The only people who find this sort of thing funny are the ones who believe that the form of Tallness, which makes all tall things tall, must itself be tall. Since this is absurd, so are those who laugh at H&R Block’s expense. QED.
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Chris | 25-Feb-06 at 6:42 pm | Permalink
You’re saying that their worries are immaterial?
ben wolfson | 26-Feb-06 at 4:08 am | Permalink
Dude, of course the form of tallness is tall. What else would it be—short?