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E is for Ennui - [The Existential Comics] (static.existentialcomics.com)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Source: http://existentialcomics.com/comic/602

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Big Bird: "The next letter is G. God is for God, who doesn't exist, and if God doesn't exist, that means everything is permitted..."

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Fuck me... That's a real word.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Taken from french, maybe ? IDK, I'm not a languiste.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes. It's french for "boredom", but the kind of boredom that's results from life being too easy. It's like being an over-achieving student in a class where the teacher is focused on the kids who are struggling to catch up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

It actually translates to boredom in every context!