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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

Are We There Yet?

The difference between
Being asleep at the wheel
And being asleep at the wheel
Of a self-driving car
Is that in the former
There’s a chance you might wake up
And take back control
Just in time
But in the latter
Even if you wake up
Right now
It’s already too late

Otras obras de Chris Gaither...
Have Knots, Will Cavil

The culture war is a secret weapon in the class war which the haves use to keep the have nots
Lost

It’s said you become what you hate; I hate losing things
I Have a Theory About Theory

Theoretically, Schrodinger’s Cat is both alive and dead at the same time In reality, cats have nine lives and one death
The Logic of Our Times

In a bit of irony the only thing that both sides can agree on is that a win-win is intolerable
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You Will Know Who They Are Because They Don’t Know Who They Are

You have to believe to commit And they think we’re crazy to beli… And would commit us as inpatients If only they had the patience But their patience has worn thin
“That’s great in practice, but what about in theory?”

Average academics Have a pet theory Dominant academics Have a pet theory about pet theori…
Trojan Rat

When the loyal opposition smelled a rat the administration’s defense centered on the fact that it wasn’t the rats that had carrie…
In That Case, Let’s See What’s Behind Door #3

In Putin’s version of Let’s Make… he shows you what’s behind Door #1… - You let Putin run you through w… AND what’s behind Door #2: - You fall on your sword to atone…
I Want To Be What You Lack

There is only one product but infinite ways to package it
The Bride and Room

A man wants the mother of his children to be a chef in the kitchen “imaginative” in the bedroom a shrink in the living room
A Mirror Is for Checking How You look to Others; a Screen Is for Checking How You Look to Yourself

When I got to the front of the self-checkout line I assumed there’d be a mirror but to my surprise and delight it was even better than I’d hoped
All Life Is an Overcoming

Death and danger are our lot Look at what my kid can do is what’s been wrought
The Personal Is Lit Critical

Guilt is intolerable which is why “I can explain everything” is processed into “I have a theory which explains ev…
Lights, Camera, Faction!

Words get in the way and a picture is worth a thousand words
Ludwig Wittgenstein’s First Name Means “Famous Warrior”, His Last Name Means “Stone of Wit”, and, Famously, He Showed Us That Our Real Battle Is Not to Outwit Ourselves

Per Wittgenstein Words only gain meaning through th… And they are always used in the co… Of the game being played in the mo… So, when we use words



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