Boustre(o)phedon

or "Ox-Ploughing"--the direction of language/thought
or, what I don't know about yet in this world

So apparently the ancient Greeks read not left to right, or right to left, but in a zigzag (like a turn of the ox plough, or an old space heater) wherein the words on the alternate right to left line read backwards in mirror letters. What a mind fuck, right, but think about how much time this will save. Think about the balance of brain power, the swivel from left brain to right as we attempt to negotiate symbols vs. meaning. Come on, English, shape up! You could have read this in 30 seconds less than it already took you, which leaves a whole lot more time to look at what's going on at Go Fug Yourself.

Todays revelation comes from none other than Carl Sagan, one of my favorite guys.