The rightness of a thing isn't determined by the amount of courage it takes.
-Mary Renault, novelist (4 Sep 1905-1983)
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2026/08/28
Todays Thought
Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action.
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher (28 Aug 1749-1832)
2026/08/27
Todays Word
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with Anu Garg
obganiate
PRONUNCIATION:
(ob-GAY-nee-ayt) 
MEANING:
verb tr.: To annoy someone by repeatedly saying the same thing.
verb intr.: To repeat oneself tediously.
verb intr.: To repeat oneself tediously.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin obgannire or oggannire (to yelp or growl at). Earliest documented use: 1623.
USAGE:
“The way Tony Abbott continues to obganiate is bloody irritating, bloody irritating.”
Stan Wills; Letters to the Editor; The Australian (Canberra); Dec 10, 2014.
Stan Wills; Letters to the Editor; The Australian (Canberra); Dec 10, 2014.
2026/08/26
Todays Thought
If an animal does something, they call it instinct. If we do exactly the same thing for the same reason, they call it intelligence.
-Will Cuppy, humorist and journalist (23 Aug 1884-1949)
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Todays Thought
Someone needs to explain to me why wanting clean drinking water makes you an activist and why proposing to destroy water with chemical warfare doesn't make a corporation a terrorist.
-Winona LaDuke, activist, environmentalist, economist, and writer (b. 18 Aug 1959)
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