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Go Absurd 95 – What Did You Expect?

  “…because this blog* is absurd, I love it; because it is useless, I want to give it away; and because wanting to give it to you serves no purpose, I give it to you…” (Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet ) *book (in the original quote from Pessoa) Quote of the Day “When you're in the shit up to your neck, there's nothing left to do but sing.” (Samuel Beckett) An Absurd World… Three men from the UK were recently trapped in a tumble dryer, with one of the men having to be rushed to hospital https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13070026/men-trapped-industrial-tumble-dryer/   A Wise and Foolish Saying That Will Probably Never Be Said Two birds in the hole is worth one in the ground Book Title You Will Probably Never See… Platitudes For The Penis: Hard Words To Ejaculate Into Your Daily Discourse A Possibly Wise, Possibly Foolish Question… Is that an apocalypse on your shoulder? The Meaning of Life? Entering and Exiting Said No O

Go Absurd 94 – Dressing Up For Nothing

  “…because this blog* is absurd, I love it; because it is useless, I want to give it away; and because wanting to give it to you serves no purpose, I give it to you…” (Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet ) *book (in the original quote from Pessoa) Quote of the Day “Don’t underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” (A. A. Milne) A Wise and Foolish Saying That Will Probably Never Be Said You know what they say…Hey? A Sometimes Cruel and Absurd World… A man in the UK has been left paralysed from the chest down after performing a forward roll for fun at a family barbecue https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12999910/dad-paralysed-breaking-neck-roly-poly/ Potential Album Title? There’s A lot To Look Forward To…When You Die Book Title You Will Probably Never See… How To Disturb Your Inner Peace: A Beginner’s Guide to X   A Possibly Wise, Possibly Foolish Question

Go Absurd 93 – Where It Doesn’t Pay To Do

  “…because this blog* is absurd, I love it; because it is useless, I want to give it away; and because wanting to give it to you serves no purpose, I give it to you…” (Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet ) *book (in the original quote from Pessoa) Quote of the Day “They are young and well built, they have another thirty years ahead of them. So they don't hurry, they take their time, and they are quite right. Once they have been to bed together, they will have to find something else to conceal the enormous absurdity of their existence.” (Jean-Paul Sartre,  Nausea ) An Absurd World… A woman has interrupted a wedding to angrily claim that the groom is already married… to her https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12930989/moment-wedding-interrupted-grooms-real-wife-children/ A Wise and Foolish Saying That Will Probably Never Be Said Like a dog in a China Shop ready to sit or shit Book Title You Will Probably Never See… The Future of Post-Modern, Post-Co

Go Absurd 92 – Where Absurdity Goes to Sleep (or to fornicate)

“…because this blog* is absurd, I love it; because it is useless, I want to give it away; and because wanting to give it to you serves no purpose, I give it to you…” (Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet ) *book (in the original quote from Pessoa) Quote of the Day “Only by living absurdly is it possible to break out of this infinite absurdity.” (Julio Cortazar) A Wise and Foolish Saying That Will Probably Never Be Said Too much broth spoils the cook A Sometimes Cruel and Absurd World… Two 19-year old women have fallen from a four-story rooftop and suffered serious injuries while taking selfies at a party https://au.news.yahoo.com/students-19-fall-from-four-storey-rooftop-taking-selfie-party-025202677.html Book Title You Will Probably Never See… The Sahara Desert for Dessert: A Pilgrim’s Journey Into The Known A Possibly Wise, Possibly Foolish Question(s)… Are there any years in days? And if so, will it rain? The Meaning of Life? Ju

Go Absurd 91–It Only Gets Worse… Or Was It…

  Introduction “…because this blog* is absurd, I love it; because it is useless, I want to give it away; and because wanting to give it to you serves no purpose, I give it to you…” (Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet ) *book (in the original quote from Pessoa) Quote of the Day “But what is absurd, or rather what is unusual, is first and foremost what exists, reality.” EUGENE IONESCO,  Conversations with Eugene Ionesco ) A Sometimes Cruel and Absurd World… A 54-year-old American man has died, according to doctors, because of his daily habit of consuming one-and-a-half bags of liquorice… https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54269144 Book Title You Will Probably Never See… A History of World Desire Between the Years 1855 to 1856: A Methodological Study   A Wise and Foolish Saying That Will Probably Never Be Said two pennies in the tree is worth three in the crowd The Meaning of Life? To Make Questions Possibly Wise, Possibly F