Popeye Had it Nailed September 17, 2025
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We get,
what we get
because:
That’s what we got.
This is the possessive,
of Popeye’s philosophical high point:
“I yam what I yam an’ tha’s all I yam.”
Which is the cartoon reflection,
of the Hippie truism:
“It is what it is cause that’s what it is.”
Which is the modern reflection,
of Aristotle’s insight
into the law of identity:
“Whatever is, is,”
Which is the verbal expression,
for the math term:
For all a: a = a.
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