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Blind to the consequences of their actions, the irresponsible and the stupid only make things much worse for everyone else.

"Else, Hell awaits you!" the preacher thundered while trying to convince his followers to give more money.

"Money? I never carry money!" Lady Fortescue declared, wrinkling her nose.

Nose in the air, Cynthia appeared incredibly haughty, not realizing that people were laughing behind her back.

Back in the lab, Dr. Jekyll doubled his recipe, heedless to the consequences.

Consequences ignored will bring the arrogant to a stumbling decline. Or we can always hope for the hydroxychloroquine to backfire.

Backfire can be mistaken for gunshots, leading to unnecessary police and crowds.

Crowds may be less common in the US these days, but the urge to mingle will eventually revive close encounters.

Close Encounters is a term coined by the late J. Allen Hynek.

Book your trip to Mars now, before the price goes up.

Up is the opposite of down.

down and up I go, round and round I go, that old black magic...

Magic beans for the family cow seemed like a good idea at the time.

Time and again, voters fell for the candidate's empty promises.

Empty promises, empty heads, empty hearts, empty souls-- it is like we are living a film noir and we are the only marlowes.

Marlowe's traits included being hard-boiled, being cool, being persistent, being fond of alcohol, being as tough as the situation demands, being attractive to the opposite sex, and being roughed up by the baddies.

Baddies used to beat the snot out of Rockford, usually before the third commercial break.

Commercial breaks are very needful things.

Things ain't what they used to be.

Be a hero, Nymtoc, and open that bottle of wine.

Wine, women and song is a guiding principle for many, but others prefer wine, women and wealth.

wine, women and wealth are for naught without whimsy.

Wimsey (Lord Peter) is the protagonist of a series of mystery stories and novels by Dorothy L. Sayers, in which the gentleman detective collects books, plays piano, finds missing jewels, beds women, fakes his own death and solves crimes while having fun.

Fun, fun, fun, till Daddy takes the T-Bird away.