The Art of Deception

We live in a society that places a lot of value on appearance. Movie Stars, liposuction, acne, "Hey do I have anything stuck between my teeth?", these are the things that concern us.

Because of this it is very important to appear to be something you are not. This is the great Art of Deception.

Sun Tzu once said "All warfare is based on deception." We are fighting a war my friends. Every minute of every hour, we are locked in mortal combat. Good vs. Evil. Truth vs. Falsehood. Democrats vs. Republicans. Pork vs. Chicken.

The sooner you develop your skills of deception, the more likely you are to survive. There are certain species of butterflies that have spots on their wings to make them look like eyes so birds don't eat them. Deception.

One demonstration of the art of deception follows:

This is the original trailer for The Shining, one of the most critically acclaimed horror movies of our time. Apply a little deception, and you get this.

I love it. It is great.

Last year a few friends of mine invented what they called "The Great Deception". I will admit, it was quite the deception. A few of my roomates and I speak spanish and these friends of mine pretended that they didn't understand it. They were trying to get secrets from us.

It was all quite futile, because, of course, no one can fool the collective.