COMING SOON TO A COMIC STAND NEAR YUO!

[Richter]

Epic. 

[Cain]

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[Cramulus]

re-read and LOL'd again, HARD



the AKK MSN conversation is PRICELESS

[Dysnomia]

 



I'm loling so hard my abs hurt.   

[Cainad (dec.)]

[The Good Reverend Roger]

enjoyed the comic

the twice as racist, dishonest...etc.. comment helped inspire the following thoughts:

I heard last night about group studies being done in which the group (or several members in the group) accuse whatever an individual says as being dishonest or phony.  Of course, everything one says can easily be interpreted this way, and this creates a lot of mess. [ A group which examines and analyzes the behavior of itself, or of one of it's members, is "turning the camera on the monitor."] When members of a group analyze the behaviors of a particular member, the outcome resembles the old absurd ritual of "thinking about thinking" which we humans seem to "think" we do (how about 'know about knowing'?).  Really, it is a natural consequence of being self-conscious.  I think it's... I'm not sure I would use the word natural here... likely maybe, that this sort of behavior will provoke Anxiety and Guilt for many, especially for the noob (or the unscathed).  "Was I really authentic?"  Soon the n00b... we'll call him Steve, shall we?  Steve gets himself all worked up into this vicious circle, worrying about this and that, almost stuck watching himself; watching others watch him.   Or, perhaps Steve doesn't care.  I mean, all I'm trying to conjure here is this idea of group thinking about thinking, and thinking about group thinking.

I thought of PD, naturally, when listening to Alan Watts expound upon the group experiments last night.   And perhaps it was because I was impressioned from the Alan Watts zentalky that I decided to conceptualize something peculiar and maybe even appealing about PD, and taking part in the chaos here.

The idea is this:  Adversity on PD is a good zen trick, that forces you (in some cases, maybe mine) to "think about thinking about thinking about thinking" to put it like Watts would.   To continue on with the current course and see it through, encounter challenges to be consistent, and to be permissable- These are both fruitless and necessary endeavors for the uninitiate.    I've complemented Ratatosk's old signature before ("Igne Noobus Renovabitur Integra"), and I think it possesses a similar essence as this idea.   

Another example might be the common story about one who willingly becomes the student to the "zen master" who offers him nothing whatsoever, and tells the student straight out that he is wasting his time.  After a week of sitting outside the temple starving and meditating and whatnot, the student proves himself stupid enough to admitted.  In other words, there can be little doubt for the student, feeling very foolish by this point, that the truth is not found inside the temple.  He is doing this himself, and the zen master has even tried to dissuade him.  However, many students still fast and meditate and almost kill themselves to get into the temple, never failing to realize the zen master really hasn't any truths to tell.   The only help the master can give them, if any, is encouragement to follow their own course consistently, so that they will see the results more swiftly.  Of course, the true master is the one who makes the grass green. 

Internet drama, and group analysis thereof is generally tricky and/or lulzy, but I think PD has quite the zen trick.

I suppose this is a bit of a threadjack, but as the character is based upon some of my meandering about, I thought I may as well muck it up with more Daruko material.
Anything for the lulz   

Kind of fucking about too.   What do you think about the idea here?    Any serious thoughts, or just tl;dr?

There's one possibility you declined to post:

That you're a total fucktard, and nobody likes you.

Sometimes it's just that simple.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

x 100,000


funniest thing I've read on PD in months



DAMN I'm glad we initiated you into the WOMP Cabal

QFT.



But I didn't say "SHOOP DA WHOOP!"   

[The Good Reverend Roger]

re-read and LOL'd again, HARD



the AKK MSN conversation is PRICELESS

I actually blew bits of nachos all over my screen at that point.

[hooplala]

HOLY. FUCK.

[Daruko]

  for the new issues

[LMNO]

Durk, I have to keep an open mind and say that I liked your post, a a conceptual piece.

On the other hand, it pre-supposed that we all have a common purpose, and are doing it for a reason higher than just lail.


Just wanted you to know that while you still may be a waste of carbon, that post wasn't half bad.

[Daruko]

Durk, I have to keep an open mind and say that I liked your post, a a conceptual piece.

On the other hand, it pre-supposed that we all have a common purpose, and are doing it for a reason higher than just lail.

Just wanted you to know that while you still may be a waste of carbon, that post wasn't half bad.

aw shucks.  Thanks L.

[Mangrove]

 

I love this thread.

In fact, I love this thread so much, I don't even hate clowns anymore.


Mangrove - literally doubled over laughing, resting his head on computer desk.

[e]

I have to say I like the fact that daruko is now ducking into phone booths in threads posted by noobs when it looks like they're about to say something stupid.  Very "life imitating art"

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]