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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

Haiku

Early big bang theor–
ists were known for eating quite
a lot of popcorn

Altre opere di Chris Gaither...
Everyone Is a Stranger

Don’t talk to strangers; Sing with them
It’s a Slow Process, It Costs a Lot of Money, and It Involves a Lot of Drudgery, but in the End, You Get to Be Alone with Your Clone

Imagine all the things They wouldn’t allow If they were invented now Anything fast: No motorcycles
My Leadership Style

By hook or by crook I do it all by the book
KLM is Gonna Shock You

In 2019 KLM Airlines began advertising that you should take the train instead; it felt like being asked to open up the marriage
Nobody Knows What They Want, So, Everybody Gets the Usual

The US Constitution rules out cruel and unusual punishment but that and a nickel will get you 1% of a cup of coffee now that cruelty is the usual
I Used to Live in the Elbow Room; Now I Live in the Bizarro Elbow Room

If you give people enough space You’ll be amazed By their flexibility If you give people enough cyberspa… You’ll be aghast
The First and Most Important Step Is Getting the Lie of the Land

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and antisemitism
The New Love and Work

Serve (one another) and Play (together)
I’m Sorry to Say

In the new version of Heads I win, tails you lose People hate to be wrong But love to apologize And if you accept their apology
Beyond Good and Evil

Modern research methods have detec… that there’s no such thing as a ba… leaving scientists puzzled as to w… the whole bunch is still spoiled
God Set the Law in Motion to Get (and Keep) Us Going, but Lawlessness Isn’t Going Anywhere

When the rule of law is against th… The law becomes a tool For rule by men using AI Who are in turn a tool For rule by AI
Walking Under a Ladder Brings Bad Luck; Climbing a Ladder Makes Your Own Luck

God is like a gifted analyst In that He leads you to reach Your own conclusions God is unlike an analyst In that He doesn’t interpret your…
Hail to the Chief of Police

He was a Murphy’s law and order R… Everyone who can be locked up will be locked up
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Power Is for Using on Behalf of Others, Not Having for Yourself, and We’ve All Been Had

In fragile civilizations Power is used to acquire status And status is just for decoration In resilient civilizations Self-sacrifice is recognized as th…
In the World to Come We Will All Laugh at the Thought of Disbelief; We Will Believe Because Belief Is Absurd and We Will Laugh Because Disbelief Is Rational

Faith is an act of will power And since faith isn’t knowledge Because it necessarily involves do… For now, the act is always a predi… I will believe



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