Unc. You have a great sense of humour - and so have I. Ingegerd --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob: > > > Maybe someday when I can spare more time from > > > my busy schedule at partypoker.com, I'll start my own damn list, > > > and Rick won't be on it unless he has some actual news. > > Ingegerd: > > If you feel some negative influence being a part of FFL, I think > > it will be good for you to establish your own list. With all your > > knowledge, I am sure it will become a great success. > > While this is a good suggestion, it is fraught with deep > philosophical quandaries. > > You see, when you first start up a chat list such as this > one, there is always a period of time during which no one > knows about it other than the list owner. During this > period, the list owner (in this case, Bob) really has no > one to talk to except himself. So, if this happened: > > 1) Would the multiple Bobs agree with each other? If not, > would they argue? And who would win? > > 2) Would the multiple Bobs have multiple Buddha-natures? > If not, and one of them realized enlightenment, would > the others be jealous? > > 3) Would the multiple Bobs actually *listen* to each other, > or just try to achieve Truth Through Repetition and try > to drown each other out? If the former, would any of the > Bobs admit to learning anything new from any of the other > Bobs? If the latter, how would the new list be any differ- > ent for him than continuing to post to FFL? > > 4) If one of the Bobs told a joke, would any of the other > Bobs get it? > > 5) Would Bob1 have to trade in his "Know Thyself" poster > for one that said "Know Thyselves?" If so, would Bob2 > and Bob3 allow him to hang it if it didn't mention and > praise Maharishi somewhere in the text? > > 6) How long would it take for the number of Bobs contributing > to the list to exceed the total number of Maharishi pundits > in India? Would Bobs 1 through 3 do it? > > Philosophers have built whole careers on lesser questions... > > :-) > > Unc
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