“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.”
H. L. Mencken
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All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!
All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!
“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.”
H. L. Mencken
Ace of Spades blog has had this Mencken quote up since its inception, and if the commenter community and writing staff is any indication of the mindset there, there’s probably a fair plurality who are tempted to start spitting on their hands these days. For firsties, I’m a plurality of one who is.
Et tu, Brute?
Yeah, this incessant assault is getting pretty old.