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Much humor— certainly  much of mine— is based on subliminal menace of unspoken fears
Much humor— certainly  much of mine— is based on subliminal menace of unspoken fears


And other than sex and death (the former explicit in L'eggs, the latter implicit), what is more menacing than recursion?  
And other than sex (explicit in L'eggs) and death (implicit), what is more menacing than recursion?  


== In the News ==
== In the News ==
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File:L'eggs_all_the_ways_down.jpg|link=L'eggs all the way down|"'''[[L'eggs all the way down]]'''" is a of infinitely recursive pantyhose, introduced in 1969 by Hanes, which radically changed the recursive hosiery marketplace. The novel developments were the egg-shaped recursive plastic product container, the shift to consignment sales in drug stores and groceries, and the in-store "Matryoshka doll" product racks designed to emphasize the infinitely self-referential egg shape.
File:L'eggs_all_the_ways_down.jpg|link=L'eggs all the way down|"'''[[L'eggs all the way down]]'''" is a of infinitely recursive pantyhose, introduced in 1969 by Hanes, which radically changed the recursive hosiery marketplace. The novel developments were the egg-shaped recursive plastic product container, the shift to consignment sales in drug stores and groceries, and the in-store "Matryoshka doll" product racks designed to emphasize the infinitely self-referential egg shape.
File:Bob and Carol and Ted and Bugsy.jpg|link=Bob & Carol & Ted & Bugsy|'''''[[Bob & Carol & Ted & Bugsy]]''''' is a romantic crime drama film starring Elliot Gould, Natalie Wood, Dyan Cannon, and Warren Beatty.


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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==


* ''[[Bob & Carol & Ted & Bugsy]]''
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
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== External links ==
== External links ==


* [ Post] @ Twitter (26 December 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1607266406852169728 Post] @ Twitter (26 December 2022)


* [ Recursion] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursion Recursion] @ Wikipedia


[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]

Latest revision as of 00:46, 26 December 2022

Much humor— certainly much of mine— is based on subliminal menace of unspoken fears

And other than sex (explicit in L'eggs) and death (implicit), what is more menacing than recursion?

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

  • Post @ Twitter (26 December 2022)