{"id":3096,"date":"2005-01-22T15:40:22","date_gmt":"2005-01-22T23:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/22\/requested-the-meaning-of-life\/"},"modified":"2019-12-12T13:49:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T21:49:33","slug":"requested-the-meaning-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/22\/requested-the-meaning-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Requested: The Meaning of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:9144,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/exec\\\/obidos\\\/tg\\\/detail\\\/-\\\/B0000A0MFJ\\\/djwudicom-20&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260310171538\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/exec\\\/obidos\\\/tg\\\/detail\\\/-\\\/B0000A0MFJ\\\/djwudicom-20&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/exec\\\/obidos\\\/tg\\\/detail\\\/-\\\/B0000A0MFJ\\\/djwudicom-20&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-03 18:56:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-03 18:56:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:9145,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.pythonline.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:9146,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/The_Answer_to_Life%2C_the_Universe%2C_and_Everything&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260310184120\\\/https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/The_Answer_to_Life,_the_Universe,_and_Everything&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/The_Answer_to_Life,_the_Universe,_and_Everything&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8822,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/click.linksynergy.com\\\/fs-bin\\\/click?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941.10000002&amp;subid=0&amp;type=4&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Requested by <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/all_request_sat.html#c19327\" title=\"Eclecticism: All Request Saturday: Tim Who?\">Tim Who?<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  What is the meaning of life?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/B0000A0MFJ.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/B0000A0MFJ\/djwudicom-20\" title=\"Amazon: Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam: 'Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life (Special Edition)'\">movie<\/a> by the British comedy group <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pythonline.com\/\" title=\"Pythonline\">Monty Python<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  Why are we here? What&#8217;s life all about?<br \/>\n  Is God really real, or is there some doubt?<br \/>\n  Well, tonight, we&#8217;re going to sort it all out,<br \/>\n  For, tonight, it&#8217;s &#8216;The Meaning of Life&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>  What&#8217;s the point of all this hoax?<br \/>\n  Is it the chicken and the egg time? Are we just yolks?<br \/>\n  Or, perhaps, we&#8217;re just one of God&#8217;s little jokes.<br \/>\n  Well, &#231;a c&#8217;est le &#8216;Meaning of Life&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>  Is life just a game where we make up the rules<br \/>\n  While we&#8217;re searching for something to say,<br \/>\n  Or are we just simply spiralling coils<br \/>\n  Of self-replicating DNA. Nay, nay, nay, nay, nay, nay.<\/p>\n<p>  In this &#8216;life&#8217;, what is our fate?<br \/>\n  Is there Heaven and Hell? Do we reincarnate?<br \/>\n  Is mankind evolving, or is it too late?<br \/>\n  Well, tonight, here&#8217;s &#8216;The Meaning of Life&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>  For millions, this &#8216;life&#8217; is a sad vale of tears,<br \/>\n  Sitting &#8217;round with rien nothing to say<br \/>\n  While the scientists say we&#8217;re just simply spiralling  coils<br \/>\n  Of self-replicating DNA. Nay, nay, nay, nay, nay, nay.<\/p>\n<p>  So, just why&#8211; why are we here,<br \/>\n  And just what&#8211; what&#8211; what&#8211; what do we fear?<br \/>\n  Well, ce soir, for a change, it will all be made clear,<br \/>\n  For this is &#8216;The Meaning of Life&#8217;. C&#8217;est le sens de la  vie.<br \/>\n  This is &#8216;The Meaning of Life&#8217;.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Either that, or simply &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Answer_to_Life%2C_the_Universe%2C_and_Everything\" title=\"Wikipedia: The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything\">42<\/a>&#8216;. Your choice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941.10000002&amp;subid=0&amp;type=4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" width=\"61\" height=\"15\" alt=\"iTunes\" src=\"http:\/\/images.apple.com\/itunesaffiliates\/logos\/iTunes_sm_bdg61x15.png\"><\/a> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DWilliams, Paul%2526albumTerm=Muppet Movie, The%2526songTerm=Animal...Come Back Animal%26partnerId%3D30\">Animal&#8230;Come Back Animal<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DWilliams, Paul%26partnerId%3D30\">Williams, Paul<\/a> from the album <em><a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DWilliams, Paul%2526albumTerm=Muppet Movie, The%26partnerId%3D30\">Muppet Movie, The<\/a><\/em> (1979, 1:30).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Requested by Tim Who?: What is the meaning of life?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2043,2037],"tags":[23,6,13,2241,2658],"class_list":["post-3096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal","category-tv-and-films","tag-film","tag-humor","tag-life","tag-monty-python","tag-the-meaning-of-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3096\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}