"If you are not Clear/Confused enough, lets talk."
— Rawjeev
"You are wise, witty, and wonderful, but you spend too much time reading this sort of trash."
— Wanda the Fish
- Q: How many Zen masters does it take to screw in a light bulb?
- A: None. The Universe spins the bulb, and the Zen master stays out of the way.
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- A: What are these ugly gibberish lines of characters that you keep fiddling with?
- B: Oh! these are really powerful, Regular Expressions, not so regular for all human beings though.
chronoptimist: A person who always under estimates the time necessary to do something or get somewhere.
- John: Hey, Cindy. you know my parents are expecting us in 20 minutes.
- Cindy: No problem. I just have to wash the dishes, take a shower, do my hair, walk the dog and then I'm all good to go. See you in 15.
- John: You are such a chronoptimist! I'll see you in 45.
- -- Urban Dictionary
The Marksman
A duke was hunting in the forest with his retinue of men-at-arms and servants; he came across a tree. Upon it, archery targets were painted, and smack in the middle of each was an arrow. “Who is this incredibly fine archer?” cried the duke. “I must find him!”
After continuing through the forest for a few miles he came upon a small boy carrying a bow and arrow. Eventually the boy admitted that it was he who shot the arrows plumb in the center of all the targets.
“You din’t just walk up to the targets and hammer the arrows into the middle, did you?” asked the duke worriedly
“No, my lord. Ishot them from a hundred paces. I swear it by all that I hold holy.”
“That is truly astonishing,” said the duke. “I hereby admit you into my service.” The boy thanked him profusely. “But I must ask one favor in return,” the duke continued. “You must tell me how you came to be such an outstanding shot.”
“Well,” said the boy, “first I fire the arrow at the tree, and then I paint the target around it.”
-From the book: the collapse of chaos
