Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Can someone explain this story to me? Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]SovSull[/m] at 11:06 pm on Dec. 30, 2008[quote]it took him 30 seconds to write two words dat nigga dumb cool name tho[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post TinyHere Posted at 9:39 pm on Dec. 30, 2008 A friend of mine sent it to me, but I don't think I get it. I mean I think I might... but I dunno. Give it a shot, it's short. ----------------- Genius Qisas.com A philosophy professor walked in to give his class their final. Placing his chair on his desk the professor instructed the class: "Using every applicable thing you've learned in this course, prove to me that this chair does not exist." So, pencils writing and erasers erasing, the students launched into their epic essays to prove that this chair didn't exist ... except, that was, for one student: young Nasrudin. He spent thirty seconds writing his answer, then promptly turned his paper in to the astonishment of both his peers and the professor, and returned to his seat to await the end of the lesson. Time went by, and the day came when all the students get their final grades ... And to the amazment of the class, young Nasrudin, the student who wrote for thirty seconds received the highest grade in the class. And his answer to the question, which quite transported the philosophy professor himself? "What chair?"

Replies JohnTheNormalOne Posted at 1:43 am on Dec. 31, 2008 LOL that was clever. SovSull Posted at 11:06 pm on Dec. 30, 2008 it took him 30 seconds to write two words dat nigga dumb cool name tho kwaifeh Posted at 10:24 pm on Dec. 30, 2008 what what? theboxman Posted at 9:48 pm on Dec. 30, 2008 what movie Tex Lukas Posted at 9:44 pm on Dec. 30, 2008 Its from amovie.. sigh. how pathetic theboxman Posted at 9:43 pm on Dec. 30, 2008 I'm not sure what your asking us to explain.  Are you asking us to explain why "What Chair" is the answer or how concepts of existance and non existance work? Clouse227 Posted at 9:43 pm on Dec. 30, 2008 I've heard this story before. The course the professor was teaching was that of 'Solipsism.' Solipsism is the philosophical principle that nothing outside one's mind can be proven to be true. Stellar Posted at 9:43 pm on Dec. 30, 2008 Moral of the story: You can get good grades by making yourself look like a moron by trying to convince someone that an object that is, in fact, real, is not actually real by refusing to acknowledge its existence. Latin Muscle Posted at 9:43 pm on Dec. 30, 2008 lol old but still true InsaneBlue Posted at 9:42 pm on Dec. 30, 2008 Why does the kid have such a cool name? Clara Bell Posted at 9:42 pm on Dec. 30, 2008 He said "Prove to me that this chair does not exist." Nasrudin said "What chair?", implying that he did not see the chair the professor was talking about, meaning it did not exist. 4irate Posted at 9:42 pm on Dec. 30, 2008 That was funny, how don't you get it? reev Posted at 9:42 pm on Dec. 30, 2008 that's awesome. J U S T Posted at 9:42 pm on Dec. 30, 2008 HAHAHA!!! I get it. It's similar to the cliche: "This conversation never happened." "What conversation?" It's like, you're proving something doesn't exist to you by not recognizing its existence whether it exists or not. Missing Piece Posted at 9:41 pm on Dec. 30, 2008 It's saying that the students were supposed to write some long essay about how it didn't exist using philosophy. Nasrudin did it with something much simpler. Idk I laughed.. Most recent 15 of 19 previous replies displayed.