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zen Koan 

A zen koan is an attempt to answer the question of whether a tree-falling makes a sound if no one heard it.

A zen koan concludes that a tree falling can only make a sound if two or more people vocalize it AFTER THE FACT in the ritual of language.

This follows Vikaas's rule some things can only be verified in retrospect even if the participants were not actually there...
Zen koan follows Wittgenstein's principle of language as a ritual; furthermore it confirms Vikaas's rule that the participating verifiers can come after the circumstantial fact...

The zen koan follows Wittgenstein's principle of the external participant; in contrast to the external observer in physics.

Because language is embedded in the universe as per Wittgenstein, simple discussion between two or more parties is enough to create MATERIAL fact; even if that materialization comes after the circumstance, per the Vikaas rule.
zen Koan by flightfacilities May 13, 2022
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Foot prisons 

Socks. Annoying, sweat-causing, non-barefoot enducing, everyday socks.
The first thing I do when I take off my shoes, is rip off the foot prisons I had to wear inside them. That's why I prefer flip flops, even in winter!
Foot prisons by Jackalope Hunter December 13, 2022
Word of the Day on July 10, 2026
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cornholio 

Ruler of Lake Titicaca. Rumored to have a bunghole that gets very angry if it does not receive toilet paper. Cornholio the Great is often seen walking around with his shirt over his head and his hands in the air, chanting songs about his power, and his bunghole.
"I am Cornholio! You do not want to face the wrath of my bunghole, for I need TP!"
Butthead: Shut up, Beavis! (uh huh huh huh)
Beavis: Um, okay. (heh heh heh heh).
cornholio by AYB July 20, 2003
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Mickey mousing is used in the shower scene of Psycho
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A terrible style of football which is used to win games. Usually used when a team faces a better opponent and will get 11 players behind the ball.
Diego Simeone has mastered the art of haram ball. Atletico Madrid are the worst side to watch
Haram ball by Kuffarboy April 6, 2022
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adrian: i hope you have a nice day and never get sad!
enrique: joybait ❤️ 🩹🌹
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fudanshi 

Boys who enjoy yaoi (a genre in Japan that contains sexual and/or romantic relations between two men); literally translates to "rotten boy"; corresponding female : fujoshi
Alex blatantly displayed his fudanshi side to his friends.
fudanshi by Yuri Katsuki January 13, 2017
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