Instituting Blog Gimmicks (Non-Derivative Version)
In the interest of improving freedomfromblog.blogspot.com's quality content, I am instituting new blog gimmicks that I just made up.
First, Wednesday is koan day. A koan is "a paradox to be meditated upon," of the kind used by Zen Buddhists to abandon reliance on reason. Or so says my office dictionary. The most famous koan may be "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" (That's a Simpsons reference. Bart had the answer.)
This week's Wednesday koan: "If tomorrow were exactly the same as today, would it be tomorrow, today, or yesterday?" (BTW, I actually made that up myself. Unless it is a forgotten memory . . . .)
Second, Thursday is "Ask Mr. 1987." More details tomorrow (that's Thursday).
So start meditating on the koan, and tell me what you come up with.
posted by Number Three @ 7:44 PM
2 Comments:
If tomorrow is exactly the same as today, when will we get to find out about "Ask Mr. 1987?" Friday?
That was neat. Since the rest of the world wasn't in on our conversation, let us note that if Emery's premise is true-- that tomorrow will be exactly the same as today-- the question can be restated as "If tomorrow = today, would tomorrow be tomorrow, today, or yesterday?" Note that tomorrow = today is the same as today = tomorrow. In other words, if the premise holds, tomorrow/today is one day with two names, which reminded Curatasaurus of Eskimos.
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