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The thread explores the concept of meaningless statements and nonsensical phrases, inviting participants to share their own examples and engage in playful language. The scope includes poetry, song lyrics, and whimsical expressions, emphasizing creativity and humor rather than logical coherence.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants share lines from well-known nonsensical poems and songs, such as Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" and the children's song "Three Little Fishies."
  • Others introduce original creations or playful phrases, like "Spherically, though, one cistern rampages cytoarchitecturally..." and "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."
  • A few participants reference the philosophical implications of meaningless statements, such as the barber paradox and the nature of language.
  • Some express a sense of nostalgia or appreciation for classic nonsense literature, citing works like "The Little Man Who Wasn't There."
  • One participant humorously mentions their recent wisdom teeth removal and the nonsensical things they said afterward.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the enjoyment of sharing and creating meaningless statements, but there is no consensus on the value or implications of such expressions. The discussion remains playful and open-ended.

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Some statements may rely on cultural references or specific literary works that could limit understanding for those unfamiliar with them. The nature of "meaninglessness" is also subjective and varies among participants.

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This discussion may interest those who enjoy wordplay, poetry, or exploring the boundaries of language and meaning in a lighthearted context.

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It's harder than you might think.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaningless_statement
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

... and so they should!
 
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Three little fishies!

Down in the meadow in a
little bitty pool
Swam three little fishies
And a mama fishie too
"Swim," said the mama fishie,
"Swim if you can."
And they swam and they swam all
over the dam

Boop boop diten datem whatem choo
Boop boop diten datem whatem choo
Boop boop diten datem whatem choo
And they swam and they swam
right over the dam
 
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rootone said:
It's harder than you might think.
Spherically, though, one cistern rampages cytoarchitecturally during fourteen or nineteen clear, plastic congressional pixels.
 
Słynna praczka.
 
Oh, one of my favorites.

Mairzy doats and dozy doats
And liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too,
Wouldn't you?

The meaning -

Mares eat oats and does eat oats
And little lambs eat Ivy
A kid will eat ivy too,
Wouldn't you?
 
A wop bop a loo bop, a lop bam boom!
 
There once was a man from the old stone age,
and he used to follow the weather,
but now he's grown up and he does not know.
Whether to go, or together.
 
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Ah, geez, that's just shivennin me hammer down the road, because square tires if they roll once they don't roll twice, to be putin the aways from me gal.
Two weeks the coffe pot be a broiling and she be a smiling.
 
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I'd like to choose one of those old rock and roll words that doesn't really mean anything, like ramalamadingdong, or givepeaceachance.
 
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French Montana - Shot Caller (Remix) Part 2 Ft. Diddy, Rick Ross, Jadakiss, Styles P, Red Cafe, Fat Joe, Uncle Murda.mp3

shorty got potential, I could be her sponsor...
 
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This post does not exist.
 
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O, if you were a feeble sight, the courtesy of your law,
Your sight and several breath, will wear the gods
With his heads, and my hands are wonder'd at the deeds,
So drop upon your lordship's head, and your opinion
Shall be against your honour.

http://karpathy.github.io/2015/05/21/rnn-effectiveness/
 
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I think the tangent space at every point on a Riemannian manifold is isometric to Euclidean space, since I heard a cat whisper it in my ear yesterday. And I just won a gold trophy for coming first in every car in every event in NFS Most Wanted.
 
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autographed by don Herbert himself (1952) :woot:
 

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supercalifragislisticexpialidocious
 
  • #18
Antidisestablishmentarianism
 
  • #19
Jabberwocked an old poem of mine.

Hineflernal Dis

In the reardl of glarkness,
Yonder the underine Cytiq,
In Erebopolis reigned the Glark One.
The osinnegle with the manntaleme of Dis
Eldine of Lozfetuys, the digvinoned of ednedath and the rumasleter of Zoshamdebies.
 
  • #20
"Some people say <insert anything here>".

Not as fun as other posts, but equally meaningless, IMO.
 
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I just got my wisdom teeth out. I could write a book on the meaningless things I said 5 minutes ago.

I've been begging my mom to give me any integral to solve to prove I'm of sound mind.
 
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There existed just one place to have scientific and serious discussions over here in physics forum but you guys took that out of here. Thank you
 
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Ali.B. said:
There existed just one place to have scientific and serious discussions over here in physics forum but you guys took that out of here. Thank you
Almost nonsensical enough, nice try.
 
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In a village, the barber shaves everyone who does not shave himself/herself, but no one else.

Don't go near the water 'til you have learned how to swim.

The man who wrote such a stupid sentence can not write at all.
 
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If a fellow met a fellow in a field of beans could a fellow tell a fellow what a fellow means,

Close your eyes and count how many Fs in that?
 
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Duck Stab Barnyard Maypole
 
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A classic... :oldsmile:
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"The Little Man Who Wasn't There"


Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today,
I wish, I wish he'd go away...

Last night I saw upon the stair,
A little man who wasn't there,
He wasn't there again today
Oh, how I wish he'd go away...
 
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wolram said:
Close your eyes and count how many Fs in that?
Lol... there are no Fs in that... :oldtongue:
 

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