Oh, I know. I'm just goofing-- not really being serious. I'm sure we are all more generally pleasant in real life. I know I am and I'm quite sure you are!!!!! I had breakfast with Jeff and Mrs.JB once and neither of them threw their eggs in my face.
Well, I know Jeff had eggs; I think Mrs.JB did too, but someone else will have to ask her because she won't respond to me anymore Sorry-- had to say that! Now if Jeff had been throwing "his" eggs at me that would have constituted a medical miracle.
Who the hell knows? I make people laugh a lot, so they get some things, I guess. On my summer evaluations many 18-30 year old students wote that I was funny and personable...but I don't eat eggs. Hayes, I knew you were joking, just thought I'd take the time to reflect a bit. Funny about the JS Mill comment...have I mentioned that before? Yeah, my childhood had similarities as my father was familiar with his autobiography, however, he claims to have learned lessons from it as to how not to raise your child. Uh, huh...sure. Too advanced early? Yes Refined in intellect? Yes Lacking social graces? No - I can move easily in justy about any circles - high and low (drug dealers/collectors to art dealers/collectors). As a kid, sure, I had a harder time getting along with my peers so I had to not fully be myself...with adults then and certainly now, though, I am fine. I find it odd, but some people actually think of me as an extrovert. People love to throw the word "obtuse" at me. Maybe instead of blaming me, you should all realize that it is just your own shortcomings that is keeping you from seeing the humor/getting the point. Improve yourselves first instead of lashing out in fear. One last thing: Lol, I strongly doubt that it was the same. Trust me.
Haven't seen you mention it before, but your description immediately brought JSM to mind. Making up for lost time? Nothing worse than a lost childhood. Obtuse as in "lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect : INSENSITIVE, STUPID." I wasn't talking about you. The opposite, I was excluding you, stupid. I guess you were thinking of obtuse as in "not clear or precise in thought or expression" or maybe you were caught up in my obtuseness. I bet you think this song is about you.
Take a copy of this post home to your parents and have them read and sign it. Also, you are to write "<b>You're</b> mean" 100 times on your Big Chief notepad before going out to recess. Did you want to grow up to be a traffic cop?
I appreciate and get much (not all) of your humor. However, you do specialize in the double-entendre... which is really hard to figure out on a BBS thread-- no inflection and no body language-- nothing to boost the meaning.
No, I don't think I am extraverted...just using it as an example of how people can perceive me. I have nothing to make up as far as childhood goes - the past is the past. It is just that my surroundings have finally caught up to me. And very astute of you with JSM, by the way. Sorry for isinterpreting the obtuse comment - just close association with giddy's usage. My comments were directed specifically to you, though, so they still stand to all others who have complained about obtuseness or subtlety or whatever. giddy, Batman's "your mean" was referring to an old BBS joke - I didn't think it was before your time but perhaps it was.
Abortion is a practical, effective way to stop unwanted pregnancies. I see a fetus as just a potential for life, rather than really alive. A fetus doesn't care if it is aborted, it has no idea what it is missing out on. Who cares when human life begins? Sperm cells are alive, am I murdering innocent sperm cells when I masturbate? When I swat a mosquito that is biting me, am I being evil and not respecting life? Is a human being a more special life form than other life forms? I don't see why anyone would think this. If we didn't kill things that are alive, we would all go hungry and die. I submit that human life is not any more special or sacred than any other life form.
The concept that we are the ultimate species and somehow superior to all other species is causing major problems in the world. We are altering the world to suit our needs, and any living creature that cannot adapt to our various agendas are completely screwed. I'm not saying that we should not respect human life, just that we are not any more special than other life forms.
I suggest if you really feel that way cv, that you kill yourself now. Everyday you are walking around killing dust mites and other microscopic organisms by the thousands. You eat, so you are contributing to the deaths of thousands. I assume you brush your teath, killing the bacteria living in your mouth. Everything on earth has its place. Your view that the humans are not at the top of this hierarchy puts you in very limited (and pretty crazy) company.
For the love of God, why is this thread back???!! It's six months old -- let the thing rest in peace. I've never understood the reasoning behind digging up an old played-out thread to throw in your two-cents worth after the fact. If your opinion is that essential for us to know, start a new thread. Thank you.
So are some species better than others? Which ones do you think are okay to kill and which ones are not? Is hamster murdering okay, or is that going to far? What about gorilla slaughter? Where do we draw the line. Yes, I do think humans as a species need to develop standard values and may value certain life more than others, but these values are more functional rather than based on any fundamental truths about which forms of life are "better" or "superior" to others.
I've seen it posted by Clutch here and on several other BB's that if you are going to post a new topic, you should search to see if there is an existing thread about the same subject rather than start a new one. That is exactly what I have done here.
Just for s**ts and giggles, I allowed my dog, Guinness, to pick the NCAA tourney this year. By no means is this scientific. Figuring that the average shmoe who knows nothing about college hoops would always pick the higher seed, I broke a series of dog biscuits into two different sized pieces. I then would put two different-sized pieces of on the floor and call my dog over to let him eat. The larger piece would represent the higher seed. Anyway, I did the entire tourney (Guinness was quite happy to get that many treats in one sitting) and turned in his bracket as well as my own. He picked 3 of the Final Four and is kicking everyone's butt in the bracket. Before Texas lost yesterday, he was in the top .2% of the brackets on ESPN. When I got back from the game last night I explained to him that Texas did not beat Syracuse so his prediction of a Kansas - Texas NCAA Championship game wasnt going to happen. He didnt seem to care too much. Anyway, this thread along with my dog's college hoops expertise has made me think that maybe we should invade the SPCA and save all the dogs that are to be destroyed...there may be a Jimmy the Greek of the Canine World there...a goldmine in sports handicapping. SAVE THE DOGS!!!! Until then, I pet my dog and thank him for the $300. I'll probably buy him a new bed and a bone. (yeah I'm not touching the abortion topic)
