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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Paradoxical statement?

Hello,

Would you please read the following statement:

"I fertilize my lawn to make it grow and look nice, and then complained that I had to cut it because the fertilizer made it gorw fast.

Is this statement paradoxical or something else?

Thanks.

Yours,

MR
  

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Hi, Would you please read the following statement: "I fertilize d my lawn to make it grow and look nice, and then complained that I had to cut it because the fertilizer made it grow fast. Is this statement paradoxical or something else? A little bit paradoxical, not very.

— Clive

  • Hi, Would you please read the following statement: "I fertilize d my lawn to make it grow and look nice, and then complained that I had to cut it because the fertilizer made it grow fast.
  • Is this statement paradoxical or something else?
  • A little bit paradoxical, not very.
  • It's not really very odd or strange.
  • Paradoxes very often have a feeling of oddness, as well as of truth.
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Hi,

Would you please read the following statement:

"I fertilized my lawn to make it grow and look nice, and then complained that I had to cut it because the fertilizer made it grow fast.

Is this statement paradoxical or something else? A little bit paradoxical, not very.
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AnonymousI fertilized my lawn to make it grow and look nice, and then complained that I had to cut it because the fertilizer made it grow fast.
It's not a paradox in the strict technical sense, but I suppose some people might call it paradoxical, though ironic is probably a better descript
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