More on self-perception

9% of British men consider themselves handsome; a further 7% regard themselves as good-looking. By contrast, just 1% of British women describe themselves as beautiful and 2% as good-looking. (YouGov/The Times,  21 September 2019). Epicurus would no doubt have commented that it is what is in the hearts and minds of men and women that matters, …

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When God lost our planet – a poem

Each day unfurled, Another world! God sits up there and gently nurses Spanking, brand new universes.   Purblinding flash! Oh, boom, oh, crash! A zillion atoms spun in space. Where did they fly? Some place, some place.   For thirteen billion years, we’re told, Did God his galaxies unfold With neutron stars and cosmic rays. Thus …

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A brilliant Epicurean put-down

Multimillionaire Donny Deutsch on Medicare For All: “[My parents] worked really hard to put me in a position where I can buy the kind of insurance I want… If I can’t buy it for my children, we are going backwards. We’re fucking Denmark.” …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. To: Donny Deutsch From: Djaffar Shalchi, Danish millionaire and founder, Human …

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