Comments on: Why Dad why?

By: Philip H

Philip H — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:05:04 +0000

Yes ScottF, that’s OK too - mainly for questions like: “Where did I come from Dad?”, or “How are babies made Dad?”

By: ScottF

ScottF — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:28:43 +0000

alternatively, you could just say ‘ask your mother’

By: Philip H

Philip H — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:49:02 +0000

In answer to Eddie’s questions you could start using the Zen replay “Mu”. This is a Japanese reply to questions that cannot be answered for one reason or another.

For example: the leading question in a court case “Have you stopped beating your wife?” cannot be answered ‘yes’ or ‘no’ without incriminating yourself. Saying ‘yes’ implies that you have beaten her; saying ‘no’ means that you are still beating her.

Will your horse definitely win the race? Yes or No. Answer Mu.

So, by answering ‘Mu’ requires the questioner to ‘un-ask’ the question.

So Bert, just say Mu.

By: Mick

Mick — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:01:56 +0000

Eddie might like to enter the debate here :-

http://debate.thepemberton.com/archives/3

You won’t be short of layers for your gorilla bet !