December 2010
15 posts
Small Penis Rule →
miahow:
bestofwikipedia:
The “small penis rule” is an informal strategy used by authors to evade libel lawsuits. It was described in a New York Times article in 1998: “…For a fictional portrait to be actionable, it must be so accurate that a reader of the book would have no problem linking the two,” … One way authors can protect themselves from libel suits is to say that a character has a...
“A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.”
– Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (via gabriellaerica)
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable...”
– Mahatma Gandhi
An Under Cover Look In North Korea →
I don’t know why I’ve been so immersed in the idea of institutionalization. But, this is the epitome of institutionalization. It’s just nuts. Then again, aren’t we all institutionalized to act properly in our own society? We just view North Korea as an “unethical” institution.
Nonetheless, North Korea is the epitome of George Orwell’s 1984.
Freedom in Prison or Imprisoned Freedom: An...
“Prison is no fairytale world.” Declares Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding, played by Morgan Freeman from the 1994 film Shawshank Redemption. Indeed, prison is no fairytale world, for the inmates or for the warden and the guards. Shawshank Redemption, a film set in the 1940’s, is about a banker named Andrew “Andy” Dufresne who was convicted of murdering his wife and her lover and was...
The Barber Paradox
∃z∃x [BarberOf(x, z) ∧ ∀y (ManOf(y, z) ⇒ (Shave(x,y) ⇔ ¬Shave(y,y)))]
There is a town who has one barber that shaves all and only the men of the town who did not shave themselves.
It may follow logically, correct? But what of the barber? That is, does the barber shave himself?