Quotes to squeegee your third eye: Thinking outside your cage - Volume I
 
"If you want to tell people the truth, you'd better make them laugh or they'll kill you."
Abstract for a True Blue American: Have you ever thought of expanding your horizons? You know, so you can be less uninformed. As Americans, we have a tendency to be lazy. Putting it another way, we run from labor. In doing so, things tend to get boiled down to being either black or white. But in our efforts to escape labor and the freedom that comes with it, we fail to see life in all the wonders of technicolor. Let us help you, squeegee your third eye.
Abstract for an Egghead: Through satire, the Brothers Jensen offer an alternative look at our 21st century beliefs. Using a collection of obscure quotes and aphorisms, the authors offensively paint a humorous and politically incorrect picture of what Americans hold to be true and false. By exposing these antagonisms, they hope to continue - in some small way - the work first pioneered by Kant’s 1784 essay, "Answering the question: What is enlightenment?"
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"Finally, something that Mailer and Buckley will be able to understand." - Gore Vidal
Introduction snippet: "Bill Hicks (1961-1994) explained, ‘Watching television is like taking black spray paint to your third eye’ and the remedy, he comedically argued, was to consume psychedelic mushrooms in order to 'squeegee' it.1 For those of you who are now lost — as in ‘Who is Bill Hicks?’ / ‘I thought only boys had a third eye?’ / ‘Did they just advocate the use of illegal drugs?’ / ‘What’s a squeegee?’ — you should be overjoyed that the Brothers Jensen wrote this book for YOU and Providence allowed YOU to find it."
Footnote 1: "The quote is a composite/summary of the following routines found in Rant in E minor (1997, CD): "Gifts of forgiveness" and "Love List (No Future)" (Track 8 and 32, respectively). The sentiments behind this quote are woven throughout Hicks’ work. It is possible that the exact quote was uttered by Hicks in an unrecorded stand-up routine and reported by one of his many fans. The quote inspired the title of this book. However, Sapere aude (Dare to be wise) — as it is discussed in Immanuel Kant’s (1724-1804) essay, "Answering the question: What is enlightenment?" (1784) — is the real inspiration behind this book and its content."
Copyright 2018 Eric and Walter A. Jensen
Last Updated 03/06/2019
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