“Those with Diogenes syndrome live in a state of squalor. Diogenes of Sinope, a Greek philosopher, lived in a barrel in ancient Athens and disparaged material possessions. So naming this syndrome after him was a misnomer. You need stuff to have squalor.” HumourSatire Book:Smoko Source: Smoko
“Don’t burn your throat with the hot mince, mate,” I said. “Looks like a bloody pelican.” Dawn had stopped her buttering to stare at Ross eating. Johnno, too, was transfixed and held his mug suspended halfway to his mouth. “Bloody hell, finished it in five seconds.” The pie-eating show was over before it began and Dawn returned to bending Johnno’s ear.” HumourNew Zealand Book:Smoko Source: Smoko
“This curve in the river, a stone’s throw from one of the biggest tourist draws in the city, was worth cleaning, but the catamarans didn’t go further upstream to where faecal matter from the barrios and heavy metals from industry were plentiful. The funds to clean up that crap had been embezzled, or so they said. If the river was ever cleaned, journalists would miss using it as a symbol for corruption in the city.” CorruptionCorruption PoliticsCorrupciónBuenos Aires Book:Buenos Aires Triad Source: Buenos Aires Triad
“No, you don’t get it: we can have you put in prison forever without paying anything. If you pay the bribe for the crewmembers, we won’t pull those strings. Then you can pay for your own release... Goodbye citizen Ping, take heart you are helping two of your compatriots. Even a bad egg like you can aid the motherland.” ChinaCorruption And Crime Author:F.E. Beyer