Tuesday, April 13, 2010

The Зорб of Sisyphus

17 comments:

Smut Clyde said...

It's going to be worth all the hard work when he goes riding down the hill inside it.

Substance McGravitas said...

There's a guy in there already. Sisyphus is kind of like a slave ski lift.

J— said...

It's going to be worth all the hard work when he goes riding down the hill inside it.

Now I understand why Camus says Sisyphus is happy. Roller coaster!

Substance McGravitas said...

Mind you I should have put granny in there to yell at him all the way up...

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

That tiny guy is going to be sorry when someone takes their tee shot.
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Smut Clyde said...

Holding up the golf-ball is no fun at all, but jobs are hard to come by since the Giants took over.

mikey said...

Seems like a commentary on the futility of working out.

I mean, c'mon, this dood's cut to a ridiculous degree, he's a perfect specimen and somebody's still fucking with him.

Dood. C'mon. Put some trousers on and get a couple grenades and a .357. Do NOT let them work you like some kind of draft animal. It seems pretty obvious that letting the ball fall and killing the overlords is the right approach. But then, hey, I'm drinking...

M. Bouffant said...

I dunno what the big deal is. Existence is Sisyphean. You eat, then you must eat again. You make the bed, but must make it again.

Don't get me started on bathing. Or shaving. How can anyone stand it?

Smut Clyde said...

What is this "shaving" of which you speak?

Substance McGravitas said...

How can anyone stand it?

I recall being impressed by the Camus essay when I was young and miserable, but now that I am old and miserable I do not recall why.

Mendacious D said...

Is it because of selective amnesia?

Smut Clyde said...

You read a book, and then you forget it and must read it again.

Substance McGravitas said...

It's the one in the circular room and its spine goes completely around the wall.

Smut Clyde said...

And if you lose your place you can never find that page again.

"The Library of Sisyphus" would be an interesting literary mash-up which I am leaving as an exercise for the readers [e.g. J-- or tigris].

mikey said...

The American Library of Congress is archiving Every. Single. Tweet. Evar.

I can't be arsed (fuck how do you spell that) to look up the link, but it's there if you give two shits and a whistle....

Smut Clyde said...

Aren't the NSA doing that already?

Substance McGravitas said...

I think I could archive every tweet ever overnight with a little freeware.