The Untieable Knot
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| - | <tr><td width="*" align="left" valign="top">'''untieable knot''' ''n'' '''1.''' A Catholic marriage. '''2.''' A "one-way" knot, that, once fixed, cannot be [[release]]d. '''3.''' The product or result of an irreversible decision, esp. one concerning a thorny issue. '''4.''' A used noose. '''5.''' The original slogan for superglue, apparently adapted from portions of [[Gnomic]] entrance rituals. '''6.''' An un-makable configuration -- quite simply, a knot that ''cannot be tied''. | + | <tr><td width="*" align="left" valign="top">'''untieable knot''' ''n'' '''1.''' A Catholic marriage. '''2.''' A "one-way" knot, that, once fixed, cannot be [[release]]d. '''3.''' The product or result of an irreversible decision, esp. one concerning a thorny issue. '''4.''' A used noose. '''5.''' The original slogan for superglue, apparently adapted from portions of [[Gnomic]] entrance ritual. '''6.''' An un-makable configuration -- quite simply, a knot that ''cannot be tied''. |
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| "[[John P. Merriweather]]: frozen dead with Gnomic robes laced about the belly..." -- nonexistent obituary | "[[John P. Merriweather]]: frozen dead with Gnomic robes laced about the belly..." -- nonexistent obituary | ||
| - | "Knots come in two sizes -- figurable and the non-figurable. Such is the official language." - dismissive graffito discovered in the the bathroom, ruthlessly carved, Upender's Squat, 1979, reveried by [[Elisa Breton]]. | + | "Knots come in two sizes -- figurable and the non-figurable. Such is the official language." - dismissive [[Graffiti|graffito]] discovered in the the bathroom, ruthlessly carved, Upender's Squat, 1979, reveried by [[Elisa Breton]]. |
| "There's no going back now!" -- Dr. Zachary Smith to Will Robinson, circa 1965 | "There's no going back now!" -- Dr. Zachary Smith to Will Robinson, circa 1965 | ||
| - | "Let no man rent asunder what [[God]] has declared one." -- from Einstein's impassioned plea to the president against the Manhattan Project | + | "Let no man rend asunder what [[God]] has declared one." -- from Einstein's impassioned plea to the president against the Manhattan Project |
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| + | "The [[Pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey]] was long believed untieable. [[Albert Kook|Kook]] almost proved 'em wrong." -- William Flintrock, interview with ''Ebony'' magazine, 1975. | ||
| == See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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| * [[Creatine Panderbox]] | * [[Creatine Panderbox]] | ||
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| * [[The Worship of Dongs]] | * [[The Worship of Dongs]] | ||
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| untieable knot n 1. A Catholic marriage. 2. A "one-way" knot, that, once fixed, cannot be released. 3. The product or result of an irreversible decision, esp. one concerning a thorny issue. 4. A used noose. 5. The original slogan for superglue, apparently adapted from portions of Gnomic entrance ritual. 6. An un-makable configuration -- quite simply, a knot that cannot be tied.
[edit] Usage"Vasectomy, my dear: there will be no more..." -- Nevid Kessar's reply to churlish demands for a 15th child "John P. Merriweather: frozen dead with Gnomic robes laced about the belly..." -- nonexistent obituary "Knots come in two sizes -- figurable and the non-figurable. Such is the official language." - dismissive graffito discovered in the the bathroom, ruthlessly carved, Upender's Squat, 1979, reveried by Elisa Breton. "There's no going back now!" -- Dr. Zachary Smith to Will Robinson, circa 1965 "Let no man rend asunder what God has declared one." -- from Einstein's impassioned plea to the president against the Manhattan Project "The Pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey was long believed untieable. Kook almost proved 'em wrong." -- William Flintrock, interview with Ebony magazine, 1975. [edit] See Also
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[edit] DesiderataAlbert Kook's last words were mumbled, tongue tied.
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