Toward a Moral Life

"From out there on the moon, international politics seem so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck, drag him a quarter million miles out, and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch!’ ” — astronaut Edgar Mitchell

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• Redefinitions

  • bachmann (bɑːk'mən) noun — the unit of measure of inability to perceive reality
  • fleming (flɛm'ɪŋ) adjective — the inability to distinguish satire from truth
  • gingrich (ɡɪŋ' ɡrɪtʃ), verb — to commit serial adultery
  • hitchling (hitch'ling) (noun) — A child void of religious indoctrination who is encouraged to read broadly and to seek the truth unapologetically.
  • santorum (sæntɔ́rəm), noun — the frothy mix of fecal matter and lubricant that is sometimes the by-product of anal sex
  • trump (trə́mp) verb — to cheapen an effort to worthlessness

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  • “Ya know, boah, somtahms reality jist grabs yuh ‘n shakes th’ livin’ daylights outtaya.”
  • “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
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