“The problem, David, is your cynicism only runs one direction. If somebody comes on TV and says everything is great and wonderful, you don’t believe it, you say they’re blowing smoke up your butt. You demand proof. But if one second later,
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“On this subject, U.S. Air Force spokesman James W. Moseley argued, “Those tabloid papers and cult magazines have been raving about this stuff for years, and it’s just not true!”
― Attack of the Rockoids
― Attack of the Rockoids
“The problem, David, is your cynicism only runs one direction. If somebody comes on TV and says everything is great and wonderful, you don’t believe it, you say they’re blowing smoke up your butt. You demand proof. But if one second later, some guy comes on and says everything is falling apart, you automatically believe it, no questions asked. If those people had told you that this mine monster situation was no big deal and that we should just go home, you wouldn’t have believed them, not for a second. But the moment they said it was a Class G apocalypse, you were on board. As if nobody ever has motivation to tell you things are worse than they really are. And you know for a fact that’s not true! Nothing controls people like fear.”
― What the Hell Did I Just Read
― What the Hell Did I Just Read
“He didn’t want to think about the implications of this mysterious ability to see events that occurred in places where he wasn’t physically present. What did they call it on those late night radio shows back in the twenty-first century? Oh yes, remote viewing.”
― Attack of the Rockoids
― Attack of the Rockoids
“Years have gone by and I've finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good soccer. I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead:"A pretty move, for the love of God."
And when good soccer happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don't give a damn which team or country performs it.”
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And when good soccer happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don't give a damn which team or country performs it.”
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