You pretend to be more eccentric than you actually are because you fear you are an interchangeable cog.

Quote by Doug Coupland

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People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people's families. The only family that...

People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people's families. The only family that...

Clowns drink to blot out the ravages of terrifying children for a living.

Clowns drink to blot out the ravages of terrifying children for a living.

We decided that the French could never write user-friendly software because they're so rude.

We decided that the French could never write user-friendly software because they're so rude.

Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle...

Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle...

Once you see someone lose it, you can never look at them the same way...

Once you see someone lose it, you can never look at them the same way...

Earth was not built for six billion people all running around and being passionate about...

Earth was not built for six billion people all running around and being passionate about...

Tofu hot dogs are actually scarier than real hot dogs. It's like wanting the worst...

Tofu hot dogs are actually scarier than real hot dogs. It's like wanting the worst...

Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and...

Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and...

Making eye contact with adults while dressed as a clown is risky.

Making eye contact with adults while dressed as a clown is risky.

Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state...

Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state...

Depression is when you have lots of love, but no one's taking.

Depression is when you have lots of love, but no one's taking.

Once you establish a look, and once everybody recognizes that look as your look, you...

Once you establish a look, and once everybody recognizes that look as your look, you...

Only losers make decisions when things are bad. The time to rejig your life is...

Only losers make decisions when things are bad. The time to rejig your life is...

Quick. Name ten dead redheads.

Quick. Name ten dead redheads.

High school is such a shared experience in North American culture.

High school is such a shared experience in North American culture.

When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world...

When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world...

Lottery tickets are a surtax on desperation.

Lottery tickets are a surtax on desperation.

Nature is one great big wood-chipper. Sooner or later, everything shoots out the other end...

Nature is one great big wood-chipper. Sooner or later, everything shoots out the other end...

New York is a theme park for people with IQs over 108.

New York is a theme park for people with IQs over 108.

Sometimes the best lighting of all is a power failure.

Sometimes the best lighting of all is a power failure.