Thursday, October 11, 2007

Stifle It!

H. L. Mencken:
"Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy."


3 comments:

  1. I don't think it stops even at that. As far as I can see, republicans and many democrats, too, are afraid you might noisily come in your pants.

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  2. My brother used to say that missionaries would run through an orgy to stop the natives from taking a drink and that seems to validate your quote here.

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  3. I'd like to do that, but I'd take a long time coming back!

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Abandon hope, all ye who enter here! (At least put on your socks and pants.)