It occurs to me that I should post an Official Disclaimer or two on my site just to keep myself out of legal trouble. (I know that no one would ever pick on small fry like this author, but perhaps the implication that I am widely read would impress the occasional passer-by.) The writing of your garden variety "gee whiz, please don't sue me" statement is usually more pedantic and boring than I care for. However, the following example from Blog From the Core caught my eye and made me chuckle.

Citation of, and/or quotation of, articles [from] mainstream-media publications by The Blog from the Core — especially those in The New York Times — assume that the article was written by the one given credit for writing it; that assertions as to the time and place of authorship are true; that assertions of fact in the article are, indeed, factual; that any individuals mentioned or quoted are, indeed, who they are said to be; and, that quotations are substantially correct and were actually said and/or written by the person or persons to whom they are attributed. The Blog acknowledges that this assumption is quite shaky.

OK, I'm jealous. I want some cool disclaimers too, but I'm not interested in the usual legalese. How about this:

It is unreasonable to infer that any of the opinions expressed herein are based on anything more than whimsical intuition or wishful thinking. You may rely on them only at your own risk. I wouldn't, if I were you.

Hmmm. It's a start.

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