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It's even worse when he says something without preparation. Tom Send a noteboard - 19/04/2014 04:35:49 PM

I went to this awful event in Manhattan to roll out some silly website of his. It did have great free wine, and plenty of gold digger eye candy to observe in its natural habitat. But I digress. When Chopra was introduced, he didn't really know what to say before starting his prepared remarks and he said, "Thank you for your gracious words and your...gracious...introduction. It is very...gracious of you. Thank you. Yes. Thank you." We were getting ready to make everyone in our group drink for every "gracious" but then he launched into his polished and prepared remarks. When he was off script, though, the vapidness of it all was even more evident.

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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