Nothing Day has been commemorated since 1973. The day is literally about doing nothing at all, placing it in a similar vein to other such surreal non-occasions as an Un-Birthday or Buy Nothing Day. There is absolutely no purpose or intended structure for this pointless celebration. The day was first proposed by the late American newspaper columnist Harold Coffin. Nothing Day was founded with the intent of eventual self-destruction, through satirically reigning in what Coffin considered a glut of recently established, useless commemorative days. Coffin’s Nothing Organisation was simultaneously formed in order to raise awareness. Fittingly, the organisation has not yet held a single meeting. The continued official celebrations stand testament to Coffin’s ultimate failure. As it is all about expending no effort on celebrating absolutely nothing, Nothing Day can also be about celebrating life itself. The only limits on how the day is spent are the imagination and bank balance of the participant. The day also raises some very interesting questions on a philosophical level. Can something worthwhile truly spring from nothing? Depending on your perspective, Coffin could either have been a latter-day David Hume or a quotable newspaper columnist slightly too clever for his own good. I suspect that there will be a lot of talking done today. A vote or two. Some shouting. A bit of resigning. Some more talking. A lot more shouting. But I like the Nothing Day concept and will do my best to adhere to it.
So you’ve written something about nothing . I think nothing has been happening for years . I can’t wait to get something for nothing
more specifically: "... it is all about expending no effort on celebrating absolutely nothing..." a double negative which means the necessary expenditure of effort on not celebrating nothing ... which is what you're doing, so well done old chap for sustaining the spirit of this special day. Our Parliamentarians were evidently briefed beforehand!
I’m doing nothing right now. Sat waiting for a number so as I can tip grain. Nobody knows the number so, I’m sat doing nothing!
The concept of nothing is a fascinating scientific conundrum. If nothing means complete absence of anything and everything, then can nothing exit? Did it ever exist? Can a universe appear from nothing? Can it disappear back to nothing? Can anything exist if it hasn't been created? How did what exists get to exist?
