Rat's Web
Rat's Web
"[The clergy] believe that any portion of power confided in me, will be exerted in opposition to their schemes. And they believe rightly: for I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. But this is all they have to fear from me: and enough too in their opinion."
--Thomas Jefferson
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
--Martin Luther King
"Robert Orrin Charles Kilroy, you have persistently and flagrantly violated code 672 which prohibits the playing and purveying of Rock music. You are convicted of the manslaughter of a member of the Majority for Musical Morality. You are hereby sentenced to life imprisonment."
--The Judge, Styx: Caught in the Act
"I lie awake, staring out at the bleakness of Megadon. City and sky become one, merging into a single plane, a vast sea of unbroken grey. The Twin Moons, just two pale orbs as they trace their way across the steely sky. I used to think I had a pretty good life here, just plugging into my machine for the day, then watching Templevision or reading a Temple Paper in the evening.
My friend Jon always said it was nicer here than under the atmospheric domes of the Outer Planets. We have had peace since 2062, when the surviving planets were banded together under the Red Star of the Solar Federation. The less fortunate gave us a few new moons.
I believed what I was told, I thought it was a good life, I thought I was happy. then I found something that changed it all..."
--Anonymous, 2112
You don't get something for nothing
You can't have freedom for free
You won't get wise with the sleep still in your eyes
No matter what your dream might be
--Rush, Something for Nothing
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The Champions Frequently Asked Questions & Points of Clarity list.
And a poem I wrote, and a short annectode that describes why I really dislike the Boy Scouts of America.
Here's something to think about:
Ringworm: It's not a ring. It's not a worm. It's a fungus.
Fishsticks: It's not a fish. It's not a stick. It's a fungus.
Extrapolation:
Spam: It's not a ham. It's not food. It's a fungus.
