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Post by Homeloaf on Feb 20, 2006 17:22:08 GMT
Hey, the dick and fart stage! How 'bout knock-knock jokes! We have the same <notpoliticallycorrect> retarded </nonpoliticallycorrect> people over here in MP. It's terrible.
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Post by earlofqb on Feb 21, 2006 1:08:42 GMT
I thought you were an adult Mikrondel...
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Post by Ildûrest on Feb 21, 2006 10:03:16 GMT
Well, that post of mine should explain why. I'm among very mature and intelligent people at school ^_^. I also am in my last year of high school.
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Post by mopsy on Feb 21, 2006 19:51:50 GMT
Highschool? Wow, I knew you were in school but I put you in college at least.
I envy you though, I deal with closeminded, annoying, pious (religion is great but don't shove YOUR beliefs down my throat) pigheaded people everyday.
Looking back at this, I lied, religion isn't great.
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Post by earlofqb on Feb 21, 2006 22:36:40 GMT
I too thought he to be in college. Well, that makes him my age then Anyway, was that religion post in reference to me. I used to be one of the overly pious folks, however I learned that it is better to let people be (and allow them to see the consequences for their immoral actions) than to try to force them to be something they don't want to be. In other words, I just let people go now, and try not to attach myself to them. This might explain why I haven't a girlfriend, however if I do attach myself to them, it'd have to be with the mutual knowledge that in less than 3 months we'd never see each other again (I'm no fool, while we'd be separated, we'd meet new people, etc). Yay, I just found out what's "wrong" with me! At least this trumps the argument that I simply fear committment (which I really don't, although it is a convinient excuse).
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Post by Homeloaf on Feb 22, 2006 0:55:37 GMT
Hey! Until I interpret the bible for myself, I won't decide. Maybe I'll start my own religion...
Anyway, I'm an extremely affectionate person. I attach easily. I like to have friends that care about me, and I do. It's kinda cool.
But there's a downside. I have a tendency to believe the best in people. I get hurt and disappointed a lot. But in the end it all pans out.
I live life to the fullest. I plan years ahead, but live like there's no tomorrow. Sort of like that James Dean quote.
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Post by Ildûrest on Feb 22, 2006 8:30:42 GMT
Lovely, life philosophies. This is a pretty quick ticket to divides. Especially religion. I suggest we talk about something else, just in case something bad happens. Now I'm not so un-hypocritical as to follow all my own suggestions. So I'm going to present a bit of my own ideas here. But first- A big thank-you to wikipedia for informing me about what the heck the US school system is broken up. ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States ) Well anyway, turns out I AM in what you'd call High School. We just don't have a middle school. And I'm seventeen. Now the other thing. I believe in God. Let's start with that. Am I religious? I don't know. Basically I think things are just too... weird... to be completely self-contained. Apart from my own experience, I've heard of research where the truly random nature of radioactive decay was used to provide a 0 or a 1, and during significant world events, the frequency of one increased and the other decreased. It may be fabricated or bogus, of course, I've got a critical mind, but somehow I'm convinced that there's something doing something at a higher level. I'm also quite aware that I could quite easily be wrong - but I don't care. It means I don't force my views on anyone. I hope, mopsy, you don't see me as closeminded, annoying, and pigheaded. And that's all I'm going to say.
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Post by mopsy on Feb 22, 2006 14:31:50 GMT
I can respect your decisions to be religious, I don't, and wont, agree with them. And I suggest we take Ildurest (sorry, short term memory, forgot the ^ thing) advice and change topics. My point was that the people here (family are the worst on this) disrespect me or quote scriptures about how I'm a bad person and going to hell. It get's really tiresome telling them to go away constantly. Overall I just see religion as one more thing that divides these people from those people.
Like I said, I can respect your opinions but I would request we leaveit right there.
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Post by Homeloaf on Feb 22, 2006 22:37:30 GMT
Good idea. Religion is a touchy subject.
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Post by earlofqb on Feb 23, 2006 21:30:24 GMT
Well, I can't leave without saying this: I'm going to the Canada (hell for those who don't know Canada well) and I'm fairly fine with it. In fact, it might be better because I'll get to see all my relatives there (plus, in the book of <some guy>, Jesus supposedly says that at the end of time, we're all going to Heaven anyway, so if that's true, who cares? Instead of staying there, it'd just be the worst vacation in your life).
Yep, I agree that we shouldn't go with religious topics. So, instead we can talk more on self-esteem. Most importantly, we'll talk about how people get self-esteem if they lack it, and where those with too much self-esteem get it in such surplus.
How to get it
Basically, hang out with folks who make you happy, and you'll be happy. Further, the more friends you have, the more people will be there to defend you and prevent future attacks on your ego/self-esteem.
Surplus
I think that people have too much self-esteem because no one ever put them in their place. Thus, they live in a fantasy world where they can do no wrong and the worst insults are like a whisper in the breeze. Comments on how to "fix" these folks?
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Post by mopsy on Feb 23, 2006 23:50:04 GMT
Earl, my uncle is like that. All his life he's been catered to and so now he (and those around him) have come to the belief that he is the center of the universe.
He just needs to be told that life sucks. He acts like a little child. And it bothers me. And yeah. I'm done.
I guess this isn't a self esteem issue. But I thought
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Post by Homeloaf on Feb 24, 2006 1:16:39 GMT
My best friend Alessa is like that. She's a great gal, but she's ungrateful as [expletive].
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Post by earlofqb on Feb 25, 2006 0:31:24 GMT
Well, I'll admit it: yep, I can be like that at times. Fortunately, I've enough sense to put myself in my own place by reminding myself of 5 eternal constants: I have no girlfriend I have no job I have no social life A lot of people hate me (various reasons, most common is that I'm "too smart") I have no skills (gaming, dating, inter-personal, etc) Once I realize this, I quickly and surely get back to where I am "normal". For those concerned about my mental health, do note that I find various ways (although probably not legal ) to have fun (nothing like drugs or alcohol, but you can pretty much bet that once I'm 18 (wait, I am!) I'll be an alky or something to "cope" somewhat (actually, no. I've been "legal" for almost 2 months now and haven't a reason to actually consume the "devil's brew". Also, I have the nice little "moral fortitude" that drinking isn't something you should do anyway, as it leads to a good bit of fighting and law breaking. No, I'm not for prohibition (yes, some people should drink), because all that is needed is moderation (enough to make the ugly-{censored} chick next to you look hotter than anything you've ever seen (including fire)))). Most notable of my "fun times" includes simply following the "rules of obnoxiousness". My favourites are: Shouting random numbers while someone counts Repeatedly asking people what gender they are Ending choice sentences in "...at least in accordance to prophecy" Pretending to be drunk while at a public function (obviously nowhere where it could get you in trouble) Responding "what" or "huh" to anythingAsking random people to hug you (although this is borderline harassment...) Writing lists of obnoxious things to do Anyone else have stuff to do for fun?
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Post by Homeloaf on Feb 25, 2006 1:03:51 GMT
Yes. All of those. Here are some other great suffixes...
"... as long as my goat says okay."
"... [end of other person's sentence] And that's why the Mexicans lost the war!"
"... [end of other person's sentence] Is that what they taught you at fat camp?"
"... it was never like that in Alabama."
"... unless you take offense at that." (Should be something like, "Hey, your hair looks cool... unless you take offense at that.")
"... or else." (As in, "Have a good weekend, or else.")
"... [end of other person's sentence] Did you eat a lot of paint chips as a small child?"
It's also fun to ask somebody if they're going bowling tonight. Especially if there's no bowling alley withing 50 miles.
Randomly making your voice squeak.
If you have a guitar, play it quietly while somebody's talking to you, but pay rapt attention. This may take practice. Eventually, they'll scream at you.
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Post by earlofqb on Feb 25, 2006 1:28:14 GMT
Aye, the fabled "I seem like I'm not paying attention, but really I am" thing. I used to do that all the time until I was nearly suspended from school for doing it. Basically, a teacher I used to have was partially deaf, so he was accustomed to people looking at him while he was talking to them. I decided I wouldn't, and when he talked to me, I'd look away and stuff. Sure, I heard what he said, and when inquired what he said, I'd repeat it en verbatum. However, once you get a thorough "education" in sympathy to the elderly, you stop doing that fairly quickly. The "... or else" is a good one. My brother uses that a good bit
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Post by Mikrondel on Feb 25, 2006 1:50:04 GMT
Whoa, you guys are weird. Just find a friggen clique of people who are like you (or just people who like you) and have slightly more sophisticated fun. Like hatching up hilarious plots that you know you'll never do but that doesn't stop you laughing your head off. Like this one my friend came up with: We have an assembly at school every friday of, maybe, 400 people. During one of these, plant a slab of transparent jelly just outside the doors. At the end, the people will start to leave, but they will stop in front of the jelly. Then the people behind won't know what's wrong, and will start pushing. Well, OK, I guess that's weird too. But still, do crazy stuff, have fun. Two friends and I once went to the movies, and on the way back we found a computer someone had thrown out. It also happened to be garbage day, so there were heaps of other things that got chucked out on the side of the road. Since we had to go up a bit of a hill to get home, we assembled a disassembled laundry rack with wheels, tied the computer onto it with the monitor cables, and it got worse from there. We had two umbrellas, which we inverted and stuck in the top bits of the laundry rack. We added several more random things onto it, and wheeled it up the hill. I took a few digital movies and we've laughed at them several times. Ok, it was weird, but it didn't require annoying anyone, and it was heaps of fun. Another thing that you can do with friends that might get strange looks is just end absolutely every sentence you say with one of a small group of phrases, such as: "with a crowbar." "in Mexico." "as dolphins fly." "at Burger King." For example: Today I got a haircut with a crowbar! Then I had lunch in Mexico. Did you do anything interesting with a crowbar? I know intelligent people are hard to find, but they do exist. Perhaps go to some kind of camp or something for people who like to think. I went to one recently and I was quite pleasantly surprised. Speaking of which, here's something that's good for my self-esteem: www.amt.canberra.edu.au/amo2006.htmlI came 12th! In Australia! w00t.
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Post by Homeloaf on Feb 25, 2006 6:37:00 GMT
Gee, man. My friends are pretty much brilliant geniuses. We're just dorks.
Meaghn is my best friend, and she has one of the widest vocabularies of anybody I know. I'm the only person that can completely keep up with her, and she's the only one that can keep up with me.
Alessa isn't as big on vocabulary, but she knows a great deal about drama, the Beatles, and many quirky things.
Ray is an extreme history buff. With red hair. He's also big on politics.
Me, I'm a music guy. I also remember everything I read/hear, and because of this, I know all of the words to the original SPAM jingle. I know that SPAM was invented in 1937. I can say for a fact the the scientific name for the common eggplant is Solanum melongena, variety esculentum. No trivia escapes me.
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Post by mopsy on Feb 25, 2006 16:52:36 GMT
Haha nice Homeloaf. Why don't you play somthing like Trivia pursuit and convince people to bet with you. Read through all the cards first and there you go! Insta-money.
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