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ABSURD   occurs   4 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... absurd actions and ideas.   BB p.87, Into Action   Go to page 87 in the Big Book
We might pay for this presumption in all sorts of absurd actions and ideas.


2.
... absurd and incomprehensible with respect to the ...   BB p.37, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 37 in the Big Book
Our behavior is as absurd and incomprehensible with respect to the first drink as that of an individual with a passion, say, for jay-walking.


3.
... absurd extremes, perhaps.   BB p.68, How It Works   Go to page 68 in the Big Book
Here we find human opinions running to extremes -- absurd extremes, perhaps.


4.
... absurd, incredible, tragic things while drinking.   BB p.21, There Is A Solution   Go to page 21 in the Big Book
He does absurd, incredible, tragic things while drinking.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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