• JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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      Water is not wet. It makes other things wet.

      That’s like saying your pants are dressed.

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          Well, think of a particle man. Is he a dot or is he a speck? When he’s underwater, does he get wet? Or does the water get him instead?

          Nobody knows.

          Particle man.

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            Particle Man Song by They Might Be Giants ‧ 1990

            Particle man, particle man Doing the things a particle can What’s he like, it’s not important Particle man

            Is he a dot, or is he a speck? When he’s underwater, does he get wet Or does the water get him instead? Nobody knows particle man

            Triangle man, triangle man Triangle man hates particle man They have a fight, triangle wins Triangle man

            Universe man, universe man Size of the entire universe, man Usually kind to smaller man Universe man

            He’s got a watch with a minute hand Millennium hand and an eon hand And when they meet, it’s a happy land Powerful man, universe man

            Person man, person man Hit on the head with a frying pan Lives his life in a garbage can Person man

            Is he depressed or is he a mess? Does he feel totally worthless? Who came up with person man? Degraded man, person man

            Triangle man, triangle man Triangle man hates person man They have a fight, triangle wins Triangle man