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To: Coyoteman

Q: if you are what you do, and you don't do anything, what are you?

A: a philosopher.


1,425 posted on 07/31/2006 3:32:28 PM PDT by King Prout (many complain I am overly literal... this would not be a problem if fewer people were under-precise)
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To: King Prout; Coyoteman

KP's quip reminded me of an old Math Dept. joke:

Math is the cheapest of the sciences - all you need is paper, a pencil, and a wastebasket.

Philosophy is even cheaper, since you don't need the wastebasket.


1,426 posted on 07/31/2006 3:45:13 PM PDT by Virginia-American
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To: King Prout
Q: if you are what you do, and you don't do anything, what are you?
A: a philosopher.

Remember what Bea Arthur called philophers in "History of the World."

1,429 posted on 07/31/2006 3:53:11 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (A Conservative will die for individual freedom. A Liberal will kill you for the good of society.)
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