With a crackle and hiss the tiny goblin materialized in the center of the cavernous chamber. Disoriented, he glanced quickly from side to side, taking in the astonished looks of the small party of battle weary adventurers who had summoned him, before, finally and fatefully, looking up into the rapidly descending jaws of an enormous dragon. In a tiny, squeaky, quivering voice he uttered the only words of his brief and ill-fated existence... "oh shit".
Thursday, January 05, 2006
I'm Controlling You
By reading this, you have given me brief control of your mind.
(A nice little truism from a t-shirt I found this weekend and am wearing right now.)
Uncanny! You must have some inherent telepathic abilities that have been strengthened by this magic t-shirt. Promise you will only use these powers mostly for good!
Although if you WERE planning to devise some scheme to take over the world you probably shouldn't have exposed your mind control powers on the internet. I suggest you first gather a large league of devout followers (this may be easier if they all have something in common, a belief perhaps). Next you wreak havoc on the world (start wars, natural disasters, whatever). Finally, you use your mind control powers to convince everyone that the damage you caused never happened and that in fact you did everything right, then they will praise you and the world will be yours! Wait a second.......You didn't get that shirt in Texas did you?
I prefer to think of myself more like Brain from Pinky and the Brain.
Although I got to thinking after posting it last night: Did I just validate the conservative Christian argument that we need to insulate ourselves (and especially our children) from those we disagree with?
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Uncanny! You must have some inherent telepathic abilities that have been strengthened by this magic t-shirt. Promise you will only use these powers mostly for good!
Although if you WERE planning to devise some scheme to take over the world you probably shouldn't have exposed your mind control powers on the internet. I suggest you first gather a large league of devout followers (this may be easier if they all have something in common, a belief perhaps). Next you wreak havoc on the world (start wars, natural disasters, whatever). Finally, you use your mind control powers to convince everyone that the damage you caused never happened and that in fact you did everything right, then they will praise you and the world will be yours! Wait a second.......You didn't get that shirt in Texas did you?
I prefer to think of myself more like Brain from Pinky and the Brain.
Although I got to thinking after posting it last night: Did I just validate the conservative Christian argument that we need to insulate ourselves (and especially our children) from those we disagree with?
I rather doubt it. If you're never exposed to conflicting opinions, then how do you learn to think for yourself?
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