
    Just what do Obumble voters have to do with this?

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