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Go Absurd 65 - Where Absurdity Never Ends



Quote of the Day

“The more we know about the Universe, the more meaningless it appears” (Steven Weinberg)

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A Cruel Absurdity

Out of 60 people who attended a choir rehearsal earlier this month in Seattle, 2 have died while 45 have COVID-19 symptoms. At that time there were no bans on public gatherings and no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the area. Hand sanitizer was used and no hugs or handshakes were given.

"It's just normal random people doing things that they love to do, and all of a sudden some people are dead," she said. "It's very sobering."

A Saying That Will Probably Never Be Said…

To live you must die and to die you must live and to live you must live and to die you must die 

An Extremely Cruel and Absurd World…

A 7-year-old girl has been randomly stabbed and killed by a 30-year-old woman in Queen’s park, Manchester, as the little girl’s family watched on in horror

Book Title You Will Probably Never See…

The Day I Wasn’t Born: A Literature Review From 1879 to 1883

The Meaning of Life?

Asking that question

Said No One, Probably Ever….

“I was reading a report from the Gasoline Ward and humbly observed that you have now become the lucky winner of a new car. You just need to put down a $10,000 deposit. If you’ve got it on you now, I’ll take the bundles of cash from your person and pay it for you. Okay?”

A Statistic That Probably Never Was or Will Ever Be…

63.3% of the world’s population are right now reading this as I write this

From The Great Man Fernando Pessoa

“An expensive cigar smoked with one’s eyes closed – that’s all it takes to be rich.”
“There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful.”
(From the Book: The Book of Disquiet)
man lighting tobacco 

“It’s not like I’m about to die!”

Absurd Words Spoken By A Fictional Character Who Influences Children:

“Who needs a hobby when you’ve got the best job in the world?!” (Postman Pat, from the episode, Postman Pat’s Holiday Hobbies)

Go Absurd! Exercise:

Write with lipstick Go Absurd on your front window for everyone to see, or not see, depending on how much traffic goes past your front window at the moment…

A Sign You Will Probably Never See…

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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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