Metamorphosism » rules http://www.metamorphosism.com We of course all understand it, being intellectuals. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:58:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 So my wife found my sunglasses http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=5522 http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=5522#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:49:48 +0000 http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=5522 Continue reading →]]> Like many people, I have no idea what is going on right now; all I know is, my wife found my sunglasses in the trunk of her car.
I mean, like many people, I have no idea what is going on right now. Like very few people, all I know is, my wife found my sunglasses. Even now, after you have read this, very few people know she found my sunglasses, because let’s be honest, I check my stats, very few people read this. So, no matter what I write here, very few people will ever know it.
Unless, like, I write something lots of people already know, or something lots of people will find out about somewhere else. What I’m saying is, if a lot of people know something, it’s not because they read it here.
Ok start over:
Like many people, I have no idea what is going on right now.
Things are very confusing.
Chaotic. No one is following rules of procedure because this is all new. Or new-ish. Like, we haven’t seen anything like this since 1918, or 1938, or 1968, etc.
Lots of people out of work. Lots of people sick. Lots of people getting their heads cracked by police. Crazy man nominally “in charge”.
And lots of billionaires making money hand over fist.
That is because billionaires are clowns, by and large.
A Russian I once got really fucking drunk with at a vodka bar (never drink vodka with a Russian. Or a Pole for that matter.) with divided people into clowns and cucumbers. Cucumbers follow rules, clowns do not. So you’re going to find a higher proportion of clowns among billionaires than among the general population. (“Clowns and cucumbers” strikes me as how a sociopath might describe sociopaths vs non-sociopaths). Anyway, he said that was a Russian expression, clowns vs. cucumbers.
So, I imagine you become a billionaire by bending rules or making up your own (or by inheriting a billion dollars). Therefore, it comes as no surprise that billionaires might thrive in a rule-light environment such as that we are currently experiencing.
And if you’re kinda suffering, it might be because you are not a sociopath.
BUT: this unruly situation also might be a great opportunity to make up new rules. For us to make up new rules. Lots of people know this already, right? I’m stating the obvious? But yeah, still: it’s sad and scary out there, but lots of people – LOTS of people – are in the streets, making new rules as we speak.
They had a Black Lives Matter demonstration in VIENNA yesterday, they expected a few thousand, and 50,000 showed up. In the rain.
One can debate the wisdom of holding such a large gathering during a pandemic, but that’s an impressive number.
Maybe something good is happening.
Usually, when I think that, I’m wrong.
But maybe I’m right this time.
Maybe I’m wrong.
I have no idea.

]]> http://www.metamorphosism.com/?feed=rss2&p=5522 0 2013 metamorphosism.com International St. Valentine’s Day Limerick Contest http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=4259 http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=4259#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:13:08 +0000 http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=4259 Continue reading →]]> Hard to believe a year has passed, but it has.

Suddenly, it’s time for the metamorphosism.com St. Valentine’s Day Limerick Contest again.

ZOMFG!

The contest will be very simple this year. Here are the rules:

  1. Read all the rules before entering. This is because entering the contest indicates that you have read and accepted all the rules and terms of the contest.
  2. Enter in the comments to this post.
  3. All entries must be in limerick form. If you are unfamiliar with what constitutes limerick form, a quick Internet search using the search engine of your choice will clear up any uncertainty. Alternatively, you may consult a book or ask someone.
  4. This year, there is no prize. This may change if someone generously donates a prize, but don’t hold your breath.
  5. There is a mystery judge this year. Maybe I’m the judge, maybe someone else. Who knows? It’s a mystery.
  6. As every year, conduct of the contest and judging will be arbitrary, corrupt, biased and otherwise patently unfair. Believe me, no one suffers more from this than I. I would change it if I could, but this is a built-in feature of the contest and always has been.
  7. Anyone complaining about the rules, conduct of the contest, judging or anything else in connection with the limerick contest shall be disqualified and ridiculed publicly or privately, at my discretion.
  8. Rules are subject to change without prior and/or further notice.
  9. The contest has one or more themes every year. This year, the themes are malfeasance, iatrogenic illness,  Scandinavia (especially furniture),  jurisprudence animal husbandry, Scotland, horseradish and television series involving dragons or cooking (or both)
  10. Bonus points for astronomical legal terminology, as well as terminology suggested by the themes listed in rule 9.
  11. As per rule 8, themes and bonus points are also subject to change without further and/or prior notice.
  12. Winners will be announced on  or about St. Valentine’s Day (14 February 2013 (my time)).
  13. Have fun!
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