The part about dad joke square theory got me thinking about this classic scarecrow joke, which feels like an example from some higher order version of square theory:
"Why was the scarecrow given an award?"
"He was out standing in his field."
The fact that a scarecrow's job is to be "out standing in his field", and that excelling at one's job can be phrased as being "outstanding in his field" is an incredible linguistic coincidence.
"Why was the scarecrow given an award?"
"He was out standing in his field."
The fact that a scarecrow's job is to be "out standing in his field", and that excelling at one's job can be phrased as being "outstanding in his field" is an incredible linguistic coincidence.