“If a tree falls in the woods, and nobody is around to hear it, and it hits a mime, does anyone care?”
“If a tree falls in the forest when no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound?If I scream in the silence, will anyone be around to hear it?”
“If a tree falls in the forest and it hits a mime, would he make a noise?”
“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”
“If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it, doesn't it just lie there and rot?”
“Lik the tree falling in the forest," says Ira."Huh?""You know, the old question - if a tree falls in a forest and no one's there to hear it, does it really make a sound?" Howie considers this. "Is it a pine forest, or oak?""What's the difference?""Oak is a much denser wood; it's more likely to be heard by someone on the freeway next to the forest where no one is.”