Is the glass half empty or half full?
If you were to the ask “Is the glass half empty or half full?” to Charles, Schneizel and Lelouch, I imagine that Charles would respond half empty, Lelouch would respond half full, and Schneizel would respond by pointing out that half full and half empty are the same thing. The glass has liquid in it either way. Schneizel is right in a way, but he’s kinda missing the point about why people ask that question, and thus he is also wrong in a way. (Also, it’s not like Schneizel would ever have to be worried about his glass being empty. Someone will always be there to refill it~)
I was going to write more but I stopped myself realizing that the above is sufficient enough.
Tags: Schneizel, Verbal Economy
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September 23, 2008 7:08 am
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Warb (September 23, 2008 @ 8:15 am)
epic shit, i start to wonder what time of the day you do NOT think of geass
my anti-spam word: gareth (that frame looks really … MEH imo)
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Warb (September 23, 2008 @ 8:16 am)
ok sry for double post, but this anti-spamword is just awesome: “FAGGOTRY” ZOMG THIS IS WIN!
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Jules (September 23, 2008 @ 8:17 am)
DEEP
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Turambar (September 23, 2008 @ 8:20 am)
And here I was hoping for another tl;dr =(
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kaijinexia (September 23, 2008 @ 8:30 am)
Schneizel might say that the glass should be 2x smaller …
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Cat Megex (September 23, 2008 @ 8:42 am)
If it was wine in the glass, Schneizel would take the glass and drink it instead.
Also, anti-spam word == schneizel. XD
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westrim (September 23, 2008 @ 9:38 am)
No, the glass is empty. I drank it all.
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P3s (September 23, 2008 @ 10:41 am)
Scneizel’s glass is never half empty, thats what kannon is for.
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miasmacloud (September 23, 2008 @ 1:24 pm)
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tycoex (September 23, 2008 @ 1:23 pm)
lmao P3s. Ya schneizel’s tea-bitch Kannon makes sure his glass is always full.
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heiro (September 23, 2008 @ 1:34 pm)
Alright, WHAT WOULD CLOVIS SAY?
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miasmacloud (September 23, 2008 @ 1:38 pm)
Clovis would comment on the color of liquid in the glass and how fabulous it is/is not.
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danainae (September 23, 2008 @ 5:22 pm)
And say how much it matches Lulu’s eyes.
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Cat Megex (September 23, 2008 @ 6:54 pm)
Then he would sample the aroma, and identify the differing scents detected within the wine. Etc. etc.
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panzer_magier (September 23, 2008 @ 9:07 pm)
He wouldn’t say anything;he’d DRAW it in all its fabulous beauty.
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Michael (September 24, 2008 @ 12:22 am)
I AM WAITING FOR YOU CLOVIS
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Volbla (September 24, 2008 @ 12:54 pm)
Wouldn’t such an answer (’both’ in short form) serve the point of why people ask that question too? Like he can see the big picture and discern what’s true/false or whatev.
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Sol Falling (September 24, 2008 @ 3:57 pm)
I thought this neat and tidy little analogy about Charles being the ‘past’ and Lelouch being the ‘future’ was trite the first time I heard it, and your repeated mentions of it do nothing to discourage that sentiment. Specifically, the (positively connotated) associations of hope, change, and progress with Lelouch’s ‘future’ as opposed to the ’stagnation’ or ‘closedness’ of Charle’s ‘past’ and Schniezel’s ‘present’ are nothing but shallow abstractions. Despite this analogy’s explicit backing by the show I wish people would try thinking for themselves.
Your ‘imagination’ of Lelouch’s ‘half full’ here is inconsistent. The question “is the glass half empty or half full” refers to its present state. As Lelouch has asserted that “tomorrow will always be better than today”, a pessimistic ‘the glass is presently half empty’ would be in line.
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miasmacloud (September 24, 2008 @ 4:36 pm)
Dude if you’re going to use it that way, then the half empty isn’t limited to Lelouch and Charles; it’s Schneizel too.
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amu-chi (September 24, 2008 @ 6:16 pm)
Presented with this question, Schneizel would respond with
“This glass is not a hat, get it the fuck away from me.”
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“but leave your hat when you go, Kannon.”
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