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Go Absurd 79 - Take It or Take It


Quote of the Day

“Absurdity is the new sublime. The good news is that, while other resources are dwindling, absurdity is multiplying and flourishing and filling the earth.”
(Michael Foley, The Age of Absurdity)

A Cruel and Absurd World…

A father has lost his life after allegedly being punched in the head after a disagreement over ‘queue-jumping’

A Wise and Foolish Saying That Will Probably Never Be Said

To eat is to starve

Book Title You Will Probably Never See…

Disagreements Related to Blueberries and Metaphorical Digressions: A Laymen’s View

The Meaning of Life?

Resistance
green-leafed plant
A Future Cliché?

Found in translation

Said No One, Probably Ever….

“That’s a big apolitical agenda you have there. Is it political? Does it sing?”

A Statistic That Probably Never Was or Will Ever Be…

26.3% of all people from 93.3% of all past and present civilisations, have eaten pizza while naked and reciting the last name of every American President that has ever lived

From The Great Man Bob Dylan

Ah, you
Never turned around to see the frowns
On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did
Tricks for you
Never understood that it ain't no good
You shouldn't
Let other people
Get your
Kicks for you
You used to ride on the chrome horse with your
Diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a
Siamese cat

(from his song, Like A Rolling Stone)


“At least I can say I still have a good 50 years to…”

Go Absurd! Exercise:

Go to a sporting match where goals are scored and everyone knows who you aren’t, and every time a goal is scored jump up in the air and yell out, “YAY!”

A Sign You Will Probably Never See…


I’M
NOT

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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