It refers to a painting by Rene Magritte, in which he painted a pipe, and then the words "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" above it.
He was pointing out that, no, it wasn't a pipe, it was a picture of one. But the words pointing this out were part of the picture, so in the "world" they existed in, the world of the painting, it WAS a pipe. Paradox.
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Date: 2005-03-12 10:59 pm (UTC)It refers to a painting by Rene Magritte, in which he painted a pipe, and then the words "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" above it.
He was pointing out that, no, it wasn't a pipe, it was a picture of one. But the words pointing this out were part of the picture, so in the "world" they existed in, the world of the painting, it WAS a pipe. Paradox.
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Date: 2005-03-13 02:07 am (UTC)the fiend
i fully endorese this event and or product.
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Date: 2005-03-13 09:08 am (UTC)But serisously, funny :)