Frank Zappa nailed it: - Democratic Underground

Le Taz Hot

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Thu Jul-07-11 10:01 PM
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Frank Zappa nailed it:

"The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater."
— Frank Zappa

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20score

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Thu Jul-07-11 10:01 PM
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1. Love that quote!

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freshwest

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Thu Jul-07-11 10:15 PM
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2. Two more of his that set me loose:

Edited on Thu Jul-07-11 10:17 PM by freshwest

"The whole universe is a large joke. Everything in the universe are subdivisions of this joke, so why take anything too seriously."

--Frank Zappa

and

"If you wind up with a boring, miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest or some guy on TV telling you how to do your shit, then YOU DESERVE IT."

--Frank Zappa

:shrug:

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DeSwiss

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Thu Jul-07-11 10:30 PM
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3. K&R

''Now they're coming for your Social Security money. They want your fucking retirement money. They want it back! So they can give it to their criminal friends on Wall Street. And you know something, they'll get it. They'll get it all from you sooner or later, because they own this fucking place. It's a big club -- and you ain't in it! You and I are not in the big club.'' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJeFrqBJF6E">George Carlin - ''They're coming for your Social Security''

- George nailed it too.....

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Electric Monk

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Thu Jul-07-11 10:34 PM
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4. Zappa Carlin and Jesus are my holy trinity. They were "it getters".

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provis99

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Thu Jul-07-11 10:59 PM
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5. two atheists and Jesus? Odd combination.

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dgibby

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Thu Jul-07-11 11:06 PM
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6. Sinclair Lewis got it, too.

"When Facism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross."

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Canuckistanian

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Fri Jul-08-11 03:31 PM
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7. "The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced."

Another one of my favorites.

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