Ommiterre Libellus - Principia Discordia
Ommiterre Libellus - Principia Discordia
Ommiterre Libellus - Principia Discordia
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Dictum Fourteen<br />
TheStructureof theUniverse<br />
(N ot Just the U niverse as you Know It<br />
But the Whole Freaking Fucking Big Shabang)<br />
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1 Now that we know how to get THERE. Let’s ponder upon the question of : WHERE IS THERE?<br />
THERE where the Universe as you know it does not exist.<br />
Scientist : The earth orbits around the sun.<br />
The sun orbits around our galaxy<br />
LOL 1 : This is rubbish. The world is flat.<br />
And is supported by a giant tortoise.<br />
Scientist : What is the tortoise standing on?<br />
LOL : You’re very clever, young man.<br />
Very clever. But it’s turtles all the<br />
way down.<br />
Anecdote slightly modified extracted from<br />
Stephen W. Hawking’s "A Brief History of Time"<br />
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2 So the truth about the Universe, life and everything – as Homer 2 reminds us – is that the Universe is<br />
a donut. You can think of the stars as the sprinkles on top. Well, ... it is not really a donut ... 3 The<br />
universe is shaped in the form of a donut. 4 For those of you who have aspirations for serious stuff 3 a<br />
donut shape is called a torus 4 . Now that sounds learneth and well read. Actually the Universe as we know<br />
it is not really torus-shaped. 5 The Universe as we know it is more or less in the shape of a sphere, as<br />
most people imagine it. 6 However, if you portray the Universe as we know it in all the possible places<br />
it can exist, then you obtain the torus shape because – contrary to popular beliefs -….. Drum roll!