The Odyssey through the looking glass

I have decided to share some things about myself that you might not know.

As nayr and taitai might alrdy know, i really like Greek mythology. One of my favourite stories isthe Odyssey, which is basically the tale of Odysseus' journey home after the Trojan War.

And I have found a really hilarious Simpsons spoof on this story, especially if you know the story about the Odyssey. (and watched the movie Troy)

I watched it like 5 times and still cannot get over the joke at 0:49, if you know what i mean. :)




(emo part starts)
However though, after getting rejected by Cornell U. I cannot help but feel like Odysseus, both of us in an endless quest to set foot on Ithaca...

(emo part ends)

Anyway, I also like the book Alice in Wonderland. Not because I am a freak who gets amused by little girls, white rabbits, talking poker cards etc. (If you happen to have a comment coming into your head at this point in time, stfu)

But rather, it is because there are many quirky ideas about logic all over the book.


For example...

But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here."
Alice didn't think that proved it at all: however she went on. "And how do you know that you're mad?"
"To begin with," said the Cat, "a dog's not mad. You grant that?"
"I suppose so," said Alice
"Well, then, " the Cat went on, "you see a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad."

If the cat said that everyone "here" was mad, this would not prove that everyone mad was "here". A bit like the all squares are rectangles kind of thing.

So by saying that Alice is "here" because she is mad, the cat is wrong!

The second part is also illogical.

Consider this...

Most of us would consider me to be not be a retard (i hope)

I stare into space when i am with strangers and smile when i am with friends. Jenhan smiles when he is with strangers and stares into space when he is with friends. Hence jenhan is a retard.

Oh wait, the statement seems logical... haha. So i am wrong.

Ok, maybe i should stfu.