A Big Mac - The Communion Wafer

The Recession Is Over." This Phrase Has Been Used Twice A Year Since 1973 By Government Leaders Throughout The West. Its Meaning Is Unclear. See: Depression.

I Have A Theory Of Statistics: If You Can Double Them Or Halve Them And They Still Work, They Are Really Good Statistics.

Born In Elevators And Supermarkets, Muzak Has Spread To Restaurants, Hotels, Airplanes, Telephone Hold Services, And Waiting Rooms. The Public-relations Experts Believe That Human Beings Fear Silence - That Is, The Absence Of Constantly Imposed Direction. It Is Further Believed That If We Can Be Relieved Of Our Fears, We Will Gain Enough Self-confidence To Buy, Eat, Vote, Fly, Or Simply Go On Living.

It Is The Considered Opinion Of Most Members Of Our Rational élites That, In Any Given Difference Of Opinion With Reality, Reality Is Wrong.

Capitalism Was Reasonably Content Under Hitler, Happy Under Mussolini, Very Happy Under Franco And Delirious Under General Pinochet.