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It's time for the rest of us to summon the ghost of Rabelais

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Eric Scheske
Dec 15, 2025
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Talismans slap.

Gotta hangover that won’t stop? Carve the image of Elvis in a yellow cape sitting in front of the sun. Is Peter Attia’s advice for living to 100 too arduous? That’s alright. Make an image of Saturn on sapphire: you’ll reach 103, easily.

No matter what the ailment, no matter what the goal, the talisman’s gotcha covered better than that afgh…

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