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I think therefore I am

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Not wishing to tread on the literary toes of the hysterical dictionaryist, Bobbarama, but I was playing around with that great philosophical statement, I think therefore I am, and found some contrived variations on a theme. But first off:

For 10 points, those deep meaningful words, I think therefore I am were uttered by?

If you said Descartes, you would be right, but to get the full 10 points you would also have to add the names of millions more who have since uttered them. (That was a jab at all students sitting exams out there - read the question carefully.)

I think therefore Iran

I was reading an article by Dilbert, the cartoonist guy. He was throwing out the idea that Iran and US democracies might not be so far apart. He qualified his article by saying he didn't have a clue what he was talking about, and invited fans to comment, in order to put him straight. What a tactic, as I am sure the comments equate to twice the content of the whole Pisstakers site.

I stink therefore I swam

Anyone read about the guy who washed once a month, whether he needed to or not? Then there was the high diver at Acapulco. He had an accident peering down into the surging surf prior to his 100 feet swan dive. He took the diving option rather than have to walk back through the crowds to change his trunks.

I wink, therefore I am

The Weakest Link has to be one of the cruelest quiz shows I ever saw. As the result of a clever piece of invention, one sarcastically meek and mild Ann Robinson, UK journalist and minor TV personality, has spawned a fleet of bitchy cutting clones across the globe. If you ever get to see Spanish or French or South African or Mexican or 73 other versions worldwide, you will see what I mean. And the scary thing is how they all wink, just like Ann Robinson.

I link therefore I'm banned

2000 bloggers, John Chow, Dosh Dosh and many other Technorati gamers try building up links and favorites using methods not quite in line with the spirit of the internet. Automated favoriting, rejigging code and pleading posts are all done in the name of experimentation, or working with the tools already out there in the public domain... Of course, eventually some get their come-uppance and when found out get banned from Technorati. Then the rules get altered slightly and pariahs are accomodated and welcomed back into Technorati's fold in a fanfare of glory and thanks for finding flaws in the system. Who is interested?

I don't think I am, therefore...

Till tomorrow and this is the last time I try to find the funny in words, by the way. Over to you, Bob at Dictiowary corner.

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