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Yes, sorry to all the respective empires.
  
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I always leave my big round numbers open, in order to draw people into this thread.
          
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I guess I'm just not the party type...
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| I guess I'm just not the party type... |
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I guess not, but good company anyway. 
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I could try to be entertaining, I suppose. Give me a word, any word, as inspiration.
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Oh, sorry. How about, Enlightened.
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Here is a (genuine) zen koan on the subject of enlightenment. Makes you think, doesn't it?
| Whenever anyone asked him about Zen, the great master Gutei would quietly raise one finger into the air. A boy in the village began to imitate this behavior. Whenever he heard people talking about Gutei's teachings, he would interrupt the discussion and raise his finger. Gutei heard about the boy's mischief. When he saw him in the street, he seized him and cut off his finger. The boy cried and began to run off, but Gutei called out to him. When the boy turned to look, Gutei raised his finger into the air. At that moment the boy became enlightened. |
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| At that moment the boy became enlightened. |
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Very good. 
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A Zen Joke...
The Zen Master is visiting New York City from Tibet. He goes up to a hotdog vendor and says, "Make me one with everything."
The hot dog vendor fixes a hot dog and hands it to the Zen Master, who pays with a $20 bill.
The vendor puts the bill in the cash box and closes it. "Where's my change?" asks the Zen Master.
The vendor responds, "Change must come from within."
   
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I think the world would be a much better place with a few great master Gutei's around.
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| "Change must come from within." |
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I was attempting a weak play on words. I shall now attempt another.
| The vendor responds, "Change must come from within." |
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Funny, (), but I think it would have been funnier if it had been an ice-cream vendor. Then you could have called it an 'ice-cream koan'.
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