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	Non sequitur (absurdism) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A non sequitur is a literary device; in comedy (as opposed to in formal logic) it is a comment which, due to its lack of meaning relative to the comment it follows, is absurd to the point of being humorous.
		Literally, it is Latin for "it does not follow." In other literature, a non sequitur can denote an abrupt, illogical, unexpected or absurd turn of plot or dialogue not normally associated with or appropriate to that preceding it.
		Non sequiturs often appear to be disconnected or random comments, or random changes in subject, especially socially inappropriate ones.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Non_sequitur_(absurdism) (225 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Non sequitur is Latin for "it does not follow." An argument is called non sequitur if the conclusion does not follow from the premises.
		Non sequitur can also be used to mean a seemingly disconnected or random comment that is not particularly relevant to the discussion, such as a random subject change.
		Non sequitur is Latin for "it does not follow." In formal logic, an argument is a non sequitur if the conclusion does not follow from the premise.
	non_sequitur.iqexpand.com (557 words)

	Absurdism -
		Absurdism is a philosophy stating that the efforts of humanity to find meaning in the universe will ultimately fail because no such meaning exists (at least in relation to humanity).
		Absurdism has its roots in the 19th century Danish philosopher, Søren Kierkegaard.
		Absurdism as an "ism" was born of the Existentialist movement when the French philosopher and writer Albert Camus broke from that philosophical line of thought and published his manuscript The Myth of Sisyphus.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Absurdism (1021 words)

	Non sequitur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Non sequitur (absurdism), a comment which is humorously absurd or has no relation to the comment it follows
		Non Sequitur (ensemble), the musical ensemble at The Walden School
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Non_sequitur (101 words)

	Non sequitur - The UVic Writer's Guide: Non Sequiturs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Non Sequitur; News · Bio · Books · Reviews · Forum · Links · E-mail I really liked The Secret Life of Bees and her non-fiction memoir: Dance of the
		The term non sequitur literally means "it does not follow".
		A non sequitur of causation (Post hoc, ergo propter hoc, "after this, therefore because of this") assumes that because one event followed another,
	infoseekpro.com /ifsp/non-sequitur.htm (418 words)

	Non For Profit Organization (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		NON is connected with the past and the present of electronic music in Thessaloniki, Greece.
		Non sequitur may refer to: This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
		Non sequitur (absurdism), a comment which is humorously...
	www.newsfeed.web.com /Non-For-Profit-Organization (1527 words)

	2006 New 2006 April: Non Sequitur A complete archive of the strip, with a catalog, artist bio, and Homer the Reluctant ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Non sequitur (logic), a logical fallacy; Non sequitur (absurdism), a comment which is humorously absurd or has no relation to...
		Non Sequitur · E-mail This Comic to a friend · Contact the Artist...
		Non sequitur: a Latin to english definition in a UK legal context.
	www.arts.about2006.org /aboutsite.41282.Non_Sequitur.html (1149 words)

	History News Network
		They are structurally and thematically similar shows: a charming first act playing out an absurd and abstracted version of an old myth/trope/theme/tale; a disturbing second half, in which, without losing the absurdism, the real implications of the first half come to roost and great wisdom is gained at great cost.
		Both have a first act that can stand on its own, though as a somewhat shallow performance, and give you very few clues as to the mayhem and trauma that awaits.
		Non Sequitur: New study finds that Internet takes time away from off-line social relationships, TV, sleep.
	hnn.us /blogs/comments/9321.html (570 words)

	non_sequitur - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Non sequitur : Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
		Non sequitur : AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
		NON SEQUITUR : Irivng Hexham's Concise Dictionary of Religion [home, info]
	www.onelook.com /?w=non_sequitur&loc=resrd (270 words)

	Wet Hot American Summer: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		It may be called a modern-day Animal House (Animal House: more facts about this subject), with fans quoting every single line, parties dedicated to dressing up like the characters, and midnight showings where both take place.
		The film itself follows The State's irreverent humor, with lots of absurdism (absurdism: absurdism is a philosophy, usually translated into different art forms, that holds...
		[follow hyperlink for more...]), non-sequitur (non-sequitur: non sequitur is latin for "it does not follow." an argument is called non sequitur...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/wet_hot_american_summer (584 words)

	\|\| RedState (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		That plus the fact that the NSA and DoJ have met with the oversight committees in Congress about once a month since the inception of the program and there wasn't a peep about the program's legality or the President's authority until the NYT decided that book publishing was more important than National Security.
		Sure the methods that the NSA uses are important to keep secret and the information that is collected as well, but I don't think that the laws that govern them are "too sensitive for general consumption." The terrorists know they are being listened to, they just may not know how.
		The NSA has certain information at their disposal, not available to you and me. This info includes, but is not limited to, phone numbers, names, locations, and voice print analysis!
	wes.redstate.com /story/2006/3/13/92735/1554 (9214 words)

	Scriptorium - Kobo Abé
		In theory, one tries to escape from the grim reality of an existential perception of the world by introducing fantastic and often absurd elements, which cannot possibly exist or transpire in an existential world, in an attempt to transcend, flout, or even destroy said existential world.
		As was the case in The Ark Sakura, the text of Kangaroo Notebook is further shifted from exposition to narrative and dialogue.
		As previously mentioned, there are precedents in Abé's earlier novels for the absurdism and writing style of Kangaroo Notebook, but this late novel is distinguished by its lack of verisimilitude and connectivity to the real world.
	www.themodernword.com /scriptorium/abe.html (6765 words)

	Again, you didn't follow her post! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This is all non sequitur in that it doesn't address what I said at all.
		I am pretty sure it isn't the last two after all.
		And since it isn't absurd and it does relate, it would appear you are quite wrong.
	www.truthtree.com /Abortion/posts/22549.html (455 words)

	Scriptorium - Kobo Abe
		Escapism or absurdism as a response to the existential condition is not without precedent.
		In theory, one tries to escape from the grim reality of an existential perception of the world by introducing fantastic and often absurd elements, which cannot possibly exist or transpire in an existential world, in an attempt to transcend, flout, or even destroy the existential world.
		Although we have shown that there are precedents in Abe's earlier novels for the absurdism and writing style of Kangaroo Notebook, this late novel is distinguished by its lack of verisimilitude and connectivity to the real world.
	www.themodernword.com /scriptorium/abe_prime.html (6519 words)

	I Love Everything and Everyone
		With non-sequitur, one cannot make the determination about the validity of the statements.
		This last example not only illustrates the logical fallacy, but also the other form of non-sequitur, which is absurdism.
		Absurdist non-sequiturs are statements (or actions) that have so little connection to the context within which they occur that they are absurd, often to the point of being humorous.
	lovearchie.blogspot.com (2218 words)

	Allegory in Edward Albee's [The American Dream]
		The shrewdest assessment of absurdism in Albee is by Brian Way, who shows convincingly that, although Albee has successfully mastered the techniques of theatrical absurdism, he has nevertheless shied away from embracing the metaphysics that the style implies.
		Albee knows that Theatre of the Absurd is "an absorption-in-art of certain existentialist and post-existentialist philosophical concepts having to do, in the main, with man's attempts to make sense for himself out of his senseless position in a world which makes no sense.
		As soon as Grandma enters the scene, Albee tempers his absurdism with expressionism, the dominant mode of the play, as Grandma and the Young Man interact and their meanings are clarified.
	www.drama21c.net /writers/albee/allegory.htm (2998 words)

	The Shout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Hopping genres as breezily as he did continents, Jerzy Skolimowski followed the underappreciated comic duo of The Adventures of Gerard and King, Queen, Knave with this teasing non-sequitur of a chiller, adapted from a Robert Graves story.
		Whereas the Hammer workhorses would jack up the narrative's sense of outlandish dread, Skolimowski submerges it beneath an almost ethereal absurdism -- despite Bates' titular party trick, a pulverizing roar that sweeps the moors, annihilating everyone and everything within earshot, voices seldom get raised above a murmur.
		Never more slyly pokerfaced than when a naked York scuttles on all fours or Hurt vanquishes the villain by smashing a pebble, the film piles mystery upon mystery by bracketing the plot, Caligari-style, with nuthouse narration set during a bizarre cricket game.
	www.cinepassion.org /Reviews/S/Shout.html (252 words)

	Straight.com Vancouver \| Theatre \| Say Nothing
		Say Nothing is absurdism at its funniest and most disturbing, and the text's two authors, David Woods and Jon Hough, perform their piece with alarming skill.
		Frank rages, and Kevin turns their encounter into a conflict-resolution session by saying something like "Let it all out." Kevin sobs; Sally blinks like a confused cat and replies with a non sequitur.
		At first, I was alienated by the focus on form in Say Nothing; there's something very British and reserved in the way these London artists emphasize irony and technical skill.
	www.straight.com /content.cfm?id=7691 (410 words)

	On the Banks of the Surreal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Act Two consists of, first, a petite radio play by Jean Cocteau called The Practical Joke, in which an actor recounts the utterly surprising events of a particular evening that cured him of his habit of playing jokes on others.
		Rupak Ginn, the storyteller, is dressed anachronistically in 18th century costume—for no reason I could figure out, which I guess is the director's nod to absurdism.
		This is followed by a delightful three-act play called The Round Square by Rene Magritte that strikes me as the very epitome of the surreal: it's wildly ridiculous, it pokes fun at everything in sight, it's furiously fast, and it's childishly scatological.
	www.nytheatre.com /nytheatre/surreal2034.shtml (862 words)

	Waiting for Godot
		Absurdism is a philosophy stating that the efforts of man to find meaning in the universe will ultimately fail because no such meaning exists (at least in relation to man).
		It was born of the Existentialist movement when the French philosopher and writer Albert Camus broke from that philosophical line of thought and published his manuscript The Myth of Sisyphus.
		The aftermath of World War II provided the social environment that stimulated absu...
	www.experiencefestival.com /waiting_for_godot (619 words)

	LETTERS TO DATEBOOK
		However, the more of his stuff you present, the more his weaknesses are revealed.
		The one point he really makes -- "Ain't it all ridiculous?" -- while well-stated, after a while becomes like the comedian who overly relies upon the non sequitur.
		Now that Vaziri is getting more column inches, readers can easily detect where his heart truly lies, and his repeated Johnny-one-note reductio ad absurdism ultimately allows his readers to apply the same simplistic insults to him as he does his targets.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/02/13/DDG7L4UVVK1.DTL (1825 words)

	devnullnikita {memento mori et vita}: July 2005
		Epsum factorial non deposit quid pro quo hic escorol.
		Marquee selectus non provisio incongruous feline nolo contendre.
		Marquee selectus non provisio incongruous feline nolo contendre Olypian quarrels et gorilla congolium sic ad nauseum.
	daftsavant.blogspot.com /2005_07_01_daftsavant_archive.html (8465 words)

	Saddams trial, Will it be a Kangaroo Court ? Free Dating, Singles and Personals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		To see a "cornered stray dog pee itself,or a frustrated monkey flinging poo" tune in to your "friend" sadamm's trial.
		No, anybody can use them if they are incapable of putting forth a reasoned position.
		This however is libel,...strongly suggest you read the forum rules about this one.
	forums.plentyoffish.com /240372datingPostpage2.aspx (2224 words)

	City Pages - Chicks on Speed: <I>The Rereleases of the Unreleases</I>
		In actuality, the Chicks have only three faces--those of New Yorker Melissa Logan, Munich native Kiki Moorse, and Australian Alex Murray-Leslie--but their album is nonetheless a hydra of fake electronica, melodramatic monologues, and warbled ballads.
		Straying even further afield than the non sequitur choruses of Le Tigre, Chicks on Speed use absurdism to expose the inner void of postpunk-without-a-cause, reflecting the movement's lack of cohesion through their melodic disjunction.
		While the musical world is still reeling, this outfit will continue to raise a lo-fi ruckus that could make them the next deus ex machina in the drama of riot grrrldom.
	www.citypages.com /databank/21/1038/article9098.asp (690 words)

	Film Listings \| San Francisco Bay Guardian
		There are a few neophyte missteps, notably in the faux-naif lines poor Portman has to pop out (still, it surely beats acting against droids) and Large's slightly stock climactic confessional with dad Ian Holm, but Braff nails the mixture of melancholia and absurdism so beautifully that it's hard not to be won over.
		In other words, it's deadpan-surreal teen-flick absurdism absolutely loaded with possibly empty but hella filling entertainment carbs.
		Green has never met a non sequitur or odd stranger he didn't like, and such encounters make for his movie's most likable moments, offsetting the crucifixion symbolism and ludicrous action-genre freeze-frames in the opening credit sequence.
	www.sfbg.com /39/06/x_list_film.html (5779 words)

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	Groucho Reviews ::
		More than a dozen other significant characters debut in the inaugural season, though not all of them would stick (George the Janitor, Hilda the Wardrobe Lady, we hardly knew ye...).
		Though I was blissfully unaware as a child, Laugh-In was an obvious influence on The Muppet Show with its frequent "flout" sketches and casual absurdism.
		But while Laugh-In is a dated relic, the Muppet characters spring eternal.
	www.grouchoreviews.com /index.php?module=Movie_Reviews&func=display&id=2307 (1561 words)

	Eurotrash : Upsaid journal
		7: As a non sequitur, I will miss you and your flaky skin at Ricky B's forty and fabulous party.
		His twenty plays range from drama to comedy, absurdism to realism, suspense-driven to thought-provoking, mainstream to controversial, and classic adaptation to the contemporary American drama.
		DJ is a Midwestern playwright having lived in northern Illinois, southern Illinois, central Illinois, and now St. Louis, Missouri.
	www.upsaid.com /eurotrash/index.php?action=viewcom&id=352 (2357 words)

	KJ #46 - Media in Asia - Sei Keiko on Japanese CMs
		Obviously something about the presentation in formula struck a Japanese funny bone, because people were writing in "unable to sleep at night" just thinking about it.
		This string of offbeat CMs must surely represent the emergence of a genre of homegrown absurdism in a country that never had a tradition of non-sequitur humour.
		The closest thing to it in Japan are the mini-spectacles put on by a wave of fringe performance groups.
	www.kyotojournal.org /media/sei.html (4173 words)

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