THE "it is ___ but not ___" GAME

Suburban Warlord · Post by **Suburban Warlord** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:49 pm

It is a tree, but it is not a leaf

It is a pizza, but it is not a mushroom

It is a candle, but it is not a flame

Nuck Forbert · Post by **Nuck Forbert** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:00 pm

This is all sounding a bit familiar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Nj1UqdZTA

Post by **4nik8** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:26 pm

Suburban Warlord wrote:It is a tree, but it is not a leaf

RIGHT!

Suburban Warlord wrote:It is a pizza, but it is not a mushroom

WRONG! But very close!

Suburban Warlord wrote:It is a candle, but it is not a flame

NO! eh, it was just a coincidence then...

more, related examples

It is a tree, but not a flower
it is a pizza, but not an anchovy
it is a mushroom, but not an onion
it is ground beef, but not hamburger

Suburban Warlord · Post by **Suburban Warlord** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:47 pm

Yer just yank'n my crank arn't you?

No one can snatch the pebble from the enigma that is the Tao of 4NIK8.

All of those last four examples that you gave vary too widely in their relation to each other
from example to example.

"It is ground beef, but it is not hamburger."?! Well than it must be meatloaf, and like Meatloaf, I
am going to fly out of your insane thread like a Bat out of Hell!

Post by **4nik8** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:55 pm

hint 1: remember that post in which in which i indicated that "I'm being intentionally misleading"?
hint 2: the "answer" is right there, but you mustn't overthink it

It is difficult, but not hard

Suburban Warlord · Post by **Suburban Warlord** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:44 am

So what your saying is that it is easy, but not simple?

I know we are not supposed to explain things, but you must give me a logical hint why it can be
a pizza, but not an anchovy, yet it cannot be a pizza, but not a mushroom? Both are pizzas and
common pizza toppings.

Is this whole process logic based at all, or is it completely Zen Koan stuff? Do I need to start doing
psychedelics again here?

Post by **4nik8** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:39 am

Suburban Warlord wrote:So what your saying is that it is easy, but not simple?

No, that would not work; however:

it is effortless, but not simple
it is trouble-free, but not simple
it is painless, but not simple

Suburban Warlord wrote:it can be a pizza, but not an anchovy, yet it cannot be a pizza, but not a mushroom? Both are pizzas and common pizza toppings.

Be careful here - you've misquoted

it is a pizza, but not an anchovy
it is a mushroom, but not an onion

Suburban Warlord wrote:Is this whole process logic based at all, or is it completely Zen Koan stuff? Do I need to start doing psychedelics again here?

it is clapping, but not one hand

heh

Major hint: for a living, I do security assignment and application development of multi-dimensional database systems. When the problem is not the data, we must examine the meta-data!

Post by **Ninth Delegate** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:20 pm

I can actually clap with one hand. Pointless talent, really.

This thread reminds me of Bruce Lee saying "it is like a finger pointing to the moon".

Post by **4nik8** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:51 pm

when somebody finally figures this out, it'll be a DOH! moment!

on that note:

It is a moon, but not a finger

Suburban Warlord · Post by **Suburban Warlord** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:21 pm

Ninth Delegate wrote:I can actually clap with one hand. Pointless talent, really.

This thread reminds me of Bruce Lee saying "it is like a finger pointing to the moon".

Yes, perhaps I am "Missing out on all that heavenly glory!"

No...4NIK8

I am referring to where my example was: It is a pizza, but not a mushroom, which you state is wrong.

Then you give your own example of: It is a pizza, but not an anchovy, which you state is right.

Riddle me that Batman?

So we must examine the information about the information? I think the answer is that there is no answer!
Perhaps the tighter we attempt to grasp the truth,the more it just slips away between our fingers.

I just do not see any uniformity in logic or basic meaning in the sum of all of your "examples". It's all
too random. I will continue to ponder tho, hoping that the sublime revelation hits me between the
eyes "Like a diamond bullet." 8)

Nuck Forbert · Post by **Nuck Forbert** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:55 pm

It is a pebble, but not a stone.

It is a wood, but not a forest.

It is a ball game, but not cricket.

Godfather · Post by **Godfather** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:48 pm

Suburban Warlord wrote:
Ninth Delegate wrote: "it is like a finger pointing to the moon".
Yes, perhaps I am "Missing out on all that heavenly glory!"

Don't concentrate on the finger!

Post by **4nik8** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:01 pm

Nuck Forbert wrote:It is a pebble, but not a stone.

It is a wood, but not a forest.

It is a ball game, but not cricket.

Nuck is my first deputy, and is duly sworn in with the ability to decree RIGHT and WRONG!

Nice work!

(now, fess up - did you deduce this, or did you have prior familiarity?)

Nuck Forbert · Post by **Nuck Forbert** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:16 pm

You are accusational, but not justified!

Suburban Warlord · Post by **Suburban Warlord** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:06 pm

Huh? How is "It's a ballgame, but not cricket" any different than something like "It's a weapon, but not a gun"
or "It's a building, but not a house"?

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