Renaming challenge

[Cain]

And?  You say that like its a bad thing.

[hunter s.durden]

We're all going to keep calling BIP anyway.
This naming thing has gone on too long to change anything.
You've all been studying our senate I see.
Good job fellas.

[AFK]

I say we rename it Black Iron Poultry in honor of LHX's new sig. 

[LHX]

Fifth International has great re-mortgaging rates

Black Iron Poultry contains no trans-fats

[Cramulus]

As I was rereading the GSP thread I had a different idea about which metaphor to use.

There are times in my life when I realize, that I'm in a terrible rut and it's No Fun. It forces me to evaluate which elements of the rut are necessary and good and which should be stripped out. Usually the escape from the rut involves me picking up a new hobby, doing something drastically different, or in some way altering my day-to-day me. It's sort of like waking up from a dream.

But instead of waking up into reality I'm really just waking up into another dream. Because that new hobby will one day get boring, and that new me is in no way the ultimate me.

It's a Dream Within A Dream
It's a false awakening, but an awakening none the less

The point of learning how to wake up is not to find the top-level reality, but to achieve lucidity.

[Lies]

The point of learning how to wake up is not to find the top-level reality, but to achieve lucidity.

I like that. You came up with that yourself or did you rip it off from some famous philosopher?

[LMNO]

Sounds like both Buddha, and Gurdjieff.

I thought you were going in the Useful Rut direction, not the Wake Up direction.

[Triple Zero]

The point of learning how to wake up is not to find the top-level reality, but to achieve lucidity.

I like that.

yeah, nice one, prof!

[East Coast Hustle]

I think we should call ourselves the Fifth International, just to piss off Communists (and tip our hat to Thornley)

[cyberus]

I have one.  It's still churning in my brain so forgive me if this seems raw, and poorly constructed.  Call it something along the lines of 'The Secret Mansion.'  The idea being that you are confined to certain parts of the house, depending on your worldview etc, and you can try doors that lead to nowhere, and none of the windows won't budge, but doing something as simple as pulling on a candlestick or shifting a book in the bookcase opens up a whole new area in your little funhouse.


oooh ooh- The Winchester Mystery Prerogative.

[LMNO]

Interesting.



I have a proposition:  Since each of us seem to have a different mental picture of essentially the same thing, I say each one of us should write a short essay describing it.

For example, Prof Cram can write about a Dream WIthin A Dream, Cyb can write the Secret Mansion, etc etc.

Then we complile that into a pamphlet, call it "7 ideas about one thing" (or however many we get), and let people decide which metaphor they like best.

[AFK]

I call dibs on the "Pink Fuzzy Bathrobe"!

[P3nT4gR4m]

Interesting.



I have a proposition:  Since each of us seem to have a different mental picture of essentially the same thing, I say each one of us should write a short essay describing it.

For example, Prof Cram can write about a Dream WIthin A Dream, Cyb can write the Secret Mansion, etc etc.

Then we complile that into a pamphlet, call it "7 ideas about one thing" (or however many we get), and let people decide which metaphor they like best.

Excellent idea - scrap the semantic bickering and get on with doing something

Now, of course, I'm on the spot and here comes the writers block ....

[Cramulus]

Good call LMNO

Though I don't think it should be a "which metaphor is best" contest. (which will ultimately be rhetorical)

I think the goal is to get as many hands as possible on the elephant.

[LMNO]

Yeah, I wasn't thinking that we'd declare a "winner".

We'll never all agree on the metaphor, so let's present them all equally.