The Daily Travesty
Five stoned men were in a
courtyard when an elephant entered.
The first man was stoned
on sleep, and he saw not the elephant but dreamed instead of things unreal to
those awake.
The second man was stoned
on nicotine, caffeine, DDT, carbohydrate excess, protein deficiency, and the
other chemicals in the diet which the Illuminati have enforced upon the
half-wake to keep them from fully waking. "Hey," he said, "there's a big,
smelly beast in our courtyard."
The third stoned man was on
grass, and he said, "No, dads, that's the Ghostly Old Party in its true nature,
the Dark Nix on the Soul," and he giggled in a silly way.
The fourth stoned man
was tripping on peyote, and he said, "You see not the mystery, for the elephant
is a poem written in tons instead of words," and his eyes danced.
The fifth stoned man was
on acid, and he said nothing, merely worshipping the elephant in silence as the
Father of Buddha.
And then the Hierophant
entered and drove a nail of mystery into all their hearts, saying, "You are all
elephants!"
-Bob
Wilson and Robert Shea, circa 1975,
from The Illuminatus Trilogy
The Latest (news
blurbs)
Signs of True Love Detected on Brain Scans
By
Patricia Reaney
LONDON (Reuters) - For some people it's palpitations, a
sense of euphoria and breathlessness. Others say sweaty palms, light-headedness
and a gut feeling are sure signs of being truly, madly, deeply in
love.
But scientists at University College London now have more concrete
proof of whether or not it's the real thing -- brain scans. They have
shown that the first flushes of true love produce visible changes in the brains
of people that can be seen with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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Americans
Respect Science But Do Not Understand It
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When
scientists announced last week that they had deciphered the human genome, the
significance of the discovery most likely registered on the mental radar screens
of most Americans. But few could probably describe what a genome actually
is or explain the role of DNA, results of a survey suggest. According to
the biennial survey by the National Science Foundation (NSF), many Americans
cannot explain scientific ideas such as DNA, molecules and even the
Internet. These findings suggest that Americans may be ill-equipped to
make decisions concerning issues such as genetically engineered crops or genetic
testing.
"Americans in the next decade will be asked to make important
decisions that will involve highly technical issues,'' said NSF Director Rita
Colwell, in a statement. "To understand these issues, the public must be
better informed about basic science and engineering, as well as the scientific
process.''
[Editor: bottom line: It appears the American
public is not educated enough to make decisions regarding its own safety
and well-being. This has been a problem for decades, but never so much as
now.]
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