How Long, Exactly, Is Forever ...
I read an article on Tuesday that started out claiming that Iran is in a "forever war" with the U.S.. Alrighty then ... forever? So "forever" might indicate an infinite span of time that has no actual end. Golly if that doesn't sound existentially deep, well, I could not tell you what might. Then there's this ... because 'forever' is an endless stretch of time, no numerical limit can ever be placed on it. Of course there's also the annoying whiney ass shit spouted by someone's lack of vocabulary. "It's taking forever for our pizza to arrive." Nonsensical gibberish no doubt. Pizza delivery hardly amounts to more than nada in our grand scheme of all things. Just about every little minute (pronounced - 'mi-noot') detail is wrapped tightly up in time. Time spent. Time wasted. No time at all. What time is it. Standard response to that query is "time to buy a watch." So any measure of time depends on usage and who or...