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"Je pense, donc Je suis", Said Descartes on his mother's knee; He spoke Latin not, 'cause He was just a tot. "I think, therefore I am", He said while in the pram; His mama called him Spud, 'cause He played in the mud. "Cogito, ergo sum" -- then Flowed from his plume; Latin did come later For this common tater. 
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Jackie notes: Descartes is the one who said, "I think, therefore I am". So, logically...
Which is why it's an outside joke.
hint, hint
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Oh, I walked right into that one, didn't I? Sheesh--will I ever learn??
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It also seems to be an inside joke. I have found that younger people tend not to get it.
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It also seems to be an inside joke. I have found that younger people tend not to get it.
Well, thank you very much--now, can someone find me my cane and tell me where I left my teeth?
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Descartes is the one who said, "I think, therefore I am".
Descartes failed to recognize his own logical error. What he should have said, were he accurate, is, "I think I think, therefore I think I am."
(EDIT: Now that I think of it: "I think that I think I think, therefore ..." Infinite regression looms.)
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"I think I think, therefore I think I am."
Or "I think I am therefore I am, I think."
Incidentally, you're edging in onto the reason it's an outside joke.
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Incidentally, you're edging in onto the reason it's an outside joke.
What exactly is it that you must know in order for it to not be funny? Even if you fully understand the philosophy behind the quote you can still find it amusing.
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Even if you fully understand the philosophy behind the quote you can still find it amusing.
That's true, it would take a real stickler not to find it funny even while realizing that it illustrates the Fallacy of Denying the Antecedent. The trick is keeping a straight face while explaining why it isn't funny.
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