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IDIOCY: RECOLLECTING 2009 1) There was an outbreak of idiocy, and the world seemed normal. An out-of-work bartender sold her virginity thrice, and made plans to leave an estate to an accidental bastard. 2) Like frightened piglets people dug their snouts into sands of imagined protection while swine flu killed at random. Opportunists sucked profits obscene while minuscule demons mutated. Meaningless rituals took hold, whilst specialists squirted spurts of doom. Confusion legitimised idiocy. 3) A superpower spent zillions of dollars on arms while military and militia raped, pillaged, killed and razed hamlets. Blackrobed judges gave the president a peace 233