Mixed Grill XIII

Number 13. Do you feel lucky? It's called self-delusion.

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Poll Tax – Warsaw's unique method of simultaneously discouraging democracy and raising revenues

Latin Mass – Making eternal use of Catholic energy in the obligation of conversion

Cogito Ergo Sum – Descartes's fingerless (and precocious) take on chisanbop

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. (Albert Einstein)

Silent Knight – Ninja

World Atlas – Strongest man on earth

What shall we do with the drunken sailor? – I suggest a twelve-step plan. If he wants to be helped

Irony is wasted on the stupid. (Oscar Wilde)

Anything Grows – Universal potting soil

Age of Enlitenment – And lower calories

Well wisher – A silver dollar works best

For your interest, I found the following on line:

Humans sometimes have unshakeable beliefs about irrational things, such as trusting a rabbit's foot or planning one's life around astrology. In 2014, the Chapman University Survey of American Fears attempted to quantify this in a comprehensive study of the fears, phobias, and irrational beliefs of 2,500 American adults. One interesting statistic they discovered was that roughly 20 percent of the respondents believed that the legendary Bigfoot exists. And about the same number of those polled said they were confidant that the universe began with the Big Bang. The study also found that believing in certain paranormal phenomena such as being able to influence the world with one's thoughts or being able to predict the future based on dreams were fairly widespread views.

Slightly more than 40 percent of those polled they believed in UFOs, a considerably higher number than those who were confident that global warming is real.

Democrats who participated in the survey were more likely than Republicans to believe in fortune-telling, and they were twice as likely to believe in astrology.

The Republicans polled were significantly more likely than Democrats to say that Satan causes most of the evil in the world.

It's no wonder that our country is in trouble.

Flying high – I'd find a different pilot

Holy roller – A natural, for charity

Transparency – Twenty-first century version of spin

A free society is a place where it's safe to be unpopular (Adlai Stevenson) – It's clear that academia is not a safe place.  It's "safe space" is only for jasagers 

He died peacefully in his sleep – Or, at least, if he was awake and suffering he didn't disturb me

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – Ideally to the airport taxi

It takes a village to raze a child – Not ideal for the child but it appeases the gods and keeps them off our backs for a year

Demoncrats – The enemies of the Publicans. Led by Carrie Nation

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On this date in 1979 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini became the first Supreme Leader of Iran. Are you going to celebrate?