Paulisms go aquatic
I know I've said this first part before, but I'll say it again: Paul is a really smart guy, and I'm not just saying that because I'm married to him. I mean, I proofed his dissertation. He said a lot of really smart things.
However, he says plenty of, umm, less-than-smart things, too, dubbed "Paulisms." Paulisms come up at unexpected moments. You just never know when you're going to get one. But you're almost guaranteed to hear at least one when you're watching Jeopardy with him. That's because he answers every question, even if he doesn't know the answer. (He treats Jeopardy like the ACT.)
Tonight's Jeopardy Paulism:
Answer: "Buddha's 1st noble truth is all life is suffering -- there are more of these in the world than there is water in the ocean."Wha--? For real??
Paul's answer: "Umm ... fish?"
(The correct answer, by the way, is, "What are tears.")
posted by Kate at 7:34 PM
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3 Comments:
He didn't even phrase his answer in the form of a question!
Hey, I think "Ummm...Fish?" qualifies as a question!!! :)
Oh, no.
I read this really fast -- you know how much I pay attention and all -- and the only words I saw were: "more of these" and "ocean."
And then I skipped down to Paul's answer and I was like, "Fish. That sounds reasonable. I don't get it."
Then I had to go read the whole thing over, carefully this time, so as to understand the punchline.
Yikes. If I'd been watching I probably would've given a similar answer to what Paul said.
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