Stealthy 8 delegates
Sneaky, that numeral “8”
It’s actually Infinity incognito: rolled up on one end.
Like a snowman.
Hiding in plain sight.
Why is that do you suppose?
Who’s after it?
Why content to be a firmly defined amount or number – instead of an open-ended sign of time?
Exhaustion?
Feeling slighted?
From lack of attention with so many being short-sighted?
But it’s so well-rounded!
Maybe looking for less demanding work?
Less heady thoughts?
A sly way to encourage literacy – that hiding among letters?
Reading skills require fine tuning to comprehend such as infinity?
Self-serving, then.
Sacrifice by a few to benefit the whole thoughtful concept?
Well, just take a look.
(Did you see it there? Or maybe here?)
Open a book.
(Could infinity appear?)
Not everyone’s a fool.
(Although life offers an infinite opportunities to be one of those?)
The brain’s a fine tool.
(Infinity needs careful construction?)
It’s cool!
Infinity.
Better 8 than great?
Drop that numeral alias and disguise.
Discard the peek-a-boo hide and seek in words.
To Buzz who says “To infinity…and beyond!”
In infinite wisdom, you must respond!
Celebrating the secret identity of “8”
Phil, the Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge
(NOTE: The German speaks. A special post this weekend.)
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Clever post! And I’m looking forward to reading what the German has to say on Saturday. Hopefully RC won’t be too put out….
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Glad you got a chuckle from infinity. (While RC – who is thrilled – is prodding the German to post, we are waiting on confirmation – probably something Sat. night) Thanks for tuning in
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What a h oo t! I laughed so hard I fell on my pat oo t!
But I will say that the “well-rounded” sculpture looks like it eight too much!
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A gold star comment! Love your observation. Thanks for circling around here.
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I confess I never thought of the infinity sign as just a lazy 8.
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Do you think 8 rolls over if not supported by other numerals? Or maybe 8’s got core strength and can stand alone? The mysteries are infinite! Thanks for being among the numbers here.(UGH – see the winds are back in the fire zone.)
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Each year, over a million infinities are being used in tests for the purpose of mathematics. Pure Mathematics promotes the benefits of infinity testing but Infinity Liberationists are concerned infinities often undergo harmful methods of testing and suffer greatly as a result. The I.L’s believe infinity experimentation is both cruel and unnecessary and mathematicians have no right to put innocent infinities through such torture. As a result many infinities have foregone their original identities and assumed the innocuous manifestion of the numeral 8, where they are revered by the Chinese and numerologists, and suffer only slight indiginities as the hands of school students 😉
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Gold start comment! Glad to count you among the numbers who are aware of infinity’s flight. Thanks for that set of information. Number onward!
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I LOVE all those little snowmen 🙂
Xx
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It’s a whole army of them! Amazing. Thanks for rolling this way
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I, too, love the snowmen. And can’t wait to hear from the german again.
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Where are they rolling off to do you think? It’s a great pix. (The German’s working on it, but the heat makes her doze….). Thanks for joining the count here.
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Well, you already know that I adore eight/infinity. Great post. Good topic.
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Thought you might get a chuckle. That 8 just makes you think…but that’s probably their plan? Thanks for adding to the conversation
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Those Sappo snowmen are very COOL. Welcome picture on a hot day. Flipping the calendar to July means the year is now half over…and snowmen will soon be “in season” again.
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Oh you are good! I’m a bit slow here so the 8 falling over joke has already been through. The connotations are infinite!
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Perfect! Thanks!
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I’m pretty good, but hey, no one is perfect.
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If you had been perfect, you would have included the “Mutts” cartoon strip yesterday about infinity? Still that clip was c-oo-l. And appreciated…always glad when you round out the comments
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I never thought of infinity being slacker. Infinity has a great job. I bet 3 is jealous because he’s halfway there.
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