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The music is reverseable

While out driving today, I discovered a little trick to help me get a sense of clarity. You see, people often use code words to say something that they know is offensive, but they want you to buy into it anyway.

For example, let's try this small example.

In yesterdays example of clarity, Senator Reid gave us the following:

"As you know, one reason that we have the fires burning in Southern California is global warming. One reason the Colorado Basin is going dry is because of global warming."

Ok, a quick turn of my newly created "liberal ideology" decoder ring reveals the following message:

"As you know, one reason that we have the fires burning in Southern California is because you have too much money. One reason the Colorado Basin is going dry is because because you have too much money."

See! thats as clear as anything, and you know it makes sense. Because calls for "solving global warming" always go after just one solution, taking away more of your money.

So try it yourself. Just substitute the words "you have too much money" in every bit of gobbledygook you get from the "I heart the earth" people. I'm going back into the codex to see if I can decypher any more hidden messages. Hey, someone tell the boss that the water tank at Midway island is broken and they are all out of fresh water. Now where did I leave my ELO cd's...

Posted @ October 25, 2007 01:38 PM | Current Affairs

Comments

Nice reference to WWII cryptography...you'll find your special decoder ring also works on "for the children" and "why do they hate us".

Posted by: m at October 25, 2007 07:41 PM

I've been making a list all day. I've got a sort of slide rule thingy in mind. The more I work on it, the more it makes me laugh.

Posted by: frank martin at October 25, 2007 09:42 PM