Challenge #1 Bonus!

While this applies most to the young vilely keen-eyed reader, some of you may have noticed that a fortune strip is tucked into the sad contents of this box. Your powers of observation have earned you 1 Cosmic Point.

If you know what this fortune says you get 15 Cosmic Points.

You get kudos, but not points, if, from time to time, you read a fortune out loud and, just to be a nostalgic pain-in-the-ass, add to “in bed” at the end.

BEING v. NOTHINGNESS: Challenge #1 Answer

Answer:

Nothingness

Why:

1. This metal and plastic slurry is toxic to all who keep it.

B. It is the Trickster and steals time .

3. Hope does not live there; none of these things can be used on future projects.

Total Cosmic Points: 5

If you answered this challenge correctly you have keen insight into the pain of false hope.

HOWEVER…

BEING v. NOTHINGNESS: Challenge One

Is this...

BEING

or...

NOTHINGNESS?

BEING v. NOTHINGNESS: "Example" Answer

Answer:

BEING

Why

1. Examples are necessary to structure a workable life in a hideously random universe.

B. Using cheapo-o stereotype props is a good thing.

3. I paid 3 people handsomely to search newspapers for an "x" that was big enough to match the other letters in the word "Example." You'd be surprised at the degree of difficulty.

Cosmic Score: 2 (I lied. This does count toward your TCS)

Join the New Useless Mental Challenge! It's Time for BEING v. NOTHINGNESS!

BEING v. NOTHINGNESS: THE RULES

1. With each posting I will provide you with some sort of image, and you must decide if the image shown is Being or Nothingness.

2. The next posting will reveal both the answer to the Challenge and the reason why that answer is correct.

3. There may be times when it is difficult to determine to which category a thing belongs. In this case, choose which answer you think is the better of the two.

4. On occasion, there will be a “Space Monkey Surprise!” This means that the answer is both Being and Nothingness or neither Being nor Nothingness. And no, I don’t know how that’s supposed to work.

5. For each correct answer you are awarded points that go towards your Total Cosmic Score (TCS). It's important to keep track of your TCS, since it determines how close your collective fundamental beliefs come to The Real Answer. You can go ahead and cheat because nothing really cares. TCS’s are assigned in a random and unfair fashion.

6. You really should be doing something better with your time.

OKAY, READY?

Here is an example. It will not count towards your TCS.

Is this:

BEING?

or...

NOTHINGNESS?

Programming Note

My apologies to the faithful followers of “The Being & Nothingness Cam Project” and it’s cast and story but we must bid it a fond farewell. To be honest, now that “Lost” is over and everyone is both happy and dead I’ve hit a mental brick wall.

If you have questions, complaints or comments please write to:

PSM

506 Putty-Nosed Guenon Way

Pigmy Marmoset, CA 00443

Fortunately there is “Surprised Kitty” on YouTube to lift my spirits.