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Go Absurd Number 26


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When the world gets too serious throw absurdity and nonsense into its face. Go Absurd!

Opening Absurdity

Absurd magicians make the world go round. Or triangle (That was lame). (and writing that was lame) (and writing that was lame) (and writing that was lame) (and

Quote of the Day

“Let’s absurdify life from east to west”
(Fernando Pessoa)

Interesting Passage

Long before Cage’s 4’33”, a musical piece in which nothing was played, Shinto shrines were said to offer “silent concerts,” in which wind instruments and strings assembled, and not a note was delivered.
(From, A Beginner’s Guide to Japan by Pico Iyer)

A Possibly Wise Saying That May Have Been Said

The best plans contain nothing
Or
The best plans contain no plan

A Sometimes Cruel and Absurd World…

An Australian woman couldn’t talk for 12 years because, unbeknown to her, she had a coin stuck between her vocal chords

Book Title You Will Probably Never See…

How To Have Sex While Naked

The Meaning of Life?

Suffering from suffering

Said No One in Power, Directly, Probably Ever….

“We need to set up more charities for rich people”

A Statistic That Probably Never Was or Will Ever Be…

99% of all people in the world are virgins

From The Great Man Kurt Cobain

Underneath the bridge
The tarp has sprung a leak
And the animals I've trapped
Have all become my pets
And I'm living off of grass
And the drippings from the ceiling
It's okay to eat fish
'Cause they don't have any feelings
(From the song, Something In The Way)


“Let’s try that again!”

Modern Wank

We only want excellent communicators passionate about people and customer service…
(or some variant of that, seen daily in job advertisements)

Something to Wear
 Stop Or Banana White T-Shirt Front

Go Absurd! Exercise:

Not absurd but will probably be viewed as absurd or strange by many people…
Instead of giving the usual handshake or hug for a greeting, bow like the Japanese do for a day (unless you live in Japan. If that is the case give the absurd Western greeting of a handshake or a hug instead)

A Sign You Will Probably Never See…


BEWARE:
MONUMENTOUS
IDIOTS

Remember

Absurd responsibly. The Buddhist no harm principle applies here. Do not harm yourself or others when going absurd. (Maybe what I have just written is absurd?)

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