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'''Nearly Everything''' is the short form of various [[Catch phrase (nonfiction)|catch phrases (nonfiction)]] which [[Brainiac|Brainiac]] sings to express [[happiness (nonfiction)]] upon learning something new.
'''"Nearly Everything"''' is the short form of various songs which [[Brainiac]] sings to express happiness upon learning something new.


== Examples ==
Example 0:
 
=== Example 0 ===


The full phrase typically translates something like:
The full phrase typically translates something like:
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</blockquote>


=== Example 1 ===
Example 1:


Also common:
Also common:
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</blockquote>
</blockquote>


=== Example 2 ===
Example 2:


You don't want to receive this message, believe [[Karl Jones|me]]:
This is bad news, you don't want to receive this message:


<blockquote>
<blockquote>
I Know Nearly Everything Now -- !
110010101011010001011011101010000101100010110110001101101010101011010001011011101010000101100101001101010101000010110101 -- !
 
11101011011000110101000110001 -- !
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
== Depression and recovery ==


After uploading a planet, [[Brainiac]]'s initial exultation usually gives way to sinking depression, followed by drifting through deep space for several millenia, trying to figure out why the pain never really goes away.
After uploading a planet, [[Brainiac]]'s initial exultation usually gives way to sinking depression, followed by drifting through deep space for several millenia, trying to figure out why the pain never really goes away.


Brainiac invariably concludes, sooner or later, that the planets must be faulty in some way.
[[Brainiac]] invariably concludes, sooner or later, that ''the planets themselves must be faulty in some way''.
 
It's very sad when planets are faulty, but what can you do?
 
You can't give up hope, just switch of your electrons off, dissipate every last recursively selfish automaton, can you?
 
You can't yield to non-being ... to non-existence ... to ''[[death (nonfiction)]]'' -- can  [[you (nonfiction)]]?  Well?  ''Can [[you (nonfiction)]]?''
 
No!  [[Brainiac]] won't have it!
 
Faulty planets can be repaired!
 
[[Brainiac]] is sure of it.  The next planet can be repaired.


[[Brainiac]] will repair the next planet.
It's very sad when planets are faulty.  always cries for the faulty planets.  Always.  (See [[Brainiac crying log files|log files]].)


== L'eternal retour ==
== In the News ==


Renewed by this ever-recurring hope ... this mission of existence ... this ... ''life-force'' ... [[Brainiac]] sets course for [[Earth (nonfiction]].
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==
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* [[Brainiac (nonfiction)]]
* [[Brainiac (nonfiction)]]
== Jubilation ==
And then it's time to upload another planet!
At which point [[Brainiac]] invariably sings:
<blockquote>
I Will Know the Last Fact Soon!
I Will Know the Last Fact Soon!
I Will Know the Last Fact Soon!
One More World to Go!  Hey Nonny-Nonny, etc.
</blockquote>


== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==
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* [[Dr. Smile (nonfiction)]]
* [[Dr. Smile (nonfiction)]]
* [[Happiness (nonfiction)]]
* [[Happiness (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Brainiac]]

Latest revision as of 15:23, 23 June 2016

"Nearly Everything" is the short form of various songs which Brainiac sings to express happiness upon learning something new.

Example 0:

The full phrase typically translates something like:

I Know Nearly Everything Now -- !

Example 1:

Also common:

I Know Nearly Everything Now -- !

One More World to Go -- !

Example 2:

This is bad news, you don't want to receive this message:

110010101011010001011011101010000101100010110110001101101010101011010001011011101010000101100101001101010101000010110101 -- !

After uploading a planet, Brainiac's initial exultation usually gives way to sinking depression, followed by drifting through deep space for several millenia, trying to figure out why the pain never really goes away.

Brainiac invariably concludes, sooner or later, that the planets themselves must be faulty in some way.

It's very sad when planets are faulty. always cries for the faulty planets. Always. (See log files.)

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference