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Got a 2 x 4?

arfie
arfie
Today I was sitting in my garden, near the water fountain when my grown son came to sit with me. He didn't seem to have anything to say, so I started babbling about how the garden, with the running water sounds, seemed to be one of the best places available to find my, "Zen Zone."

He listened politely until I fell silent, then respectfully asked, "Why is zenophobia not the fear of Buddhists?"
LeoX3
LeoX3
I can't provide the 2-by-4, but how about a baseball bat named Roberto?
atec
atec
That's funny. Can I steal it?
donnawanda
donnawanda
That's pretty funny! I like it! Instead of a 2x4, why not pat him on the head approvingly? Maybe he'll come up with some more ; 0
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
Well, Buddhism and nationality has always been a mystery to me. I mean, how could it be born in India, then all but die out there but flourish all over the rest of Asia?

Yeah, the nerdy things I think of, too.
donnawanda
donnawanda
Buddhism didn't die a natural death in India, Muji. The Brahmins fought violently to get rid of it.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
That explains a LOT, donna. And with Buddhism being so often non-violent, too. I get it still is facing that sort of thing in Tibet today, in a different way, huh?
arfie
arfie
So, do the English speaking Brahmans really spell their xenophobia with a "Z?"

Steal away, Atec.

Don't know if you really want to encourage this punster, Donna. He hasn't been the same since I took him to his first O'Henry Pun-off at the tender age of 7. At 8, he declared himself a meatenarian. A mutter just ain't safe around him.
donnawanda
donnawanda
Ouch!
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
In Spanish it's spelled with a z. Don't know how it's spelled in the languages of south Asia, though, arf.
jewells1
jewells1
My smile for the day...thanks arfie.
spacepony
spacepony
Thanks! I'm springing that one on my hub.
bluedragon41
bluedragon41
" What is the sound of one son being a smart-Alec?"
spacepony
spacepony
I give up Blue.

Or knock knock...
bluedragon41
bluedragon41
Ah...the koan is " what is the sound of one hand clapping?"

....Who's there?....
spacepony
spacepony
Olive.

(My son's favorite...never very witty. I appreciate the witty.)
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