by NilBilly April 8, 2010
Get the Jebrovah's Witnessmug. Fair Witness is a fictional profession invented by Robert Heinlein. (Stranger in a Strange Land)
A Fair Witness is an individual trained to observe events and report exactly what he or she sees and hears, making no extrapolations or assumptions. An eidetic memory is a prerequisite for the job, although this may be attainable with suitable training.
In Heinlein's society, a Fair Witness is a highly reputable source of information. By custom, a Fair Witness acting professionally, generally wearing distinctive white robes, is never addressed directly, and is never acknowledged by anyone present.
While Fair Witnesses may hold jobs, at all times they must honor the traditions of the Fair Witness and do their best to avoid any possibility of bias when wearing the robes and repeating the truth of what they have seen, done or heard.
Fair Witnesses are prohibited from drawing conclusions about what they observe. As a demonstration, in the novel a Fair Witness was asked to describe the color of a house in the distance. She responds, "It's white on this side"; whereupon Heinlein explains that she would not assume knowledge of the color of the other sides of the house without being able to see them. Furthermore, after observing another side of the house she would not then assume that any previously seen side was still the same color as last reported, even if only minutes before.
A Fair Witness is an individual trained to observe events and report exactly what he or she sees and hears, making no extrapolations or assumptions. An eidetic memory is a prerequisite for the job, although this may be attainable with suitable training.
In Heinlein's society, a Fair Witness is a highly reputable source of information. By custom, a Fair Witness acting professionally, generally wearing distinctive white robes, is never addressed directly, and is never acknowledged by anyone present.
While Fair Witnesses may hold jobs, at all times they must honor the traditions of the Fair Witness and do their best to avoid any possibility of bias when wearing the robes and repeating the truth of what they have seen, done or heard.
Fair Witnesses are prohibited from drawing conclusions about what they observe. As a demonstration, in the novel a Fair Witness was asked to describe the color of a house in the distance. She responds, "It's white on this side"; whereupon Heinlein explains that she would not assume knowledge of the color of the other sides of the house without being able to see them. Furthermore, after observing another side of the house she would not then assume that any previously seen side was still the same color as last reported, even if only minutes before.
by Deacon John Hubertz April 18, 2018
Get the Fair Witnessmug. by ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ3705 May 24, 2018
Get the Wazzam wit itmug. Damn Holmes, witness the thickness!
(As a woman with an attractive rear end walks by.)
Indeed Watson, quite an assadocious young lady...
(As a woman with an attractive rear end walks by.)
Indeed Watson, quite an assadocious young lady...
by emilygoo July 27, 2006
Get the witness the thicknessmug. You're about to experience something amazing! Something spectacular! Something so lit that your mind will be blown and shattered! Witness the Litness is basically when a dude thinks everything is "lit" or cool/badass and wants to show the whole world what he has. It can be a trick, a flip, something like video, something inside his pants or her pants lol Witness the Litness is an experience. Embrace it. Accept it. Cuz remember, everybody is a candle, but not everybody is lit.
"Okay Eber, you're about to witness the litness as i try to do some stupid shit. Lets hope i don't die and that it stays lit."
by FerCatchTheseHands February 11, 2017
Get the witness the litnessmug. by Le Messiah September 29, 2020
Get the clean wit itmug. Used in many improv clubs worldwide to reference an improv topic that takes superior creative thinking and talent to pull off, not a topic like "underwear on your head".
John: Progressive parenting, battle of the wits.
Noah: This is a tough one guys can we do it?
Justin: (pees pants)
Noah: This is a tough one guys can we do it?
Justin: (pees pants)
by Wayne Bradie December 30, 2011
Get the Battle of the Witsmug.