Self-Referential Sentences
After reading some self-referring
sentences over at
Evans A Criswell's nice websuite, I decided to sit down and
write a few(a few!?) of my own... and there are some which are donated by the pineal glands of some of my friends, too. These are noted with a dash (*)
- Warning : this sentence needs no warning.
- Disclaimer : this sentence needs no disclaimer.
- Be aware that this sentence is unaware that you are aware of it
- Can sentences think ? Don't ask me, I'm just a sentence and I don't know.
- Please say "How do you say," in French and then say "How do
you say," in English and then say "in English," in French.
- This sentence is nearly over.
- This sentence does not refer to itself, and in not referring to itself, it refers to itself.
- Moving the subject of a sentence to its end can be "fun."
- When I get back, let me be front with you.
- Does this sentence remind you of a memory?
- Sentence incomplete
- Time is relative, you will always outlive them.
- The beginning of this sentence is.
- If rules were meant to be broken, then why make them?
- How do you say, "How do you say," in English?
- These sentences have been sentenced to death.
- This word is backwards : "racecar".
- Have you ever wondered about wondering about this sentence?
- I am not sane! *
- If this sentence is false, would that be true?
- If the square root of 5 is 2.2360649798, who are you?*
- Why are you reading this sentence when you could be reading the next one?
- Why are you reading this sentence when you could vbe reading the last one?
- If a frisbee golfer fell in the middle of the woods, would he be a retard for hitting himself on the rebound with a frisbee?
- I have something uninteresting to say in this sentence.
- Nothing is the subject of this sentence.
- "This," is not a sentence but merely a word in quotations, followed by other words, which are not in quotations.
- Take my advice and ignore any advice I give.
- No karma is good karma.
- There are 7 e's in this sentence part; but only two in "seven".
- This sentence does not explain itself.
- This sentence is not a pipe.
- This sentence explains itself: a thing referring to itself.
- If nothing is true would this sentence still be false.
- If the epitome of truth were lying, would I still be telling you this?
- Yes, I just did what you thought I did, because you beleive in what you wanted to see.
- "Did i forget to put quotes at the end of this sentence?
- At the end of this sentence is the word "this."
**
- The title of this sentence is: "The Title of this Sentence Is."
- A can't be the subject of this sentence.**
- Please let the preposition in.
- Don't end your sentences with a preposit in.**
- This sentence is not a sentence because it does not end.
- There is an article in this sentence and there is one conjunction, too.**
- When asked why this sentence couldn't remember, it replied, "I forget."
- Is the purpose of this sentence to ask a question. **
- No, this sentence is not negative **
- I am nothing if not a nihilist.
- I don't know what "I don't know what" means.
- Think about this sentence making you think. **
- Does it anger you that this sentence's purpose is to make you mad? **
- Are you happy that this sentence is sad? How mean of you!
- If you didn't beleive this imaginary sentence existed, would it disappear?
- This sentence used to be in Japanese, but I forgot how to translate it.
- Why am I asking you a question?
- I can't remember why I forget things.
- What are the three dots at the end of a sentence called...
- Why does this sentence end in a question mark?**
- Do you question that this is not an interrogative sentence?
- There are no quotations in "this" sentence.
- I'm ending this sentence with an exclamation point, and you can't stop me an exclamation point. **
- The end of this sentence is the same as the.
- If knowing is 1/2 the battle then what is the other 1/2?
- I can't finish writing thi **
- The beginning of this sentence is "the beginning of this sentence is," and the end is, too.
- This sentence will make you read.**
- You cannot avoid reading this sentence.
- Backwards written was sentence this. **
- I am looking over your shoulder when you are not reading this sentence.
- This sentence is paranoid because it thinks you are reading it.
- Danger : this sentence is not dangerous.
- Do not read this sentence.
- I have never readed a english book.
- There is no sentence in this sentence.
- Have you ever read this sentence about deja vu before?
- While this sentence distracts you, the other sentences are plotting your downfall. **
- You cannot read this sentence because it is in secret code.
- This sentence is moving at the speed at which you are reading it.
- If you can read this sentence, you must be blind.
- No two equals are the same.
- For all you know, this sentence could be a dadaist sentence.
- Is not this pipe a surrealist sentence?
- spouting non sequitur
- The words "non sequitur" alone, by themself are a non sequitur.
- Dead men can't drive cars. They take the bus.
- This sentence, bieng surreal as it is, is not a surrealist sentence.
- To understand this sentence, you must not read it.
- This is the description of an invisible sentence that a mime once told me.
- This sentence does not beleive in it's own existence.
- This sentence says several different things at once.
- This sentence has been waiting desperately for you to read it.
- This sentence has more than one meaning meaning.
- The only thing I have to say about this sentence is that I will never say anything about this sentence.
- If this sentence were never written, would you exist?
- The meaning of this sentence is hidden - whoops, there it is in the second word.
- If i were telepathic, you would be thinking this sentence.
- This sentence is made of words and letters, because if it weren't it would probably be a UPC code.
- This is a scratch and sniff sentence. (yummy, banana!)
- The meaning of this sentence was hidden in a sentence about 34 sentences ago.
- (This sentence is not important because it is in parentheses)
- When I put the period at the end of this sentence it will be over.
- This sentence is not a paradox because it is paradoxial.
- If this sentence commited suicide >|<
- This not in sentence is order.
- In this chaos total is sentence a means nothing much.
- This sentence is forwards
- I am sick of writing this sentence, so I think I'll work on another one.
- I forgot to write this sentence down, so this one is pretty much from my memory of how it used to be.
- No, this is not a negative sentence.
* This sentence was writtten by the Allmighty and Powerful Wooka.(a_p_wooka@hotmail.com)
** This sentence was written by the lovealbe cuddly Pancho Villa. (jlewis@airnet.net)
Submissions kindly accepted. PLease email Molar Mountre your self-referential sentences. Be sure to include that as you subject line, as well...