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Rethinking the Unthinkables

October 4th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Could God make a rock so large that he Himself would procrastinate about moving it?

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If you and I were running at each other from opposite ends of a football field, and every ten seconds we halved the remaining distance between us, how long would it take until it became seriously awkward?

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If a tree falls in a forest, and nobody’s around, does anyone give a fuck?

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I mean, really.

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Tags: Brevity (The Soul of Wit) · Satire

4 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Michael D // Oct 4, 2007 at 7:52 am

    Question 1: Yes. See: Appalachian Mountains

    Question 2: About a minute and 10 seconds. I did the math; I’m really bored

    Question 3: Probably not

  • 2 Ben Dubroc // Oct 8, 2007 at 10:29 am

    It’s true.
    As my grandfather, the late Sam Dubroc, said after I informed him of my major (and over a couple of southern comforts that did wonders to his Cajun-English): “A philosopher is a person who can talk for an hour and say nothing.”

  • 3 Ryan // Oct 19, 2007 at 8:24 am

    Erm, I think the quote you’re looking for is “brevity is the *soul* of wit.”

  • 4 Daniel M // Nov 4, 2007 at 3:18 am

    Oh man, that’s embarrassing.

    I could fake it and say that I meant to do that, but it’s totally not worth it.

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