Tobias Wolter

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de Dieser Benutzer spricht Deutsch als Muttersprache. en-5This user is able to contribute with a professional level of English. nl-2 Deze gebruiker heeft middelmatige kennis van het Nederlands. fr-1 Cette personne peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français. la-1 Hic usuarius simplici lingua latina conferre potest. el-1 Αυτός ο χρήστης έχει βασικές γνώσεις Ελληνικών.
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I be de:Benutzer:Tobias Wolter and en:User:Tobias Wolter. If you want me to photograph stuff in the general vicinity of Cologne, drop me a line.

Definition

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

PHOTOGRAPH, n. A picture painted by the sun without instruction in art. It is a little better than the work of an Apache, but not quite so good as that of a Cheyenne.

Hypothesis

The first words that are read by seekers of enlightenment in the secret, gong-banging, yeti-haunted valleys near the hub of the world, are when they look into The Life of Wen the Eternally Surprised.

The first question they ask is: 'Why was he eternally surprised?'

And they are told: 'Wen considered the nature of time and understood that the universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew. Therefore, he understood, there is in truth no past, only a memory of the past. Blink your eyes, and the world you see next did not exist when you closed them. Therefore, he said, the only appropriate state of the mind is surprise. The only appropriate state of the heart is joy. The sky you see now, you have never seen before. The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it.'

The first words read by the young Lu-Tze when he sought perplexity in the dark, teeming, rain-soaked city of Ankh-Morpork were: 'Rooms For Rent, Very Reasonable'. And he was glad of it. (Terry Pratchett, 'Thief of Time')

Related links

• User account at German Wikipedia
• User account at English Wikipedia
• towo's deviantART page

Contributions

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  A pair of black Japanese tabi socks.
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  The marble of a Codd-neck bottle resting in place.
• A bottle of Ramune Sangaria.
  A bottle of Ramune Sangaria.
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  Contents of a type II combat ration
• Combat ration, individual of the Bundeswehr
  Combat ration, individual of the Bundeswehr
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  Smoke grenade
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  The interior of a German combat helmet
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  The city library of Cologne
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  Cologne Cathedral, seen from the side in a setting sun
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  A German cigarette machine
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  InfoPoint at the World Youth Day 2005, near Cologne central station
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  The Uni-Center in Cologne
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  The WDR archive building in Cologne
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  A red beret
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  The head of a camera tripod
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  The "window smasher" at the butt of a knife
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  Cute brown persian cat
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  Myself
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  An image from the January 2005 Wikipedia meetup in Cologne
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  Rank insignia (Gefreiter)
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  Some books from the "SZ-Bibliothek" series
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  Prunus serrulata
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  Prunus serrulata (#2)
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  A house number
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  Sunset in winter