Skull (symbolism)

"In a first-century mosaic tabletop from a Pompeiian triclinium (now in Naples), the skull is crowned with a carpenter's square and plumb-bob, which dangles before its empty eyesockets (Death as the great leveller), while below is an image of the ephemeral and changeable nature of life: a butterfly atop a wheel— a table for a philosopher's symposium."



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Great: they just revamped the USP Advanced Curriculum. More flexibility is great, but they should allow the Year 2s to follow the old framework as well. Now I've got to replan everything. Gah.

It occurs to me that one reason why conspiracy theorists have less support than they otherwise would is that no one is trying to sue them or shut them down, giving them no real cause to allege muzzling or a coverup. In this case, repetition of an untruth makes it less credible. Indeed suppression of the lie (through legal means or otherwise) would make it *more* credible.

I think if Hard Gay had visited Yahoo! Singapore, they'd have called the cops. No more funny video.