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[The64Watcher]

ok, im gonna guess the funniest koan ever




































































SOUP

[Simon]

I guess: A koan has the buddha nature iff, for every letter in the alphabet (A-Z), the koan contains either 0 or 1 copies of that letter.

-- Simon

[WillLem]

I guess: A koan has the buddha nature iff, for every letter in the alphabet (A-Z), the koan contains either 0 or 1 copies of that letter.

Correct!

[Simon]

Thanks! I'll leave first dibs to Proxima, he wasn't around for the offline Zendo session in Leeds.

Should Proxima not want to host, or not post within 48 hours (before Wed, 6th, 01:12 UTC): I have a rule to run next.

-- Simon

[Proxima]

Nah, you should go.

[Simon]

All right, new round!

White koans:
BANANA

Black koans:
APPLEPIE

-- Simon

[WillLem]

CHOCOLATE
APPLE
BLUEBERRYMUFFIN
CHERRYPIE
TOMATO
MELON

[Simon]

All black.

White koans:
BANANA

Black koans:
APPLE
APPLEPIE
BLUEBERRYMUFFIN
CHERRYPIE
CHOCOLATE
MELON
TOMATO

-- Simon

[Proxima]

Guess: A koan is white if and only if it is the string BANANA.

[Simon]

Counterexample: BA is white even though it's not the string BANANA.

White koans:
BA
BANANA

Black koans:
APPLE
APPLEPIE
BLUEBERRYMUFFIN
CHERRYPIE
CHOCOLATE
MELON
TOMATO

-- Simon

[Proxima]

Wasn't expecting to be right, but as with the PINEAPPLE round earlier, the possibility was too funny to leave it unguessed.

BAN
BANA
BANANANA
BANANARAMA

[Simon]

White koans:
BA
BANA
BANANA
BANANANA
BANANARAMA

Black koans:
APPLE
APPLEPIE
BAN
BLUEBERRYMUFFIN
CHERRYPIE
CHOCOLATE
MELON
TOMATO

-- Simon

[Proxima]

MEL
MAN
BEN

[Simon]

White koans:
BA
BANA
BANANA
BANANANA
BANANARAMA

Black koans:
APPLE            CHOCOLATE
APPLEPIE         MAN
BAN              MEL
BEN              MELON
BLUEBERRYMUFFIN  TOMATO
CHERRYPIE

-- Simon

[namida]

LAME
LLAMA
TARA