Shalampaxian Philosophy
It had been a few weeks since Toiletoverflowing held one of his delightfully spurned lectures on philosophy, but he was back at the lectern yesterday with a rare lunchtime talk.
In the past, he has discussed some of the deepest of philosophical thought from noted philosophers of yesterday and today, and from around the world. His topics have included an examination of Pascal’s declaration “I think therefore I am.” And he has addressed some of the crucial subcomponents of classic philosophy, such as being and nothingness, epistemology and mind/body duality. Prior to yesterday, he most recently discussed one of the more common philosophical maxims, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.”
Yesterday’s talk was focused much closer to home. At his lunchtime lecture, Toiletoverflowing tackled the entire depth and breadth of Shalampaxian philosophy, right down to its finest detail.
It was a short lecture. It turns out that the complete Shalampaxian philosophy, including all of its facets, can be summed up by the question, “What’s for lunch?”
The answer yesterday was “tuna fish sandwiches.” Thanks, Toiletoverflowing, for opening our eyes to our own culture’s philosophical underpinnings. The sandwiches were delicious. I left the talk feeling very philosophical and, at the same time, sated.
Now there’s a philosophy I can sink my teeth into.
@Patricia: Yes, particularly with a little mayonnaise.
The answer yesterday was “tuna fish sandwiches.”
I am disappointed. I’m not sure about whom. ‘Tuna fish’ is redundant. What kind of tuna is not, by definition, fish?
>>>>Toiletoverflowing tackled the entire depth and breadth of Shalampaxian philosophy
Is this philosophical or gramatical?
@David: Re tuna fish: True, but a large segment of the population refers to them as tuna fish sandwiches, rather than tuna sandwiches, so by common usage the name of the sandwich has become “tuna fish”, thus it is not redundant since that has become the proper name of the sandwich.
Re philosophical or grammatical [note: grammatical, not gramatical]: You are a stickler, aren’t you? What would lead you to believe that a Shalampaxian would care?
I was once in a similar lecture on philosophy that discussed tuna sandwiches.
When that guy said ‘I use bread and butter pickles on my sandwich,’ well, let me tell you..
Blew. My. Mind.
@moooooog35 : Yes, I know. Erudite sandwich discussions have the same effect on me.
@moooooog35
Butter pickles, eh? Was that a Paula Deen recipe?
actually bread-and-butter pickles are my favorite kind of pickles. Yum.