tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2237966386107043825.post6820370146302339870..comments2015-12-03T21:24:04.932-08:00Comments on Can't Make an Omelette: Notes on False PositivesKevin Carharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901732624158719399noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2237966386107043825.post-85196112924065304232010-07-07T08:40:27.820-07:002010-07-07T08:40:27.820-07:00I love the title of your blog first of all. Becaus...I love the title of your blog first of all. Because in omitting the second half of the phrase, you've inspired a fertile ground of impressions and directions in my mind:<br /><br />The literal meaning: "I can't make an omelette."<br /><br />The unaware of English phrases meaning: "Oh, he can't make an omelette."<br /><br />The helpless meaning: "Woe is me, I can't make an omelette."<br /><br />The problem-solver's meaning: "Is he out of ingredients?"<br /><br />The directive meaning: "Is he telling me not to make an omelette?"<br /><br />The inferential meaning: "I'm not allowed to make an omelette."<br /><br />The meaning the mind fills in: "Without breaking some eggs."<br /><br />The moral meaning: "Should I not be breaking eggs?"<br /><br />The ethical meaning: "Is it wrong to break eggs?"<br /><br />The scientific meaning: "What are eggs? Can I break other things?"<br /><br />The philosophical meaning: "What does it mean to break something?"<br /><br />The all inclusive meaning: "What about the other ingredients, don't they have equal protections too?"<br /><br />The Aesop's Fables meaning: "Does this mean I shouldn't do anything at all? Or does this mean I should do everything?"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404710237701987249noreply@blogger.com