Speaking of space-aged Nose Goblins, my friend Jackie has been reading all about the genious-inducing effects of certain debilitating diseases such as syphilis, autism and schizophrenia, along with various types of parasites whose presence in the human body grant their hosts with supernatural (and in some cases superhuman) abilities.
Evidently, Rasputin was affected by a type of parasite which took up residence in the base of each of his eyeballs. Aside from the fact that they made him completely insane and impossible to kill, the eyeball worms are said to have had mesmerizing powers on anyone who looked into his eyes. The descriptions I've read are vaguely reminiscent of Mandelbrot Series Fractalization.
To look into Rasputin's eyes was to look into an ocean of infinite wisdom and other-wordly insight. As the parasites made themselves manifest and altered the blood vessel patterns in his eyes, so did Rasputin's political mystique and charisma grow. While his erstwhile companions may have felt that he had been occupied by some demon force (or perhaps merely that he'd let power go to his head), the parasites were really running the show.
Moral: Don't look into any politician's eyes. Sounds a bit Vonnegutian doesn't it?
posted by Little Gordie @ 4:03 PM
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