▲ 928 ▼ Infinite Monkey Theorem (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [M] to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 63 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world 110 points 1 year ago (10 children) We are IN the timeline where a monkey wrote Shakespeare. That monkey was Shakespeare. permalink fedilink source hideshow 20 child comments replies: [–] eta@feddit.org 40 points 1 year ago (2 children) Weird, what a coincidence permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] r00ty@kbin.life 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not really, an almost infinite number of non-shakespeare monkeys came before him and also didn't happen to write the entire works of shakespeare. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] party_planet@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago it was actually a significantly lower amount of monkeys than infinity permalink fedilink source parent [–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago I mean it was bound to happen at some point permalink fedilink source parent [–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yeah, it's weird how nobody talks about the trillions of trillions of plays Shakespeare wrote that are complete gibberish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] te_abstract_art@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Hey! I liked Romeo and Djrurleltkitshsnmqlaapj permalink fedilink source parent [–] SandmanXC@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago Did you know a monkey can write Shakespeare's work using this simple trick (millions of years of evolution)? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Skua@kbin.earth 10 points 1 year ago Yeah but did he do it with a typewriter? Didn't think so permalink fedilink source parent [–] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) Shakespeare was an ape permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Apes are monkeys. Fuck paraphyletic groups. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Monkeys and apes are monophyletic, you massive bastard. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago ...yes? That's what I said. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SippyCup@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago A great one at that permalink fedilink source parent [–] wieson@feddit.org 5 points 1 year ago He wrote it in the wrong order tho permalink fedilink source parent [–] rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago He was an ape permalink fedilink source parent [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 4 points 1 year ago Mind. Blown. permalink fedilink source parent [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago What if you could math the monkeys? permalink fedilink source parent [–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Unless you think it was a different monkey because someone without noble blood couldn't possibly write good. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eta@feddit.org 40 points 1 year ago (2 children) Weird, what a coincidence permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] r00ty@kbin.life 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not really, an almost infinite number of non-shakespeare monkeys came before him and also didn't happen to write the entire works of shakespeare. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] party_planet@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago it was actually a significantly lower amount of monkeys than infinity permalink fedilink source parent [–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago I mean it was bound to happen at some point permalink fedilink source parent
[–] r00ty@kbin.life 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not really, an almost infinite number of non-shakespeare monkeys came before him and also didn't happen to write the entire works of shakespeare. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] party_planet@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago it was actually a significantly lower amount of monkeys than infinity permalink fedilink source parent
[–] party_planet@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago it was actually a significantly lower amount of monkeys than infinity permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago I mean it was bound to happen at some point permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yeah, it's weird how nobody talks about the trillions of trillions of plays Shakespeare wrote that are complete gibberish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] te_abstract_art@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Hey! I liked Romeo and Djrurleltkitshsnmqlaapj permalink fedilink source parent
[–] te_abstract_art@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Hey! I liked Romeo and Djrurleltkitshsnmqlaapj permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SandmanXC@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago Did you know a monkey can write Shakespeare's work using this simple trick (millions of years of evolution)? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skua@kbin.earth 10 points 1 year ago Yeah but did he do it with a typewriter? Didn't think so permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) Shakespeare was an ape permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Apes are monkeys. Fuck paraphyletic groups. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Monkeys and apes are monophyletic, you massive bastard. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago ...yes? That's what I said. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SippyCup@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago A great one at that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Apes are monkeys. Fuck paraphyletic groups. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Monkeys and apes are monophyletic, you massive bastard. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago ...yes? That's what I said. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Monkeys and apes are monophyletic, you massive bastard. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago ...yes? That's what I said. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago ...yes? That's what I said. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wieson@feddit.org 5 points 1 year ago He wrote it in the wrong order tho permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago He was an ape permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago What if you could math the monkeys? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Unless you think it was a different monkey because someone without noble blood couldn't possibly write good. permalink fedilink source parent
