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retrospectoscope

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  • But that was how it looked _now_, not _then_, and there was an old saying that the "retrospectoscope" was the only infallible instrument in all medicine.

    Star Surgeon Alan Edward Nourse 1960

  • But thru the retrospectoscope it at least qualifies as a clusterfuck.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The Clinton Terror Bill 2010

  • But thru the retrospectoscope it at least qualifies as a clusterfuck.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The Clinton Terror Bill 2010

  • But hey, everyone's vision is 20-20 through the retrospectoscope.

    The Obligatory Flu Post 1 Dinosaur 2009

  • Maybe using the magic retrospectoscope, some of us could think up an even better plan.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Orwellian? 2009

  • My understanding of politics may have been less sophisticated back then, but even looking through the retrospectoscope doesn't change my perception of someone who really did render the political world black and white.

    Be My Enemy Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2004

  • Nobody looked very photogenic through the wide-angle lens of the retrospectoscope.

    Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000

  • Nobody looked very photogenic through the wide-angle lens of the retrospectoscope.

    Boiling a frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000

  • Nobody looked very photogenic through the wide-angle lens of the retrospectoscope.

    Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000

  • Through the retrospectoscope, the early-90s bands Slowdive, Ride, and My Bloody Valentine might all look like one big back-slapping scene, but you could just as accurately lump Ride,

    Drowned In Sound // Feed Alexander Tudor 2009

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