TIL the word "fnord," from The Illuminatus! Trilogy, gives characters subconscious feelings of unease and confusion, thus preventing rational thought, every time the word appears

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I remember staying up all night and getting to the point where normal words looked crazy to me. I would sit there trying to make sense of them but they would just seem wrong, especially how certain letters were next to each other.

After finally sleeping, the word would look normal again.

Hail Eris.

Fuck it, this post makes me want to get knurd

Here, have a Pope card

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I have a full set of those cards when they came out.

Most successful fnord in history: "Trump"

Because you either know he's a cop, or you're in one of two cults.

Praise "Bob" and Hail Eris!