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Think for Yourself, Schmuck! / Re: How to tell if you're in a Cult

« on: February 09, 2021, 08:44:57 pm »

Quote from: Doktor Howl on February 08, 2021, 12:27:03 am

Hey wait.

How come OUR cult doesn't have sex orgies?

I guess because you haven't started one.

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Apple Talk / Re: I don't know if this is Poe's Law or not anymore

« on: February 09, 2021, 08:43:10 pm »

Quote from: ReverendJesus on February 08, 2021, 11:44:24 pm

Quote from: Galerson on February 07, 2021, 05:42:49 pm
What's Poe's Law?

Poe's Law is an adage of Internet culture stating that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent, it is impossible to create a parody of extreme views so obviously exaggerated that it cannot be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of the views being parodied.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

Got it thanks!

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Think for Yourself, Schmuck! / How to tell if you're in a Cult

« on: February 07, 2021, 05:56:45 pm »

Here's one good way.

What are others?

https://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/181268/how-to-tell-if-youre-in-a-cult/?fbclid=IwAR1UHHIgbb0bX9pvwd-hoPl0WAbC1pgzixKmHrxPMV3pcwF0GLE-zSYbpZ0

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Apple Talk / Re: I don't know if this is Poe's Law or not anymore

« on: February 07, 2021, 05:42:49 pm »

What's Poe's Law?

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Aneristic Illusions / Re: Boogs storm the capitol building

« on: January 30, 2021, 11:20:32 pm »

Quote from: Bruno on January 29, 2021, 06:28:17 am

This thing with Reddit and Gamestop kind of seems to me to be a second major attack on "the establishment" by an angry mob in a matter of just a few weeks. I wonder when and where the next one will take place. I have a feeling it's going to be a continuing theme this year.

Mess with Gamestock stock, and you'll win the presidential election!

Please let me know the next stock that's going through the roof so I can buy it now!

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Think for Yourself, Schmuck! / Re: ITT: Confess your WOO!

« on: January 29, 2021, 12:10:11 am »

Thanks for the advice. When COVID-19 doesn't have everything shut down, I might look into that. I guess knowing the basics of judo will help.

But really, doesn't Krav Maga sound like Russian supporters of Donald Trump?

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Think for Yourself, Schmuck! / Re: ITT: Confess your WOO!

« on: January 26, 2021, 07:48:23 pm »

It's hard learning martial arts right now because of COVID-19. Most of the schools are closed. But there's judo classes online, and I'm getting help from someone I'm exposed to anyway.

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Think for Yourself, Schmuck! / Re: ITT: Confess your WOO!

« on: January 26, 2021, 07:32:48 pm »

I really don't know a great deal about it as I'm just new. But isn't krav maga part judo?

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Think for Yourself, Schmuck! / Re: Reality Safari: Gurdjieff

« on: January 26, 2021, 06:31:50 pm »

I'm learning about Kanō Jigorō. He founded Judo and was still alive in the 1920s. He had his own philosophy. He believed you can gain victory by yielding to strength. I'm just a white belt so am just starting out. And of course COVID-19 really limits what we can do right now.

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Think for Yourself, Schmuck! / Re: ITT: Confess your WOO!

« on: January 26, 2021, 06:24:10 pm »

I'm new here, yes, thank you.

I've been a Discordian for a good while, but I just joined the Church of the SubGenius. I got how it's not really a hate-mongering religious group, it's showing the goofiness of hate-mongering religious groups.

I'm learning about judo which has its own philosophy. Jū yoku gō o seisueir means softness controls hardness, yoku zen'yō means maximum efficiency, minimum effort, and jita kyōei means mutual welfare and benefit. I'm just a beginner, a white belt, so I really don't understand very much yet. But things are so violent now I want to learn self-defense.

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