Category Archives: Life\’s mysteries

Fuqua pond

There used to be a contemplation pond at FUQUA, complete with a tiny fake wharf, and dripping moss water fall. It disappeared with the construction progress at the school a few years ago. Can you tell me who this pond was dedicated to (or in memorium), and if it was moved somewhere else? Thanks!

This was donated by his class in memory of Fuqua student Paige Lavender, who died in a car accident.  The pool has been reinstalled, new and improved with bigger fish, behind the Academic/West wing of the Fuqua School.

Armchair philosophy

will you please explain to me what is “armchair philosophy”?

I’m sure that the designers for the La-Z-Boy company refer to their work using this term. It also refers to a sort of casual and untrained philosophy. You can look upon this in a positive populist manner, or as the work as an amateur (depending, I suppose, on how you view regular philosophers).

Love's location

Where is the Love? [3345C]

It’s either in your heart, or simply where you find it.  Either way, it’s not trying to hide from you; it’s just up to you to acknowledge it.  On the 1969 album entitled Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service, they devote an entire side to reworkings of Bo Diddley’s song “Who Do You Love?,” with variations such as “When You Love,” “Where You Love,” “How You Love,” and “Which Do You Love.”  This may provide insight.

Meaning

why does it bother me so much that the work i do for a living isn’t saving the world? i mean, i should be happy with the money i’m making and find other ways to save the world. right?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: You can give all of the money you make to a worthy cause and live in a tent in the woods. Maybe that will make you happier (and maybe not).

Can't find them

Where have all the flowers gone? And the good times? [3340B]

Young girls have picked them, every one. Except for the ones over in the Duke Gardens. There are all sorts of good times, though, and although some people say they’ve gone or can’t be found, I believe you can still find them if you just look in the right places.

Android dreams

Do androids dream of electric sheep? [3337B]

The more appropriate questions are, “Do androids dream?” or “Do androids sleep?” or “Do androids live in a world where everything is robotic and there are no biotic sheep to think about?” In any case, you count the sheep when you’re still awake in order to bore yourself into a state of drowsiness and may not ever dream about them, electric or biotic.

Crazy kids

Imagine you are standing in the middle of a field. Surrounding you are an infinite number of children that are trying to attack you. Their goal is to kill you, and they have three hours to do it. Obviously, if these were 6 mo old infants you’d be able to fend them off the 3 hours and survive, but if they’re an infinite number of 10 year olds, they’re taking you down. My question is at what age would you not be able to fend them off the the three hours, resulting in your death? [3336C]

This sounds like a word problem that requires differential equations. AP’s math is rusty. Kids have a pretty short attention span, so I could outlast a group of 5 year olds who’d get bored in a few minutes. I’d have to worry about falling asleep; then even those just old enough to crawl can then tie me up, like Gulliver, and try to do me in (although I think Gulliver got loose easily enough).