"The Benefits of Madness"

[LMNO]

Madness can also refer to this.

HEY, YOU!  DON'T LISTEN TO THAT, LISTEN TO THIS!

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Madness can also refer to this.

[Don Coyote]

Madness can also refer to this.

What the fuck...

[P3nT4gR4m]

The way I see it is that certain disorders (bipolar especially) by their very nature lend themselves to highly creative thinking. A lot of great artists have suffered from this. Notice I said "suffered" cos it aint a fucking hours meditation, it's your life and for the 99% of the time that you aint painting Starry Night or writing the Goon Show it's a goddamn nightmare. Still, if that's the hand your dealt you might as well take advantage of the positives and do something creative whenever you find yourself in the "genius zone"

As for non-mentally ill people who want to try it out? Forget it - Madness cannot be faked. Even psychedellics (closest thing I've tried to the real thing) are a pale imitation. The OP dude strikes me as someone who's half way between trying to justify his disorder to himself and others and someone who's in serious danger of getting his fingers burned. You work on balancing your swings, not trying to fly for shits and giggles.

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

The way I see it is that certain disorders (bipolar especially) by their very nature lend themselves to highly creative thinking. A lot of great artists have suffered from this. Notice I said "suffered" cos it aint a fucking hours meditation, it's your life and for the 99% of the time that you aint painting Starry Night or writing the Goon Show it's a goddamn nightmare. Still, if that's the hand your dealt you might as well take advantage of the positives and do something creative whenever you find yourself in the "genius zone"

As for non-mentally ill people who want to try it out? Forget it - Madness cannot be faked. Even psychedellics (closest thing I've tried to the real thing) are a pale imitation. The OP dude strikes me as someone who's half way between trying to justify his disorder to himself and others and someone who's in serious danger of getting his fingers burned. You work on balancing your swings, not trying to fly for shits and giggles.

This is the correct motorcycle.

[Triple Zero]

P3NT4GR4M nailed it, right there.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

The way I see it is that certain disorders (bipolar especially) by their very nature lend themselves to highly creative thinking. A lot of great artists have suffered from this. Notice I said "suffered" cos it aint a fucking hours meditation, it's your life and for the 99% of the time that you aint painting Starry Night or writing the Goon Show it's a goddamn nightmare. Still, if that's the hand your dealt you might as well take advantage of the positives and do something creative whenever you find yourself in the "genius zone"

As for non-mentally ill people who want to try it out? Forget it - Madness cannot be faked. Even psychedellics (closest thing I've tried to the real thing) are a pale imitation. The OP dude strikes me as someone who's half way between trying to justify his disorder to himself and others and someone who's in serious danger of getting his fingers burned. You work on balancing your swings, not trying to fly for shits and giggles.

YESSSS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS!!!

[Jasper]

Interestingly, one of the few times PD reached consensus in one of my threads, and the decision is that madness should be avoided. 

Just as soon as I think I've got this place figured out...

[Luna]

Interestingly, one of the few times PD reached consensus in one of my threads, and the decision is that madness should be avoided. 

Just as soon as I think I've got this place figured out...

[Don Coyote]

Interestingly, one of the few times PD reached consensus in one of my threads, and the decision is that madness should be avoided. 

Just as soon as I think I've got this place figured out...

Some of us are mad, and others are just angry.

Mad SCIENCE
Or
Angry SCIENCE

[Telarus]

Interestingly, one of the few times PD reached consensus in one of my threads, and the decision is that madness should be avoided. 

Just as soon as I think I've got this place figured out...

Some of us are mad, and others are just angry.

Mad SCIENCE
Or
Angry SCIENCE

    Angry Scientist: [In the pilot episode] I'm not mad, I'm angry, I am an Angry Scientist.
    General Specific: Yes of course, perhaps you could show us your "mad weapon".
    Angry Scientist: ANG-GU-REE weapon!

"ANG-GU-REE!, I AM THE ANG-GU-REE SCIENTIST!!!"

"Why are you not my Englishness be understanding? All the timing with that."

"Hey! What are you in the doing of?!"
                    /
                   /

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep_in_the_Big_City]

[P3nT4gR4m]

Ozzy - a study in the real thing

You're up

then you're down

[Don Coyote]

Interestingly, one of the few times PD reached consensus in one of my threads, and the decision is that madness should be avoided. 

Just as soon as I think I've got this place figured out...

Some of us are mad, and others are just angry.

Mad SCIENCE
Or
Angry SCIENCE

    Angry Scientist: [In the pilot episode] I'm not mad, I'm angry, I am an Angry Scientist.
    General Specific: Yes of course, perhaps you could show us your "mad weapon".
    Angry Scientist: ANG-GU-REE weapon!

"ANG-GU-REE!, I AM THE ANG-GU-REE SCIENTIST!!!"

"Why are you not my Englishness be understanding? All the timing with that."

"Hey! What are you in the doing of?!"
                    /
                   /

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep_in_the_Big_City]

I was totally unaware of this.

I was referencing Dr. Putrid T. Gangreen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_of_the_Killer_Tomatoes:_The_Animated_Series

[LMNO]

Interestingly, one of the few times PD reached consensus in one of my threads, and the decision is that madness should be avoided. 

Just as soon as I think I've got this place figured out...

Your brain turning traitor on itself can hardly be considered "thinking for yourself".

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Interestingly, one of the few times PD reached consensus in one of my threads, and the decision is that madness should be avoided. 

Just as soon as I think I've got this place figured out...

The only beneficial madness is MAD SCIENCE.  Everything else is just your brain trying to kill you, so it can be moved into a jar and take over the world.