Well, as you already know, that is the title of this thread. I just wrote that as a paradoxical statement by making it refer to itself.
Or maybe that's not a good example, but there are more such statements that are known as "self-referential" paradoxes because, in one way or another, the meaning or the subject of the sentences turns back on itself which then creates a kind of loop that makes us go round and round when we try to understand them due to their self-referential nature. I think that these kind of sentences tend to lend themselves to humor for some reason. That's why I put them in the Humor section.
Here are some of my favorite ones that I've quoted from this website and a few that I've seen elsewhere.
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This sentence is not true.
"Being bored keeps me busy." - Fray Pascual
"I don't like to eat. It ruins my appetite." - Fray Pascual
I'm the humblest person I know.
I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.
Anyone who visits a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.
"All generalizations are wrong." - Vivek Dhar
"My apathy causes me problems, but I don't care." - Carl Crowder
"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde
87.5% of all statistics are made up.
I never make predictions. I never have and I never will.
I am not in denial!
"Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded." - Yogi Berra
The world's only sad joke is: There is no sad joke.
Max: "Agnes is telling the truth."
Agnes: "Max is lying."
"Always remember that you are a unique individual, just like everyone else." - Mike Saltzman
"Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law." - Douglas Hofstadter
Or maybe that's not a good example, but there are more such statements that are known as "self-referential" paradoxes because, in one way or another, the meaning or the subject of the sentences turns back on itself which then creates a kind of loop that makes us go round and round when we try to understand them due to their self-referential nature. I think that these kind of sentences tend to lend themselves to humor for some reason. That's why I put them in the Humor section.
Here are some of my favorite ones that I've quoted from this website and a few that I've seen elsewhere.
________________________
This sentence is not true.
"Being bored keeps me busy." - Fray Pascual
"I don't like to eat. It ruins my appetite." - Fray Pascual
I'm the humblest person I know.
I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.
Anyone who visits a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.
"All generalizations are wrong." - Vivek Dhar
"My apathy causes me problems, but I don't care." - Carl Crowder
"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde
87.5% of all statistics are made up.
I never make predictions. I never have and I never will.
I am not in denial!
"Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded." - Yogi Berra
The world's only sad joke is: There is no sad joke.
Max: "Agnes is telling the truth."
Agnes: "Max is lying."
"Always remember that you are a unique individual, just like everyone else." - Mike Saltzman
"Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law." - Douglas Hofstadter
