Wikipedia article "Ship of Theseus" has changed entirely since its inception

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Post by beardyw » Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC

Wikipedia article "Ship of Theseus" has changed entirely since its inception
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Re: Wikipedia article "Ship of Theseus" has changed entirely since its inception

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Post by beardyw » Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC

From Futility Closet

https://www.futilitycloset.com/2026/08/04/the-same-boat/

Re: Wikipedia article "Ship of Theseus" has changed entirely since its inception

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Post by thinkingemote » Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC

The talk page has an interesting section about this, subtitled "Article of Theseus" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ship_of_Theseus#h-Article...

Re: Wikipedia article "Ship of Theseus" has changed entirely since its inception

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Post by beardyw » Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 9:27 AM UTC

beardyw wrote: post #2

From Futility Closet https://www.futilitycloset.com/2026/08/04/the-same-boat/

"In Britain, the term Trigger's broom is sometimes used, in reference to a line from the sitcom Only Fools and Horses in which road sweeper Trigger says that he has used the same broom for 20 years, with it only needing 17 new heads and 14 new handles in that time."

Re: Wikipedia article "Ship of Theseus" has changed entirely since its inception

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Post by mdlxxv » Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC

It's a self-demostrating article, then!

Re: Wikipedia article "Ship of Theseus" has changed entirely since its inception

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Post by ElevenLathe » Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC

beardyw wrote: post #4

beardyw wrote: post #2

From Futility Closet https://www.futilitycloset.com/2026/08/04/the-same-boat/

"In Britain, the term Trigger's broom is sometimes used, in reference to a line from the sitcom Only Fools and Horses in which road sweeper Trigger says that he has used the same broom for 20 years, with it only needing 17 new heads and 14 new handles in that time."

I remember hearing it from a Boy Scout leader but about George Washington's axe.