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Snorkius   09-14-2005 at 04:12:46 PM
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WingDing   09-14-2005 at 04:20:27 PM
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...*wails to the delightful, fragrant snorkius*...

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BigMac   09-14-2005 at 04:35:48 PM
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My sense of community does not come from abstract people over the net. I belong to a community in real life, something infinitely better.



I'm the first to agree that social interaction in direct form (so not through the internet or the phone) is superior to having some sort of channel in between. Having said that, it is possible to interact through these media, and it is possible to have a sense of community through such media (like it or not, this forum is a community of some sort).

I find it odd that you consider me an abstract thing. I can understand I'm rather one dimensional to you, just using this text forum but the sharing of ideas or even emotions (in a remote sense) should remove the abstraction. You can really hurt people here very easily with your statements and you should be somewhat concerned with the effect your communication here can have on others, and these others aren't abstract people, they're real people. It's a misconception I have heard more often btw, you're not unique in that sense.

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P.S. The whole bunker thing - HYPOTHETICAL! And not bunker anyway - armed compound. With said bunker I would survive better than the people around me, thus becoming their leader. With my awesome bunker/compound my community would survive better than those around it and I would become the post-apocolyptic world leader. It has nothing to do with hiding away from society, it all about being prepared. All those fools with yachts will still be collecting roots and hunting with stones while I have my own small kingdom.

A world-cataclysm really is the way to sort people accordingly. People with foresight(me) and fools(you).


Interesting, surviving better than others does not make you a good leader. Getting others to survive better through your guidance, that makes you a good leader.

It is good to be prepared, if the costs of preparation are not in proportion to the probability of the calamity occurring that you are preparing for, then people will look at you funny, as with your bunker idea.


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Snorkius   09-14-2005 at 05:08:28 PM
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I never said it wasn't possible, that's plain stupid. It's just not for me.

I know you people are real, but not real enough to inhibit me from posting things I would otherwise not say in polite society. It's kind of like what Wingding does with his Mrs. Phillips stories.

It's not even so much the abstractness of it as the fact that despite conversation, people remain strangers. In real life, I want the people I frequently see/converse with to respect me and my opinions, because the people I choose to talk to are people I respect. In a public forum, respect becomes a lot less relevant.

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People do make fun of me(in real life also) for my doomsday predictions, but I have to disagree with their laisser-faire attitude. Our planet is being streched thin at an alarming rate something has to give and judging from past, and some very recent events, the first and natural human reaction is to blow [-peep-] up.

What is more likely: humanity in general realizes that the current rate of usage cannot hold indefinitely, as it can't, and starts to self-impose a much stricter life style free from all unreasonable excesses. Or, we each of us pulls the blanket over to cover as much of our fat ass as possible until the proverbial blanket rips and all hell breaks loose.

I don't know about you, but I'm tugging at that blanket with both hands and for all it's worth.

Vainglory be my wicked guide.

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WingDing   09-14-2005 at 05:10:55 PM
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...*hums to the gloomy, pessemistic snorkius*...

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mozzartusm   09-14-2005 at 11:45:56 PM
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WTF? My comment wasnt that complicated and didnt have far reaching implications. I certainly wasnt beating around the bush, you just are looking for something thats not there.

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Btw, I interpret the above to mean that Snorkius has created his own hell on earth


That would just about sum up what I was thinking.

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mozzartusm   09-14-2005 at 11:49:42 PM
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I am impressed that your linguistics are still going strong.

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dhlucke   09-14-2005 at 11:51:12 PM
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You still have to ask yourself why you visit here but feel no sense of community. There is a bit of roleplaying here for everyone but you have taken it to the point where your role is....not appreciated by most people.

Personally you don't really bother me at all. I just don't understand why you bother with any of it. To practice english seems like a stretch.

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dhlucke   09-14-2005 at 11:52:59 PM
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Having opinions different from the herd is not a crime.



Different opinions are welcome.

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eden   09-15-2005 at 05:58:24 AM
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I will always maintain there is an actual element of offense inside one's jokes, no matter how much they try to make it seem like it wasn't meant to be harsh.

The Jews jokes people do for example, or the dead babies ones. (I'm surprised you haven't yet reacted to the former) I believe all of it underneath, shows some core intention, that is way off the "joke" aspect, and is either overlooked or cleverly hidden in someone's communication or mind. Once people realize the core aspect and think of the repercussions on the right group (well, actually the "wrong" group), they will see what devil lies inside our mind. Some call it ego.

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mozzartusm   09-15-2005 at 06:09:50 AM
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Keep in mind that he is the devils right hand man.

Are you an english major by any chance?

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BigMac   09-15-2005 at 07:43:06 AM
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I believe all of it underneath, shows some core intention, that is way off the "joke" aspect, and is either overlooked or cleverly hidden in someone's communication or mind. Once people realize the core aspect and think of the repercussions on the right group (well, actually the "wrong" group), they will see what devil lies inside our mind. Some call it ego.



Thanks for starting my day with a depression :frown: . I understand your point (I think) but I'm just too fond of a good laugh to accept that every joke has malicious intent.

If you can't take a (good) joke, I'd say that would be an indication of not having enough ego (lack of self-esteem).


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BigMac   09-15-2005 at 07:45:53 AM
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you just are looking for something thats not there



I'm still interested in the specifics of what made <b>you</b> state that snorkius is living in a hell on earth. What is so awefull in his outlook on life that makes it a hell, in your opinion?


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dhlucke   09-15-2005 at 07:49:37 AM
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Is there such thing as a "good" racial joke? Jokes about Jews or Mexicans for example, are any of them "good"?

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BigMac   09-15-2005 at 08:05:18 AM
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good question.

If you want to make fun of a certain characteristic of a group (can be race or otherwise) it should be about something that is not morally questionable to other groups. Example, it is perfectly acceptable to me to make jokes about Scottish or Jewish people with regard to their spending habits.

It is not good to make jokes about Jewish people, that rip other people off, which tries to establish that that is how they became rich in the first place, and it can be extrapolated to being powerful, and influencial with hidden agenda's etc.

Establishing any group as inferior to other groups is morally deplorable, and the malicious intent of such jokes is obvious.

I strongly favor jokes that have nothing to do with groups, but are directly aimed at persons, their weaknesses and their strengths. Pointing out someone's weakness can be painful but it carries the potential benefit that the victim will actually learn something from it and address the weakness. If the victim perceives the issue to be an actual strength, then no harm is done, right? :smile: . Finally, there is also something like intensity. Making a joke once or twice is quite different from repeating it ad nauseam (indefinitely).



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Snorkius   09-15-2005 at 12:33:09 PM
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Ok, you got me. I visit because I wub you.

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eden   09-15-2005 at 01:26:05 PM
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English major? Uh no, I'm in a French college, in multimedia integration.

Why do you ask?

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eden   09-15-2005 at 01:31:29 PM
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If you can't take a (good) joke, I'd say that would be an indication of not having enough ego (lack of self-esteem).



It's not that. What I was getting at, was that the jokes that are especially of a controversial nature, such as racial jokes, often become accepted in certain groups, not taking into account they have some kind of negative intent underneath, even if subconscious. One person once told me something I won't forget, because it rings of truth to me: when I joke with someone, I am trying to make them laugh, I am trying to therefore dominate their feelings. The person who retorts back, shows they consciously chose to laugh and send back the message that they did not let themselves be manipulated.

A regular joke may seem harmless until you realize some aspects of truth to them. Then you have to see why you said it in the first place. (in this context though joke meant laughing at someone's characteristic, that seems to be funny and accepted in public)
I take tons of jokes at me, but it doesn't mean I don't see through some of them.

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WingDing   09-15-2005 at 01:31:33 PM
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...*yelps to the kind, inquisitive snorkius*...

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Snorkius   09-15-2005 at 01:32:59 PM
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I wub you too.

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BigMac   09-15-2005 at 02:37:25 PM
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A regular joke may seem harmless until you realize some aspects of truth to them. Then you have to see why you said it in the first place. (in this context though joke meant laughing at someone's characteristic, that seems to be funny and accepted in public)
I take tons of jokes at me, but it doesn't mean I don't see through some of them.



Also check my response to DH's question, to understand what I consider to be "bad" jokes, aimed at stigmatizing a whole group.

Of course there's plenty of jokes here that are directed straight at you only as an excuse, rather attacking a group, in your case for instance gays.

You know my attitude towards gays and gay rights, still, if someone is displaying over the top stereotypical behavior (jokingly or not), I do like to make fun of that. If a joke just attacks the group (for no reason, no relevance with regard to the topic at hand) I do have a problem with it.

Btw, I also have a good laugh about the posts in here that display clear over the top masculinity. [SoD]"Wanna fight huh? My d<i></i>ck is bigger than yours anyway! Wanna see? and I can fix phones too!" [/SoD]

Btw, and sorry if I go too much off topic now, I remember from a while back that you were actually still rather unclear about yourself in terms of being gay or bi-sexual. Have things become more clear to you now? Don't even answer if it's not any of my business here, I was just wondering though. You're still obviously flirting (with the concept) in some of your posts.


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mozzartusm   09-15-2005 at 11:07:15 PM
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Your style of writing seems to be changing. Not that it was bad before.

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dhlucke   09-15-2005 at 11:23:12 PM
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*snuggles up between wingy and snorky*

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WingDing   09-15-2005 at 11:38:15 PM
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...*improper touching occurs*...

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dhlucke   09-15-2005 at 11:47:17 PM
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*moves away and hides after seeing what Wingy is doing to Snorky*

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eden   09-16-2005 at 06:11:49 AM
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Wish you could point out a few examples. I'm quite curious as to what you think changed.

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BigMac   09-16-2005 at 08:52:47 AM
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You're not typing "I don't get it" as much as before :smile:

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Auburn9698   09-16-2005 at 12:38:09 PM
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LOL

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mrface   09-16-2005 at 05:11:45 PM
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eden   09-18-2005 at 04:43:31 PM
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I'm also not posting as much as before too. Try again. :tongue:

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BigMac   09-19-2005 at 10:37:19 AM
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See, you did it again. You understood my joke the first time.

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audiovoodoo   11-20-2008 at 08:45:48 PM
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Let me guess, you're pro-life. I mean a sane person would have just left a 3 year dead thread to die.

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RobD   11-20-2008 at 08:46:11 PM
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Wow, talk about gutless. Haven't even got the balls to post with your real account... real big.

Wanker.

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WingDing   11-20-2008 at 09:00:31 PM
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Rob, how dare you accuse a man with no penis of being a wanker. Honestly....

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JustPlainJef   11-20-2008 at 10:02:48 PM
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We call you a wanker all the time!

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strangestranger   11-20-2008 at 10:04:10 PM
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unlike chinese ppl, and europeans, and japs, etc... u all look the same



That does make me laugh though.

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WingDing   11-20-2008 at 10:28:03 PM
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We call you a wanker all the time!



Yes, but in my case it's true.

....er....em.... :(

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strangestranger   11-20-2008 at 10:37:18 PM
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Want a reach around?

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WingDing   11-21-2008 at 02:30:42 AM
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I'd be most grateful.

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BigMac   11-21-2008 at 12:59:27 PM
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I missed the necroposter on this one, so I have no clue why this got revived.

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RCPilot   11-21-2008 at 01:04:20 PM
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Someone wanted to spew some hatred and I escorted him / her out of the door.....

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mrface   11-21-2008 at 02:03:37 PM
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DAS BOOOOOOOOOOTTTTT!!!![/BF]


whistling foot of doom still works i see!

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mrface   11-21-2008 at 02:07:08 PM
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Greatest part of this thread!!!!


Spoiler :

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AHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!

i almost forgot about that one, oh wait no I didnt!

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JustPlainJef   11-21-2008 at 08:55:06 PM
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RCPilot wrote :

Someone wanted to spew some hatred and I escorted him / her out of the door.....


...*send RC a beer, NOT a Coors*...

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RCPilot   11-21-2008 at 09:56:47 PM
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I did see the nackered bunny ,and I thought that myself PF!!!!! [trophy]

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mrface   11-21-2008 at 10:34:13 PM
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;)

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