Cryptoquote Spoiler – 12/06/12

 

English: Portrait of H. L. Mencken by Carl Van Vechten. Gift, Carl Van Vechten Estate. The Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.”   —   H. L. Mencken

(Hopefully, the judge will issue a few titter warnings, before imposing this harsh a penalty.  Life is too short!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 05/04/12

 

H. L. Mencken (Photo credit: Union-Square)

“The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.“   —   H.L. Mencken

(Age will actually bring you one of two things; either a measured sense of caution, or the propensity to just say What the Fuck, I’m doing it!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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(Fairly Tough) Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 02/19/12

 

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“A show of altruism is respected in the world chiefly for selfish motives.“   —   H. L. Mencken

(I guess the only true altruism is if helping others doesn’t make you feel good, but you do it anyway, of your own free will.  But, who in their right mind would do something they didn’t like doing, without being forced to?  No matter how you slice it, every “unselfish” act seems to have one kind of selfish motive, or another.  But, what of it?  I remember a friend of mine getting all bent out of shape about “environmentalists” wanting to “save the world”.  He’d say:  The world will go on whether we’re here, or not.  You want to save it for yourself/yourselves.  So-o-o . . . that’s a bad thing?)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 08/30/11

“It is a sin to believe evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake.“   —   H.L. Mencken

(I think that old Hank Lou and I could have been great buddies.  We’re both fans of Nietzsche, and are critical of the same things.  It’s a shame he died about 8 months before I was even conceived!)   —   YUR

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