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<blockquote data-quote="Sean DonCarlos" data-source="post: 297301" data-attributes="member: 152"><p>(Since it's been a while since the last one, a reminder that the [NP] in the post title means it's not about pinball. This is your chance to skip it if you're not interested.)</p><p></p><p>In 1986, the philosopher Harry Frankfurt first published the essay <em>On Bullsh*t</em>, which is as far as I can tell the first serious attempt to A) actually examine the origins and functions of bullsh*t, B) provide a rudimentary theory concerning the production and uses of bullsh*t, and C) write a scholarly piece containing the word "bullsh*t" about every other sentence. Reason C is enough by itself to buy the essay - it's too long to be an article and too short to be a book - and it actually is a thought-provoking read on its own merit.</p><p></p><p>Mr. Frankfurt wisely refused to write a sequel, correctly sensing that this particular humor would only be funny once. A few others tried to explore the concept further, the best effort of which is probably <em>Deeper into Bullsh*t</em>, but it just wasn't the same.</p><p></p><p>Apparently, last year Aaron James took a different approach and wrote <em>A**holes: A Theory</em>, which predictably enough contains a general theory of the origins and functions of a**holes in society. The short form of the theory is:</p><p></p><p></p><p>(Note: Emphasis added. -SDC)</p><p></p><p>I think we may have just identified the true nature of <a href="http://pinballarcadefans.com/entry.php/53-The-Invaders" target="_blank"><strong>the invaders</strong></a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sean DonCarlos, post: 297301, member: 152"] (Since it's been a while since the last one, a reminder that the [NP] in the post title means it's not about pinball. This is your chance to skip it if you're not interested.) In 1986, the philosopher Harry Frankfurt first published the essay [I]On Bullsh*t[/I], which is as far as I can tell the first serious attempt to A) actually examine the origins and functions of bullsh*t, B) provide a rudimentary theory concerning the production and uses of bullsh*t, and C) write a scholarly piece containing the word "bullsh*t" about every other sentence. Reason C is enough by itself to buy the essay - it's too long to be an article and too short to be a book - and it actually is a thought-provoking read on its own merit. Mr. Frankfurt wisely refused to write a sequel, correctly sensing that this particular humor would only be funny once. A few others tried to explore the concept further, the best effort of which is probably [I]Deeper into Bullsh*t[/I], but it just wasn't the same. Apparently, last year Aaron James took a different approach and wrote [I]A**holes: A Theory[/I], which predictably enough contains a general theory of the origins and functions of a**holes in society. The short form of the theory is: (Note: Emphasis added. -SDC) I think we may have just identified the true nature of [URL=http://pinballarcadefans.com/entry.php/53-The-Invaders][B]the invaders[/B][/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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