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Groucho Set Theory

December 27, 2018

Groucho Marx's famous quip creates a Russell's-paradox-style contradiction, to Bertrand Russell's dismay.

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Groucho Marx: "I don't care to belong to any club that will have me as a member."

[Board] Venn diagram: "Club of All Clubs" containing "Clubs to Which Groucho Belongs" and "Clubs to Which Groucho Cannot Belong"

Bertrand Russell: "CURSE YOU, GROUCHO"

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