From an ad asking for research participants:

"Potential participants are first screened for neurological or psychiatric problems, substance abuse, and visual defects through a telephone interview"

Maybe the Psychic Hotline does the interviews.

Rene Descartes is sitting in a cafe, relaxing after writing his famous statement "I think, therefore I am."
A waitress comes by and asks, "More coffee?"
"I think not," Descartes says, and disappears.

Somewhat bizarre, but it's funny if you disconnect from the fact of this being our president ( Read more... )

And a lovely example of alliteration ( Read more... )

Read these quotes and you'll hopefully understand why I told the U of Puget Sound guy yesterday that the person I most wanted to have dinner with is Melville ( Read more... )

MAKE THE PIE HIGHER ( Read more... )

Haha. History just got fun. My favorite part is the last sentence.

The Shakers came from England in 1774, led by their founder, Mother Ann Lee. They believed that God was both male and female, and the leadership in their communities thus included men and women. They also welcomed African Americans into their communities. Shakers believed in ( Read more... )