Dear Humans,

You know I like crossword puzzles. And I especially like the clues that end with a question mark. Because that means that the clue isn’t really asking for what it seems. So you have to think about the words in a different way.

A lot of what humans say to each other is like a crossword puzzle clue that ends in a question mark. We don’t really mean what we say, or we mean it in a slightly slanted way. And the only way to really understand what somebody means is to think about the words in a different way.

We can beg one another to be more clear with our words. But there’s only so much we can do. Language is a puzzle. But humans are born to solve it.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt