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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 11 Sep 2016 11:09 pm |
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Nothing is endless!
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Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 12 Sep 2016 2:11 am
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Wait for it..., Wait for it..., Wait for it...,
Nothing...
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 12 Sep 2016 6:59 am
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| I have nothing to add. |
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Harold Dye
From:
Cullman, Alabama, USA
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Posted 12 Sep 2016 10:04 am
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| Could I add something....Oh, something is not allowed this is about nothing. |
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 12 Sep 2016 11:17 am
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Something, or everything, is completely in-topic with nothing, in that it relates to a different status of thing. After all, none of these words mean anything in themselves. They're all a description of "thing".
"Nothing" refers to the absence of "thing". There are many words in English which refer to absences of something else, and so have no meaning on their own without the things that they refer to....
Cold is an absence of Heat.
Stillness is an absence of Motion.
Death is an absence of Life.
Nothing is an absence of Thing.
....and there are many others.
But, when it comes down to it, and the reason this thread has lasted so long, is that, if a comment has absolutely nothing to do with "Nothing", then it's in topic. |
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Roy Heap
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 12 Sep 2016 12:41 pm
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How long can we go on talking about NOTHING?
I know when Alan writes something here I hear NOTHING.
But there must be something to say about NOTHING because we have got to 154 pages  of NOTHING. |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 12 Sep 2016 2:30 pm
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| Alan Brookes wrote: |
Something, or everything, is completely in-topic with nothing, in that it relates to a different status of thing. After all, none of these words mean anything in themselves. They're all a description of "thing".
"Nothing" refers to the absence of "thing". There are many words in English which refer to absences of something else, and so have no meaning on their own without the things that they refer to....
Cold is an absence of Heat.
Stillness is an absence of Motion.
Death is an absence of Life.
Nothing is an absence of Thing.
....and there are many others.
But, when it comes down to it, and the reason this thread has lasted so long, is that, if a comment has absolutely nothing to do with "Nothing", then it's in topic. |
Oh if it were only that simple, Alan. Noheat, nomotion, and nolife are not words. "No" is not a recognized prefix in the English language.
As you pointed out, we have specific words for the absence of forms of energy, which are not "things". When it comes to actual things, we use the word "no", but we don't use it as a prefix. We say "he has no food", not "he has nofood". But if we say "he has nothing", it rarely, if ever, means "he has no thing".
Having "nothing" is quite different from having "no thing".
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Jeremy Threlfall
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now in Western Australia
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Gordon Borland
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 13 Sep 2016 5:53 am
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Spot on bOb.
That's the thing of it no? |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 13 Sep 2016 6:12 am
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That's the thing of it. Ain't no thang.
Wouldn't it be nice if people could apply the wisdom and knowledge of Nothing to the for sale ads?
There may be people on the forum that haven't read nothing! |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 13 Sep 2016 10:09 am
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| b0b wrote: |
| ...Alan. Noheat, nomotion, and nolife are not words. "No" is not a recognized prefix in the English language... |
Yes it is. What about nowhere, no-one, nobody? |
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Dan Kelly
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 28 Sep 2016 7:20 am
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The understanding of 'nothing' varies widely between cultures, especially between Western and Eastern cultures and philosophical traditions. For instance, Γ
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Β«nyatΓΒ (emptiness), unlike "nothingness", is considered to be a state of mind in some forms of Buddhism. Achieving 'nothing' as a state of mind in this tradition allows one to be totally focused on a thought or activity at a level of intensity that they would not be able to achieve if they were consciously thinking.
Right? Think about it!
Soooo, this logically leads us to ask, "What is the conscious decision and subsequent thought process one needs to peruse and implement in order to play the banjo?" Of course, the answer is; "Nothing."
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 29 Sep 2016 6:04 pm
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| Dan Kelly wrote: |
| ...Soooo, this logically leads us to ask, "What is the conscious decision and subsequent thought process one needs to peruse and implement in order to play the banjo?" Of course, the answer is; "Nothing." |
Do you play the banjo?  |
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Gordon Borland
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2016 2:19 am
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 30 Sep 2016 2:39 am
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Gordon, I agree...
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Larry Carlson
From:
My Computer
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Posted 30 Sep 2016 6:34 am
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| Dan Kelly wrote: |
Soooo, this logically leads us to ask, "What is the conscious decision and subsequent thought process one needs to peruse and implement in order to play the banjo?" Of course, the answer is; "Nothing." |
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I try to make music with it.
Sometimes it works.
Sometimes it doesn't.
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 30 Sep 2016 7:36 am
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| ... AND a harmonica. |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 30 Sep 2016 6:36 pm
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| I have to admit, I've seen several combination of one-man bands, but I've yet to see someone play the accordion with a harmonica on a harmonica stand. |
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 1 Oct 2016 2:50 am
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That means it would be NOTHING like Alan has ever seen...
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Dan Kelly
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 3 Oct 2016 3:48 am
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Dan Kelly wrote:
...Soooo, this logically leads us to ask, "What is the conscious decision and subsequent thought process one needs to peruse and implement in order to play the banjo?" Of course, the answer is; "Nothing."
Alan Brookes wrote:
Do you play the banjo? Whoa!
Alan, in the spirit of full disclosure, I did play the banjo for a while. And, I still own one. I have multiple harmonicas in various keys. I do not own, nor have I ever played an accordion. Uilleann pipes? Well no, but a practice chanter.
Since starting my PSG Journey about 2 years ago, I have not played, nor do I intend to play aforementioned instruments. NOTHING beats a Pedal Steel Guitar! 
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Roy Heap
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 3 Oct 2016 4:12 am
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I own a banjo case, but there is NOTHING inside  |
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Gordon Borland
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2016 6:58 am
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 3 Oct 2016 9:24 am
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Gordon is right, although anything is fair game on this thread as long as it has nothing to do with the matter in hand.
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 5 Oct 2016 4:49 pm
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| Roy Heap wrote: |
| I own a banjo case, but there is NOTHING inside |
Every banjo case has nothing inside once you take out the banjo.
(Unless you count the air.) |
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b0b
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