Apocalypse, Ciao!
Francie Stevens: “I’ve never caught a jewel thief before! It’s stimulating! It’s like... It’s like...”
John Robie: “Like sitting in a hot tub?”
— To Catch A Thief
Part of the real pleasure of...
Leverage This
Jessie Stevens: “It was exciting at first, but you know now I think it’s more exciting to have them stolen.”
John Robie: “Yes, because you can’t lose financially as long as Hughson is around to make out the check.”...
All Together Now
“Do you mean, sir, that these birds are cannibals?”
“That’s an odd question, young Master,” the banker said. “I merely said the birds drink blood. It doen’t have to be the blood of their own kind, does it?&r...
Known Unknowns
[Edward Ferrars and Elinor Dashwood are baiting Margaret Dashwood, who is hiding]Edward: “Oh... Miss Dashwood. Forgive me. Do you by any chance have such a thing as a reliable atlas?”Elinor: “I believe so.”Edward: “Excellent. I wish to ...
Methinks Thou Dost Protest Too Much
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.— Arthur C. ClarkeAttentive Readers will realize that I have used my durable and insightful epigraph before, specifically in a post which defended my industry against accusatio...
I Think I’ve Said This Before
Ho-Fucking-Hum.Let me tell you, Dearest and Most Patient Readers, that notwithstanding my admirable innate modesty, unstudied intellectual humility, and staggeringly handsome physical appearance, it is beyond boring to be proved right time and time aga...
The Blind Men and the Elephant
A HINDOO FABLE.I.IT was six men of IndostanTo learning much inclined,Who went to see the Elephant(Though all of them were blind),That each by observationMight satisfy his mind.II.The First approached the Elephant,And happening to fallAgainst his broad ...
You All Know Brutus and Cassius Are Honorable Men
Much as it pains me to say it, O Gentle Readers of Tender Sensibilities, I'm afraid I must agree for once with those shills for the private plutocracy equity industry over at the Private Equity Growth Capital Council. They recently released a comment ...
Put Down Your Pitchforks
This opinion piece by BusinessWeek columnist and author Roger Lowenstein deserves not only the broadest possible exposure which can be afforded it, but also to be read by everyone and their brother carrying a pitchfork and torch towards the ramparts of...
Some People Never Learn
Beatrice: "I wonder that you will still be talking, Signior Benedick: nobody marks you."Benedick: "What! my dear Lady Disdain, are you yet living?"Beatrice: "Is it possible Disdain should die while she hath such meet food to feed it as Signior Bened...
H.R. 4173
One Hundred Eleventh Congressof theUnited States of AmericaAT THE SECOND SESSIONBegun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,the fifth day of January, two thousand and tenAn ActTo promote the financial stability of the United States by improving...
