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dheera
1938 days ago
I mean, Tim Cook wants his cake and the Shopify CEO wants his cake too, so the hippocracy is expected.
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theodric
1938 days ago
Everything started to fall apart when the horses seized power
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throwanem
1938 days ago
The legislature and judiciary soon fell to stasis and stagnation. Nothing could be achieved in the face of so many "neigh" votes.
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nradov
1938 days ago
Roman emperor Caligula supposedly appointed his horse as a consul.
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spoonjim
1938 days ago
At this point I'd be willing to try a hippocracy.
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itronitron
1938 days ago
you and Sandra Boynton both
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KingOfCoders
1938 days ago
The rule of hippos?
[Edit] Thanks for clueing me up.
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dempseye
1938 days ago
Rule of horses. "Hippos" means horse. "Potamus" means river. "Hippopotamus" means "river horse."
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pickledcods
1938 days ago
And Hippopotamus are closest related to pigs.
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notahacker
1938 days ago
I'd prefer the rule of Hippocrates :D Not doing any harm seems like a good maxim for CEOs...
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StavrosK
1938 days ago
"Hippocrates" means "horse holder".
Unfortunately, they turned out to be a bad investment.
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scollet
1938 days ago
How do you drop-ship horses?
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bryanrasmussen
1938 days ago
so it looks like a voyage to the land of the houyhnhnms is in order
http://4umi.com/swift/gulliver/houyhnhnm/
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roel_v
1938 days ago
I saw a movie about that once - think it was called "planet of the mares".
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croes
1938 days ago
The cake is a lie.
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croes
1938 days ago
Ok, got it. Not enough Portal fans here.
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