The original Japanese version of the Speed Racer song is much better than the English version. Compare for yourself:
Japanese Version
English Version
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Showing posts with label practical advice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label practical advice. Show all posts
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Saturday, July 28, 2007
On The Principle of Groucho Marxian Self-Exclusion
The comedian, Groucho Marx said:
"I would not join any club that would have someone like me for a member."
Groucho's principle of self-exclusion rests upon one or more of the following assumptions:
1. There is something wrong with any vetting process that he could pass.
2. There is something wrong with the club because it accepted him.
3. There is something wrong with him.
4. Clubs that would exclude him are superior to clubs that would include him.
5. Groucho is in a position to refuse membership.
6. There may possibly be other people like Groucho that should be excluded.
7. Since clubs consist of members, there is something wrong with the members that would vet Groucho or someone like him.
While in Groucho's case, he applied the principle of self-exclusion to a club, it could be applied more widely to any organization:
"I would not join any organization that would include someone like me."
A more strongly stated principle, the Strong Principle of Self-Exclusion would eliminate "someone like me" and replace it with the more definitive "me:"
"I would not join any organization that would include me."
For those who accept Groucho's principle after obtaining membership in an organization, a slightly different formulation is needed:
"I will quit any organization that has previously accepted me."
This formulation, also know as voluntary exit, is not without practical application.
"I would not join any club that would have someone like me for a member."
Groucho's principle of self-exclusion rests upon one or more of the following assumptions:
1. There is something wrong with any vetting process that he could pass.
2. There is something wrong with the club because it accepted him.
3. There is something wrong with him.
4. Clubs that would exclude him are superior to clubs that would include him.
5. Groucho is in a position to refuse membership.
6. There may possibly be other people like Groucho that should be excluded.
7. Since clubs consist of members, there is something wrong with the members that would vet Groucho or someone like him.
While in Groucho's case, he applied the principle of self-exclusion to a club, it could be applied more widely to any organization:
"I would not join any organization that would include someone like me."
A more strongly stated principle, the Strong Principle of Self-Exclusion would eliminate "someone like me" and replace it with the more definitive "me:"
"I would not join any organization that would include me."
For those who accept Groucho's principle after obtaining membership in an organization, a slightly different formulation is needed:
"I will quit any organization that has previously accepted me."
This formulation, also know as voluntary exit, is not without practical application.
Friday, July 27, 2007
"Adam's Law #1: The Yamanote Line"
This "law" basically applies only to Tokyo's Yamanote Line:
If the train is crowded, wait for the next one because it will be less crowded. The Yamanote comes so often that one train tends to fill to capacity, while the next one will be less so.
Please note: This is not a metaphor, merely the observation of someone who has taken the Yamanote Line for almost eight years in total.
If the train is crowded, wait for the next one because it will be less crowded. The Yamanote comes so often that one train tends to fill to capacity, while the next one will be less so.
Please note: This is not a metaphor, merely the observation of someone who has taken the Yamanote Line for almost eight years in total.
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