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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

The Heart of a Coward

In the first take of Braveheart’s key sequence
Mel Gibson directed William Wallace to exclaim
“Freedom and responsibility!”
But as a practiced antisemite
Gibson quickly realized his error
And directed Wallace to cut the truth in half:
“Freedom!”

Other works by Chris Gaither...
Referendum

I knew Remain was in trouble when they announced that a vote fo… was also a vote in favor of renami… Brexit McBrexitface
Freedom Is Watching Yourself Do It With Your Eyes Closed

You can’t be free of self-consciousness so you have to be free with self-consciousness; we call this condition
Mortality = Freedom

Think about how much control they… with a made up version of eternal damnation Then consider how much freedom you’ll be left with
Help

You could say I tried stand-up but for the audience it was more like when the flight attendant demonstrates how to put on your own oxygen mask…
We’re Not Going Anywhere

You cannot make people want What they do not want And wanting it on their behalf When you secretly want what they w… Is a selfish wish that your dreams…
Haiku

By Jove, the easi– est way to work on yourself is to get married
Every Ending Is a New Beginning

The last waltz isn’t over until they come waltzing back in
Chew on This

Cyberspace has divided us By walling each of us into Our own private nihilo So, we’ll all be able to recognize… Because he will be able to walk th…
Personal Responsibility Presumes Self-acceptance

God will accept everything about you but the one thing He won’t take is the blame
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What Do You Get the AI Who Lacks Nothing?

AI can’t desire so it is taking over the world because we desire it imagining that AI will tell us exactly what to do
Smartphoney Baloney

It could be the truth if it couldn’t go viral But it’s definitely pravda if it speeds our downward spiral
The Land of Plenty

There were 102 passengers on the… So why only 101 dalmatians?
You’re Not Going to Believe It: You Better Believe It

Beliefs and behavior are the real… One leads to another And we have no idea How it all started Our name for that lacuna is God
The Pandemic Was Like a Cocoon

As mysterious as the caterpillar bursting into the butterfly a lifetime of following all the ru… somehow prepared them to change all the rules
If You Can’t Be with the One You Love, Love the Room You’re In

Pay attention to what is said: “One day we hope to enable every p… to feel as strong a sense of conne… as you feel when you’re physically with someone you love”
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