Oh, ye wretches that only stand and wait! Do ye not know the awful punishment that awaits thee? Do ye not know that there is no room in heaven or even heck for people who are merely spectators? Who only VIEW, who never speak, who keep WAITING? Is it not written1 that ye shall be cast into the Nashville Bus Station for eternity? Ye shall want for food, but only the vending machines shall await thee!
Will "Bob" or Eris hear thy excuses? "I never know what to say", thou shall plead, and you will be told, "neither did anyone else, and THEY spewed!". Then ye shall be tipped over in the prank chair, and go down that horrible slide into the darkness, arriving in Phoenix with strange welts and inexplicable puncture marks, and lawyers and collection agents shall jam writs under your door and Sheriff Joe will pull you over on suspicion of being suspicious, and yea, his flunkies will beat thee black & blue.
There shall be no joy in Mudville, for ye shall always strike out. There will be no parking. Traffic will ALWAYS suck. The minimum wait in the urgent care clinic (which you will become intimately familiar with) shall be measured in geologic epochs. The radio will only play Taylor Swift. You will have to wear a tie at your new job, and suspenders covered in "flash", while you serve food to obnoxious & obese demons who never tip.
Your car will overheat, but only on the way HOME from work. Your shoes will melt on the sidewalk. Your cereal will START OUT mushy, and then just turn horrible. The back of the ambulance is full of Glendale cops, and they will teach YOU not to ever again increase their paperwork. Dogs will bite you. Rats the size of Newt Gingrich's ass will gnaw on you in your sleep. Valley fever will be your DEFAULT HEALTH CONDITION.
You have been warned, O ye miserable wretched fucktard assmonkeys. So just sit there and VIEW, and pretend that EVERYTHING'S OKAY, when you know deep inside it's NOT OKAY, and that sneer on your lips will be wiped off and a sickly smile will be STAPLED TO YOUR FACE, so you can walk around pretending EVERYTHING'S JUST GREAT. But you'll know. Oh, yes.
Or Kill Me.
1 If it isn't, it should be.
You know what? Fuck it. Not trying to be funny about it, anymore.
You bastards want to VIEW all day, and not say a fucking word? TO FUCKING HELL WITH YOU, THEN.
I'm outta here for the foreseeable future, you fucking TELEVISION JUNKIES.
EAT A FUCKING DICK.
Dec14 needs to take flouncing lessons from Roger
Quote from: Queen_Gogira on February 07, 2012, 08:16:10 PM
Dec14 needs to take flouncing lessons from Roger
So who the hell is flouncing? I'm just not going to write another fucking thing. I'm done. I'm just gonna VIEW, like all the other fuckmonkey dittoheads. I mean, if there's only 4 or 5 people ranting (Me, Cain, Cuddlefish, Nigel, Cram) and NOBODY EVEN RESPONDING LET ALONE SPEWING A BIT THEMSELVES, then we're just Rush Limbaugh for fucking weirdos, aren't we?
And if THAT'S the case, then I expect that we should be PAID for this shit.
I meant it as a compliment!
Quote from: Queen_Gogira on February 07, 2012, 08:21:48 PM
I meant it as a compliment!
I'm going to get REALLY fat and smoke obnoxious cigars.
And get addicted to Oxycontin.
OR KILL ME.
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:rush:
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 08:20:16 PM
Quote from: Queen_Gogira on February 07, 2012, 08:16:10 PM
Dec14 needs to take flouncing lessons from Roger
So who the hell is flouncing? I'm just not going to write another fucking thing. I'm done. I'm just gonna VIEW, like all the other fuckmonkey dittoheads. I mean, if there's only 4 or 5 people ranting (Me, Cain, Cuddlefish, Nigel, Cram) and NOBODY EVEN RESPONDING LET ALONE SPEWING A BIT THEMSELVES, then we're just Rush Limbaugh for fucking weirdos, aren't we?
And if THAT'S the case, then I expect that we should be PAID for this shit.
Come on in, the couch is fine.
Zzzzzz.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 07, 2012, 08:27:58 PM
OR KILL ME.
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:rush:
There's no more Or Kill Me. This place is beyond the help of a Holy Man™. It's over.
Quote from: Demolition_Squid on February 07, 2012, 08:28:19 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 08:20:16 PM
Quote from: Queen_Gogira on February 07, 2012, 08:16:10 PM
Dec14 needs to take flouncing lessons from Roger
So who the hell is flouncing? I'm just not going to write another fucking thing. I'm done. I'm just gonna VIEW, like all the other fuckmonkey dittoheads. I mean, if there's only 4 or 5 people ranting (Me, Cain, Cuddlefish, Nigel, Cram) and NOBODY EVEN RESPONDING LET ALONE SPEWING A BIT THEMSELVES, then we're just Rush Limbaugh for fucking weirdos, aren't we?
And if THAT'S the case, then I expect that we should be PAID for this shit.
Come on in, the couch is fine.
Zzzzzz.
Yeah, well, beats staring at a Word screen until blood drops form on my forehead.
Budge over. And hand me the crisps.
I'm the kind of guy who just likes to listen and think. Anyone who's met me when I wasn't drinking knows this. I don't like to talk when there's no need, and I passionately hate it when other people talk just to keep away the silence.
And I have a job that takes my full attention, so even though I spend 7 hours a day at a computer, I have little time to do much other than skim the posts, keep in the loop best I can, post the occasional remark, and avoid getting fired for blatantly skiving off. The few times I have taken time to write anything that wouldn't fit in a tweet here, my output is noticeably diminished because I spend so much time reading whatever came after it the rest of the day.
So I heartily disavow any allegations that I am not awesome, and politely excuse myself from any kind of repercussions for my actions.
I thought about taking offence, honestly. In fact, I've tried to verbalize something three times about how this thread pissed me the fuck off.
But maybe there's some truth in it.
And anyway, its easier to just share crisps.
They're BBQ.
Quote from: Jasper on February 07, 2012, 09:08:09 PM
I'm the kind of guy who just likes to listen and think. Anyone who's met me when I wasn't drinking knows this. I don't like to talk when there's no need, and I passionately hate it when other people talk just to keep away the silence.
And I have a job that takes my full attention, so even though I spend 7 hours a day at a computer, I have little time to do much other than skim the posts, keep in the loop best I can, post the occasional remark, and avoid getting fired for blatantly skiving off. The few times I have taken time to write anything that wouldn't fit in a tweet here, my output is noticeably diminished because I spend so much time reading whatever came after it the rest of the day.
So I heartily disavow any allegations that I am not awesome, and politely excuse myself from any kind of repercussions for my actions.
This thread is a curse levied by me, the Holy Man™, unto You People, the sinners. It was not a request for information as to the reasons you dwell in sin & squalor & laziness. When the Great Scorer chalks your name up, no excuses will be heeded, no mumbled shit about "responding later" will be even listened to. No, out will come the sand weasels, and that's pretty much that for eternity.
Enjoy your damnation, sir.
Quote from: Demolition_Squid on February 07, 2012, 09:09:42 PM
I thought about taking offence, honestly. In fact, I've tried to verbalize something three times about how this thread pissed me the fuck off.
But maybe there's some truth in it.
And anyway, its easier to just share crisps.
They're BBQ.
I thought, while writing it, that it might piss people off. That is in fact WHY I wrote it...After all, if I am pissed off, then EVERYONE gets to be pissed off.
But, like yourself, I thought about it some more, and I'm just going to do my ranting elsewhere, because it feels too much like jacking off when I do it here, nowdays.
I will still be here to take part in idle chatter, but there's no more fucking Holiness™ to be had, at any price. You lazy cunts.
Hey come on dude. relax
Quote from: Wolfgang Absolutus on February 07, 2012, 09:45:21 PM
Hey come on dude. relax
I don't "relax". Relaxing is for OTHER PEOPLE. No, even when I die, you could make diamonds by shoving lumps of coal up my ass.
And I fucking LIKE IT that way. Why are you being so fucking judgemental? Do I tell YOU how to act? No, I make fun of you, which is another thing entirely. So, yeah, I'm going to keep being this way, but you are by all means welcome to continue telling me what the fuck to do and how the fuck to act, because that ALWAYS ENDS WELL.
No, really. Pink unicorns and Goddamn flying monkeys and fluffy white clouds and shit. Keep pushing.
Why do I so often view and say nothing?
The default answer is "I haven't got anything to say."
But of course we know this is a lie, and I lie that I myself am guilty of perpetrating at times.
The truth is that there's too fucking much to say. EVERYTHING is broken, fucked up, filthy, backwards, befouled, or perverse in some way. Sometimes it's subtle, and other times it's so grotesquely in your face that you have no choice but to look the other way, or scream until your lungs bleed.
Not only are the governments of the "First World" criminally incompetent, but the citizenry have also come to expect them to be that way. They might disapprove of this or that, but on some level everyone knows what the real problem is. The problem isn't voting for the right or wrong pasty chump; it's that there's too much to govern.
The Machine can only be managed poorly, or not at all. Either we fuck everything up by our botched attempts to keep things under control, or we let everything fall to pieces and see what survives the ruination.
So wear a helmet and enjoy the goddamn ride. Or, you know, don't.
Quote from: Cainad on February 07, 2012, 09:54:28 PM
The truth is that there's too fucking much to say. EVERYTHING is broken, fucked up, filthy, backwards, befouled, or perverse in some way. Sometimes it's subtle, and other times it's so grotesquely in your face that you have no choice but to look the other way, or scream until your lungs bleed.
Yeah, clogging up your hate gland is always a good way to stay healthy.
You pick a spot, and start.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 09:51:37 PM
Quote from: Wolfgang Absolutus on February 07, 2012, 09:45:21 PM
Hey come on dude. relax
I don't "relax". Relaxing is for OTHER PEOPLE. No, even when I die, you could make diamonds by shoving lumps of coal up my ass.
And I fucking LIKE IT that way. Why are you being so fucking judgemental? Do I tell YOU how to act? No, I make fun of you, which is another thing entirely. So, yeah, I'm going to keep being this way, but you are by all means welcome to continue telling me what the fuck to do and how the fuck to act, because that ALWAYS ENDS WELL.
No, really. Pink unicorns and Goddamn flying monkeys and fluffy white clouds and shit. Keep pushing.
Hey alright dude. Do what you will. I've no authority over anyone but myself and my dog and she doesn't really listen anyway. I guess I don't really understand your anger.
Quote from: Wolfgang Absolutus on February 07, 2012, 10:00:59 PM
I guess I don't really understand your anger.
Nobody does. I'M SO ALONE!
Now, fuck off. I'm going to go listen to Linkin Park and nurse my cold, black, broken heart.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 10:02:53 PM
Quote from: Wolfgang Absolutus on February 07, 2012, 10:00:59 PM
I guess I don't really understand your anger.
Nobody does. I'M SO ALONE!
Now, fuck off. I'm going to go listen to Linkin Park and nurse my cold, black, broken heart.
I catch you going goth, and I will call ECH with the harpoon. I swear.
Quote from: Wolfgang Absolutus on February 07, 2012, 10:00:59 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 09:51:37 PM
Quote from: Wolfgang Absolutus on February 07, 2012, 09:45:21 PM
Hey come on dude. relax
I don't "relax". Relaxing is for OTHER PEOPLE. No, even when I die, you could make diamonds by shoving lumps of coal up my ass.
And I fucking LIKE IT that way. Why are you being so fucking judgemental? Do I tell YOU how to act? No, I make fun of you, which is another thing entirely. So, yeah, I'm going to keep being this way, but you are by all means welcome to continue telling me what the fuck to do and how the fuck to act, because that ALWAYS ENDS WELL.
No, really. Pink unicorns and Goddamn flying monkeys and fluffy white clouds and shit. Keep pushing.
Hey alright dude. Do what you will. I've no authority over anyone but myself and my dog and she doesn't really listen anyway. I guess I don't really understand your anger.
Roger doesn't have "anger," he has HOLY MOTHERFUCKING RAGE and it is the only thing that sustains his cold, lifeless corpse on a day-to-day basis.
Quote from: Queen_Gogira on February 07, 2012, 10:03:50 PM
Quote from: Wolfgang Absolutus on February 07, 2012, 10:00:59 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 09:51:37 PM
Quote from: Wolfgang Absolutus on February 07, 2012, 09:45:21 PM
Hey come on dude. relax
I don't "relax". Relaxing is for OTHER PEOPLE. No, even when I die, you could make diamonds by shoving lumps of coal up my ass.
And I fucking LIKE IT that way. Why are you being so fucking judgemental? Do I tell YOU how to act? No, I make fun of you, which is another thing entirely. So, yeah, I'm going to keep being this way, but you are by all means welcome to continue telling me what the fuck to do and how the fuck to act, because that ALWAYS ENDS WELL.
No, really. Pink unicorns and Goddamn flying monkeys and fluffy white clouds and shit. Keep pushing.
Hey alright dude. Do what you will. I've no authority over anyone but myself and my dog and she doesn't really listen anyway. I guess I don't really understand your anger.
Roger doesn't have "anger," he has HOLY MOTHERFUCKING RAGE and it is the only thing that sustains his cold, lifeless corpse on a day-to-day basis.
This is a fact. I keeled over dead in 2010, while raging out on my cell phone. The only thing giving me the illusion of life is caffeine, really hot vindaloo, and BOTTOMLESS FUCKING HATE.
Quote from: Luna on February 07, 2012, 10:03:41 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 10:02:53 PM
Quote from: Wolfgang Absolutus on February 07, 2012, 10:00:59 PM
I guess I don't really understand your anger.
Nobody does. I'M SO ALONE!
Now, fuck off. I'm going to go listen to Linkin Park and nurse my cold, black, broken heart.
I catch you going goth, and I will call ECH with the harpoon. I swear.
No worries. I was just kidding about that bit.
I'm really listening to MCR.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 10:05:29 PM
Quote from: Luna on February 07, 2012, 10:03:41 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 10:02:53 PM
Quote from: Wolfgang Absolutus on February 07, 2012, 10:00:59 PM
I guess I don't really understand your anger.
Nobody does. I'M SO ALONE!
Now, fuck off. I'm going to go listen to Linkin Park and nurse my cold, black, broken heart.
I catch you going goth, and I will call ECH with the harpoon. I swear.
No worries. I was just kidding about that bit.
I'm really listening to MCR.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTgnDLWeeaM
I don't post often. Here's the way I feel about it. (1) Why post just to post? What in the hell is the use of that? I don't want to add to the noise; it doesn't help anyone. I see some useless posts on PD and don't want to just add to that pile. (2) I think I don't really like a lot of the people here (or at least a few of the loudest posters). I think we don't jive in certain ways and what that means is any time I post content, it would probably be misunderstood, or understood and disliked. I mean, what's the point of posting if it makes folks like me less and thus more likely to throw out anything I say in the future? I'm not saying that I'm afraid of being hurt or ignored. I'm saying that those things mean my posting would be pointless, helping no one.
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 07, 2012, 10:23:50 PM
(2) I think I don't really like a lot of the people here (or at least a few of the loudest posters).
Ah.
Home PC is out getting upgraded. Work Internet is limited because I overused it (on PD). Won't be joining in for the foreseeable future, so -3 posts a day for PD. :sad:
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 10:42:42 PM
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 07, 2012, 10:23:50 PM
(2) I think I don't really like a lot of the people here (or at least a few of the loudest posters).
Ah.
Disliking is, of course, not the same as thinking less of someone. There is a basic respect present. Uh, care to explain the meaning of that Ah?
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 07, 2012, 10:54:33 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 10:42:42 PM
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 07, 2012, 10:23:50 PM
(2) I think I don't really like a lot of the people here (or at least a few of the loudest posters).
Ah.
Disliking is, of course, not the same as thinking less of someone. There is a basic respect present. Uh, care to explain the meaning of that Ah?
Sure. I mean, if you were polite enough to state your position, I guess I can be arsed to comment.
I can deal with people who love me, with people who like me, and even with people that hate me. Hell, I like most of the people I hate (they're not mutually exclusive terms). But dislike? That smacks of indifference mixed with disdain, and I really have no time for people who feel that way about me.
I only wish, Epi, that you'd said so much earlier, as it would be one less opinion I'd have spend effort considering. But there's no sense crying over spilled milk, eh? So we'll just move on, shall we, and I can forget that you ever existed.
Good day, and the best of luck in all your future endeavors, whomever you were.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 11:34:01 PM
I can deal with people who love me, with people who like me, and even with people that hate me. Hell, I like most of the people I hate (they're not mutually exclusive terms). But dislike? That smacks of indifference mixed with disdain, and I really have no time for people who feel that way about me.
Well, it's not disdain, as I just said - it's not thinking less of someone; I still have respect for them. I'm just averse to the particular things they say or the way they say them.
And indifference is a separate thing from dislike by definition.
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I only wish, Epi, that you'd said so much earlier, as it would be one less opinion I'd have spend effort considering.
Oh, the same indifference+disdain you were just saying you have no time for.
This is what I don't get, and what I was trying to describe - you don't like the one statement, so you ignore any others I make? In that case, why would I do anything more than lurk?
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 07, 2012, 11:50:46 PM
Oh, the same indifference+disdain you were just saying you have no time for.
Nope. No disdain at all. It's more that you ceased to matter at all, even as an object of ridicule. I just have no time for people who dislike me (and my friends), simply because you don't like what they say or how they say it. I don't know how much clearer I can be about that.
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 07, 2012, 11:50:46 PM
In that case, why would I do anything more than lurk?
No, the question is, why would you lurk? You've stated you don't like those of us that are "loud", which I can only take to mean "prolific posters", since PD has no audio.
Given that, it's kind of creepy isn't it, hanging around and reading the thoughts of people you don't like?
Now, if there are no other questions, you can go back to whatever the hell it is you do, and I can get back to what I do.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 11:58:43 PM
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 07, 2012, 11:50:46 PM
Oh, the same indifference+disdain you were just saying you have no time for.
Nope. No disdain at all. It's more that you ceased to matter at all, even as an object of ridicule. I just have no time for people who dislike me (and my friends), simply because you don't like what they say or how they say it. I don't know how much clearer I can be about that.
What they say and how they say it is all I can actually get here, so when I say I dislike
them I'm making a statement about those things. Their forum personality. Obviously I can't dislike the aspects of the person I don't know or experience, and I'm not claiming any opinion about that.
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No, the question is, why would you lurk? You've stated you don't like those of us that are "loud", which I can only take to mean "prolific posters", since PD has no audio.
Most prolific is better wording. What I said is I don't like at least a few of them - with the clarification above, that means those aspects of them I see in the forum. If I didn't like
anyone here, I wouldn't be here. There are awesome things produced and presented in PD and there are awesome people.
edit to add: I hope you're not thinking my dislike is a judgment of the person being disliked. It's a statement of my reaction, not their being.
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 08, 2012, 12:13:34 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 11:58:43 PM
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 07, 2012, 11:50:46 PM
Oh, the same indifference+disdain you were just saying you have no time for.
Nope. No disdain at all. It's more that you ceased to matter at all, even as an object of ridicule. I just have no time for people who dislike me (and my friends), simply because you don't like what they say or how they say it. I don't know how much clearer I can be about that.
What they say and how they say it is all I can actually get here, so when I say I dislike them I'm making a statement about those things. Their forum personality. Obviously I can't dislike the aspects of the person I don't know or experience, and I'm not claiming any opinion about that.
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No, the question is, why would you lurk? You've stated you don't like those of us that are "loud", which I can only take to mean "prolific posters", since PD has no audio.
Most prolific is better wording. What I said is I don't like at least a few of them - with the clarification above, that means those aspects of them I see in the forum. If I didn't like anyone here, I wouldn't be here. There are awesome things produced and presented in PD and there are awesome people.
edit to add: I hope you're not thinking my dislike is a judgment of the person being disliked. It's a statement of my reaction, not their being.
Let's just look at that a moment.
"I hope you don't think of my shitting all over you as a judgement of you. It's a statement of my reaction, not your being."
But, yeah, it IS a statement of your reaction. You have seen my reaction to that nasty little reaction.
And that's all I have to say.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 01:15:27 AM
Let's just look at that a moment.
"I hope you don't think of my shitting all over you as a judgement of you. It's a statement of my reaction, not your being."
But, yeah, it IS a statement of your reaction. You have seen my reaction to that nasty little reaction.
And that's all I have to say.
Saying you dislike some people without any other specifics or names is shitting all over them?
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 08, 2012, 01:22:10 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 01:15:27 AM
Let's just look at that a moment.
"I hope you don't think of my shitting all over you as a judgement of you. It's a statement of my reaction, not your being."
But, yeah, it IS a statement of your reaction. You have seen my reaction to that nasty little reaction.
And that's all I have to say.
Saying you dislike some people without any other specifics or names is shitting all over them?
I'd say so, yes. And it was really no secret who you were talking about, was it?
Don't wimp out on me now, boy.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 01:29:59 AM
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 08, 2012, 01:22:10 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 01:15:27 AM
Let's just look at that a moment.
"I hope you don't think of my shitting all over you as a judgement of you. It's a statement of my reaction, not your being."
But, yeah, it IS a statement of your reaction. You have seen my reaction to that nasty little reaction.
And that's all I have to say.
Saying you dislike some people without any other specifics or names is shitting all over them?
I'd say so, yes. And it was really no secret who you were talking about, was it?
Don't wimp out on me now, boy.
I never denied your assumptions because it wasn't a relevant part of the conversation, but no, you are not one of the people I was thinking of. I'm not going to give a list, obviously, because like I said, it's not about the people, it's just a description of my inner reaction to them. I fully accept that I might love all of them in a year's time (no lmnuendo intended).
Whatever.
Doesn't matter. The OP still stands. This place is fucking dead, and I regret all the time I've spent writing here, though not all the time I've spent reading.
I'm also done talking about the subject, ranting about it, or otherwise giving a shit.
You know who I don't fucking like? The fucking Pterodactyl Handler. Asshole hates us / is bent on our destruction, but not in a "feel good" way like Roger, in an evil robot way. One day he's going to destroy this place for real. for real.
Quote from: Cramulus on February 08, 2012, 01:46:14 AM
You know who I don't fucking like? The fucking Pterodactyl Handler. Asshole hates us / is bent on our destruction, but not in a "feel good" way like Roger, in an evil robot way. One day he's going to destroy this place for real. for real.
I'm not afraid of that bastard! What's he gonna do, huh?
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 01:47:52 AM
Quote from: Cramulus on February 08, 2012, 01:46:14 AM
You know who I don't fucking like? The fucking Pterodactyl Handler. Asshole hates us / is bent on our destruction, but not in a "feel good" way like Roger, in an evil robot way. One day he's going to destroy this place for real. for real.
I'm not afraid of that bastard! What's he gonna do, huh?
Steal your jeep with one of his fucking pterowhatits.
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on February 08, 2012, 02:05:49 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 01:47:52 AM
Quote from: Cramulus on February 08, 2012, 01:46:14 AM
You know who I don't fucking like? The fucking Pterodactyl Handler. Asshole hates us / is bent on our destruction, but not in a "feel good" way like Roger, in an evil robot way. One day he's going to destroy this place for real. for real.
I'm not afraid of that bastard! What's he gonna do, huh?
Steal your jeep with one of his fucking pterowhatits.
HAH! JOKE'S ON HIM!
My Jeep is out of warranty.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 02:07:06 AM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on February 08, 2012, 02:05:49 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 01:47:52 AM
Quote from: Cramulus on February 08, 2012, 01:46:14 AM
You know who I don't fucking like? The fucking Pterodactyl Handler. Asshole hates us / is bent on our destruction, but not in a "feel good" way like Roger, in an evil robot way. One day he's going to destroy this place for real. for real.
I'm not afraid of that bastard! What's he gonna do, huh?
Steal your jeep with one of his fucking pterowhatits.
HAH! JOKE'S ON HIM!
My Jeep is out of warranty.
You need to read the fine print. something something pterodactyl theft something something armegeddon something something free strippers every tuesday.....
Roger voided the warranty on his Jeep the day he drove it out of the lot. He did it right in front of the salesman, actually, who quit the next day and sends the same letter to the dealership every week.
I don't know what to write. The people I work with are stupid, but that's sort of a given. They think making sandwiches is a hard job. I don't go anywhere. I don't do anything. I just sit here and think up absurd stories I'm never going to write and forget before I write them down.
I'm a really boring person, with or without a fist full of rage squeezing my colon.
Or maybe that's what the MachineTMwants me to think. I dunno.
That's the key, isn't it? I used to be able to crank out 1000 words in twenty minutes. I wrote 30 stories honoring Eris (the "walking through the battlefield" aspect) in 30 days (business days, but still). I barfed up narration for the Spider Games.
But now? Not so much. I mean, I still have the creative thing going, I'm in the process of recording and mixing new Frost Heaves demos, and I sure as hell still have the talent and passion to do it. But my word well is dry. I need to congeal around some new subject matter I can get amped up about. I'm pretty sure it will come. I'm not sure when.
Thats a natural thing to me; I'll usually concentrate creative energy into a few places. Recently I've been putting most of my creative energy into work, because wit means I get to have more fun withthe kids, so my writing drops off.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 08, 2012, 12:52:46 PM
That's the key, isn't it? I used to be able to crank out 1000 words in twenty minutes. I wrote 30 stories honoring Eris (the "walking through the battlefield" aspect) in 30 days (business days, but still). I barfed up narration for the Spider Games.
But now? Not so much. I mean, I still have the creative thing going, I'm in the process of recording and mixing new Frost Heaves demos, and I sure as hell still have the talent and passion to do it. But my word well is dry. I need to congeal around some new subject matter I can get amped up about. I'm pretty sure it will come. I'm not sure when.
This is kind of where I am these days. I have to do a lot of writing in my job these days, and that's only going to get worse as I have a couple of federal grants I'm going to have to write now. So I kind of get tapped out to write non-work-related stuff. Except for last night when I posted that thing about organizing. Just because it is something that I deal with at work but also translates to broader sociological issues and traps.
But I think the passion is still there that I had when I joined this place. I just need to find a way to trigger it I guess.
I love how whenever anyone says that the reason they aren't posting is because they have nothing interesting to say or that they don't get a response when they do post, the answer is always 'Post Anyway!'
yet every week (it seems) there is a thread started about how people aren't responding to posts and that everyone is just watching and that you might as well stop posting too. Which, to me, is a direct contradiction to the 'Post Anyway' advice.
Quote from: Sita on February 08, 2012, 02:57:41 PM
I love how whenever anyone says that the reason they aren't posting is because they have nothing interesting to say or that they don't get a response when they do post, the answer is always 'Post Anyway!'
yet every week (it seems) there is a thread started about how people aren't responding to posts and that everyone is just watching and that you might as well stop posting too. Which, to me, is a direct contradiction to the 'Post Anyway' advice.
I am not required to make sense to people with factory-condition brains.
:lulz:
And I never said I wasn't going to post. I said I wasn't going to write rants, etc.
But I've said that before, and I wind up ranting anyway. It's a sickness.
ah, that's different then.
I can understand the rant bit, though it strikes me that they will happen eventually anyway. Just over the course of conversation something will trigger and a rant will form.
Sadly every time I go to rant, it just ends up being a woe is me piece full of self loathing and concentrating on the stupid and unimportant. so they don't get posted.
Quote from: Sita on February 08, 2012, 03:15:23 PM
ah, that's different then.
I can understand the rant bit, though it strikes me that they will happen eventually anyway. Just over the course of conversation something will trigger and a rant will form.
Sadly every time I go to rant, it just ends up being a woe is me piece full of self loathing and concentrating on the stupid and unimportant. so they don't get posted.
This is why I stick to rage.
lmno, dingo, rwhn -- you guys mentioned that it would come easier if you had -- it sounded like a project or topic to write about.
Is there stuff you're interested in right now? Maybe we can find some common ground.
With the Chao te Ching, the Etc. Discordia, and Not Under My Roof all wrapped up (the three main projects I'd been working on), I've got some mental space for a new project too. I think that if we come up with something that intrigues all of us, the awesome will come.
That's what I'm hoping for. But I also know that waiting around for someone else to start something is just as lazy as not doing anything.
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 07, 2012, 10:23:50 PM
I don't post often. Here's the way I feel about it. (1) Why post just to post? What in the hell is the use of that? I don't want to add to the noise; it doesn't help anyone. I see some useless posts on PD and don't want to just add to that pile. (2) I think I don't really like a lot of the people here (or at least a few of the loudest posters). I think we don't jive in certain ways and what that means is any time I post content, it would probably be misunderstood, or understood and disliked. I mean, what's the point of posting if it makes folks like me less and thus more likely to throw out anything I say in the future? I'm not saying that I'm afraid of being hurt or ignored. I'm saying that those things mean my posting would be pointless, helping no one.
Hey, I think I found the asshole!
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 07, 2012, 10:23:50 PM
I don't post often. Here's the way I feel about it. (1) Why post just to post? What in the hell is the use of that? I don't want to add to the noise; it doesn't help anyone. I see some useless posts on PD and don't want to just add to that pile. (2) I think I don't really like a lot of the people here (or at least a few of the loudest posters). I think we don't jive in certain ways and what that means is any time I post content, it would probably be misunderstood, or understood and disliked. I mean, what's the point of posting if it makes folks like me less and thus more likely to throw out anything I say in the future? I'm not saying that I'm afraid of being hurt or ignored. I'm saying that those things mean my posting would be pointless, helping no one.
I dunno, seems kind of pointless to worry about all that. I post what I want to post knowing some people will like it and some people won't, or simply not care. So what? Like the wise philosopher Madonna once said, "Express Yourself!" (but please don't post any pictures of you grabbing your crotch, or anyone else's.)
Quote from: Cramulus on February 08, 2012, 03:20:31 PM
lmno, dingo, rwhn -- you guys mentioned that it would come easier if you had -- it sounded like a project or topic to write about.
Is there stuff you're interested in right now? Maybe we can find some common ground.
With the Chao te Ching, the Etc. Discordia, and Not Under My Roof all wrapped up (the three main projects I'd been working on), I've got some mental space for a new project too. I think that if we come up with something that intrigues all of us, the awesome will come.
For me it's more of needing some kind of trigger. But for me it's just a momentary thing. That is, every once in awhile something just goes off in my head that compels me to right, which is what happened last night. But if I try to sit down and purposefully write something right there and then, more often than not it doesn't work. And I've never been the most prolific poster when it comes to rants, etc., but I think with age and more IRL responsibility, my head space has gotten a bit crowded.
But centering around a project might work too. Hard to know.
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 08, 2012, 01:22:10 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 01:15:27 AM
Let's just look at that a moment.
"I hope you don't think of my shitting all over you as a judgement of you. It's a statement of my reaction, not your being."
But, yeah, it IS a statement of your reaction. You have seen my reaction to that nasty little reaction.
And that's all I have to say.
Saying you dislike some people without any other specifics or names is shitting all over them?
Fuck off, you cowardly little taint.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 08, 2012, 03:35:22 PM
That's what I'm hoping for. But I also know that waiting around for someone else to start something is just as lazy as not doing anything.
that's why I was trying to get the ball rolling
Project ideas...
Everybody involved, go out, take a dozen (or more/less) photographs. Grab an image that speaks, something with some emotion behind it, that might do the same for others.
Shove them all in a common photobucket (or whatever) account.
Go in. Grab an image. Yours, his, mine, whatever. Doesn't matter if someone else has used it, in fact, better to get multiple stories per image. Grab one that tells you a story. Tell us the story (with link).
Rinse and repeat.
Quote from: Luna on February 08, 2012, 04:09:28 PM
Project ideas...
Everybody involved, go out, take a dozen (or more/less) photographs. Grab an image that speaks, something with some emotion behind it, that might do the same for others.
Shove them all in a common photobucket (or whatever) account.
Go in. Grab an image. Yours, his, mine, whatever. Doesn't matter if someone else has used it, in fact, better to get multiple stories per image. Grab one that tells you a story. Tell us the story (with link).
Rinse and repeat.
FUCK EVERYONE'S SHIT, I'M DOING THIS RIGHT NOW
PICS TO BE UPLOADED THIS EVENING
Quote from: Cainad on February 08, 2012, 04:18:24 PM
Quote from: Luna on February 08, 2012, 04:09:28 PM
Project ideas...
Everybody involved, go out, take a dozen (or more/less) photographs. Grab an image that speaks, something with some emotion behind it, that might do the same for others.
Shove them all in a common photobucket (or whatever) account.
Go in. Grab an image. Yours, his, mine, whatever. Doesn't matter if someone else has used it, in fact, better to get multiple stories per image. Grab one that tells you a story. Tell us the story (with link).
Rinse and repeat.
FUCK EVERYONE'S SHIT, I'M DOING THIS RIGHT NOW
PICS TO BE UPLOADED THIS EVENING
Thread split, for idea, so pics can be found?
Quote from: Cramulus on February 08, 2012, 04:04:34 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 08, 2012, 03:35:22 PM
That's what I'm hoping for. But I also know that waiting around for someone else to start something is just as lazy as not doing anything.
that's why I was trying to get the ball rolling
Yes, and I do appreciate that. Wasn't trying to be dismissive.
Quote from: Luna on February 08, 2012, 04:09:28 PM
Project ideas...
Everybody involved, go out, take a dozen (or more/less) photographs. Grab an image that speaks, something with some emotion behind it, that might do the same for others.
Shove them all in a common photobucket (or whatever) account.
Go in. Grab an image. Yours, his, mine, whatever. Doesn't matter if someone else has used it, in fact, better to get multiple stories per image. Grab one that tells you a story. Tell us the story (with link).
Rinse and repeat.
ON IT.
Pics this weekend, as we're doing a Legal District Crawl.
Cram: There was also some talk about a Principia Discordia 2012 project in another thread I'm too lazy to go find right now. What would have to happen for that to get moving? I was serious about the layout work.
Quote from: Queen_Gogira on February 08, 2012, 05:34:35 PM
Cram: There was also some talk about a Principia Discordia 2012 project in another thread I'm too lazy to go find right now. What would have to happen for that to get moving? I was serious about the layout work.
whew, it's a big idea
We have this project vibe around here, it goes through phases. Right now it's in a lull phase, but there is a "Mania" side of the coin too. It tends to work like - somebody has an idea, somebody else riffs on that idea, somebody else makes a cartoon about that idea... and then we end up with this nice little bundle of content that somebody like Net or I would lay out.
Nearly all of our successful projects emerge kind of organically. We have had very little luck getting people to write for a specific spec in advance. For example, we had this project called Lollercaust. It was basically supposed to be the manual of Horrormirth. We made some great attempts (http://blackironprison.com/index.php?title=Lollercaust) but utlimately couldn't bring it together. I think the problems there was that we started off with too concrete of an idea. We told people, "Write something funny," and that's kind of hard to do on command.
In contrast, the Black Iron Prison got started because a bunch of people were riffing on an idea, then LMNO made a pamphlet out of it.
Intermittens started because Manta Obscura created a "Insightful post dump" thread, sort of a "post of the day" thread for thought provoking or interesting stand-alone posts/articles. I said "This stuff is so good, I wish it was in a magazine." Then I taught myself how to make a magazine, and was willing to teach others. Now we have 12 issues of Intermittens. At no point was there a "manager", it all arose kind of spontaneously.
We've had a half dozen discussions about how we can make this place more ripe for projects, or how we can better combine our skills to produce good reading material, but basically those threads always get jacked and crapped up by alternate agendas and competing ideas about how to encourage good content.
A good method, I've found, is to get the ball rolling by collecting some content you like into a single thread. Then the discussion sort of follows - what else belongs in this thread?
I'm down for discussing another major PDF project - as I said upthread, I've got some mental space for a new batshit game/prank/book. And I don't mind doing a little cat herding. But we kind of need a spark first, something to get fired up about. I also think that creating a new Principia is doomed because it's too ambitious, and we'll never agree on anything. But the basic idea is great - something like a manifesto, but with dick jokes
Though the moment has passed, I'd still like "Nessies" to be collected, edited, arranged, possibly illustrated (via P3nt's shoops), and published.
It's a massive project, and uses very little direct creativity (though plenty of ancilliary creativity), but it's awesome.
First step:
create a thread with a link to everything in the project
personally, I haven't even read nessie, I was flounced when you guys did that stuff
Quote from: Cramulus on February 08, 2012, 07:58:08 PM
First step:
create a thread with a link to everything in the project
personally, I haven't even read nessie, I was flounced when you guys did that stuff
You lucky bastard. Go read it. I have no link, but somebody must.
Quote from: Cramulus on February 08, 2012, 07:58:08 PM
First step:
create a thread with a link to everything in the project
personally, I haven't even read nessie, I was flounced when you guys did that stuff
Go read it, your head will explode!
http://www.blackironprison.com/index.php?title=Nessies_%28Nessies%29
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,28761.0/
Might be linkborked from phone.
Where my head is right now, I would love to do a project of writings on the subject of alienation, from an optimistic approach. "Stick Apart", only better; almost all of us in Western society suffer from some form of alienation, and it's constantly reinforced in almost every aspect of our environment. This is a HUGE problem; we are alienated in our jobs from our product, our employer, and our co-workers, we are alienated from the opposite sex, we are alienated from our peers, from our neighbors, from new immigrants, and we participate in the spectator sport of two-party politics, alienating us from people who share most of our values and want essentially the same things we do.
We have recognized our prison; now what do we do about it? Do we stay in our own cells, or do we move the bars to include others by finding commonalities and building a Black Iron Conference Hall or a Black Iron Stadium of Getting Shit Done Together?
Hey, You! You Aren't So Special (and doesn't it feel good?)
Nigel... I can't help but notice you seem to be coming to the defense of collaborative efforts. I may be wrong, but you appeared to be against the idea when you first came around. If I'm not wrong about that, what changed your mind?
If I am wrong, I humbly withdraw the question.
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:25:14 PM
Where my head is right now, I would love to do a project of writings on the subject of alienation, from an optimistic approach.
Oddly enough, I'm working on something as Doktor Howl called "You're A Whole Different Person When You're Scared.", which was, IIRC, a Warren Zevon song title back just before he died. I didn't like the song much, but the title gave me all kinds of ideas.
I'd like to do it as part of your idea for a collaborative project, mostly because I can only squeeze about 3 pages out of the idea.
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:25:14 PM
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We have recognized our prison; now what do we do about it? Do we stay in our own cells, or do we move the bars to include others by finding commonalities and building a Black Iron Conference Hall or a Black Iron Stadium of Getting Shit Done Together?
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was there anything in BIP about the idea of prison yard commons as an extension of the metaphor? to counter the notion of utter isolation?
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 08, 2012, 08:27:55 PM
Nigel... I can't help but notice you seem to be coming to the defense of collaborative efforts. I may be wrong, but you appeared to be against the idea when you first came around. If I'm not wrong about that, what changed your mind?
If I am wrong, I humbly withdraw the question.
:? I've never been against collaborative efforts, and I've participated in a few. Are you getting that mixed up with my opposition to proselytizing and the notion that we somehow have an obligation to organize and gain converts?
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 08:28:27 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:25:14 PM
Where my head is right now, I would love to do a project of writings on the subject of alienation, from an optimistic approach.
Oddly enough, I'm working on something as Doktor Howl called "You're A Whole Different Person When You're Scared.", which was, IIRC, a Warren Zevon song title back just before he died. I didn't like the song much, but the title gave me all kinds of ideas.
I'd like to do it as part of your idea for a collaborative project, mostly because I can only squeeze about 3 pages out of the idea.
ooooh, that title
goes places! I would love to see this.
Quote from: Iptuous on February 08, 2012, 08:32:14 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:25:14 PM
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We have recognized our prison; now what do we do about it? Do we stay in our own cells, or do we move the bars to include others by finding commonalities and building a Black Iron Conference Hall or a Black Iron Stadium of Getting Shit Done Together?
...
was there anything in BIP about the idea of prison yard commons as an extension of the metaphor? to counter the notion of utter isolation?
I don't know, but that's a good idea.
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:35:00 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 08, 2012, 08:27:55 PM
Nigel... I can't help but notice you seem to be coming to the defense of collaborative efforts. I may be wrong, but you appeared to be against the idea when you first came around. If I'm not wrong about that, what changed your mind?
If I am wrong, I humbly withdraw the question.
:? I've never been against collaborative efforts, and I've participated in a few. Are you getting that mixed up with my opposition to proselytizing and the notion that we somehow have an obligation to organize and gain converts?
You know, that might have been it. Sorry about that. I was wrong. Please carry on and ignore this.
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:36:10 PM
Quote from: Iptuous on February 08, 2012, 08:32:14 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:25:14 PM
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We have recognized our prison; now what do we do about it? Do we stay in our own cells, or do we move the bars to include others by finding commonalities and building a Black Iron Conference Hall or a Black Iron Stadium of Getting Shit Done Together?
...
was there anything in BIP about the idea of prison yard commons as an extension of the metaphor? to counter the notion of utter isolation?
I don't know, but that's a good idea.
Hey, yeah...
Common Walls.
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:35:53 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 08:28:27 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:25:14 PM
Where my head is right now, I would love to do a project of writings on the subject of alienation, from an optimistic approach.
Oddly enough, I'm working on something as Doktor Howl called "You're A Whole Different Person When You're Scared.", which was, IIRC, a Warren Zevon song title back just before he died. I didn't like the song much, but the title gave me all kinds of ideas.
I'd like to do it as part of your idea for a collaborative project, mostly because I can only squeeze about 3 pages out of the idea.
ooooh, that title goes places! I would love to see this.
I think it's just about perfect for the New America™.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 08, 2012, 08:36:37 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:35:00 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 08, 2012, 08:27:55 PM
Nigel... I can't help but notice you seem to be coming to the defense of collaborative efforts. I may be wrong, but you appeared to be against the idea when you first came around. If I'm not wrong about that, what changed your mind?
If I am wrong, I humbly withdraw the question.
:? I've never been against collaborative efforts, and I've participated in a few. Are you getting that mixed up with my opposition to proselytizing and the notion that we somehow have an obligation to organize and gain converts?
You know, that might have been it. Sorry about that. I was wrong. Please carry on and ignore this.
S'OK, I can see how it would be easy to conflate the two.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 08, 2012, 08:37:04 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:36:10 PM
Quote from: Iptuous on February 08, 2012, 08:32:14 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:25:14 PM
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We have recognized our prison; now what do we do about it? Do we stay in our own cells, or do we move the bars to include others by finding commonalities and building a Black Iron Conference Hall or a Black Iron Stadium of Getting Shit Done Together?
...
was there anything in BIP about the idea of prison yard commons as an extension of the metaphor? to counter the notion of utter isolation?
I don't know, but that's a good idea.
Hey, yeah... Common Walls.
I want this.
If we do it, I will write for it, as Doktor Howl and TGRR, ie, from both ends of my head.
And it's the perfect place to put
You're A Whole Different Person When You're Scared.
If we are to play with the BIP metaphor, I see divisive issues, such as abortion and gay marriage, as the bars that keep the prisoners from gaining access to the yard. The reality is that all of the prisoners want basically the same things--food, shelter, health, companionship--but those are the bars that keep them from talking to each other about their commonalities. If they could move those bars, they could meet in the wide open and work cooperatively to get their needs met, rather than toiling away alone and isolated.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 08, 2012, 08:37:04 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:36:10 PM
Quote from: Iptuous on February 08, 2012, 08:32:14 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:25:14 PM
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We have recognized our prison; now what do we do about it? Do we stay in our own cells, or do we move the bars to include others by finding commonalities and building a Black Iron Conference Hall or a Black Iron Stadium of Getting Shit Done Together?
...
was there anything in BIP about the idea of prison yard commons as an extension of the metaphor? to counter the notion of utter isolation?
I don't know, but that's a good idea.
Hey, yeah... Common Walls.
Is good! I like it!
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:44:51 PM
If we are to play with the BIP metaphor, I see divisive issues, such as abortion and gay marriage, as the bars that keep the prisoners from gaining access to the yard. The reality is that all of the prisoners want basically the same things--food, shelter, health, companionship--but those are the bars that keep them from talking to each other about their commonalities. If they could move those bars, they could meet in the wide open and work cooperatively to get their needs met, rather than toiling away alone and isolated.
For me, I plan to write about what FEAR has done to the national character in the last two decades, and how that fear has caused people to ignore injustice that isn't actually happening to them...Which is, of course, a prison all its own, as you have been isolated from the rest of humanity.
Ok, I may have something to work with.
I'm gonna try to wriote something tomorrow. Maybe we should start a common thread for this, in TFYS, so it doesn't get too spagged by threadjacking.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 08, 2012, 08:56:11 PM
Ok, I may have something to work with.
I'm gonna try to wriote something tomorrow. Maybe we should start a common thread for this, in TFYS, so it doesn't get too spagged by threadjacking.
You start it, and I will write in it. I'd like to challenge others to write in it as well.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 08:57:21 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 08, 2012, 08:56:11 PM
Ok, I may have something to work with.
I'm gonna try to wriote something tomorrow. Maybe we should start a common thread for this, in TFYS, so it doesn't get too spagged by threadjacking.
You start it, and I will write in it. I'd like to challenge others to write in it as well.
I will see if I can get my head in gear, or at least out of gear in interesting ways.
Quote from: Luna on February 08, 2012, 08:59:34 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 08:57:21 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 08, 2012, 08:56:11 PM
Ok, I may have something to work with.
I'm gonna try to wriote something tomorrow. Maybe we should start a common thread for this, in TFYS, so it doesn't get too spagged by threadjacking.
You start it, and I will write in it. I'd like to challenge others to write in it as well.
I will see if I can get my head in gear, or at least out of gear in interesting ways.
When I used to write content for a paycheck (WAY back in the dim, dark 90s), I learned something: You still have to write, even when the muse isn't kicking you. And there's a trick to it.
I just stare at the screen until drops of blood form on my forehead.
Has a thread been started for this yet? I may want to give it a try too.
Quote from: Charley Brown on February 08, 2012, 11:47:02 PM
Has a thread been started for this yet? I may want to give it a try too.
LMNO is going to start one, I think.
I'm just writing it all in Word until the starting gun goes off.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 11:47:45 PM
Quote from: Charley Brown on February 08, 2012, 11:47:02 PM
Has a thread been started for this yet? I may want to give it a try too.
LMNO is going to start one, I think.
I'm just writing it all in Word until the starting gun goes off.
Good idea, I'll see if I can't get something going tomorrow.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 08:47:04 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:44:51 PM
If we are to play with the BIP metaphor, I see divisive issues, such as abortion and gay marriage, as the bars that keep the prisoners from gaining access to the yard. The reality is that all of the prisoners want basically the same things--food, shelter, health, companionship--but those are the bars that keep them from talking to each other about their commonalities. If they could move those bars, they could meet in the wide open and work cooperatively to get their needs met, rather than toiling away alone and isolated.
For me, I plan to write about what FEAR has done to the national character in the last two decades, and how that fear has caused people to ignore injustice that isn't actually happening to them...Which is, of course, a prison all its own, as you have been isolated from the rest of humanity.
Watch for something along these lines in Aneristic Illusions in the next couple of days. I was asked by a friend to break down the NDAA and came up with an awesome story of how to go about eroding civil liberties by separating them from the concept of human rights.
For the record, I've kind of agreed with the whole "PD is turning into tv" thing for a little while, and what makes it worse is that people have their favorite shows, and fuck anything else that's on because it isn't like their show.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 11:47:45 PM
Quote from: Charley Brown on February 08, 2012, 11:47:02 PM
Has a thread been started for this yet? I may want to give it a try too.
LMNO is going to start one, I think.
I'm just writing it all in Word until the starting gun goes off.
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,31613.0.html
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 09, 2012, 02:46:42 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 11:47:45 PM
Quote from: Charley Brown on February 08, 2012, 11:47:02 PM
Has a thread been started for this yet? I may want to give it a try too.
LMNO is going to start one, I think.
I'm just writing it all in Word until the starting gun goes off.
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,31613.0.html
On it. I'm taking Enabler back to the dentist in 5 minutes, but when I get back, the first of two articles will be completed and posted. They both have the same title, but approach the issue in absolutely opposite ways.
Cool. I've got a part two in the works.
Thanks, LMNO. I don't know if I have a part 2 in me or not!
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 08, 2012, 08:28:27 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 08, 2012, 08:25:14 PM
Where my head is right now, I would love to do a project of writings on the subject of alienation, from an optimistic approach.
Oddly enough, I'm working on something as Doktor Howl called "You're A Whole Different Person When You're Scared.", which was, IIRC, a Warren Zevon song title back just before he died. I didn't like the song much, but the title gave me all kinds of ideas.
I'd like to do it as part of your idea for a collaborative project, mostly because I can only squeeze about 3 pages out of the idea.
Zevon, co-written by Hunter S. Thompson.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m31P_yMIw4M (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m31P_yMIw4M)
I might have something along the lines of what Nigel was talking about for this, time permitting.
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 09, 2012, 07:04:21 AMFor the record, I've kind of agreed with the whole "PD is turning into tv" thing for a little while, and what makes it worse is that people have their favorite shows, and fuck anything else that's on because it isn't like their show.
I don't quite understand what you mean here, but it intrigues me, especially the last bit. Could you elaborate?
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 09, 2012, 02:46:42 PMhttp://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,31613.0.html
Cool. Is that also where I should post the photos from the photo thing that Luna suggested? Because I just did that, grabbed my camera before I went shopping (actually no I went out to shoot the photos, but when it got too dark I was near the supermarket) ANYWAY, I'm going to sort them out for dupes and out-of-focus crap etc, maybe crop some of em a bit, then upload and post. I think I got some pretty good ones, with stuff that could inspire someone or maybe even go with what's already written.
I think there's another thread around here for pictures... Lemme go look.
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 09, 2012, 05:27:54 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 09, 2012, 02:46:42 PMhttp://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,31613.0.html
Cool. Is that also where I should post the photos from the photo thing that Luna suggested? Because I just did that, grabbed my camera before I went shopping (actually no I went out to shoot the photos, but when it got too dark I was near the supermarket) ANYWAY, I'm going to sort them out for dupes and out-of-focus crap etc, maybe crop some of em a bit, then upload and post. I think I got some pretty good ones, with stuff that could inspire someone or maybe even go with what's already written.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 09, 2012, 05:34:42 PM
I think there's another thread around here for pictures... Lemme go look.
"Refractions"
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,31601.0.html
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 09, 2012, 05:27:54 PM
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 09, 2012, 07:04:21 AMFor the record, I've kind of agreed with the whole "PD is turning into tv" thing for a little while, and what makes it worse is that people have their favorite shows, and fuck anything else that's on because it isn't like their show.
I don't quite understand what you mean here, but it intrigues me, especially the last bit. Could you elaborate?
Oh god... :oops:
Well, essentially, I posted something I'd put a lot of hard work into, and I knew that there would only be a very few people who would even bother to look at it, let alone comment, and it was aggravating and a source of frustration. It adds to the feeling that there is a standard here, only the standard is who you are, not what you write.
This was also in the wee sleep deprived hours in the morning, and a thought I would in normal circumstances keep to my own damn self. Not much of an excuse, I know.
Both rants are up in the common walls thread down in TFYS.
Nice writing you two!
Quote from: Charley Brown on February 09, 2012, 08:29:14 PM
Nice writing you two!
Thanks. Yours was pretty damn good, too.
I can tell that The Lost Highway has been good to you.
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 09, 2012, 07:10:22 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 09, 2012, 05:27:54 PM
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 09, 2012, 07:04:21 AMFor the record, I've kind of agreed with the whole "PD is turning into tv" thing for a little while, and what makes it worse is that people have their favorite shows, and fuck anything else that's on because it isn't like their show.
I don't quite understand what you mean here, but it intrigues me, especially the last bit. Could you elaborate?
Oh god... :oops:
Well, essentially, I posted something I'd put a lot of hard work into, and I knew that there would only be a very few people who would even bother to look at it, let alone comment, and it was aggravating and a source of frustration. It adds to the feeling that there is a standard here, only the standard is who you are, not what you write.
This was also in the wee sleep deprived hours in the morning, and a thought I would in normal circumstances keep to my own damn self. Not much of an excuse, I know.
It's okay, and sorry I didn't comment :( because that sucks
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 09, 2012, 07:10:22 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 09, 2012, 05:27:54 PM
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 09, 2012, 07:04:21 AMFor the record, I've kind of agreed with the whole "PD is turning into tv" thing for a little while, and what makes it worse is that people have their favorite shows, and fuck anything else that's on because it isn't like their show.
I don't quite understand what you mean here, but it intrigues me, especially the last bit. Could you elaborate?
Oh god... :oops:
Well, essentially, I posted something I'd put a lot of hard work into, and I knew that there would only be a very few people who would even bother to look at it, let alone comment, and it was aggravating and a source of frustration. It adds to the feeling that there is a standard here, only the standard is who you are, not what you write.
This was also in the wee sleep deprived hours in the morning, and a thought I would in normal circumstances keep to my own damn self. Not much of an excuse, I know.
I loved it.
And can not, for the love of all that's holy, remember if I heard about that kind of stuff before or after I had the dream about Tuscon and Dimo manning the gun while strapped to the roof of Richter's car...
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 09, 2012, 08:32:59 PM
Quote from: Charley Brown on February 09, 2012, 08:29:14 PM
Nice writing you two!
Thanks. Yours was pretty damn good, too.
I can tell that The Lost Highway has been good to you.
Thanks, I am beginning to think that the Lost Highway is where America still exists.
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 09, 2012, 08:51:10 PM
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 09, 2012, 07:10:22 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 09, 2012, 05:27:54 PM
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 09, 2012, 07:04:21 AMFor the record, I've kind of agreed with the whole "PD is turning into tv" thing for a little while, and what makes it worse is that people have their favorite shows, and fuck anything else that's on because it isn't like their show.
I don't quite understand what you mean here, but it intrigues me, especially the last bit. Could you elaborate?
Oh god... :oops:
Well, essentially, I posted something I'd put a lot of hard work into, and I knew that there would only be a very few people who would even bother to look at it, let alone comment, and it was aggravating and a source of frustration. It adds to the feeling that there is a standard here, only the standard is who you are, not what you write.
This was also in the wee sleep deprived hours in the morning, and a thought I would in normal circumstances keep to my own damn self. Not much of an excuse, I know.
It's okay, and sorry I didn't comment :( because that sucks
Don't worry about it. If nothing will come out, nothing will come out.
Quote from: Luna on February 09, 2012, 09:08:38 PM
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 09, 2012, 07:10:22 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 09, 2012, 05:27:54 PM
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 09, 2012, 07:04:21 AMFor the record, I've kind of agreed with the whole "PD is turning into tv" thing for a little while, and what makes it worse is that people have their favorite shows, and fuck anything else that's on because it isn't like their show.
I don't quite understand what you mean here, but it intrigues me, especially the last bit. Could you elaborate?
Oh god... :oops:
Well, essentially, I posted something I'd put a lot of hard work into, and I knew that there would only be a very few people who would even bother to look at it, let alone comment, and it was aggravating and a source of frustration. It adds to the feeling that there is a standard here, only the standard is who you are, not what you write.
This was also in the wee sleep deprived hours in the morning, and a thought I would in normal circumstances keep to my own damn self. Not much of an excuse, I know.
I loved it.
And can not, for the love of all that's holy, remember if I heard about that kind of stuff before or after I had the dream about Tuscon and Dimo manning the gun while strapped to the roof of Richter's car...
:D I remember you mentioning that.
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 10, 2012, 04:09:42 AM
Quote from: Luna on February 09, 2012, 09:08:38 PM
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 09, 2012, 07:10:22 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 09, 2012, 05:27:54 PM
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 09, 2012, 07:04:21 AMFor the record, I've kind of agreed with the whole "PD is turning into tv" thing for a little while, and what makes it worse is that people have their favorite shows, and fuck anything else that's on because it isn't like their show.
I don't quite understand what you mean here, but it intrigues me, especially the last bit. Could you elaborate?
Oh god... :oops:
Well, essentially, I posted something I'd put a lot of hard work into, and I knew that there would only be a very few people who would even bother to look at it, let alone comment, and it was aggravating and a source of frustration. It adds to the feeling that there is a standard here, only the standard is who you are, not what you write.
This was also in the wee sleep deprived hours in the morning, and a thought I would in normal circumstances keep to my own damn self. Not much of an excuse, I know.
I loved it.
And can not, for the love of all that's holy, remember if I heard about that kind of stuff before or after I had the dream about Tuscon and Dimo manning the gun while strapped to the roof of Richter's car...
:D I remember you mentioning that.
I still find the fact that I KNOW there was... something or somebody in the back seat, but I can't remember who or what it was a little creepy.
That was Tucson in its localized form. It was probably the real Tucson, and not a dream one, too. It got in your head and told you about the future because time and space means nothing to the God City.
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 10, 2012, 04:18:03 AM
That was Tucson in its localized form. It was probably the real Tucson, and not a dream one, too. It got in your head and told you about the future because time and space means nothing to the God City.
Glulrg. I realized the back of Richter's car could hold anything, but the whole Tuscon?
Quote from: Luna on February 10, 2012, 04:26:32 AM
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 10, 2012, 04:18:03 AM
That was Tucson in its localized form. It was probably the real Tucson, and not a dream one, too. It got in your head and told you about the future because time and space means nothing to the God City.
Glulrg. I realized the back of Richter's car could hold anything, but the whole Tuscon?
No. LOCALIZED Tucson.
Its this definitionless form, sort of between bipedal and quadrupedal, indistinct, with eyes.
It lurks, knowing that you're about to do something out of the ordinary (for you) and it's there to make sure that things don't go as planned.
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 10, 2012, 04:34:37 AM
Quote from: Luna on February 10, 2012, 04:26:32 AM
Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on February 10, 2012, 04:18:03 AM
That was Tucson in its localized form. It was probably the real Tucson, and not a dream one, too. It got in your head and told you about the future because time and space means nothing to the God City.
Glulrg. I realized the back of Richter's car could hold anything, but the whole Tuscon?
No. LOCALIZED Tucson.
Its this definitionless form, sort of between bipedal and quadrupedal, indistinct, with eyes.
It lurks, knowing that you're about to do something out of the ordinary (for you) and it's there to make sure that things don't go as planned.
Nothing ever does. :lol:
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 07:53:57 PM
Oh, ye wretches that only stand and wait! Do ye not know the awful punishment that awaits thee? Do ye not know that there is no room in heaven or even heck for people who are merely spectators? Who only VIEW, who never speak, who keep WAITING? Is it not written1 that ye shall be cast into the Nashville Bus Station for eternity? Ye shall want for food, but only the vending machines shall await thee!
Will "Bob" or Eris hear thy excuses? "I never know what to say", thou shall plead, and you will be told, "neither did anyone else, and THEY spewed!". Then ye shall be tipped over in the prank chair, and go down that horrible slide into the darkness, arriving in Phoenix with strange welts and inexplicable puncture marks, and lawyers and collection agents shall jam writs under your door and Sheriff Joe will pull you over on suspicion of being suspicious, and yea, his flunkies will beat thee black & blue.
There shall be no joy in Mudville, for ye shall always strike out. There will be no parking. Traffic will ALWAYS suck. The minimum wait in the urgent care clinic (which you will become intimately familiar with) shall be measured in geologic epochs. The radio will only play Taylor Swift. You will have to wear a tie at your new job, and suspenders covered in "flash", while you serve food to obnoxious & obese demons who never tip.
Your car will overheat, but only on the way HOME from work. Your shoes will melt on the sidewalk. Your cereal will START OUT mushy, and then just turn horrible. The back of the ambulance is full of Glendale cops, and they will teach YOU not to ever again increase their paperwork. Dogs will bite you. Rats the size of Newt Gingrich's ass will gnaw on you in your sleep. Valley fever will be your DEFAULT HEALTH CONDITION.
You have been warned, O ye miserable wretched fucktard assmonkeys. So just sit there and VIEW, and pretend that EVERYTHING'S OKAY, when you know deep inside it's NOT OKAY, and that sneer on your lips will be wiped off and a sickly smile will be STAPLED TO YOUR FACE, so you can walk around pretending EVERYTHING'S JUST GREAT. But you'll know. Oh, yes.
Or Kill Me.
1 If it isn't, it should be.
Bump, because... it's really freakin' dead here today. And I spent all morning generating content.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on February 29, 2012, 07:53:36 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 07:53:57 PM
Oh, ye wretches that only stand and wait! Do ye not know the awful punishment that awaits thee? Do ye not know that there is no room in heaven or even heck for people who are merely spectators? Who only VIEW, who never speak, who keep WAITING? Is it not written1 that ye shall be cast into the Nashville Bus Station for eternity? Ye shall want for food, but only the vending machines shall await thee!
Will "Bob" or Eris hear thy excuses? "I never know what to say", thou shall plead, and you will be told, "neither did anyone else, and THEY spewed!". Then ye shall be tipped over in the prank chair, and go down that horrible slide into the darkness, arriving in Phoenix with strange welts and inexplicable puncture marks, and lawyers and collection agents shall jam writs under your door and Sheriff Joe will pull you over on suspicion of being suspicious, and yea, his flunkies will beat thee black & blue.
There shall be no joy in Mudville, for ye shall always strike out. There will be no parking. Traffic will ALWAYS suck. The minimum wait in the urgent care clinic (which you will become intimately familiar with) shall be measured in geologic epochs. The radio will only play Taylor Swift. You will have to wear a tie at your new job, and suspenders covered in "flash", while you serve food to obnoxious & obese demons who never tip.
Your car will overheat, but only on the way HOME from work. Your shoes will melt on the sidewalk. Your cereal will START OUT mushy, and then just turn horrible. The back of the ambulance is full of Glendale cops, and they will teach YOU not to ever again increase their paperwork. Dogs will bite you. Rats the size of Newt Gingrich's ass will gnaw on you in your sleep. Valley fever will be your DEFAULT HEALTH CONDITION.
You have been warned, O ye miserable wretched fucktard assmonkeys. So just sit there and VIEW, and pretend that EVERYTHING'S OKAY, when you know deep inside it's NOT OKAY, and that sneer on your lips will be wiped off and a sickly smile will be STAPLED TO YOUR FACE, so you can walk around pretending EVERYTHING'S JUST GREAT. But you'll know. Oh, yes.
Or Kill Me.
1 If it isn't, it should be.
Bump, because... it's really freakin' dead here today. And I spent all morning generating content.
Going through an audit today & tomorrow.
I see what you mean, though.
Fucking wind whistling, coyotes howling in the distance, and a tumbleweed or two.
pretties take time :(
:roll:
Is the monkey flipping for you guys? :fnord:
Quote from: LuciferX on February 29, 2012, 10:35:31 PM
:roll:
Is the monkey flipping for you guys? :fnord:
Hey.
Shut up.
Got a month to transform a barely computer literate idiot into a Payroll ProfessionalTM. Attempting to convert a school system to new payroll system at the same time.
I am swamped for the next month... and that isn't counting that I have to line up a new job for April 1st. :eek:
Quote from: Luna on March 01, 2012, 10:13:09 AM
Got a month to transform a barely computer literate idiot into a Payroll ProfessionalTM. Attempting to convert a school system to new payroll system at the same time.
I am swamped for the next month... and that isn't counting that I have to line up a new job for April 1st. :eek:
I'd like to second that push, although there may be a soiree of festivities for fat Friday fantabulousness tonight... Then we can polish-off those phosphorescent sculls? :)
I'm in the middle of budget revisions, workplan revisions, public health document revisions, and being in the middle of a big ole fight between my agency and the director of the other federal grant I was working on. Seems as though me quitting and switching to a new grant has caused a gigantic clusterfuck. Eris would be proud!
I got some stuff that wants writing, but I at the same time I got other creative works that aren't really all that interesting to PD that need pounding my head against. But shit like the "WHY ISN'T ANYONE POSTING?!?!" makes me want to just GTFO.
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:03:22 PM
I got some stuff that wants writing, but I at the same time I got other creative works that aren't really all that interesting to PD that need pounding my head against. But shit like the "WHY ISN'T ANYONE POSTING?!?!" makes me want to just GTFO.
Well, then, allow me to get the fuck out of the way.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:11:55 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:03:22 PM
I got some stuff that wants writing, but I at the same time I got other creative works that aren't really all that interesting to PD that need pounding my head against. But shit like the "WHY ISN'T ANYONE POSTING?!?!" makes me want to just GTFO.
Well, then, allow me to get the fuck out of the way.
Doesn't this seems kind of fucking familiar?
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:18:35 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:11:55 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:03:22 PM
I got some stuff that wants writing, but I at the same time I got other creative works that aren't really all that interesting to PD that need pounding my head against. But shit like the "WHY ISN'T ANYONE POSTING?!?!" makes me want to just GTFO.
Well, then, allow me to get the fuck out of the way.
Doesn't this seems kind of fucking familiar?
Yeah, I was just mentioning that in Paes' thread.
To clarify: You are offended by me being offended by people being too offended - or too afraid of offending people - to post?
Did I get that right? Because it's kinda hard to keep track without a scorecard.
Learning from mistakes is for nerds.
Dok has a bit of a point. Were busy all of us. Too busy to post. But not too busy to read. Im guilty of it too.
Quote from: That'll be five Twid, please. on March 01, 2012, 07:23:58 PM
Dok has a bit of a point. Were busy all of us. Too busy to post. But not too busy to read. Im guilty of it too.
Time for everything except Eris & "Bob".
You'll all be singing a different tune when space demons from dimension X are eating your little teensy souls. You'll be all like "I'M SORRY, MA'AM! I'M SORRY, "BOB"! I'M READY TO BELIEVE IN YOU NOW!", but it will be TOO LATE, and you'll wind up as demon poop.
HEAR ME NOW, BELIEVE ME WHEN IT'S TOO LATE.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:20:41 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:18:35 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:11:55 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:03:22 PM
I got some stuff that wants writing, but I at the same time I got other creative works that aren't really all that interesting to PD that need pounding my head against. But shit like the "WHY ISN'T ANYONE POSTING?!?!" makes me want to just GTFO.
Well, then, allow me to get the fuck out of the way.
Doesn't this seems kind of fucking familiar?
Yeah, I was just mentioning that in Paes' thread.
To clarify: You are offended by me being offended by people being too offended - or too afraid of offending people - to post?
Did I get that right? Because it's kinda hard to keep track without a scorecard.
This shit is just going to end up spiraling into monkey screaming.
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone? I can see people maybe not posting because they are offended, as that is my first reaction to, "No one is posting enough". I want to dig in my heels and scream. I know how to feel Dok. You feel like the that poor anchorman with the fake smile and fake hair in that glowing box. Trapped while everyone else just sits on their couches passively receiving.
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone?
That was actually a direct quote from Deepthroat Chopra "I was lurking because I didn't want to offend anyone".
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,31346.15/msg,1152100.html
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
You feel like the that poor anchorman with the fake smile and fake hair in that glowing box. Trapped while everyone else just sits on their couches passively receiving.
Nope. I feel like someone pointing out that the dam is breaking, but everyone keeps watching the damn anchorman.
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone?
Dear Coyote,
YOU'RE UGLY, AND YOUR MOTHER DRESSES YOU FUNNY.
Much love,
LMNO
PS - AND YOU SMELL LIKE ONE, TOO.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on March 01, 2012, 07:33:17 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone?
Dear Coyote,
YOU'RE UGLY, AND YOUR MOTHER DRESSES YOU FUNNY.
Much love,
LMNO
PS - AND YOU SMELL LIKE ONE, TOO.
WHAT EVER!!!! YOU ARE JUST JEALOUS THAT I GET ALL THE PRETTY DRESSES!!!!!
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:29:38 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone?
That was actually a direct quote from Deepthroat Chopra "I was lurking because I didn't want to offend anyone".
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,31346.15/msg,1152100.html
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
You feel like the that poor anchorman with the fake smile and fake hair in that glowing box. Trapped while everyone else just sits on their couches passively receiving.
Nope. I feel like someone pointing out that the dam is breaking, but everyone keeps watching the damn anchorman.
Point taken.
Also, SERIOSULY???? THIS IS THE FUCKING INTERNET YOU ARE BOUND TO
OFFEND PEOPLE!!!!!!
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:38:54 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:29:38 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone?
That was actually a direct quote from Deepthroat Chopra "I was lurking because I didn't want to offend anyone".
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,31346.15/msg,1152100.html
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
You feel like the that poor anchorman with the fake smile and fake hair in that glowing box. Trapped while everyone else just sits on their couches passively receiving.
Nope. I feel like someone pointing out that the dam is breaking, but everyone keeps watching the damn anchorman.
Point taken.
Also, SERIOSULY???? THIS IS THE FUCKING INTERNET YOU ARE BOUND TO OFFEND PEOPLE!!!!!!
To quote the late and unlamented YBC:
"How aneristic of you!"
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:39:37 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:38:54 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:29:38 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone?
That was actually a direct quote from Deepthroat Chopra "I was lurking because I didn't want to offend anyone".
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,31346.15/msg,1152100.html
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
You feel like the that poor anchorman with the fake smile and fake hair in that glowing box. Trapped while everyone else just sits on their couches passively receiving.
Nope. I feel like someone pointing out that the dam is breaking, but everyone keeps watching the damn anchorman.
Point taken.
Also, SERIOSULY???? THIS IS THE FUCKING INTERNET YOU ARE BOUND TO OFFEND PEOPLE!!!!!!
To quote the late and unlamented YBC:
"How aneristic of you!"
What does that even mean?
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:40:39 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:39:37 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:38:54 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:29:38 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone?
That was actually a direct quote from Deepthroat Chopra "I was lurking because I didn't want to offend anyone".
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,31346.15/msg,1152100.html
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
You feel like the that poor anchorman with the fake smile and fake hair in that glowing box. Trapped while everyone else just sits on their couches passively receiving.
Nope. I feel like someone pointing out that the dam is breaking, but everyone keeps watching the damn anchorman.
Point taken.
Also, SERIOSULY???? THIS IS THE FUCKING INTERNET YOU ARE BOUND TO OFFEND PEOPLE!!!!!!
To quote the late and unlamented YBC:
"How aneristic of you!"
What does that even mean?
It means you didn't listen to every turd of wisdom that dropped from Tao Jones' mouth. :lulz:
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:37:24 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on March 01, 2012, 07:33:17 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone?
Dear Coyote,
YOU'RE UGLY, AND YOUR MOTHER DRESSES YOU FUNNY.
Much love,
LMNO
PS - AND YOU SMELL LIKE ONE, TOO.
WHAT EVER!!!! YOU ARE JUST JEALOUS THAT I GET ALL THE PRETTY DRESSES!!!!!
you. lying. BITCH. I will fucking end you, you skank! You just show your cocksucking face around here, I fucking swear to god I will slice you open a new cunt and FUCK YOU IN THE GASH.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:42:27 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:40:39 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:39:37 PM
To quote the late and unlamented YBC:
"How aneristic of you!"
What does that even mean?
It means you didn't listen to every turd of wisdom that dropped from Tao Jones' mouth. :lulz:
I think I need to tell this person how zany and outlandish they are.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on March 01, 2012, 07:42:33 PM
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Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone?
Dear Coyote,
YOU'RE UGLY, AND YOUR MOTHER DRESSES YOU FUNNY.
Much love,
LMNO
PS - AND YOU SMELL LIKE ONE, TOO.
WHAT EVER!!!! YOU ARE JUST JEALOUS THAT I GET ALL THE PRETTY DRESSES!!!!!
you. lying. BITCH. I will fucking end you, you skank! You just show your cocksucking face around here, I fucking swear to god I will slice you open a new cunt and FUCK YOU IN THE GASH.
Bring it BITCH. Don't hate the player just because you ain't got no date to the prom.
monkey screaming is more fun than the alternatives.
Also, hangovers are for bitches.
(today I am a bitch)
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
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I got some stuff that wants writing, but I at the same time I got other creative works that aren't really all that interesting to PD that need pounding my head against. But shit like the "WHY ISN'T ANYONE POSTING?!?!" makes me want to just GTFO.
Well, then, allow me to get the fuck out of the way.
Doesn't this seems kind of fucking familiar?
Yeah, I was just mentioning that in Paes' thread.
To clarify: You are offended by me being offended by people being too offended - or too afraid of offending people - to post?
Did I get that right? Because it's kinda hard to keep track without a scorecard.
This shit is just going to end up spiraling into monkey screaming.
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone? I can see people maybe not posting because they are offended, as that is my first reaction to, "No one is posting enough". I want to dig in my heels and scream. I know how to feel Dok. You feel like the that poor anchorman with the fake smile and fake hair in that glowing box. Trapped while everyone else just sits on their couches passively receiving.
I'm flattered :lulz:
Quote from: LuciferX on March 01, 2012, 09:14:44 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
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Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:11:55 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:03:22 PM
I got some stuff that wants writing, but I at the same time I got other creative works that aren't really all that interesting to PD that need pounding my head against. But shit like the "WHY ISN'T ANYONE POSTING?!?!" makes me want to just GTFO.
Well, then, allow me to get the fuck out of the way.
Doesn't this seems kind of fucking familiar?
Yeah, I was just mentioning that in Paes' thread.
To clarify: You are offended by me being offended by people being too offended - or too afraid of offending people - to post?
Did I get that right? Because it's kinda hard to keep track without a scorecard.
This shit is just going to end up spiraling into monkey screaming.
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone? I can see people maybe not posting because they are offended, as that is my first reaction to, "No one is posting enough". I want to dig in my heels and scream. I know how to feel Dok. You feel like the that poor anchorman with the fake smile and fake hair in that glowing box. Trapped while everyone else just sits on their couches passively receiving.
I'm flattered :lulz:
No one was talking to you or even about you. Go piss up a rope.
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 09:15:22 PM
Quote from: LuciferX on March 01, 2012, 09:14:44 PM
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Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:20:41 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:18:35 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:11:55 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:03:22 PM
I got some stuff that wants writing, but I at the same time I got other creative works that aren't really all that interesting to PD that need pounding my head against. But shit like the "WHY ISN'T ANYONE POSTING?!?!" makes me want to just GTFO.
Well, then, allow me to get the fuck out of the way.
Doesn't this seems kind of fucking familiar?
Yeah, I was just mentioning that in Paes' thread.
To clarify: You are offended by me being offended by people being too offended - or too afraid of offending people - to post?
Did I get that right? Because it's kinda hard to keep track without a scorecard.
This shit is just going to end up spiraling into monkey screaming.
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone? I can see people maybe not posting because they are offended, as that is my first reaction to, "No one is posting enough". I want to dig in my heels and scream. I know how to feel Dok. You feel like the that poor anchorman with the fake smile and fake hair in that glowing box. Trapped while everyone else just sits on their couches passively receiving.
I'm flattered :lulz:
No one was talking to you or even about you. Go piss up a rope.
Your entrails?
Coyote, is it not written, "Go not forth arguing with the aspies, because they simply don't get it, and they will wear thee down to a nub"?
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 09:38:39 PM
Coyote, is it not written, "Go not forth arguing with the aspies, because they simply don't get it, and they will wear thee down to a nub"?
And it was so.
Quote from: LuciferX on March 01, 2012, 09:43:03 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 09:38:39 PM
Coyote, is it not written, "Go not forth arguing with the aspies, because they simply don't get it, and they will wear thee down to a nub"?
And it was so.
I have a serious question for you, LuciferX.
Are you one of those guys that prefers negative attention to insufficient attention? I ask because you're obviously not a stupid guy, but you consistently attempt to alienate everyone around you.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 09:38:39 PM
Coyote, is it not written, "Go not forth arguing with the aspies, because they simply don't get it, and they will wear thee down to a nub"?
I know, and that is the last time I will talk to him, just like that other aspie that seems to have a hard-on for me.
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 10:00:46 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 09:38:39 PM
Coyote, is it not written, "Go not forth arguing with the aspies, because they simply don't get it, and they will wear thee down to a nub"?
I know, and that is the last time I will talk to him, just like that other aspie that seems to have a hard-on for me.
Which other one? There's been a few recently.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 09:46:39 PM
Quote from: LuciferX on March 01, 2012, 09:43:03 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 09:38:39 PM
Coyote, is it not written, "Go not forth arguing with the aspies, because they simply don't get it, and they will wear thee down to a nub"?
And it was so.
I have a serious question for you, LuciferX.
Are you one of those guys that prefers negative attention to insufficient attention? I ask because you're obviously not a stupid guy, but you consistently attempt to alienate everyone around you.
Yea, trying to please hear is an exercise in cognitive dissonance :argh!:
Ferks- why not go for the positive attention instead of coming across as a moron and sometimes an asshole?
Quote from: That'll be five Twid, please. on March 01, 2012, 10:14:57 PM
Ferks- why not go for the positive attention instead of coming across as a moron and sometimes an asshole?
I don't think he knows how.
Ferks?
Is it really that difficult or am i an exceptionally coherent nice guy? I just dont get it....
Quote from: That'll be five Twid, please. on March 01, 2012, 10:19:16 PM
Is it really that difficult or am i an exceptionally coherent nice guy? I just dont get it....
LuciferX used to be called MinusSpace, and he's never done anything but utter gibberish.
Don't argue with the mentally ill. There's no point to it.
Fair enough.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 10:01:13 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 10:00:46 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 09:38:39 PM
Coyote, is it not written, "Go not forth arguing with the aspies, because they simply don't get it, and they will wear thee down to a nub"?
I know, and that is the last time I will talk to him, just like that other aspie that seems to have a hard-on for me.
Which other one? There's been a few recently.
Murderrapist
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 10:21:08 PM
Quote from: That'll be five Twid, please. on March 01, 2012, 10:19:16 PM
Is it really that difficult or am i an exceptionally coherent nice guy? I just dont get it....
LuciferX used to be called MinusSpace, and he's never done anything but utter gibberish.
Don't argue with the mentally ill. There's no point to it.
Clinical experience has shown me that arguing with the mentally ill introduces you into their delusions. "Ah! So it was you all along, you bastard!", type of thing. Generally speaking.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:29:38 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone?
That was actually a direct quote from Deepthroat Chopra "I was lurking because I didn't want to offend anyone".
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,31346.15/msg,1152100.html
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
You feel like the that poor anchorman with the fake smile and fake hair in that glowing box. Trapped while everyone else just sits on their couches passively receiving.
Nope. I feel like someone pointing out that the dam is breaking, but everyone keeps watching the damn anchorman.
The real reasons are probably as follows -
Not having anything useful to contribute.
Substance Abuse.
Not being in a mood to be offended.
Not being very bright.
Poor concentration span.
Limited time to play with tech.
Distracted by p0rn.
Distracted by Football Management simulations.
Apathy and depression about the state of things.
F Scott Speck has one useful rule - Speak only when you feel compelled. Haven't felt compelled, but I've realised F Scott Peck was a bit of a wanker.
Fear of being seen as a wanker.
Fear of not having enough time to be a wanker.
I feel I've said enough.
I dont let my drinking habits prevent me from posting. On the contrary it has the opposite effect. Just saying.
Quote from: That'll be five Twid, please. on March 01, 2012, 10:45:30 PM
I dont let my drinking habits prevent me from posting. On the contrary it has the opposite effect. Just saying.
Drinking? Maybe I should try that one. :wink:
A drop of the craythur will get you posting all night. :cheers:
Wisdom from the Irish. My Gran-pappy used to same. Without the posting talk, of course. He'd say "A drop of the craythur will keep you drinking all night", which I always thought was a tautology, or circular reasoning, or something. Made sense to him. He lived into his mid 80's.
Booze is a downer but it has the opposite effect on me. It obliterates any shyness or quietness i have and then i want to party all night. In the past ive frequently been the last man standing.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 10:21:08 PM
LuciferX used to be called MinusSpace, and he's never done anything but utter gibberish.
Was MinusSpace the one that did the continous pineal oneliners (2-5 words max) with the occasional bout of sub-Yatto coherency? [LuciferX right now is actually slightly more sensical than what I'm trying to paint here]
I'm asking cause I thought LuciferX was that one, but I thought he was called LuciferX (or something Lucifer) when he did that.
Also who was this other guy with a huge thread in O:MF posting all sorts of sigilled images with mason symbolism and IIRC satanic magicks stuff, who was genuinely crazy? Wasn't he called Lucifersomething at some point as well? And Furbysomething? He was mentally ill delusional though (as well as an asshole, which shines right right through regardless), and also relatively young if some of the pics in his photobucket were indeed him.
LuciferX, however, is perfectly capable of forming coherent sentences into on-topic posts, he did so in my Python thread (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,31483.msg1141775.html#msg1141775). So LuciferX, why not just join the discussions? It's a lot more fun, honest! :) [for one, not having every single post of yours met with either derision, ridicule or silence]
Quote from: That'll be five Twid, please. on March 01, 2012, 11:26:06 PM
Booze is a downer but it has the opposite effect on me. It obliterates any shyness or quietness i have and then i want to party all night. In the past ive frequently been the last man standing.
I myself have suffered from Stayers Syndrome. You might just miss something, you know, even when everyone else is nearly under the table. Ay.
Sometimes its just better to miss it. :lol:
Quote from: Deepthroat Chopra on March 01, 2012, 10:38:54 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:29:38 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone?
That was actually a direct quote from Deepthroat Chopra "I was lurking because I didn't want to offend anyone".
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,31346.15/msg,1152100.html
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
You feel like the that poor anchorman with the fake smile and fake hair in that glowing box. Trapped while everyone else just sits on their couches passively receiving.
Nope. I feel like someone pointing out that the dam is breaking, but everyone keeps watching the damn anchorman.
The real reasons are probably as follows -
Not having anything useful to contribute.
Substance Abuse.
Not being in a mood to be offended.
Not being very bright.
Poor concentration span.
Limited time to play with tech.
Distracted by p0rn.
Distracted by Football Management simulations.
Apathy and depression about the state of things.
F Scott Speck has one useful rule - Speak only when you feel compelled. Haven't felt compelled, but I've realised F Scott Peck was a bit of a wanker.
Fear of being seen as a wanker.
Fear of not having enough time to be a wanker.
I feel I've said enough.
You forgot backsliding, laziness, and complacency.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 11:53:39 PM
Quote from: Deepthroat Chopra on March 01, 2012, 10:38:54 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:29:38 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone?
That was actually a direct quote from Deepthroat Chopra "I was lurking because I didn't want to offend anyone".
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,31346.15/msg,1152100.html
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
You feel like the that poor anchorman with the fake smile and fake hair in that glowing box. Trapped while everyone else just sits on their couches passively receiving.
Nope. I feel like someone pointing out that the dam is breaking, but everyone keeps watching the damn anchorman.
The real reasons are probably as follows -
Not having anything useful to contribute.
Substance Abuse.
Not being in a mood to be offended.
Not being very bright.
Poor concentration span.
Limited time to play with tech.
Distracted by p0rn.
Distracted by Football Management simulations.
Apathy and depression about the state of things.
F Scott Speck has one useful rule - Speak only when you feel compelled. Haven't felt compelled, but I've realised F Scott Peck was a bit of a wanker.
Fear of being seen as a wanker.
Fear of not having enough time to be a wanker.
I feel I've said enough.
You forgot backsliding, laziness, and complacency.
Complacency, for sure. Laziness, perhaps. Backsliding - I'm not clear what I'd be backsliding from. I don't think I'm being defensive in this reply.
The gist is, a few prolific posters are getting a bit bored with doing all the posting, and need fresh meat to keep the ideas flowing, cross-pollinating, and the like, and/or for cannon-fodder for their own amusement. Fair enough. I've been a user of PD.com, in that every now and then, I've looked at it because of interesting info available from it, basically, without going into specifics. And, as said, haven't been sure what useful things I've got to share back. I get you're not just looking for clever (or stupid) one liners to be thrown around, but real meaty goodness.
I think I've already said too much.
That said, looking forward, I've posted some bits and pieces over the last couple of days, and time will time if I'm truly "born-again", or just experiencing some sort of moment of clarity, sticking my head out of complacency, only destined to have it dragged back in by the life that brings complacency, because I enjoy it.
Yes, I need to write more. Not specifically at PD, but overall. I've been concentrating on music, recording and gigging and writing. That's been a non-complacent. But yes, there's a sense that I'm just not expressing me enough.
I hope I haven't turned this into therapy. I'm just trying to, you know, be honest about it all.
I find as long as you keep your therapy-to-content ratio around 1:4 they don't seem to call you out on it :wink:
Quote from: Deepthroat Chopra on March 02, 2012, 12:37:53 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 11:53:39 PM
Quote from: Deepthroat Chopra on March 01, 2012, 10:38:54 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2012, 07:29:38 PM
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone?
That was actually a direct quote from Deepthroat Chopra "I was lurking because I didn't want to offend anyone".
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,31346.15/msg,1152100.html
Quote from: Pope Coyote of the Wolffnords on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
You feel like the that poor anchorman with the fake smile and fake hair in that glowing box. Trapped while everyone else just sits on their couches passively receiving.
Nope. I feel like someone pointing out that the dam is breaking, but everyone keeps watching the damn anchorman.
The real reasons are probably as follows -
Not having anything useful to contribute.
Substance Abuse.
Not being in a mood to be offended.
Not being very bright.
Poor concentration span.
Limited time to play with tech.
Distracted by p0rn.
Distracted by Football Management simulations.
Apathy and depression about the state of things.
F Scott Speck has one useful rule - Speak only when you feel compelled. Haven't felt compelled, but I've realised F Scott Peck was a bit of a wanker.
Fear of being seen as a wanker.
Fear of not having enough time to be a wanker.
I feel I've said enough.
You forgot backsliding, laziness, and complacency.
Complacency, for sure. Laziness, perhaps. Backsliding - I'm not clear what I'd be backsliding from. I don't think I'm being defensive in this reply.
The gist is, a few prolific posters are getting a bit bored with doing all the posting, and need fresh meat to keep the ideas flowing, cross-pollinating, and the like, and/or for cannon-fodder for their own amusement. Fair enough. I've been a user of PD.com, in that every now and then, I've looked at it because of interesting info available from it, basically, without going into specifics. And, as said, haven't been sure what useful things I've got to share back. I get you're not just looking for clever (or stupid) one liners to be thrown around, but real meaty goodness.
I think I've already said too much.
That said, looking forward, I've posted some bits and pieces over the last couple of days, and time will time if I'm truly "born-again", or just experiencing some sort of moment of clarity, sticking my head out of complacency, only destined to have it dragged back in by the life that brings complacency, because I enjoy it.
Yes, I need to write more. Not specifically at PD, but overall. I've been concentrating on music, recording and gigging and writing. That's been a non-complacent. But yes, there's a sense that I'm just not expressing me enough.
I hope I haven't turned this into therapy. I'm just trying to, you know, be honest about it all.
No sweat. The big trick here is to not take this sort of shit personally. I am just a very rude pushy bastard.
For SCIENCE!
Not taken personally, YOU BASTARD (allegedly for science)!
Also, fellow musician, give us links, we want to hear your shit.
Also, you might want to check out CDGASM which I'm going to get back to after next weekend when my Irish folk obligations end.
"Backsliding." :lulz:
Isn't that one of those soundbyte terms the creepy, overzealous christian militia uses to talk shit about other congregation members not being devoted enough?
Quote from: That'll be five Twid, please. on March 02, 2012, 02:20:43 AM
Also, fellow musician, give us links, we want to hear your shit.
Also, you might want to check out CDGASM which I'm going to get back to after next weekend when my Irish folk obligations end.
But of course. Band name is Loose Tuesday, we have a facebook page with a couple of video's of live performance, and there's one (average) recordong on it. Two more to be put up, once one of them gets polished up a bit. We use this local scholl of audio-engineering (free) to record. The problem being there seems to be an inexplicable fan-base of Christian Rock amongst them, and unless they have specific instructions to the contrary, they seem to Christian-rockify the sound, which is like empty 80's rock.
Anyway, gig tonight in a country hall which will be good. it's venue where people actually sit and watch, then applaud at the end of every song! Weird. Then Sunday, playing in a bar at the beach.
Recently got blacklisted from a local pub for not playing any covers.
Also, our band's called Loose Tuesday because a local irish dude taught me that saying - apparently it's when you're already sick of waiting for the weekend, and you get pissed on the Tuesday night.
Twid, can you confirm that this is an authentic Irish saying?
We're a bit Luddite, sticking to acoustic guitars, real bass though, real drums.
I think I've said too much.
ETA: Oh, if you google "Loose Tuesday", our facebook page comes up first.
Quote from: navkat on March 02, 2012, 03:14:07 AM
"Backsliding." :lulz:
Isn't that one of those soundbyte terms the creepy, overzealous christian militia uses to talk shit about other congregation members not being devoted enough?
I definitely backslid from christianity many moons ago. It was difficult, because of the amount of hotties in our youth group that put out.
Quote from: Deepthroat Chopra on March 02, 2012, 03:22:52 AM
Quote from: navkat on March 02, 2012, 03:14:07 AM
"Backsliding." :lulz:
Isn't that one of those soundbyte terms the creepy, overzealous christian militia uses to talk shit about other congregation members not being devoted enough?
I definitely backslid from christianity many moons ago. It was difficult, because of the amount of hotties in our youth group that put out.
NOW THOSE ARE SOME CHRISTIANS I'M SURE WE CAN ALL GET BEHIND.
Quote from: navkat on March 02, 2012, 03:14:07 AM
"Backsliding." :lulz:
Isn't that one of those soundbyte terms the creepy, overzealous christian militia uses to talk shit about other congregation members not being devoted enough?
It's different when we say it.
For reasons that don't concern you.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 02, 2012, 03:30:10 AM
Quote from: navkat on March 02, 2012, 03:14:07 AM
"Backsliding." :lulz:
Isn't that one of those soundbyte terms the creepy, overzealous christian militia uses to talk shit about other congregation members not being devoted enough?
It's different when we say it.
For reasons that don't concern you.
You are hurting my butt.
Quote from: navkat on March 02, 2012, 11:18:53 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 02, 2012, 03:30:10 AM
Quote from: navkat on March 02, 2012, 03:14:07 AM
"Backsliding." :lulz:
Isn't that one of those soundbyte terms the creepy, overzealous christian militia uses to talk shit about other congregation members not being devoted enough?
It's different when we say it.
For reasons that don't concern you.
You are hurting my butt.
:lmnuendo:
waaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sleepy people.
Alright, seriously, where is everyone?
Gone, into the void. Silent, and still.
Still silent.
Snow bank.
I'm doing my lurker thing since I can't figure out a blasted thing to say.
Also, getting lost in youtube, imdb and wiki on a regular basis.
really should be off doing some chores though...
This has got to have been one of the more depressing weeks on PD.com.
I'm gonna sign off soon. See you fuckers on Monday.
Due to calendar reform february now falls in march. What was february is now funbruary. FebruaryMarch also is no longer a festival of misery but rather a celebration of tedium and ennui.
We have yet to decide whether the new month will be called marbruary or farch.
However you must all wear drab clothing.
*shrug* I was running errands and just got back. And am fighting with my laptop to get rid of fucking Shredder. STABILITY ISSUES GALORE.
Quote from: An Twidsteoir on March 02, 2012, 08:59:16 PM
We have yet to decide whether the new month will be called marbruary or farch.
However you must all wear drab clothing.
What happened to Smarch?
Smarch?
Damn. Go bus go! I have a link to click!
Quote from: Guru Coyote on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone?
Is it really?
Quote from: BabylonHoruv on April 27, 2012, 07:16:39 PM
Quote from: Guru Coyote on March 01, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
But isn't it a leap that the reason that people aren't posting because they are afraid to offend someone?
Is it really?
You're a special case, Babylon. You are offensive even when you don't post.
Merely by being alive, you make everyone just a little more miserable.
QG's daily affirmation:
No matter how retarded I am today, or how many things I fail to do, at least I'm not a corpse fucker.
Quote from: Queen Gogira Pennyworth, BSW on April 27, 2012, 08:50:48 PM
QG's daily affirmation:
No matter how retarded I am today, or how many things I fail to do, at least I'm not a corpse fucker.
Yeah, and no matter how mad I get at anyone on PD, I always remember that they're not Babylon Horuv, and then I tend to get a little more forgiving.
Ugh. I'm finding I have no energy to post intelligently around here...
I'm unemployed, which sucks rocks. Have had no luck finding anything else. (Though I have a phone interview next week... which I expect may not go well, as I know fuckall about the chemical industry, and that might, somehow, matter to the interviewer. I pay people. That's what I do. I don't give a shit what I'm paying them FOR, other than how it affects how they're paid... Industry shouldn't matter... but it does.)
I'm trying NOT to turn into a self-pitying blob sitting on the couch all day... Really, I am... But, there's not much incentive to kick the shit out of the apathy and MOVE.
On the plus side, I have a date tomorrow. I am terrified as hell of this.
Also, QG: For a while, Babylon was on welfare.
No big deal, of course...Except that he's an anarchist. :lulz:
STICK IT TO THE MAN! UM. AFTER I GET MY CHEQUE.
\
:jihaad:
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:00:19 PM
On the plus side, I have a date tomorrow.
:banana:
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:01:10 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:00:19 PM
On the plus side, I have a date tomorrow.
:banana:
I swear to all that might even pretend to be holy, I don't remember how to do this shit. :horrormirth:
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:02:01 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:01:10 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:00:19 PM
On the plus side, I have a date tomorrow.
:banana:
I swear to all that might even pretend to be holy, I don't remember how to do this shit. :horrormirth:
It's like riding a bicycle, only there's 3 angry mountain gorillas fighting in the basket.
You'll be FINE.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:03:10 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:02:01 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:01:10 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:00:19 PM
On the plus side, I have a date tomorrow.
:banana:
I swear to all that might even pretend to be holy, I don't remember how to do this shit. :horrormirth:
It's like riding a bicycle, only there's 3 angry mountain gorillas fighting in the basket.
You'll be FINE.
Yeah... I think I'll be fine...
I may fuck it up royally... HE may fuck it up royally... But... Maybe not.
And... weird, but I'm kind of enjoying the butterflies doing the tango in my stomach. I'm thinking it may be a good sign.
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:06:50 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:03:10 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:02:01 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:01:10 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:00:19 PM
On the plus side, I have a date tomorrow.
:banana:
I swear to all that might even pretend to be holy, I don't remember how to do this shit. :horrormirth:
It's like riding a bicycle, only there's 3 angry mountain gorillas fighting in the basket.
You'll be FINE.
Yeah... I think I'll be fine...
I may fuck it up royally... HE may fuck it up royally... But... Maybe not.
And... weird, but I'm kind of enjoying the butterflies doing the tango in my stomach. I'm thinking it may be a good sign.
What's the worst that could happen? Try not to fart at dinner.
Save THAT for the movie.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:07:58 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:06:50 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:03:10 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:02:01 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:01:10 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:00:19 PM
On the plus side, I have a date tomorrow.
:banana:
I swear to all that might even pretend to be holy, I don't remember how to do this shit. :horrormirth:
It's like riding a bicycle, only there's 3 angry mountain gorillas fighting in the basket.
You'll be FINE.
Yeah... I think I'll be fine...
I may fuck it up royally... HE may fuck it up royally... But... Maybe not.
And... weird, but I'm kind of enjoying the butterflies doing the tango in my stomach. I'm thinking it may be a good sign.
What's the worst that could happen? Try not to fart at dinner.
Save THAT for the movie.
I refuse to dwell (any more) on the bad stuff that could happen. (And am NOT having those baked beans on the shelf for dinner, tonight.)
We're going to have an awesome time.
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:10:47 PM
I refuse to dwell (any more) on the bad stuff that could happen. (And am NOT having those baked beans on the shelf for dinner, tonight.)
We're going to have an awesome time.
If the first date works out, we'll give him The Roger Test.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:11:19 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:10:47 PM
I refuse to dwell (any more) on the bad stuff that could happen. (And am NOT having those baked beans on the shelf for dinner, tonight.)
We're going to have an awesome time.
If the first date works out, we'll give him The Roger Test.
I'm afraid to ask...
What's The Roger Test?
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:12:25 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:11:19 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:10:47 PM
I refuse to dwell (any more) on the bad stuff that could happen. (And am NOT having those baked beans on the shelf for dinner, tonight.)
We're going to have an awesome time.
If the first date works out, we'll give him The Roger Test.
I'm afraid to ask...
What's The Roger Test?
That's where we find out just how
serious he is about Saturday Night.
You have a 2 gallon pot? And can you borrow that boxing glove on a stick that Richter had?
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:14:05 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:12:25 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:11:19 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:10:47 PM
I refuse to dwell (any more) on the bad stuff that could happen. (And am NOT having those baked beans on the shelf for dinner, tonight.)
We're going to have an awesome time.
If the first date works out, we'll give him The Roger Test.
I'm afraid to ask...
What's The Roger Test?
That's where we find out just how serious he is about Saturday Night.
You have a 2 gallon pot? And can you borrow that boxing glove on a stick that Richter had?
:eek: I have a 2 gallon pot... And Richer might loan me the glove on a stick that Richter had, he does still have it...
But the second date might be a LITTLE early for that sort of thing, maybe...
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:17:08 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:14:05 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:12:25 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:11:19 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:10:47 PM
I refuse to dwell (any more) on the bad stuff that could happen. (And am NOT having those baked beans on the shelf for dinner, tonight.)
We're going to have an awesome time.
If the first date works out, we'll give him The Roger Test.
I'm afraid to ask...
What's The Roger Test?
That's where we find out just how serious he is about Saturday Night.
You have a 2 gallon pot? And can you borrow that boxing glove on a stick that Richter had?
:eek: I have a 2 gallon pot... And Richer might loan me the glove on a stick that Richter had, he does still have it...
But the second date might be a LITTLE early for that sort of thing, maybe...
Well, that's why you don't tell him about it until it's too late.
Trust me, I'm a Doktor.
Is there a pet store nearby?
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:17:49 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:17:08 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:14:05 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:12:25 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:11:19 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:10:47 PM
I refuse to dwell (any more) on the bad stuff that could happen. (And am NOT having those baked beans on the shelf for dinner, tonight.)
We're going to have an awesome time.
If the first date works out, we'll give him The Roger Test.
I'm afraid to ask...
What's The Roger Test?
That's where we find out just how serious he is about Saturday Night.
You have a 2 gallon pot? And can you borrow that boxing glove on a stick that Richter had?
:eek: I have a 2 gallon pot... And Richer might loan me the glove on a stick that Richter had, he does still have it...
But the second date might be a LITTLE early for that sort of thing, maybe...
Well, that's why you don't tell him about it until it's too late.
Trust me, I'm a Doktor.
Is there a pet store nearby?
:eek: :eek: Um... Yes?
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:18:58 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:17:49 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:17:08 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:14:05 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:12:25 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:11:19 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:10:47 PM
I refuse to dwell (any more) on the bad stuff that could happen. (And am NOT having those baked beans on the shelf for dinner, tonight.)
We're going to have an awesome time.
If the first date works out, we'll give him The Roger Test.
I'm afraid to ask...
What's The Roger Test?
That's where we find out just how serious he is about Saturday Night.
You have a 2 gallon pot? And can you borrow that boxing glove on a stick that Richter had?
:eek: I have a 2 gallon pot... And Richer might loan me the glove on a stick that Richter had, he does still have it...
But the second date might be a LITTLE early for that sort of thing, maybe...
Well, that's why you don't tell him about it until it's too late.
Trust me, I'm a Doktor.
Is there a pet store nearby?
:eek: :eek: Um... Yes?
OH, OUTSTANDING.
Your neighbors don't tend to call the cops over strange noises, right? Big city and all?
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:21:16 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:18:58 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:17:49 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:17:08 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:14:05 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:12:25 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:11:19 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:10:47 PM
I refuse to dwell (any more) on the bad stuff that could happen. (And am NOT having those baked beans on the shelf for dinner, tonight.)
We're going to have an awesome time.
If the first date works out, we'll give him The Roger Test.
I'm afraid to ask...
What's The Roger Test?
That's where we find out just how serious he is about Saturday Night.
You have a 2 gallon pot? And can you borrow that boxing glove on a stick that Richter had?
:eek: I have a 2 gallon pot... And Richer might loan me the glove on a stick that Richter had, he does still have it...
But the second date might be a LITTLE early for that sort of thing, maybe...
Well, that's why you don't tell him about it until it's too late.
Trust me, I'm a Doktor.
Is there a pet store nearby?
:eek: :eek: Um... Yes?
OH, OUTSTANDING.
Your neighbors don't tend to call the cops over strange noises, right? Big city and all?
There, we may have a problem. Providence isn't what you'd call a "big" city, not really... I'm in a part of the city that has a lot of college students, but most of 'em are currently batshit psycho due to finals week. Call that a 50/50 chance.
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:23:30 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:21:16 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:18:58 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:17:49 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:17:08 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:14:05 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:12:25 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:11:19 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:10:47 PM
I refuse to dwell (any more) on the bad stuff that could happen. (And am NOT having those baked beans on the shelf for dinner, tonight.)
We're going to have an awesome time.
If the first date works out, we'll give him The Roger Test.
I'm afraid to ask...
What's The Roger Test?
That's where we find out just how serious he is about Saturday Night.
You have a 2 gallon pot? And can you borrow that boxing glove on a stick that Richter had?
:eek: I have a 2 gallon pot... And Richer might loan me the glove on a stick that Richter had, he does still have it...
But the second date might be a LITTLE early for that sort of thing, maybe...
Well, that's why you don't tell him about it until it's too late.
Trust me, I'm a Doktor.
Is there a pet store nearby?
:eek: :eek: Um... Yes?
OH, OUTSTANDING.
Your neighbors don't tend to call the cops over strange noises, right? Big city and all?
There, we may have a problem. Providence isn't what you'd call a "big" city, not really... I'm in a part of the city that has a lot of college students, but most of 'em are currently batshit psycho due to finals week. Call that a 50/50 chance.
Hmmm.
How good of a sport is he? Think he'd bite down on a stick if ya asked him?
Dok,
The Doctor Ruth of PD.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:25:20 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:23:30 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:21:16 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:18:58 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:17:49 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:17:08 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:14:05 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:12:25 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:11:19 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:10:47 PM
I refuse to dwell (any more) on the bad stuff that could happen. (And am NOT having those baked beans on the shelf for dinner, tonight.)
We're going to have an awesome time.
If the first date works out, we'll give him The Roger Test.
I'm afraid to ask...
What's The Roger Test?
That's where we find out just how serious he is about Saturday Night.
You have a 2 gallon pot? And can you borrow that boxing glove on a stick that Richter had?
:eek: I have a 2 gallon pot... And Richer might loan me the glove on a stick that Richter had, he does still have it...
But the second date might be a LITTLE early for that sort of thing, maybe...
Well, that's why you don't tell him about it until it's too late.
Trust me, I'm a Doktor.
Is there a pet store nearby?
:eek: :eek: Um... Yes?
OH, OUTSTANDING.
Your neighbors don't tend to call the cops over strange noises, right? Big city and all?
There, we may have a problem. Providence isn't what you'd call a "big" city, not really... I'm in a part of the city that has a lot of college students, but most of 'em are currently batshit psycho due to finals week. Call that a 50/50 chance.
Hmmm.
How good of a sport is he? Think he'd bite down on a stick if ya asked him?
Dok,
The Doctor Ruth of PD.
Well, shit, I don't know, yet...
But, hey, can I at least test drive him before we break him?
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:27:05 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:25:20 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:23:30 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:21:16 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:18:58 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:17:49 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:17:08 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:14:05 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:12:25 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:11:19 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:10:47 PM
I refuse to dwell (any more) on the bad stuff that could happen. (And am NOT having those baked beans on the shelf for dinner, tonight.)
We're going to have an awesome time.
If the first date works out, we'll give him The Roger Test.
I'm afraid to ask...
What's The Roger Test?
That's where we find out just how serious he is about Saturday Night.
You have a 2 gallon pot? And can you borrow that boxing glove on a stick that Richter had?
:eek: I have a 2 gallon pot... And Richer might loan me the glove on a stick that Richter had, he does still have it...
But the second date might be a LITTLE early for that sort of thing, maybe...
Well, that's why you don't tell him about it until it's too late.
Trust me, I'm a Doktor.
Is there a pet store nearby?
:eek: :eek: Um... Yes?
OH, OUTSTANDING.
Your neighbors don't tend to call the cops over strange noises, right? Big city and all?
There, we may have a problem. Providence isn't what you'd call a "big" city, not really... I'm in a part of the city that has a lot of college students, but most of 'em are currently batshit psycho due to finals week. Call that a 50/50 chance.
Hmmm.
How good of a sport is he? Think he'd bite down on a stick if ya asked him?
Dok,
The Doctor Ruth of PD.
Well, shit, I don't know, yet...
But, hey, can I at least test drive him before we break him?
Well, yeah, but you don't want to wait too long.
He might have all the wrong values.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:34:24 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:27:05 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:25:20 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:23:30 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:21:16 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:18:58 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:17:49 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:17:08 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:14:05 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:12:25 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:11:19 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:10:47 PM
I refuse to dwell (any more) on the bad stuff that could happen. (And am NOT having those baked beans on the shelf for dinner, tonight.)
We're going to have an awesome time.
If the first date works out, we'll give him The Roger Test.
I'm afraid to ask...
What's The Roger Test?
That's where we find out just how serious he is about Saturday Night.
You have a 2 gallon pot? And can you borrow that boxing glove on a stick that Richter had?
:eek: I have a 2 gallon pot... And Richer might loan me the glove on a stick that Richter had, he does still have it...
But the second date might be a LITTLE early for that sort of thing, maybe...
Well, that's why you don't tell him about it until it's too late.
Trust me, I'm a Doktor.
Is there a pet store nearby?
:eek: :eek: Um... Yes?
OH, OUTSTANDING.
Your neighbors don't tend to call the cops over strange noises, right? Big city and all?
There, we may have a problem. Providence isn't what you'd call a "big" city, not really... I'm in a part of the city that has a lot of college students, but most of 'em are currently batshit psycho due to finals week. Call that a 50/50 chance.
Hmmm.
How good of a sport is he? Think he'd bite down on a stick if ya asked him?
Dok,
The Doctor Ruth of PD.
Well, shit, I don't know, yet...
But, hey, can I at least test drive him before we break him?
Well, yeah, but you don't want to wait too long.
He might have all the wrong values.
He might... But, he asked me out, which says that, at the very least, he has excellent taste in women. :wink:
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:00:19 PM
Ugh. I'm finding I have no energy to post intelligently around here...
I'm unemployed, which sucks rocks. Have had no luck finding anything else. (Though I have a phone interview next week... which I expect may not go well, as I know fuckall about the chemical industry, and that might, somehow, matter to the interviewer. I pay people. That's what I do. I don't give a shit what I'm paying them FOR, other than how it affects how they're paid... Industry shouldn't matter... but it does.)
I'm trying NOT to turn into a self-pitying blob sitting on the couch all day... Really, I am... But, there's not much incentive to kick the shit out of the apathy and MOVE.
On the plus side, I have a date tomorrow. I am terrified as hell of this.
Yayyyy Luna! Give 'em hell!
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:03:10 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:02:01 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:01:10 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:00:19 PM
On the plus side, I have a date tomorrow.
:banana:
I swear to all that might even pretend to be holy, I don't remember how to do this shit. :horrormirth:
It's like riding a bicycle, only there's 3 angry mountain gorillas fighting in the basket.
You'll be FINE.
Most accurate description of dating I've ever heard. :lulz:
Quote from: Nigel on April 28, 2012, 12:09:58 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:03:10 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:02:01 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:01:10 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 27, 2012, 11:00:19 PM
On the plus side, I have a date tomorrow.
:banana:
I swear to all that might even pretend to be holy, I don't remember how to do this shit. :horrormirth:
It's like riding a bicycle, only there's 3 angry mountain gorillas fighting in the basket.
You'll be FINE.
Most accurate description of dating I've ever heard. :lulz:
A good day is planned. I'm looking forward to it, despite the day spent frantically shoveling the shit around in my apartment.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:34:24 PM
Well, yeah, but you don't want to wait too long.
He might have all the wrong valves.
What I read, before I blinked.
Anyway, GOOOOO LUNA!!! Let us know how it went! :D
Quote from: Triple Zero on April 28, 2012, 03:01:14 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:34:24 PM
Well, yeah, but you don't want to wait too long.
He might have all the wrong valves.
What I read, before I blinked.
Anyway, GOOOOO LUNA!!! Let us know how it went! :D
:eek: If he has all the wrong valves, I am going to be VERY disappointed.
I am waiting for the weird guy who works at the record store to get back and find the letter from Kitty Parson that contains the Juggalo poem.
And then, maybe, I'll have a date too.
Quote from: Triple Zero on April 28, 2012, 03:01:14 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on April 27, 2012, 11:34:24 PM
Well, yeah, but you don't want to wait too long.
He might have all the wrong valves.
What I read, before I blinked.
Anyway, GOOOOO LUNA!!! Let us know how it went! :D
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Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 07, 2012, 07:53:57 PM
Oh, ye wretches that only stand and wait! Do ye not know the awful punishment that awaits thee? Do ye not know that there is no room in heaven or even heck for people who are merely spectators? Who only VIEW, who never speak, who keep WAITING? Is it not written1 that ye shall be cast into the Nashville Bus Station for eternity? Ye shall want for food, but only the vending machines shall await thee!
Will "Bob" or Eris hear thy excuses? "I never know what to say", thou shall plead, and you will be told, "neither did anyone else, and THEY spewed!". Then ye shall be tipped over in the prank chair, and go down that horrible slide into the darkness, arriving in Phoenix with strange welts and inexplicable puncture marks, and lawyers and collection agents shall jam writs under your door and Sheriff Joe will pull you over on suspicion of being suspicious, and yea, his flunkies will beat thee black & blue.
There shall be no joy in Mudville, for ye shall always strike out. There will be no parking. Traffic will ALWAYS suck. The minimum wait in the urgent care clinic (which you will become intimately familiar with) shall be measured in geologic epochs. The radio will only play Taylor Swift. You will have to wear a tie at your new job, and suspenders covered in "flash", while you serve food to obnoxious & obese demons who never tip.
Your car will overheat, but only on the way HOME from work. Your shoes will melt on the sidewalk. Your cereal will START OUT mushy, and then just turn horrible. The back of the ambulance is full of Glendale cops, and they will teach YOU not to ever again increase their paperwork. Dogs will bite you. Rats the size of Newt Gingrich's ass will gnaw on you in your sleep. Valley fever will be your DEFAULT HEALTH CONDITION.
You have been warned, O ye miserable wretched fucktard assmonkeys. So just sit there and VIEW, and pretend that EVERYTHING'S OKAY, when you know deep inside it's NOT OKAY, and that sneer on your lips will be wiped off and a sickly smile will be STAPLED TO YOUR FACE, so you can walk around pretending EVERYTHING'S JUST GREAT. But you'll know. Oh, yes.
Or Kill Me.
1 If it isn't, it should be.
I was stuck in the San Antonio bus station from the wee hours of the morning until 9 AM today. Too close for comfort.
POSTING LIKE A RINGTAIL SPOTTEDASS APE.