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Mind Moot Meeting Minutes
Meeting 1
On 14 May 1998 at 04:33 GMT, the Mind Moot Moderator brought the following question to the table, as proposed by (Sir John Underbelly):
"Why do peaches have pits?"
Please present your answers in a concise, orderly, precise fashion, one at a time... and please don't get too on each other's nerves.
| Aristotle (Philosopher, Great Thinker) "Why do birds have wings?" |
 | Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Philosopher, Composer) "Why do fish have fins?" |
 | Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (Philosopher, Mathematician) "Why does the triangle have an hypotenuese?" |
 | The Mad Hatter (Special Guest) "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" |
 | Sherlock Holmes (Deductive Logician, Detective) "In the realm of forms, the ideal peach acheives the perfect harmonious balance of fuzz, flesh and pit. Without any of these elements, a peach becomes something other than a peach. Perhaps, if a Pitless Peach can be conceived, there exists a Perfect Pitless Peach in the realm of forms. If you seek such a hollow fruit, Platonic theory demands an austere, ascetic life of intense devotion and dialectical mediation in the pursuit of the prize." |
 | William Shakespeare (Poet, Playwright) "Your speech is indeed pitless, good Sir Holmes." |
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| Aristotle "Teleologically speaking, the pit exists to facilitate reproduction of the species. Anthropically speaking, it exists to be a pain in the arse." |
 | Mark Twain (Author, Humorist) "Peaches have pits to promote spitting contests." |
Verified and authenticated this day, 14 May 1998 at 04:56 GMT, by my hand:
