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Aristus

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22. In that case, no.

Reply to -misanthroptimist (Reply #20)

Fri May 1, 2026, 11:01 PM

May 1

If you divide the amount of matter in the universe by how much nothing there is in the universe, the answer is so close to zero as to essentially be nothing.

So it’s possible we’re all just each other’s crazy dreams…

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Friday Night Gin Buzz. Ask me anything. [View all] Aristus May 1 OP

Not a big gin fan but please have a good time. 🙂 Dave Bowman May 1 #1

I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that... Aristus May 1 #3

Lol! 👍 Dave Bowman May 1 #5

One of my favorite movie lines ever. Aristus May 1 #7

One of my favorite movies. 😀 Dave Bowman May 1 #10

Campari makes a nice cocktail. yellow dahlia May 1 #2

I am! Aristus May 1 #4

I don't think I ever heard the answer to this one... buzzycrumbhunger May 1 #6

You won't hear it from me. Aristus May 1 #8

Maybe another Firesign fan will know. buzzycrumbhunger May 1 #9

Where do you figure True Dough May 1 #11

As soon as Mrs. Aristus's new passport gets here, Aristus May 1 #12

Cool. True Dough May 1 #15

It's just an hour drive and a ferry ride away. Aristus May 1 #17

Can God make a rock so big he can't lift it? -misanthroptimist May 1 #13

No. Aristus May 1 #14

Oh, so you want to be factual, do you? -misanthroptimist May 1 #16

Mass, energy, gravitation, empiricism. Aristus May 1 #19

That's interesting -misanthroptimist May 1 #20

In that case, no. Aristus May 1 #22

I liken it more to like being characters in a work of fiction -misanthroptimist May 1 #23

Very. Aristus May 1 #24

Hmm. summer_in_TX Saturday #30

Fair enough! Aristus Saturday #31

What type of glassware do you favor for this one? Bristlecone May 1 #18

For this drink, a cut-glass whiskey tumbler. Aristus May 1 #21

Hendrick's gin . . . AverageOldGuy May 1 #25

I'm on my second bottle of Hendrick's gin. Aristus Saturday #27

All I know is that if you step on the brake your life is in your foot's hands Endlessmike56 May 1 #26

As long as the universe is part of tonight's discussion, if the universe... 3catwoman3 Saturday #28

I've wondered about that, too! WestMichRad Saturday #29

My question. Dunc Saturday #32