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Amoeba’s Lorica: Meme-ories 22 (Pride Husbandry)

Kris: “I thought Ares was the Greek god of war?” Murphy: “He was, and one of the twelve Olympians to boot. Polemus was middle management. He did all the dirty work, and his boss got all the temples and worship.” … Continue reading

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Kris an’ Murphy: Chern-onzo

*     *     *He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.– Samuel Johnson*     *     * Kris: “This is supposed to be funny?“ Murphy: “You don’t care for the way Mr. Munroe is sticking it to you?” Kris: … Continue reading

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Amoeba’s Lorica: The More Things Change …

On 22 April 1970 (the first Earth Day), and again on 22 April 1971, Walt Kelly, through his cartoon possum Pogo, pronounced his assessment of the human condition, and identified the ultimate source of all human ills. Forty years on, … Continue reading

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