Three scientists\u2014Papaia, Banani, and Ravioli\u2014and their assistant, Igor, are supposed to attend the famous dark matter conference. However, they board the wrong flight and end up on the other side of the world. After arriving at the wrong airport, they book a hotel for the night, but it\u2019s not quite what they expected\u2026 meaning it\u2019s awful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inside Igor\u2019s room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Igor is in his room but can\u2019t fall asleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: I\u2019ll never get any sleep like this\u2026 Too much material for my next stand-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2026 I need to take notes, or I\u2019ll forget some important details!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Igor pulls a notebook out of his backpack\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Let\u2019s see\u2026 there\u2019s that joke about Papaia\u2019s paradox\u2026 \u201cPapaia\u2019s Paradox\u201d! That\u2019s what I\u2019ll call it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2026It goes something like this: When Papaia says that traveling with him means there will be no surprises, it’s a paradox. In fact, if there were no surprises during the trip, that would be a surprise!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2026Come to think of it, I could write a philosophy book. I\u2019d call it The Art of the Unexpected: Applied Philosophy for Clumsy Geniuses and Airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Igor keeps thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Here\u2019s another one\u2026 \u201cWhen you travel with Papaia, you could end up anywhere in the world\u2026 but there\u2019s only one place you\u2019ll never reach\u2014your destination!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2026Hmm\u2026 that could be better\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When you travel with Papaia, you could end up anywhere\u2026 except where you need to go!” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2026 That might work better\u2026 or maybe\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Traveling with Papaia is like rolling a die: you could land anywhere in the world, but never at your destination!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2026 No, maybe the other one was better\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Papaia turns every trip into an adventure\u2026 far from where you\u2019re supposed to be!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2026This one\u2019s short, but I can\u2019t tell if it\u2019s better or worse than the first\u2026 let\u2019s see\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The best part of traveling with Papaia? Every destination is a surprise\u2026 especially for him!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ah, yes! I think I\u2019ll keep this one. I just hope we make it home in time for my show\u2026 next month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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