Do you want to know why this Facebook meme makes me so angry?
I was one of those children. One of those thousands of children, at the mercy of an adult. Unable to stop the abuse, too afraid to say a word to anyone about it, because of course, no one would believe you, and if they did, well,…
Q: How many general relativists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Two. One holds the bulb, while the other rotates the universe.
Q: How many quantum physicists does it take to change a lightbulb ?
A: One. Two to do it, and one to renormalise the wave function.Q: How many quantum…
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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| — | Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5 |
I just remembered, when we were in England, we stopped to get some stuff from Boots in the airport. Whilst in there, I looked at the various sections, and was quite surprised when, in the family planning section, amongst the condoms and morning after pills, I saw contact lens cleaning fluid. I’m not sure I even want to ask the questions raised by that.
