Quote of the Day

[kate_nepveu]

"One person with a fantastic view may be suspected of delusions; two people with the identical view are just oddballs."
     —Judge Easterbrook, United States v. James, No. 02-3424, slip op. at 5-6 (7th Cir. May 14, 2003) [9 page PDF opinion]

Via the invaluable How Appealling.

[ Edited to add pincite. ]

Comments

[kate_nepveu]

What were you expecting, out of curiosity?

[merhawk]

I'm not quite sure. Something more along the lines of a person who had fringe - but fairly defensible - beliefs. Not beliefs that make you wonder when they stopped taking their medication.

[kate_nepveu]

Oh, they reminded me of the tax avoidance people.

Yes, it's nuts, but it's so beautifully designed to be nuts in their favor that you just know there's rationality under there somewhere.