An altered state of consciousness (ASC),[1] also called altered state of mind or mind alteration, is any condition which is significantly different from a normal waking beta wave state. The expression was used as early as 1966 by Arnold M. Ludwig[2] and brought into common usage from 1969 by Charles Tart.[3][4] It describes induced changes in one's mental state, almost always temporary. A synonymous phrase is "altered state of awareness".
The definition of this week's phrase is precise, but you should be aware that I have consciously altered its meaning for comedic and other purposes.
1. Environmental Change
A new dawn comes to Sesame Street...
2. Missing Inaction
...and who was it that we were supposed to protect?
3. Blind Spot
Don't do as I do...
4. Legal Cover for Strict Constructionists, AKA "The Scalia Loophole"
Conservatives work hard trying to keep the arc of history from bending toward justice.
5. To The Source...
You can say that I'm a dreamer. But I'm not the only one. –Imagine by John Lennon
6. Total Immersion
Try to remain calm in the face of impenetrable corporate obfuscation.
7. A Glimpse Of Eternity
For fundamentalists who see the world in terms of black and white without color, nuance, or shades of gray...
8. Unaltered States Of Unconsciousness
It's like déjà vu all over again. –Dele "Yogi" Berra
9. Corporeal Pun-ishment
Ask a silly question...
10. Morphic Resonance
noun(according to the theory developed by Rupert Sheldrake, British biologist 1942– ) a paranormal influence by which a pattern of events or behavior can facilitate subsequent occurrences of similar patterns.
11. Time Warp
I found this Reality Check comic from hiding in my inbox this morning and decided it was the perfect conclusion to this week's olla podrida. (Look it up.)
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