I don't want to look silly.

That seems a little silly to me.

Don't be silly! We're just friends. Good friends.

When I first told it to my friends in mathematics they said, Don't be silly. It's just something silly .

I think it was a stupid thing to do.

It sounds so stupid. To me, it doesn't.

I should know not to do technology demos in front of an audience. It's just, like, absurd.

You see that South America and Africa may be connected in a certain way, right? Other people say, Oh, that sounds ridiculous. It's simple. So, what shaped Lance?

Ted Turner We did the work to build this, this cable industry, now the broadcasters want some of our money. I mean, it's ridiculous.

It's a process that takes rationality almost to an absurd level, and it transcends all the baggage that normally comes with what people would call, sort of, a rational conclusion to something.

At first blush, this seems absurd Why would anyone want to lend money for a negative nominal return when they could simply hold on to the cash and at least not lose in nominal terms?