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Careful, you’re gonna wear that thing out

April 28th, 2012 · 4 Comments

“Does experience really show that pleasure becomes insipid if it lasts long—or is this just the sort of thing we say for comfort because it usually doesn’t?” – Susan Neiman, Evil in Modern Thought

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  • 1 Averil Dean // Apr 28, 2012 at 10:25 am

    It’s only insipid if you run out of lube.

  • 2 Tetman Callis // Apr 28, 2012 at 11:30 am

    And there are so many slippery substances to choose from in this profoundly profitable economy, n’cest pas?

  • 3 Averil Dean // Apr 29, 2012 at 12:39 pm

    Mmm-hmm, I can think of one or two. . .

  • 4 Tetman Callis // Apr 29, 2012 at 1:14 pm

    You’re probably not thinking of olive oil, nor of 10W-40 (which is suitable for a wide range of operating environments).

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