My opinion > your opinion.

[Doktor Howl]

What I don't understand is why he feels the need to bring his second-year philosophical wankery here. He's IN COLLEGE, isn't he? Aren't there a bunch of other naive gits there who haven't had this discussion ten thousand times that he could be boring with his pointless sophomoric rehash, and might therefore actually find it interesting?

With the additional benefit of getting laid by smelly trustafarian chicks.

[Scribbly]

My philosophical discussions at university never got me laid. I must be bad at philosophy. 

[Phox]

Trix, I've totally figured out what's wrong with you. It makes so much sense now. You're Canadian, aren't you?

He's close enough.  Canada bleeds down into the Northern states, which explains Maine, Vermont, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Washington.

Hell, upstate New York is just a piece of Ontario that broke off and got some poo on it.

I don't think we can blame them for the Dakotas, though.

That makes perfect sense. Canadian bastard infecting PD with Canada germs and whatnot. 

ETA: Well, at least he's not Welsh....

As far as you know.

[Doktor Howl]

My philosophical discussions at university never got me laid. I must be bad at philosophy. 

That's because you are in England, where "philosophy" means - to most people - "how long should my 2x4 be, when I beat in someone's head for no apparent reason."

[Doktor Howl]

My philosophical discussions at university never got me laid. I must be bad at philosophy. 

That's because you are in England, where "philosophy" means - to most people - "how long should my 2x4 be, when I beat in someone's head for no apparent reason?".

[trix]

Trix, I've totally figured out what's wrong with you. It makes so much sense now. You're Canadian, aren't you?

I'm from Wisconsin, we are all a little cheesy.

Trix, I've totally figured out what's wrong with you. It makes so much sense now. You're Canadian, aren't you?

He's close enough.  Canada bleeds down into the Northern states, which explains Maine, Vermont, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Washington.

Hell, upstate New York is just a piece of Ontario that broke off and got some poo on it.

I don't think we can blame them for the Dakotas, though.

Four people are riding in a train boxcar together, a guy from Wisconsin, a guy from Idaho, a guy from Florida, and a guy from Illinois.  A ways down the track, the guy from Idaho suddenly stands up, picks up a sack of potatoes he was carrying, and throws it from the train.  

The guy from Wisconsin asks, "Why did you do that!?"

"In Idaho, we have so many potatoes we don't know what to do with them."

Hearing this, the guy from Florida stands up, and throws a bag of oranges from the train.
"In Florida, we have so many oranges, we don't know what to do with them."

Getting the idea, the guy from Wisconsin stands up, and throws the guy from Illinois off of the train.

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That's a rather old joke here, so sorry if you've heard it.  My point is simple, we are what we are not as a result of Canadian influence, but as a result of hating Illinois so much we get a little ridiculous just to separate ourselves from those heathens.

[trix]

What I don't understand is why he feels the need to bring his second-year philosophical wankery here. He's IN COLLEGE, isn't he? Aren't there a bunch of other naive gits there who haven't had this discussion ten thousand times that he could be boring with his pointless sophomoric rehash, and might therefore actually find it interesting?

I discuss it with them too.  However, most of them speak first and think later, leading to some rather frustratingly dim-witted conversations.  Besides, the fact that many of you are well past these elementary concepts and discussions is why I am interested in your input, as you'll have that older, wiser perspective.  In theory, at least.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

What I don't understand is why he feels the need to bring his second-year philosophical wankery here. He's IN COLLEGE, isn't he? Aren't there a bunch of other naive gits there who haven't had this discussion ten thousand times that he could be boring with his pointless sophomoric rehash, and might therefore actually find it interesting?

I discuss it with them too.  However, most of them speak first and think later, leading to some rather frustratingly dim-witted conversations.  Besides, the fact that many of you are well past these elementary concepts and discussions is why I am interested in your input, as you'll have that older, wiser perspective.  In theory, at least.

Instead, what you find is that we find your topics tedious and dimwitted, and are irritated and frustrated that you expect us to have actual conversations about something that most of us dissected and digested years ago.

Listen, if we wanted to be elementary school teachers, we could do that. Or we could be on Fizzy Grizzly, schooling the little 'uns. But we aren't, and we have no obligation to provide you with training wheels. Take that philosophy 122 class, that's what it's for. Seriously.

Here, read a book:

http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Ethics-Peter-Singer/dp/0521707684/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318435873&sr=8-1

[Freeky]

What I don't understand is why he feels the need to bring his second-year philosophical wankery here. He's IN COLLEGE, isn't he? Aren't there a bunch of other naive gits there who haven't had this discussion ten thousand times that he could be boring with his pointless sophomoric rehash, and might therefore actually find it interesting?

You are seriously overestimating this wankery's interesting to college student's factor. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

What I don't understand is why he feels the need to bring his second-year philosophical wankery here. He's IN COLLEGE, isn't he? Aren't there a bunch of other naive gits there who haven't had this discussion ten thousand times that he could be boring with his pointless sophomoric rehash, and might therefore actually find it interesting?

You are seriously overestimating this wankery's interesting to college student's factor. 

Well, at least if he took an ethics class, he would be likely to find other wankers who are into philosophical wankery.

[Freeky]

What I don't understand is why he feels the need to bring his second-year philosophical wankery here. He's IN COLLEGE, isn't he? Aren't there a bunch of other naive gits there who haven't had this discussion ten thousand times that he could be boring with his pointless sophomoric rehash, and might therefore actually find it interesting?

You are seriously overestimating this wankery's interesting to college student's factor. 

Well, at least if he took an ethics class, he would be likely to find other wankers who are into philosophical wankery.

Agreed.

[trix]

What I don't understand is why he feels the need to bring his second-year philosophical wankery here. He's IN COLLEGE, isn't he? Aren't there a bunch of other naive gits there who haven't had this discussion ten thousand times that he could be boring with his pointless sophomoric rehash, and might therefore actually find it interesting?

I discuss it with them too.  However, most of them speak first and think later, leading to some rather frustratingly dim-witted conversations.  Besides, the fact that many of you are well past these elementary concepts and discussions is why I am interested in your input, as you'll have that older, wiser perspective.  In theory, at least.

Instead, what you find is that we find your topics tedious and dimwitted, and are irritated and frustrated that you expect us to have actual conversations about something that most of us dissected and digested years ago.

Listen, if we wanted to be elementary school teachers, we could do that. Or we could be on Fizzy Grizzly, schooling the little 'uns. But we aren't, and we have no obligation to provide you with training wheels. Take that philosophy 122 class, that's what it's for. Seriously.

Here, read a book:

http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Ethics-Peter-Singer/dp/0521707684/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318435873&sr=8-1

I put it out there not expecting anything.  I put it out there in case anyone felt like discussing it.  I was under the impression both that PD had people of all shapes and sizes (thus, there might be other college level people that are interested in studying it), and that those who aren't interested in discussing it would simply click a different thread.  It was not my intention to waste your time, but not everyone has had these conversations to death, and I figured that some of those people who have not might be here as well.

Unless I made a serious error in judgement, and PD is only for old farts that have already discussed every topic I might encounter in college.

[trix]

What I don't understand is why he feels the need to bring his second-year philosophical wankery here. He's IN COLLEGE, isn't he? Aren't there a bunch of other naive gits there who haven't had this discussion ten thousand times that he could be boring with his pointless sophomoric rehash, and might therefore actually find it interesting?

You are seriously overestimating this wankery's interesting to college student's factor. 

I am flattered by the crush you and Phox have on me, and I find you both to be pleasant, brilliant, and insightful people as well.  Perhaps we should exchange phone numbers?

A/S/L?

[Doktor Howl]

What I don't understand is why he feels the need to bring his second-year philosophical wankery here. He's IN COLLEGE, isn't he? Aren't there a bunch of other naive gits there who haven't had this discussion ten thousand times that he could be boring with his pointless sophomoric rehash, and might therefore actually find it interesting?

You are seriously overestimating this wankery's interesting to college student's factor. 

I am flattered by the crush you and Phox have on me, and I find you both to be pleasant, brilliant, and insightful people as well.  Perhaps we should exchange phone numbers?

A/S/L?

This thread delivers.

[Luna]

What I don't understand is why he feels the need to bring his second-year philosophical wankery here. He's IN COLLEGE, isn't he? Aren't there a bunch of other naive gits there who haven't had this discussion ten thousand times that he could be boring with his pointless sophomoric rehash, and might therefore actually find it interesting?

You are seriously overestimating this wankery's interesting to college student's factor. 

I am flattered by the crush you and Phox have on me, and I find you both to be pleasant, brilliant, and insightful people as well.  Perhaps we should exchange phone numbers?

A/S/L?

This thread delivers.

What IS it with the "please shit on me" attention whores these days?

They have 900 numbers for that.  Seriously.