Undecidable Ice Cream
A customer at an ice cream counter blames Gödel's undecidable statements for being unable to choose a flavor, holding up the line.
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A: "Gödel identified statements he called 'undecidable.' Untrue and unfalse, they are beyond the reach of the axiomatic system. A philosopher could wrestle with them for eternity and reach no settled answer."
Server (at an ice cream counter): "That's very interesting, but which ice cream flavor do you want?"
A (holding up a long line): "CURSE YOU, GÖDEL"