FWD: Testing

[Captain Utopia]

You are gaining no tactical advantage.

It doesn't translate, so well, online.

Your are merely rabble rousing on the weekend when its normally quiet here and turning yourself into a target as opposed to posting stuff to be discussed. I mean continue if you want but it generally comes to a point where you drop the attitude and you can enjoy some great conversations from there on out and this site does have a lot of rewarding conversations to be had.

I would contest that a certain percentage of my attitude is simply me refusing "prison bitch" status, and returning attitude given to me, in kind. But you're right, it's not important, and I concede to your larger point.

[the last yatto]

If you can explain your insight, I would be most grateful.

it puts the lotion in the basket

No, really.  We're like a hive, only without the honey.

but the statue is still around here somewhere i think

[Fredfredly ⊂(◉‿◉)つ]

is this Rhombus's cousin??

[Captain Utopia]

Pseudo-intellectualism doesn't go far here.  You might have better luck at the Church of Google.  They're always spouting puerile nonsense and calling it "philosophy", etc.

Oh come on, I just took a look, and that shit is retarded. Even for me.

I'd much rather be an insignificant fish in a big pond than a whale rotting in a puddle of piss.

[Zenpeanut]

I would contest that a certain percentage of my attitude is simply me refusing "prison bitch" status

Trust me, the best status you have to look forward to here is an ass polyp, get over yourself.

[the last yatto]

actually if you dont have another title by the time your an asshat/pope your a social outcast.
faust's got at least 10 titles, tahts why hes got that fancy turban

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Oh! God I'm thick. You've all been trolling me from the very first page haven't you? And it took me a whole 8 pages to figure it out - the joke is on me! No group of people could otherwise lack such intellectual curiousity, be unaware that they are robotic slaves to a meme and fail time and time again to respond to patient and clear explanations of simple concepts which any grade schooler could instantly grasp.

My hat goes off to you! What dedication to the craft you observe!

We are, after all, professionals.

Now, please explain to me what REALLY REAL DISCORDIANISM FOR REALNESS is.  I mean, you are obviously so much more intelligent that we primates.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I think you are a condescending asshole

I'll grant you that, without pause. It's simply a defence mechanism. Tends to make the other person angry enough such that I have room to score a tactical advantage. Would be better if I had complete control over it, but seemingly I can't yet have everything. It doesn't help that I find the whole process amusing. Even if it is a self-destructive behaviour pattern.

Tactical advantage?  Okay, you win the internets.  Aren't you special?   

but otherwise you were probably asking a genuine question. That email is as old as the hills at this stage and its not that interesting an effect. What you said about belief being the key to the ability to do it is a pretty straightforward concept. Look around and you will see some good stuff on mindfucking yourself.

I know it's old - I gave up tracing it to 2005. The fact that it's a mindfuck which can be replicated in a few minutes, and presented to people who otherwise had no previous interest in mindfucks, or even the idea that they can switch their belief systems at will, does still make it interesting to me.. but I'll have to do more experimentation to see if giving permission to complete the exercise correctly neutralises the seeming physiological effect as reliably as it did with myself. I think it'd be neat to know of a simple quick mindfuck which works reliably on the "average person".

If that's your idea of a mindfuck, you should probably go join the Scientologists.  They're more your speed.

One thing I do when I want to overcome some inhibition is I narrate what I want to happen aloud to myself, "And so he overcame his anxiety and slowly drifted into a restful state of sleep" is generally the last thing I hear at night.

Thanks for the tip, I think I'll give it a try.

Suggestion:  "...And then Fictionpuss drank Drano, and there was much rejoicing."

[the last yatto]

actually it was ajax

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Pseudo-intellectualism doesn't go far here.  You might have better luck at the Church of Google.  They're always spouting puerile nonsense and calling it "philosophy", etc.

Oh come on, I just took a look, and that shit is retarded. Even for me.

I'd much rather be an insignificant fish in a big pond than a whale rotting in a puddle of piss.

No, they're actually smarter than you are.  They at least know they're pretentious gasbags, and you still think you're here to teach us all how to be Discordians.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

is this Rhombus's cousin??

My money is on Daruko (it's identical to his "Dove" troll), but that's a strong possibility, too.

[BADGE OF HONOR]

is this Rhombus's cousin??

I already pointed him at IANAR's beautiful creation but I guess he didn't get the hint/

[The Good Reverend Roger]

is this Rhombus's cousin??

I already pointed him at IANAR's beautiful creation but I guess he didn't get the hint/

My money is on it being Daruko.  It's dumb enough, and we're overdue.

[BADGE OF HONOR]

Nah, Daruko would have already outed himself by now.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Nah, Daruko would have already outed himself by now.

Give it time.  He lasted almost 3 days last time.