Thursday, January 16, 2014

500 Words of Nonsense - Nicole Seifert



From the beginning until the end, there was always a method of accomplishing the end goal developed by the original thinker. Of course, sideways objectives skewed the clearest vision and went on its way to fully inhabit the initial position of that which had already been established. This all occurs before we decided on a resolution to the answer of which we had declined in the previous week. Present times insist that we question of the answer of the question which we answered in order to answer the question that has been answered. Or, do not.
After the end, starting will be much easier and impossible to tolerate. That is why those who are incapable of seeing must use their stomachs to see. Laws must not be broken here without written permission, which is to be read aloud by anyone under the age of one. If not, nothing will happen as a consequence.
 Every evening, clocks must be set to 6 a.m. until the sun rises, at which point they can be set to 4 p.m. Meetings begin at 5 p.m. where the committee of one individual will go their own ways and later elaborate on a plan to divide into subsections. At this point, subsections should immediately merge and share opposing ideas, coming to opposite plans which will both be put forth into action.
Marketing of this description will appear throughout seafloors and behind water molecules. In the case that they cannot be glued, they will be pasted. This is expected to draw interest from the smallest large groups or intermediate varieties and eventually lead to an excited disinterest. Before will be identical to after, as the event causes such great change. In case this does not happen, repeat until it is undone. The opposition says that we cannot do this, and we cannot, but we can claim so. Without false truths, we would be stuck back at the beginning of the entire formulation.
To begin this summary, one must recognize the unfathomable and write it down on an empty space clear enough to fit within an envelope. Only when this instruction has been ignored will anything happen or stop happening. We can only say for certain that sound is the absence of light and nothing is able to fly without vanishing first. I am sorry to give you congratulations on your perseverance to leave the task at hand when needed the most to let it fall naturally. Therefore, half days will repeat and repeat and skip until the mission which has been spoken of is somewhat, or perhaps not, completed. With the authority given by this specific instant, capture the idea of the rules and throw it away completely into your and others' minds with no doubt of what is being gained or lost. Why? This is false. Do not move the landscape carefully, because it must not be moved. Here begins a statement of arguable importance. And wrap up finally, now. To this town, a happy birthday.

2 comments:

  1. Reading the first paragraph actually made sense, at least when I thought about it. It appeared to be a long winded explanation of solving a problem or writing an essay to a prompt. There is an answer, but the hardest part is starting the problem and yet it is also the easiest because starting the problem is the only way to find a solution. Being side tracked by other distractions or questioning an answer we've already been given are common situations in this context.

    Going to the second, third, and fourth paragraphs, it felt like the nonsense was just placing current social norms and pairing them in uncommon situations. For example, setting the alarm to 6 am before the sun rises, otherwise can be set to 4 pm. This seems to make some sense; sometimes I have to wake up before noon, and when I don't have to, I wake up later. Again, there is a part where something that doesn't make sense is when it says laws must be read aloud by those one year old or younger. The initial nonsense about this is that one year olds have no means or skills to read, comprehend, or speak any kind of writing. Also, babies have no concept of what is right or wrong, if anything the ironic part of it is that babies, toddlers, and children are the ones who are told what is right and wrong from the rules read to them. This part of the post is a whimsical case of role reversal.

    Also in the third paragraph, it talked about groups coming together only to argue and then go their separate ways to deal with the task. It sounds unproductive and inefficient and just plain ridiculous. Why would two groups work against each other? It sounds like nonsense. However, in reality, many groups in the work force do end up working against each other or separate from each other (the government?). That section feels like a fact, something we experience but on paper, it is counterproductive and doesn't make sense. When these two idea are put together, it makes you think of all the nonsensical things society does as adults that goes against logical sense.

    In the last paragraph, it sort of talks about writing down things or ideas that you don't understand, filling the empty space of a piece of paper. Just images like that brings to light everyday tasks that we do, writing down ideas or working in groups or procrastination. This post seems to comment on normal tasks and actions and present them in more formal terms that makes the simple things we do seem ridiculous and absurd.

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  2. I found your nonsense to be very interesting. For the most part, you maintain proper syntax and adhere to the grammar rules of English, yet you are able to manipulate phrases and words to an extent where it just does not make sense anymore. You write, “Present times insist that we question… to answer the question that has been answered.” This sentence in itself is so (for the lack a better word) “jumbled” up that the reader is really just unable to comprehend what is being said. And in my opinion, the inability to comprehend is what makes your piece so nonsensical.
    There are also many contradictions throughout your piece. “False truths” and “easier and impossible to tolerate” are a couple examples that stood out to me. These contradictions and along with impossibilities such as, “use their stomachs to see” and, “read aloud by anyone under the age of one,” reminded me of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. I feel that Carroll utilizes these techniques to conjure confusion and irrationality, which is the essence of nonsense.
    And although it was in a different context, your reference of setting the clocks made me think of the mad tea party. Playing with the idea that time is such an abstract concept is similar to what Carroll plays at in this particular scene too.

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