Blarg!
*sniffs* *teary eyed* That was beautiful. It needs to be posted all across Chicago and every other major city.
Normal, Normality, Normalcy: (adj.) 1.)The so called "perfect state" of humanity, the apparent edifice of society's lofty (and never held) ideals. 2.) A state whereby the "normal" individual is in total harmony with the state of tick-tock. 3.) A state in which people convince themselves they exist in order to avoid responsibility for their own misofortunes and problems.
Taken from the cynictionary of Saint Trollax: a tome of hip counter-counter-counter-counter-counter-culture words, phrases, slang, put-downs, and one-liners...
~Cynictional Trollax~
abnormality is also highly over-rated.
Normal can also be the majority, or at least what the majority thinks is the majority, although the majority of them are probably not living it. :wink:
I agree that abnormality is highly over-rated, especially when the culture (the powers that be, if you will) assimilates the counter-culture and put it to use for their own ends.
That's the point. Everything can be used and assimilated for marketing purposes. Even Discord. (Which gives me an idea...for another thread.)
I feel if you just openly be yourself, it's more important than where you would fit on the 'normal-abnormal scale'. At some level of communication the label is useful but only in context and contexts tend to change all the time.
It's like I've said... At some point someone has to pick up the glass and drink it instead of saying it was either half-full or half-empty...
So if you would point me to the bar for on $350 I can show you how full or empty my alcohol stream is...
~Drunken Master Trollax~
fnord
I see it as half full so I can be grateful, but I also see it as half empty, so I can fulfill it. The feeling of lacking something many times means that one needs that thing. Half-empty...because I love having desires and celebrate them. I have yet to achieve the prosperity I desire. Growing up in circumstances of poverty and instability instilled in me a healthy respect for 'not-doing-without'. So 'half-empty' keeps my perspective healthy. 'Half-full' keeps it balanced. The whole point is to drink it, as Trollax said.
Myself, I see the glass as "too big".
Normal, cultural: Me, but not you.
Normal, counter-cultural: You, but not me.
I see the glass as not having enough beer in it. But then again, I'm Belgian.
The Commander
Belgian?? Why have you got that Limey accent, then?
Belgium invented the 'limey' accent, me ol lover.
Gehosephat my good man! Didn't you know my nursmaid was from W. Sussex. Never trust a Belgian with a new born baby!
The Commander
DIA
Quote from: The CommanderI see the glass as not having enough beer in it. But then again, I'm Belgian.
The Commander
There is no glass! There is only
DOOM! DOOOOOOM, I tell you!
Quote from: The CommanderGehosephat my good man! Didn't you know my nursmaid was from W. Sussex. Never trust a Belgian with a new born baby!
What? West Sussex isn't in
Belgium, it's just south of
London. Commander, I'm worried that the surgeon may have gotten your brain in the wrong way round after your last operation; you aren't making sense.
Anyway, isn't the Belgian accent more of a French/Dutch mix? Like Jean-Claude Van Damme - he's Belgian.
You totaly misunderstand me Monsigneour Karma Manager...my Parents were from Brussels, but my Nanny was from W. Sussex. All of the finest and well t'do Belgians have English Nursemaids. That's why the only Belgiuns you can recognize by accent were ones from poor families, like Monsigneuour Van Dammit. The only other wat to tell I am Belgian is by the size of my enourmous nose!
Le Commander
DIA
Ah, now I understand.
Phew, you had me worried there for a minute...
Reverend,
There is also Bob's pipe which will smoke all the doom.
Quote from: St. Hugh, KSCReverend,
There is also Bob's pipe which will smoke all the doom.
Provided, of course, that "Bob" isn't being PAID to instigate the DDOM. Which he would, of course, if paid enough.
I can understand that. Maybe if we provided him with pounds of sweet cavendish tobacco, he may instigate some DOOM or at least a subset of doomery, perhaps?
No, he only smokes the finest frop in his pipe.
Or does the pipe smoke him???
I haven't figured that one out yet. But we can still get him to instigate Doom, perhaps?
I always thought is was a bubble pipe?
The Commander
DIA
No no no, my fine Erisian companyero! Bob's pipe is genuine earthquaking material. Watch the smoke sometime. It reminds me of the old cartoons where people would sacrifice to smouldering volcanoes. Maybe Bob's pipe is Mt. Rainier, waiting to erupt?
Perhaps Bob was responsible for the eruption of Mt. Saint Helens? Or even still, perhaps some ancient Ur-Bob was responsible for the eruption of Mt Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii.
That reminds me, The Karma Manager and I attended a Devival once in Cleveland. We saw Rev Stang speak and everything. Up to that point we always thought the Subgenei were hostil toward us Discordians, but there were quite friendly.
The Commander
DIA
Subgenii are okay in general, but I still hate "Bob". Sneaky fucker... never trust a bastard that smiles all the time.
Quote from: RiffSubgenii are okay in general, but I still hate "Bob". Sneaky fucker... never trust a bastard that smiles all the time.
As do all good subgenii.
If you meet "Bob:, kill "Bob", in cold blood.
I thought Bob was warm blooded like the rest of us?
Karma Manager, didn't we send the assassin out after Bob sometime ago? Have you heard any report from her?
The Commander
DIA
He IS warm-blooded. Apparently, though, you must be standing in COLD blood to kill him.
Quote from: The CommanderKarma Manager, didn't we send the assassin out after Bob sometime ago? Have you heard any report from her?
I think she missed the left turn at Albuquerque.
Or her Cold Blood got warmed up by Bob's pipe.
Quote from: The Good Reverend RogerHe IS warm-blooded. Apparently, though, you must be standing in COLD blood to kill him.
LOL! :D
Man... got me good on that one.Quote from: The CommanderKarma Manager, didn't we send the assassin out after Bob sometime ago? Have you heard any report from her?
Well, she's
pregnant now... :shock:
I'm implying any sort of causality here... just stating two facts that may or may not be interconnected in some way.
I forgot about that pregnency thing. What do you call an assassins baby, and what sort of position can we give it when it comes out? I don't think we have an Official Baby for the organization yet.
The bigger question is who is going to clean up after it when poops all over the office floor. I call not it!
The Commander
DIA
Not it!
Official Sprog? Official Noise Machine?
What the hell.
It's not like I haven't changed diapers on a few of my own...
I just read the sermon again and it is still beautiful.
Quote from: St. Hugh, KSCI just read the sermon again and it is still beautiful.
Why, thank you. Actually, I considered it one of my less inpired pieces...but that just goes to show that the least accurate critic a writer has is himself.
Quote from: RiffNot it!
Official Sprog? Official Noise Machine?
I'll be taking care of those from now on, thank you.