Tag: existence
Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith

Of all the movies I’ve ever seen that exist primarily as a line between two points twenty-five years and several billion dollars apart, Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith is by far my favourite.
I do have a minor quibble with the timeline however. I don’t profess to be an expert on Star Wars [...]
Posted: May 25th, 2005 under movies.
Tags: death star, evil galactic empire, existence, having unprotected sex, minutiae, planned parenthood
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The Lion King

Am I mistaken or was poor old Scar, purported villain of The Lion King, derided as an unsatisfactory monarch simply because shortly after he became king, the savannah began to suffer from a drought!
I can’t be the only person who thinks that’s wrong, surely? It may be just a cartoon and hit Broadway musical production, [...]
Posted: February 9th, 2005 under movies.
Tags: cloud seeding, cumulonimbus clouds, dimensionality, existence, lazing, lions, personality traits, savannahs, storm clouds, weather patterns
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Life
Dear Dr Dan,
What is the meaning of life?
– Foaming Philosopher
Dear Foaming Philosopher,
Life (noun. A.Sax. lif)… a state of animate existence, vitality, the period from birth to death, e.g. “Gee, grandpa, what a sad, pathetic, disease-ridden life you lead.” or “Hey, Foaming Philosopher, stop asking me dumb questions and get a life!”
Posted: September 16th, 2000 under ask dr dan.
Tags: dumb questions, existence, philosophers, vitality, what is the meaning of life
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Shy
Dear Dr Dan,
I am a quiet, shy man who is madly in love with a girl at my bus stop. She is so beautiful. I often find myself fantasising about what it would be like to be married to her. Unfortunately, she doesn’t even know I exist. How can I woo her?
– Shy And Pathetic [...]
Posted: January 8th, 1999 under ask dr dan.
Tags: existence, shy men, suspicions
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