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So, I have absolutely nothing today. Nothing, nada, rien, nil, null, void, zero, zip, zilch, aught, the big ole goose egg, scratch, but not Old Scratch, that is a colonial colloquialism for the Devil. I do not have the Devil. I do not have the Devil at all. That would imply that I have something, when, truly, I have nothing. The Devil being something and all.
The funny thing is that you can say all you want about nothing and be correct. All the elephants in this room are wearing blue hats. Since there are no elephants in this room, this is a correct statement. Logic is odd this way. It is a bit illogical for it to work this way, but it does make sense in the long run. It is much like multiplying by 0. If you have no sets of 5 you still have nothing, and that is what I have at the moment. Nothing.
There are no anecdotes about Little Man today. There are no rants today. I have nothing. Not a thing. Not a damn thing. I have some apathy, but is that really something that you can have? I mean really, can one truly own apathy? Doesn’t ownership take effort? And effort is against the whole point of apathy. Can apathy have a point? I would imagine that apathy is dull and pointless. Maybe I will be more useful tomorrow, but I doubt it.
Anyway…
To recap:
Nothing
Elephants in this room tend to be hatted
An infinite collection of nothing is still nothing
And no sets of infinity is still nothing as well.
Apathy is defined by, “Oh fuck it, I don’t care.”
The funny thing is that you can say all you want about nothing and be correct. All the elephants in this room are wearing blue hats. Since there are no elephants in this room, this is a correct statement. Logic is odd this way. It is a bit illogical for it to work this way, but it does make sense in the long run. It is much like multiplying by 0. If you have no sets of 5 you still have nothing, and that is what I have at the moment. Nothing.
There are no anecdotes about Little Man today. There are no rants today. I have nothing. Not a thing. Not a damn thing. I have some apathy, but is that really something that you can have? I mean really, can one truly own apathy? Doesn’t ownership take effort? And effort is against the whole point of apathy. Can apathy have a point? I would imagine that apathy is dull and pointless. Maybe I will be more useful tomorrow, but I doubt it.
Anyway…
To recap:
Nothing
Elephants in this room tend to be hatted
An infinite collection of nothing is still nothing
And no sets of infinity is still nothing as well.
Apathy is defined by, “Oh fuck it, I don’t care.”
7 Comments:
Well, I have nothing to say about this. But I did anyway... the irony.
Scooter frequently says "Papa, I love you all the numbers but zero". This would be everything to me, the opposite of nothing.
-Nadolny
For someone who has nothing to say, you sure say alot.
And for the record-girl elephants wear pink hats, not blue.
Nothing is something. It's not anything at all and something about it all at once makes us feel like its something. Even though its nothing.
Example #1 - When ever you ask a very intent child what he is doing he/she will answer "nothing". There is clearly something going on there and if not put in check may cause you, your home, your case of grape soda to burn to the ground. Clearly this nothing must not be trusted because it is something.
Example #2 - Wifey - quietly stomps around the house. Slamming doors, ignoring you and sighing loudly and angrily. You ask "What is wrong?" She answers "Nothing." Dear God, RUN. Run like you have never run before. Cover your head, put on a cup, make sure your will is in order. Don't look back, just run. This is the most dangerous of nothings known to man. This nothing can end your sex life, ruin Monday night football and result in fights that will be brought up for years to come even after it is resolved and you have been forced to grovel for whatever this "nothing" is. It's power is limitless and it's fury cannot be harnessed.
So you see nothing is something. Really.
Or not.
An infinite collection of nothing is still nothing
Admit it. You're a denominator-hater. You always have been. You look at zero over zero, and you ALWAYS give preference to the one on top. You always give it greater weight. Well it's time to watch your back, buddy ol' boy. Denominators are going to unite and strike and make your life miserable. Nothing will stop them. Nothing.
James:
Yes, the irony is not lost. Not lost at all. I could have gone on all day about nothing.
Nadolny:
That is a really sweet thing you just mentioned, but you have touched upon one of the major paradoxes of set theory. Just saying...
kimmyk:
Yes, well, then i could not state that "all" the elephants in the room then, now could I?
Anna:
ah, yes the meaningful "Nothing" is always something, and it is usually something bad.
peefer:
as the denominators collect and get larger, I will think less of them.
I crave for a little more nothing in my life.
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