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If A Tree Fell
2 July, 2008
Author: Miztrebor

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Many often ask the question:
"If a tree falls in the forest
And no one's around to hear it,
Does it make a sound?"

That is a good question to ask.
Question that question as well:
"If there is no one around,
At all to hear,
Then how would one know if,
and when, the tree fell?"

That is the truly,
Truly, the ultimate in questions.
If answered would the world end
From cause of mass dumbfoundedness?

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Comments on this poem/writing:

anonymous (74.65.121.49) -- Friday, July 4 2008, 06:32 pm

reminds me...

This is the epitome of questions - and the one with the answer would be a wise person, indeed.

Being an old married man, this reminds me of a similar question - gotta share it with you - If I am all alone in a forest, and no woman is within a hundred miles of me, if I speak, am I still wrong!?? (and the answer is: Yes!)
Bipedalguy (65.96.237.196) -- Sunday, July 6 2008, 05:30 pm

Question

The question reminds me of a time when I had a calculator which was more than an ordinary calculator. It could perform any conceivable computation. There was nothing it couldn't do. (or so I thought)

Once I entered the proper keystrokes to calculate the square root of minus 1.

My wonderful calculator sat there for a few seconds, then it swallowed itself.

(-1 has no square root)
anon... (74.65.121.49) -- Sunday, July 6 2008, 05:39 pm

see what i mean?

didn't i tell you, biped, that you should put your stuff together and publish it? gotta love the stuff you come up with! i think you were put here to make every think, but to make sure it was enjoyable to do so.
anon... (74.65.121.49) -- Sunday, July 6 2008, 11:41 pm

sorry...

meant to say... you were put here to make everyone think...
Colin (69.157.11.184) -- Friday, April 10 2009, 01:54 am

Too marvelous for words!

Too marvelous for words - and this marvelous thought comes from you. Well if a tree fell the animals in the forest would hear it!
 
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