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The philosopher came to the printshop and gave the manager a single paper.
"You asked me to write a book with all my wisdom. Here it is."
The manager read the two words. "'Be kind.' Is that it?"
"Yes," said the philosopher. "Unless you want the footnotes?"
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Like 20 Mar 2023 at 14:54 | Open on mastodon.art

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Russ Sharek

@MicroSFF

#ClownWisom

20 Mar 2023 at 14:56 | Open on mastodon.art

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@MicroSFF
“That which is hateful to you, do not do to another. The rest is commentary. Go study it.”
Hillel the Elder

20 Mar 2023 at 14:59 | Open on babka.social

Ivan Habunek

@MicroSFF Reminds me of the speech from God Bless You Mr Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut. One of my favourite quotes.

Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies - "God damn it, you've got to be kind".

20 Mar 2023 at 15:22 | Open on mastodon.social

sbi

@MicroSFF I want the Feetnotes!

20 Mar 2023 at 15:37 | Open on toot.berlin

Micro SF/F by O. Westin

@sbi You can have one footneet, as a treat:
* When drawing up a list of subjects, include, but do not limit it to, yourself.

20 Mar 2023 at 16:01 | Open on mastodon.art

sbi

@MicroSFF Thank you, I am humbled and feel *very* honored to have gotten such a treat neet! 😍

(And I know well enough to ascribe this honor to me knowing one of those old terms—which I only ever heard in one place.)

20 Mar 2023 at 17:34 | Open on toot.berlin

Micro SF/F by O. Westin

@sbi What's a little nepotism between friends? ;-)
I'm also pretty sure that's a footnote you could have come up with.

20 Mar 2023 at 18:48 | Open on mastodon.art

sbi

@MicroSFF Since nepotism is, by definition, between relatives, nepotism between friends would be an Abomination Unto Nuggan! 😃

(Also, very obviously you severely overestimate either my wisdom, or my poetic abilities, or, most likely, both.)

20 Mar 2023 at 18:55 | Open on toot.berlin

Noam writes

@MicroSFF The opposite of the stereotypes about philosophers. 😀

20 Mar 2023 at 18:34 | Open on libranet.de

Owlet of Minerva

@MicroSFF Spoiler: The publisher does not want footnotes. They will grudgingly tolerate endnotes. The publisher thinks of footnotes as difficult, rowdy children who should stay in their room out of sight when Mr and Mrs Reader comes to visit.

20 Mar 2023 at 18:35 | Open on toot.si

Klaus Stein

@MicroSFF As Umberto Eco once said: The real stuff is in the footnotes. This is where the scholars fight, demolish others and tear their work apart… ;-)