Friday, June 6, 2025

A little bit of Zen (45)

A marble bust of the 5th Century BCE Athenian philosopher, Socrates
 


"I am glad to be rid of sex - like a slave at last escaped from a cruel and capricious master."


Socrates


I feel much the same way about FPL. - GW


Although there'll be a Fantasy Club World Cup along shortly to keep us enslaved over the summer break too....  That kicks off in a week!


[I haven't been able to track down a citation for this wonderful line of the ancient Athenian philosopher's... and I am beginning to suspect that it might have been an invention, or at least a zestful expansion, by my old Classics teacher. But I think this is a case where we want to print the legend.]


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