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Application forms, examination papers, etc. sometimes instruct applicants to avoid writing in blocked out areas of the page, as those areas are intended for administrative, office, or internal usage or processing. | Application forms, examination papers, etc. sometimes instruct applicants to avoid writing in blocked out areas of the page, as those areas are intended for administrative, office, or internal usage or processing. | ||
| β | Nonetheless, a person might write in the blocked out section out of an urge to defy authority, as does [[Cueball]] in the comic. Consequences for flouting these instructions are typically trivial (e.g. perhaps the form may not be processed correctly). However, Cueball's disregard for the rules prompts | + | Nonetheless, a person might write in the blocked out section out of an urge to defy authority, as does [[Cueball]] in the comic. Consequences for flouting these instructions are typically trivial (e.g. perhaps the form may not be processed correctly). However, Cueball's disregard for the rules and prompts preparations for an armed response by some sort of law enforcement or private security organiztion, presenting a serious consequence for Cueball. |
The title text refers to {{w|Douglas Hofstadter}}, an author associated with the philosophical concept of self-reference. "This space intentionally left blank" is "Hofstadterially confusing" because if a space on a form contains the words "This space intentionally left blank", then the space is not, in fact, left blank. In sufficiently pedantic organizations the phrase has been modified to some variation of "this space intentionally left mostly blank". | The title text refers to {{w|Douglas Hofstadter}}, an author associated with the philosophical concept of self-reference. "This space intentionally left blank" is "Hofstadterially confusing" because if a space on a form contains the words "This space intentionally left blank", then the space is not, in fact, left blank. In sufficiently pedantic organizations the phrase has been modified to some variation of "this space intentionally left mostly blank". | ||
