# Life could be a dream? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 16, 1999, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213 "1999-12-16T22:14:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AlonzoFox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@AlonzoFox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlonzoFox)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213/1 "1999-12-16T22:14:00Z")
Life as it seems may be all that is left. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213/2 "1999-12-16T22:17:00Z")
Sha Boom, Sha Boom, ya da da da da da da da da da. ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213/3 "1999-12-16T22:19:00Z")
Too easy, manny. * * * “You know, you’ve got the brain of a 4-year-old, and I bet he was glad to get rid of it.” ---
**Author:** ![AlonzoFox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@AlonzoFox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlonzoFox)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213/4 "1999-12-16T22:19:00Z")
A wonderful little ditty that was done by “The Chords”, “Crew Cuts”, and “The Maytals” ---
**Author:** ![eden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f9b8f/32.png) [@eden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eden)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213/5 "1999-12-16T22:20:00Z")
…if you would tell me I’m the only one that you love, Life could be a dream, sweetheart! ---
**Author:** ![eden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f9b8f/32.png) [@eden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eden)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213/6 "1999-12-16T22:22:00Z")
Hello, hello again, Sha-boom and hopin’ we’ll meet again Oh-wah-oh, a-lang a-lang-a lang… Sorry, I have it in my head now. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213/7 "1999-12-16T22:35:00Z")
You’re right, of course, **Flyp**. I mostly just wanted to see if I could get the correct number of "da da da"s. Could someone count them for me? * * * Livin’ on Tums, Vitamin E and Rogaine ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 1999, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213/8 "1999-12-17T00:46:00Z")
1 “ya”, 9 “da”. I’ve never heard the song, so I don’t know if you’re right. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 1999, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213/9 "1999-12-17T19:46:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Life could be a dream? Nah. Surely my subconcious could come up with something better than this… * * * The overwhelming majority of people have more than the average (mean) number of legs. – E. Grebenik ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 1999, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213/10 "1999-12-17T19:52:00Z")
Somebody has watched The Matrix too many times… * * * – Teeming Millions: [http://fathom.org/teemingmillions](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions) “Meat flaps, yellow!” - DrainBead, naked co-ed Twister chat O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 1999, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213/11 "1999-12-17T20:10:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Life could be a dream? Only if you’re rowing your boat, gently down the stream. Keep it on the merrily-merrily tip, y’all. * * * You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing. ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 1999, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213/12 "1999-12-17T21:15:00Z")
I have to second Dr. Jackson on this. From a comic strip with two teenage boys discussing this question: “Is it possible that what we think of as life is just a dream?” “Nah. Not enough naked women. All my dreams have naked women.” ## I wish I could remember the name of the strip. “If ignorance were corn flakes, you’d be General Mills.” Cecil Adams _The Straight Dope_ ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 1999, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213/13 "1999-12-18T00:24:00Z")
One of my best guy friends years ago and I discussed this once. If you think about the evolutionist theory of the big bang, the fact that infinity is never ending then that means we are also part of infinity. He came up with the idea (get this, he did this at age 5) that we are part of a dream. His thought back then was an ant’s dream. But it could be any animal, insect or human dream. If we are a part of a dream – sheesh, I wish they’d make my role in the dream more fun! ---
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 1999, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213/14 "1999-12-18T01:29:00Z")
Manhattan: According to my memory, you have the appropriate number of das. I’ve had that song in my head since this thread was first started. You’re lucky it’s the holiday season, Alonzo, otherwise I’d be forced to kill you. * * * “Wednesday the 15th - Chris made one of her rare good points today.” _Guanolad_ ---
**Author:** ![AlonzoFox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@AlonzoFox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlonzoFox)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-could-be-a-dream/12213/15 "1999-12-23T00:49:00Z")
What Chris… you don’t like that song??