"Founder"

Here's one I just stumbled upon:

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Zen Master Yunmen #24

Someone asked, "What is Yunmen's sword?"

The Master said, "Founder."

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Talk about nothing to grab onto.

The definition of Founder is a pretty important consideration:

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Definition of founder

 (Entry 1 of 4)

: one that founds or establishes the founder of a company the founder of psychoanalysis

founder

verbfoun·​der | \ ˈfau̇n-dər \foundered; foundering\ ˈfau̇n-​d(ə-​)riŋ \

Definition of founder (Entry 2 of 4)

intransitive verb

1: to become disabled especially : to go lame

2: to give way : COLLAPSE

3: to become submerged : SINK

4: to come to grief : FAIL

transitive verb

: to disable (an animal) especially by excessive feeding

founder

noun (2)foun·​der | \ ˈfau̇n-dər \

Definition of founder (Entry 3 of 4)

: LAMINITIS

founder

noun (3)found·​er | \ ˈfau̇n-dər \

Definition of founder (Entry 4 of 4)

: one that founds metal

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And then the relevant definition of "found"

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verbfounded; founding; founds

Definition of found (Entry 5 of 5)

transitive verb

: to melt (a material, such as metal) and pour into a mold

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OK, I pick the transitive verb - I really like the notion of dispensing with the classic "your teacup is too full" line and opting for just dumping an olympic swimming pool's worth of tea and washing away the entire tea house.

Whatd'ya think?

Submitted February 16, 2022 at 01:10AM by Gasdark https://ift.tt/A1gGuje