• JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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    17 hours ago

    Water is not wet. It makes other things wet.

    That’s like saying your pants are dressed.

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        15 hours ago

        Well, think of a particle man. Is he a dot or is he a speck? When he’s underwater, does he get wet? Or does the water get him instead?

        Nobody knows.

        Particle man.

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          11 hours ago

          Particle Man Song by They Might Be Giants ‧ 1990

          Particle man, particle man Doing the things a particle can What’s he like, it’s not important Particle man

          Is he a dot, or is he a speck? When he’s underwater, does he get wet Or does the water get him instead? Nobody knows particle man

          Triangle man, triangle man Triangle man hates particle man They have a fight, triangle wins Triangle man

          Universe man, universe man Size of the entire universe, man Usually kind to smaller man Universe man

          He’s got a watch with a minute hand Millennium hand and an eon hand And when they meet, it’s a happy land Powerful man, universe man

          Person man, person man Hit on the head with a frying pan Lives his life in a garbage can Person man

          Is he depressed or is he a mess? Does he feel totally worthless? Who came up with person man? Degraded man, person man

          Triangle man, triangle man Triangle man hates person man They have a fight, triangle wins Triangle man