Really Deep Thoughts By Peg-Eye Nate

19 entries

• Death And Taxes

  The phrase, The only certainties in life are death and taxes, could be more accurately phrased as, The only certainties in life are impermanence and loss, or even more accurately, Nothing lasts forever, and everything acquired will someday be removed.

  
  
  # At March 5, 2009 6:10 PM | Tags: aphorisms death philosophy taxes time
• Patterns

  Bartenders, prostitutes, drug dealers and comedians all have two things in common. They earn money by making other people feel good, and they are going to hell for it.

  
  
  # At August 21, 2008 8:01 PM | Tags: alcohol comedy economics humor parody religion
• Reactions to Success

  The Conservative says: "You worked hard, you gave it your all, you never gave up, you got lucky where it counted and you're successful. Good for you!"
  
  The Liberal says: "You worked hard, you gave it your all, you never gave up, you got lucky where it counted and you're successful. You bastard!"

  
  
  # At July 15, 2008 11:42 PM | Tags: conservative humor liberals philosophy satire success
• Life From Within The Participant

  Life is like a really difficult video game. Your two happiest moments are before you start (when you don't know what you're getting yourself into), and after you finish (when you can put the controller down and rest).

  
  
  # At July 7, 2008 4:48 PM | Tags: humor life philosophy video games
• Key Difference On a Pin's Head

  A key difference between liberals and conservatives can be summed up by the phrase To the vict— go the spoils. Conservatives award the spoils to the victOR, liberals to the victIM.

  
  
  # At May 11, 2008 2:23 PM | Tags: conservative conservatives humor liberals parody philosophy
• How We Got Here

  The human species did not get where it is by being passive; rather, we got where we are because in some point in our history, someone discovered that when you hit something in the head with a sharp rock It doesn't get back up.

  
  
  # At April 20, 2008 7:14 PM | Tags: animal rights anthropology France humans humor liberals pacifism satire violence
• Reacting to A Popular Idea

  There are times when a multitude of people stampede towards an idea. When that day comes, there are two groups among the people who remain: the ones who stand close to the stampeding throng and yell, "Stop! Stop! You're making a mistake!" and the ones who stand a little further back so they can watch and sell popcorn.

  
  
  # At February 19, 2008 6:37 PM | Tags: humor populism skepticism
• The Guy In Charge

  There are only three types of Rulers: Kings, Tyrants, and Presidents. Kings are born into the job, Tyrants kill to get the job, and Presidents are elected.

  
  
  # At January 8, 2008 9:57 PM | Tags: government humor kings philosophy presidents rulers tyrants
• Group Analogy

  Every group in the world is like a rotary saw: the only truly dangerous part is the edge.

  
  
  # At December 7, 2007 8:37 PM | Tags: conspiracies extremists groups humor paranoia
• Mood Swings

  My outlook on the world is drastically affected by my mood. When I'm in a bad mood, I think everyone in the world hates everybody else; when I'm in a good mood, I think everyone in the world hates everybody else, but I just don't care.

  
  
  # At September 19, 2007 9:00 PM | Tags: humor moods philosophy satire
• Paint Brushes, Chisels, Charcoal and Scythes

  Death is very much like art. There isn't a right way, or a wrong way: there's just a way that makes people say huh and a way that makes people say euugh.

  
  
  # At September 1, 2007 8:32 PM | Tags: art death humor parody philosophy
• Guilt and Vice

  Guilt and Vice are both big business, and they both need each other. Without the vice, there is nothing to feel guilty about. Without guilt, there is no reason to indulge in the vice.

  
  
  # At July 20, 2007 4:43 PM | Tags: guilt humor morality philosophy religion vice
• War

  Violence is a lot like sex. It starts with a small initial incident, it builds and builds until a final glorious surge, and then all is quiet and you have the most friendly environment in the world.

  
  
  # At June 20, 2007 10:17 PM | Tags: humor philosophy satire violence War and Peace
• Welcome To Hell

  The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. The welcome mat says, It's not your fault.

  
  
  # At April 26, 2007 9:59 PM | Tags: conservative good intentions hell humor philosophy
• Prophets And Profits

  The difference between a genuine prophet and a charlatan is simple. When you ask for your money back, a prophet can't return it; a charlatan simply won't.

  
  
  # At February 28, 2007 11:28 PM | Tags: philosophy profits prophets scam
• The Prevalence of Paranoia

  I am convinced that somewhere in the world there is at least one person who thinks the sun rising in the east and setting in the west is a conspiracy.

  
  
  # At January 14, 2007 3:12 PM | Tags: conspiracy paranoia Peg-Eye Nate satire
• Fish Tactics

  The fish fears only two things: The Fisherman, and the bigger fish.

  
  
  # At November 11, 2006 1:22 AM | Tags: Iraq morality Peg-Eye Nate philosophy
• Revelations

  Man invents things because God messed up.

  
  
  # At March 4, 2005 12:30 AM | Tags: humor philosophy religion satire
• The Law of Making Sure

  Never use a flyswatter when a nuclear missile will do the job.

  
  
  # At February 24, 2005 12:50 AM | Tags: humor satire violence