Where did E go?

[RayM]

Finally, an opportunity to up my post count a bit. Frivolous, no doubt.

A guy known as "Bob" Anton Wilson talks of a linguistic construction that omits a grammatical form known as a copula. I cannot say its "nom" without violating stipulations of this particular word-play. (Sadly, Bob will not walk with us again -- to coin a circumlocution. Complications from polio did him in. Bob was a big fan of philosophy and marijuana and various twists of mind.) By not using a copula, you must put a lot of thought into what you want to say and how you say it. This aids clarification of various and sundry abstract topics. This notion was put forth by D. David Bourland, Jr. (1928–2000), who was taught by Korzybski.

Obviously, this post fails to follow both conditions -- "was" is a form of a copula -- and so is "is".

What do you think of that? Probably not much -- right?

[BosmanJ]

Wow, that sounds difficult!

It is taking half an hour, writing such posts, is it not?

[Toccata]

It's not as hard as I first thought. It limits communication, though.

[fragchamp]

who or what is God?

[Wayne S]

I don't know, who or what is God? just asking will bring many cynical, abstract and possibly many humorous words from participants in this post, just to focus on a conclusion to this would aid many a man and woman that has thought about this and has no fruition to its profundity of thought.

[Cass Couvelas]

Ah, abstract - just so! 'Tis I, Cass, propounding upon such profundity. Thus:

A dog is a god, you'll find, only backwards.

Most dogs are not backward in coming forward, though, particularly if you throw sticks or balls. Nobody wants to chuck chunks of wood around too much, I think, so our canis lupus familiaris (or canis lupus dingo) chum has to do without this sort of fun and frolic.

What total tosh this all is . . . sounds so halting and frankly so awfully stupid! But what a hoot!

[Vito Simplicio]

Alas, Pujol is coming to Arizona: 2-17-12 to play at ASU. A glorious night of music will draw us all in no doubt. An hour and a half of total musical bliss will occur that will finish our night with a touch of joy.

[Dxn]

I also wish to point out that today is a kind of day that only occurs on 1 occasion in 48 months (if that!), so lift your glass high. I'll drink to that ;)

[Ned Henderson]

I am sorry to say that owing to limitations which will be known to participants in this absurd and footling pursuit, my guitar now has only four strings. It lacks both a bass and a top cord.

[smilefreak]

I am sorry to inform the participant of a fatal injury

[KeMe]

In days of old, a man had a vision of lights shining at night. Folks all said it was all in his vivid imagination. But only two small girls said it was simply stars in a dark, satiny sky. Soon, most folks could laugh at such silly foolish thoughts of not knowing what it was.

Kay