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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…


Does dandruff grow on trees?


The Meaning of Life?


Running For President

 

Said No One, Probably Ever….


“I went to prom night tomorrow night and it hadn’t even started. Though Mary was drinking punch and exhibiting the meaning of life on the dance floor”


A Statistic That Probably Never Was or Will Ever Be…


33.3333% of all people last night thought they were frogs and/or trees


From The Great Man Bob Dylan


They can't hurt me. Sure, they can crush you and kill you. They can lay you out on 42nd and Broadway and put hoses on you and flush you in the sewers and put you on the subway and carry you out to Coney island and bury you on the Ferris wheel. But I refuse to sit here and worry about dying


Deathbed Final Words That Were Probably Never Said


“Did you see that? No, I didn’t either”

 

Go Absurd! Exercise:


On a random sidewalk/footpath draw out a hopscotch grid and play on it by yourself for at least 20 minutes


A Sign You Will Probably Never See…


I

WASN’T

ALWAYS


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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