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 "If a rose is a rose, does it really matter that it is also a member of the genus Rosa of the family Rosaceae and the order Rosales?" —Joelle Steele
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"Facts give the appearance of milestones but are, in reality, only empty eggshells; they are the insistent popping of champagne corks at the tables of the rich, which only a simpleton would take for the banquet itself." —Gustav Meyrink, The Golem
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An illustration from a 1901 issue of Pall Mall magazine. The caption reads: Mars at the Telephone: "Well, well, what is it? who is it?"
Voice in Telephone: "Tesla."
Mars: "Who on earth is 'Tesla'?"
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| The Ghost in the [Scanning] Machine |
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~ Amorphous Apparitions ~ 
Portrait from Memoir of James Brainerd Taylor.
“It was a pale, shadowy face, indeed; and it faded quite away from earth.” —Peterson’s Magazine
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| I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought |
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"There is no law on earth that does not evoke the Eumenides [the Furies]." —Petit-Senn, Le Portefeuille, qtd. in Malpertuis by Jean Ray |
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"It's the oldest trick in the book—you know, the ricochet flirt. The more they ignore you, the more they like you." — Kath & Kim, Episode 2.7 The diagram is our own.
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"The strange magic emanating from children's toys . . . often exercise[s] a greater healing power over a heart wearied by life than the most sublime work of art." —Gustav Meyrink, The Green Face |
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 "This may surprise you, but it is difficult to find people like yourself who possess, if I may say so, your gentleness of manner." — Carol Shields, "Hazel," Collected Stories
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"Apropos of nothing: 'There are two unpardonable sins — one writing an illegible hand and the other being late for dinner.'" —John Bright, English statesman
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~ Amorphous Apparitions ~ 
Portrait from Mary Stuart.
“We feel that this is the land of shades, and the ghost of history.” —W. Macneile Dixon
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"The whole of life consists of nothing but questions which have taken on physical form and which bear the seed of their answer within them, and of answers which are pregnant with questions. A man who sees anything else in it is a fool." —Gustav Meyrink, The Golem |
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| Puzzles and Games :: Which is Funnier |
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 Which word is funnier: tomato or banana?Clue: This is according to the classic satirical magazine Punch. Answer: tomato (The answer is in black text on the black background. Highlight it to view.) Citation: Punch (1923)
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