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Tautological Rhyming Dictionary

March 5, 2018

Someone finds that the only rhyme for 'orange' in a tautological rhyming dictionary is 'orange' itself.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-03-05-tautological-rhyming-dictionary/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

A: "Ooh! I wonder if this rhyming dictionary has an entry for 'orange.'"

A: "Let's see, it lists the rhyme... 'orange.' Very funny. Who wrote this stupid book?"

[Book cover] "The Tautological Rhyming Dictionary — 'so tautological, it's tautological'"

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Logic & Proof › TautologiesLogic & Proof › Self-Reference
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Language & WordplaySelf-Reference