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NeoGreen

(4,031 posts)
Sun Nov 2, 2014, 10:00 AM Nov 2014

The Zen of Venn...

I’ve always like Venn diagrams, or maybe more accurately “Eulerian Circles”:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venn_diagram

Maybe I find EC’s helpful, because I find it easier to think in idioms and images, and because I find linguistic logic frustrating. On a side note, I had a sort of epiphany years ago when I watched the Star Trek NG episode “Darmok”.

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Darmok_%28episode%29

but I digress…

So, Venn’s ECs:

They can be simple,



They can be complex,
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Symmetrical_5-set_Venn_diagram.svg

or, 3D,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Venn_0110_1000_1000_0000.png

And are used to explain a multitude of various ideas (which, for some reason often include, Zombies),






One of my favorites:



Lead me to attempt to illustrate one of my favorite quotes:


and,



but I was never quite happy with it.

Anywhoo…

Given the “Label” discussion that has circulated through both this and the “other” forum, I came up with the following:



I would be happy to see suggestions for improvement.

NG

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The Zen of Venn... (Original Post) NeoGreen Nov 2014 OP
You forgot the pie!!!!! AlbertCat Nov 2014 #1
I bow to your superior... NeoGreen Nov 2014 #2
Awesome! LostOne4Ever Nov 2014 #3
I would like... tiger_lily99 Nov 2014 #4
Good one! deucemagnet Nov 2014 #5
Thank you!! tiger_lily99 Nov 2014 #6
I wish the whole thing was teal, for demonic possession. ZombieHorde Nov 2014 #7
That is totally the reason I now post in teal LostOne4Ever Nov 2014 #8

LostOne4Ever

(9,288 posts)
8. That is totally the reason I now post in teal
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 07:12 AM
Nov 2014

[font style="font-family:papyrus,'Brush Script MT','comic sans MS',fantasy;" size=3 color=teal]damned [font color=scarlet]Demonic possessions![/font]

However, I use papyrus font because I think it looks cool makes my posts stand out and I don't want to be considered a racist [/font]

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