we assume roles. socialization. we assume character. politics and the judiciary. we assume that character is predictible and stable. mutual assured destruction. corporal punishment. advertising. operation desert storm. children need to be disciplined. four out of five dentists recommend sugarless gum for their patients who chew gum. the forbidden city. public schooling until the age of majority is a right, not a privledge. under the goods for oil program. we must provide consequences. exorcisms. we assume that we maintain law and order in society by providing consequences for people's behavior. the lambada is the forbidden dance. the emporor is the center of society, and he is the source of all that is good. straight jackets. electro-convulsive therapy. he got what he deserved. operation enduring freedom. yellow jackets. prescribed insulin comas. we assume the role of the one who maintains order in society by providing consequences for people. we will develop hydrogen cars to lessen our reliance on fossil fuels. black mollies. the king is second only to god. it was a police action. civil war. world war. we assume we are the best. stoning. we are making the world safe for democracy. an eye for an eye. we assume god approves of us. ritual scarification. genital mutilation. we assume god loves us. september 11, 2001. menstruation. evolution is a fact. leviathian. we're number one. god is love. bodhidharma sat for nine years in a cave to attain enlightment. crucifixion. it was a quick fix. that was then. this is now. we assume control. there is no way to get to the father except by me. thank you for not smoking. i am the way, the truth and the light. we assume power. love conquers all. i'm loving it. apocolypse. these are only necessary means to accomplish reasonable ends. in god we trust. the buddha twirled a flower in his hand, and only mahakasupa smiled. novus ordo seclorum. dharma transmission. mountain lion attacks two mountain bikers. your teeth will be whiter in seven days. you can choose direct deposit for your social security check. life goes on. he doesn't know where his next meal coming from. don't bite the hand that feeds you. we are animals. is that sigfried or roy? trying to make ends meet. please do not feed the bears. kali wears a garland of severed heads. don't tap on the glass. life is but a dream. george w. bush is the president of the united states. awake. we play our roles by choice. appetite is necessary, but it is also desire whose focus is elective. the buddha sat for six years under the bodhi tree until he reached elinghtnment. what is the meaning of this? he was persecuted under pontius pilot, crucified, died and was buried. this is daylight savings time. i want you. the middle way. he drinks to intoxication. we are all originally buddhas, but we have forgotten our true nature. he drinks to excess. there is no god but allah, and mohamed is his prophet. she stands on the corpse of her husband, siva. and on the third day, he rose again. a rose is a rose is a rose. sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. this is central standard time. we are powerless over our addiction. i love you. consult a physician before beginning any exercise routine. she is emaciated and black, and she lolls her bloody tongue. she rolled her eyes as if to say, whatever! nothing is sacred. charlie brown, you blockhead! don't touch me! what is you name? i over did it this weekend. nothing is imperishable. wet paint. oh, my god! he's a dreamer. no means no. are we having fun yet? nothing will come of nothing. the federal income tax is unconstitutional. he's a day late and a dollar short. ring around the rosey. there's always tomorrow. siva is static. he is an underachiever. moderation in all things. he's the life of the party. the republican party. the bible is the inspired word of god. it is literally and absolutely true. i saw it on the news. shakti is active. come into my parlor said the spider to the fly. and god was not in the whirlwind. god is everywhere. my heart is an open book. i wear it on my sleeve. what do you mean? what are you doing here? i'm confused. i feel really fat! do these jeans make my butt look big? what are you having? what's that supposed to mean? why don't you have the cheesecake? what time is it? what's the difference? are you serious? how long can this go on? what do you want? what are you doing? is this going to take long? this isn't going to hurt, is it? how can i help you? what the hell is going on here? why? i don't know. does any of this make any sense? what are you referring to? you and me. there is no you and me. there's a you and a me, but there is no you and me. there is no us. i know. why not? there just isn't. what a waste of time this is. don't you think so? yes. yes? really? no. not really. well then? so what, right? what would you rather be doing? nothing. well then? what? be here now. what's the alternative? we have no choice. we always have a choice. no, we don't. yes, we do. no it isn't. yes it is. i'm right and you're wrong. this is ridiculous. is it? isn't it? what do you think? i don't. since when? since always. always? always. you say that now. then what? go on. what were you saying? when? you know. before. i don't remember. it will come back to you. i hope not. so do i. me too. you too? yes. yes, what? i never repeat myself. yes, you do. no, i don't. i never repeat myself. yes, you do. no i don't. i never repeat myself. yes, you do. no, i don't. i can't. yes, you can. no, i can't. you just did. no i didn't. yes, you did. i did not, but you did. i did not. yes, you did. no i didn't. yes you did. no you didn't. yes i did. you did not. no, you did. yes, i didn't. no, i did. yes, you did. no, you did. you did not. you didn't. i did. i didn't. did so. did not. did. didn't. you so did. you always do this. no i don't. yes you do. no i don't. i never do. yes, you do. never. now? not. no!
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