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Go Absurd 97 – Read What You Believe

 

“…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


“Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.” (Alan Watts)


A Wise and Foolish Saying That Will Probably Never Be Said


Is the glass half-empty or empty?


A Sometimes Cruel and Absurd World…


A freak gust of wind has lifted a jumping castle seven metres in the air resulting in serious injuries to two children who have undergone surgery and are now in a serious but stable condition


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-09/children-in-surgery-after-freak-jumping-castle-incident/12863504


Book Title You Will Probably Never See…


How To Get The Job You Don’t Want By Trying, AKA, Living

 


Absurd Magazine Article Title…


86 Ways To Pleasure Your Partner To A Restless Orgasm That Lasts For 3.3 Seconds


The Meaning of Life?


A faux life of meaning


Said No One, Probably Ever….


“What a striking pair of equal and diverse knickerbockers you have there! Do they only come in one size and colour?”

 

A Statistic That Probably Never Was or Will Ever Be…


1.337% of all people in London have eaten bread at some point in their lives


From The Great Man Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel)…


“Did you ever fly a kite in bed?
Did you ever walk with ten cats on your head?
Did you ever milk this kind of cow?
Well, we can do it. We know how.
If you never did, you should.
These things are fun and fun is good.”
(From, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish)


Deathbed Final Words That Were Probably Never Said..


“Do they wear aftershave, and/or deodorant, in Heaven?”


Go Absurd! Exercise:


In a public place say, to no one in particular,

“Do you know what my name is? Me neither”


A Sign You Will Probably Never See…


GIVE

UP

DOWN


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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