This is hilarious- a historian is claiming that former Haitian President Aristide provided President Bill Clinton with a "voodoo sorceror" who put a curse on poppy Bush using (of course) a "voodoo doll." (Yeah, that's what sunk Poppy)

More on the religion more properly known as "Vodoun,' here

Salon's got a pretty damn funny review of Dianetics, the foundational text of Scientology:

"Dianetics" begins with a stern admonition: "Important Note: In reading this book, be very certain that you never go past a word you do not fully understand. The only reason a person gives up a study or becomes confused or unable to learn is because he or she has gone past a word that was not understood." This seems a bit punctilious, as everyone knows that one of the main ways people learn the meanings of new words is by hearing or reading them in context. Since only a few pages later, we're promised that only "basic language" will be used in "Dianetics," how tough is this going to be?

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