[alt text: a pair of images. The top image shows the face from a Roman statue, and the caption says, “‘The closer the collapse of an Empire, the crazier its laws.’ -Marcus Tullius Cicero”. The bottom image shows a soda vending machine, with a sign taped to the front that says, “PLEASE DON’T WASH YOU’RE BALLS IN THE BAJA BLAST -MGMT”.]