A Half-Assed Logical Effortmundungus42April 22 2007, 06:47:29 UTC
Recipient: miramiraficfic Prompt: The other Aurors suspected Moody might be starting to lose it when... Word count: 100! BWAHA! Rating: PG for somewhat disturbing rationale.
“Constant vigilance, Shacklebolt!”
“Alastor, be reasonable. Nobody can see the tips of their own noses clearly.”
“Precisely.”
“You have cut your own nose off to spite your face, but you haven’t followed your pronouncement to its logical conclusion. You’re wearing trousers and you can’t see your legs- do you cut them off? And what about your eyes? You can’t see them unless you’re in front of a mirror. No, Alastor, I reject your argument. It’s absurd.”
“Aye, when you put it that way. Excuse me a minute, Shacklebolt.. I can’t be entirely right here, but I can be half right.”
Re: A Half-Assed Logical EffortlilacsigilApril 22 2007, 08:47:46 UTC
Mad-Eye...he certainly doesn't let go of an idea, does he? Maybe that's why he won't have wands put in back pockets - it's not the wand he doesn't trust, it's the buttocks!
Re: A Half-Assed Logical Effortmundungus42April 22 2007, 17:12:04 UTC
I tell you, with "you're either with me or against me" as the prevailing example of logic in the US, I'm frankly surprised there aren't more people with missing buttocks. I'm so glad you enjoyed- thank you so much for your kind comment!
Prompt: The other Aurors suspected Moody might be starting to lose it when...
Word count: 100! BWAHA!
Rating: PG for somewhat disturbing rationale.
“Constant vigilance, Shacklebolt!”
“Alastor, be reasonable. Nobody can see the tips of their own noses clearly.”
“Precisely.”
“You have cut your own nose off to spite your face, but you haven’t followed your pronouncement to its logical conclusion. You’re wearing trousers and you can’t see your legs- do you cut them off? And what about your eyes? You can’t see them unless you’re in front of a mirror. No, Alastor, I reject your argument. It’s absurd.”
“Aye, when you put it that way. Excuse me a minute, Shacklebolt.. I can’t be entirely right here, but I can be half right.”
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