"RF Thread" - A One-Act Play

[Kilgore Trout]

RF Thread (That Building is Really Tall)

Original Poster: Look at the building over there. It's really tall.

Responder: What building? I don't see a building.

OP: Over there, on that hill. You don't see that building on that hill?

R: I see a tree, but no building.

OP: That's a building.

R: The tree is a building?

OP: What you're calling a tree is a building.

R: But that's not a building, it's a tree.

OP: What makes it a tree?

R: Well, it has a trunk, branches, and leaves.

OP: Not all trees have leaves. Some have needles.

R: Right, but some have leaves - like the one on the hill does. But it's irrelevant, as it doesn't matter that other trees have needles. That has leaves. That is a tree.

OP: You know, other plants besides trees have leaves. Bushes have leaves too.

R: Are you saying that it's a bush?

OP: No, I'm saying it's a building.

R: Then why did you bring up the fact that bushes have leaves?

OP: You're the one who brought up leaves. Just because it has leaves doesn't mean it's a tree.

R: Right, but buildings don't have leaves either. That thing on the hill has leaves. You see that it has leaves, right?

OP: Yeah, but that doesn't mean it can't be a building.

R: Well, actually it does. Buildings don't have leaves.

OP: What's the definition of a building?

R: It's generally a fixed structure that's built for a use such as a dwelling.

OP: Right, that over there is a fixed structure that birds and squirrels dwell in. It's a building.

R: A building generally has walls and a roof.

OP: The tree is made of cells that have walls, and the leaves are called a canopy, which is a type of roof.

R: I don't think cell walls count as part of a building. Any anyway, a building is a structure that is "built." Trees are grown, not built.

OP: Okay, so even if it is a tree, I was basing my original statement on what I observed to be a building. It doesn't really matter if it isn't a building, because I thought it was a building at the time.

R: Right, but now you see that it isn't a building, but rather a tree, right? So the statement "that building is really tall" doesn't make any sense.

OP: But it still looks like a building to me, so it does make sense.

R: How does that look like a building?

OP: If you kind of tilt your head and squint your eyes it looks like a building.

R: I'm tilting my head and squinting. It still doesn't look like a building.

OP: Squint harder.

R: If I squint any harder my eyes will be closed.

OP: That's fine. Then you can just imagine that it's a building. Then you'll be able to see that it's really tall.

 

[bobhikes]

:clapNow you have it but do you know the why?

 

[Magic Man]

Hmmm...I think the OP comments made too much sense. You need to throw in some deepities like "you're oblivious to your own resourcefulness" or "it's not a tree; it's a belief because you believe it's a tree".

 

[Valjean]

I think you're neglecting the most important distinction, that is, the building has a creator, while the tree may be accounted for by natural means.

 

[Man of Faith]

If people want to live in a tree that is fine, but my ancestors didn't come from there.

 

[Quagmire]

If people want to live in a tree that is fine, but my ancestors didn't come from there.

So you're saying they were out of their tree?

 

[blackout]

A building is far more likely to have leaves than a pine tree.

4. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) one of the sheets of paper in a book
5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a hinged, sliding, or detachable part, such as an extension to a table
6. (Engineering / Metallurgy) metal in the form of a very thin flexible sheet gold leaf
7. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a foil or thin strip of metal in a composite material; lamina
8. (Engineering / General Engineering) short for leaf spring
9. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) the inner or outer wall of a cavity wall

Not to mention that a building is far more likely to keep it's leaves year round. :yes:
(depending of course on where you live, and the type of tree... and building)

 

[blackout]

So you're saying they were out of their tree?

Some people have no roots.

others...
no foundation.

 

[blackout]

I should also mention that some buildings have branches.

Take banks for instance.

 

[atanu]

RF Thread (That rain drop is really an atheist)

Original Poster: Look atheists are falling.

All squint hard.

 

[blackout]

OP: The tree is made of cells that have walls, and the leaves are called a canopy, which is a type of roof.

Much like a jungle hut, or a swiss family robinson tree house.

Just an observation.

*Suddenly craves a cup of hot Swiss Cocoa....*

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I should also mention that some buildings have branches.

Take banks for instance.

Ha - I don't know if you're getting the point or missing it, but you're doing a hell of a job of illustrating it.

 

[Valjean]

There are also green buildings, as well, but they don't photosynthesize.

 

[fantome profane]

There are also green buildings, as well, but they don't photosynthesize.

But they should.

 

[blackout]

Ha - I don't know if you're getting the point or missing it, but you're doing a hell of a job of illustrating it.

I.... can go out on a 30 foot balcony and a 30 foot limb
all at the same time.:beach:

It's magic. :flirt:

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I.... can go out on a 30 foot balcony and a 30 foot limb
all at the same time.:beach:

It's magic. :flirt:

Actually, such semantics do pretty well sum up what magic actually is.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Exciting news! A second-act has been added to "RF Thread" - A One-Act Play


RF Thread: Act II (Red Isn't Better Than Blue)

Original Poster: Do you think that red is better than blue?

Responder: What do you mean by better?

OP: Do you like red better than blue?

R: Well, they're both nice colors, but, yeah, I guess I prefer red to blue.

OP: So why do you think that red is better than blue?

R: I don't think it's better. I just prefer it overall.

OP: Then why did you say it was better?

R: I didn't say that.

OP: I just asked if you if you thought it was better and you said "yes."

R: That's actually not what I said at all. I said that I prefer it.

OP: So you're saying you prefer things that are worse?

R: No. My preference really doesn't have anything to do with which color is better. It's just my opinion.

OP: If it's just your opinion, then why do you think it's better? You really should back up your statement that red is better than blue.

R: Why do I need to back it up?

OP: If you don't then you're wrong.

R: My opinion that I prefer red to blue is wrong?

OP: Yeah, if you can't back up your claim, then we can conclude that blue is better than red. That's called logic.

R: You don't have to back up opinions. That's what makes them opinions.

OP: So you admit that red isn't better than blue.

R: I never said it was.

OP: So you admit that blue is better than red.

R: I don't think either is better.

OP: That's not what you said before.

R: I said they're both nice colors, but I prefer red.

OP: Changing the topic isn't going to work.

R: I didn't change the topic.

OP: Then why don't you just admit that blue is better than red?

R: Because it isn't.

OP: But you can't prove this.

R: Of course not.

OP: Then what about yellow?

R: What about it?

OP: Is it better than blue?

R: No.

OP: Then blue is the best color.

R: Okay, fine. You win. Blue is the best color.

OP: You could have saved us a lot of time if you just admitted that in the first place.

 

[Quagmire]

Just a note: if anybody suggests we move this thread to the Jokes forum, I'm going to oppose it, because it's in exactly the right place. :yes:

 

[CynthiaCypher]

Just a note: if anybody suggests we move this thread to the Jokes forum, I'm going to oppose it, because it's in exactly the right place. :yes:

I say pin it here!

 

[fantome profane]

I think I'll wait for the movie.