Reality is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head.
Science is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and discover the theory of gravity.
Sensibility is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and then decide to go sit under a tulip-tree instead.
Practicality is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and then eat the apple.
Capitalism is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and then sell it to the highest bidder, using the proceeds to hire someone to pick more apples.
Communism is the same, only you give the apples away and everyone helps pick them.
Religion is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and declare it an omen.
Fanaticism is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and declare it an omen and kill anyone who doesn't agree.
Bigotry is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and blame it on a group of people you don't like.
Racism is the same, but with different swearwords.
Tolerance is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and be cool with it.
Pettiness is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and then cut down all the apple-trees you can find.
Kindness is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and give it to someone who is hungry.
Charity is much the same, but only if you were hungry yourself.
Optimism is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and thinking how fortunate it was only ONE apple and hey, it'll make a nice snack.
Pessimism is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and decide you'll probably have a headache later, and the apple is probably rotten and full of worms, too.
Paranoia is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and look around for the hidden cameras.
Stocism is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and not tell anyone about it.
Journalism is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and tell EVERYONE about it.
Gossip is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and when you tell everyone about it, it was ten apples and they were the size of basketballs at least.
Philosophy is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and wonder why.
Prejudice is to never sit under an apple-tree, because you just know the stupid thing is going to drop an apple on you.
Cowardice is the same, only it knows it isn't justified.
Insanity is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, only there were never any trees and the apple tastes like the colour of your mother's worst frown.
Grammar is to ____ (verb) under a/an ________ (noun) and get a/an ______ (fruit) dropped on your ________ (body part).
Education is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and have someone else explain it to you.
Memory is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, and smile about it twenty years later.
Nostalgia is the same, but you don't remember how much it hurt.
Life is to sit under an apple-tree and get an apple dropped on your head, with lots of apples dropped beside you, and a lot more still waiting in the branches above.