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Post by zibazinski on Sept 24, 2013 18:03:59 GMT -5
I like updates on Laterbloomers foster kids.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Sept 24, 2013 18:08:33 GMT -5
I like updates on Laterbloomers foster kids. Word
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Post by Miss Tequila on Sept 24, 2013 18:16:42 GMT -5
The "Last Word" imperative is apparently a powerful motivation. I speculate that it is a cornerstone of the "Doomsday Prepper" philosophy... he who dies last gets the last laugh. They do not get to share that laugh, however. I thought it was Doomsday Peppers... as in a really hot chili pepper... now I feel foolish... ((Pats MM's pretty head)). Clearly the Heavens Gate members where Polo shirts and penny loafers
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Post by Miss Tequila on Sept 24, 2013 18:20:33 GMT -5
((Pats MM's pretty head)). Clearly the Heavens Gate members where Polo shirts and penny loafers So it's actually Doomsday Preppies? I'm sooooo lost! Preppie is so pedestrian....those in the know call them preppers
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Post by mmhmm on Sept 24, 2013 18:24:28 GMT -5
Let's read what's at the top of old thread again, please.
What's basically being said is: Don't bump an old thread just to have the last word, or just because you haven't anything better to do (we've seen plenty of this), or just because you have a deep, intrinsic need to get back at somebody who posted something you didn't like. If you actually have something to add to a thread, or a question to ask about the subject of a thread, there's not a problem. That's been made pretty clear in the quoted blurb. There is nothing there saying you cannot bump old threads. All that's being asked is some common sense in doing so. Seems reasonable to me.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Sept 24, 2013 18:24:33 GMT -5
Preppie is so pedestrian.... those in the know call them preppers *snort* You misspelled "dorks"... Grr...no one likes a spelling nazi!
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Post by Miss Tequila on Sept 24, 2013 18:27:23 GMT -5
Let's read what's at the top of old thread again, please. What's basically being said is: Don't bump an old thread just to have the last word, or just because you haven't anything better to do (we've seen plenty of this), or just because you have a deep, intrinsic need to get back at somebody who posted something you didn't like. If you actually have something to add to a thread, or a question to ask about the subject of a thread, there's not a problem. That's been made pretty clear in the quoted blurb. There is nothing there saying you cannot bump old threads. All that's being asked is some common sense in doing so. Seems reasonable to me.I thought we had already gone over this? Word
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Post by Miss Tequila on Sept 24, 2013 18:29:58 GMT -5
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Post by mmhmm on Sept 24, 2013 18:33:40 GMT -5
Let's read what's at the top of old thread again, please. What's basically being said is: Don't bump an old thread just to have the last word, or just because you haven't anything better to do (we've seen plenty of this), or just because you have a deep, intrinsic need to get back at somebody who posted something you didn't like. If you actually have something to add to a thread, or a question to ask about the subject of a thread, there's not a problem. That's been made pretty clear in the quoted blurb. There is nothing there saying you cannot bump old threads. All that's being asked is some common sense in doing so. Seems reasonable to me.I thought we had already gone over this? LOL! I did, too! I should have quoted Zib's post, as that's what this one was answering!
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Post by Jaguar on Sept 24, 2013 18:34:53 GMT -5
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Post by Miss Tequila on Sept 24, 2013 18:36:30 GMT -5
I thought we had already gone over this? LOL! I did, too! I should have quoted Zib's post, as that's what this one was answering! Stop trying to have the last word!
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Post by Colleenz on Sept 24, 2013 18:37:11 GMT -5
It's the code word
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Post by mmhmm on Sept 24, 2013 18:38:42 GMT -5
WORD! (dammit!)
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Post by Jaguar on Sept 24, 2013 18:39:04 GMT -5
Nope.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Sept 24, 2013 18:40:47 GMT -5
WORD! (dammit!) Bird is the word
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Post by mmhmm on Sept 24, 2013 18:47:33 GMT -5
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Sept 24, 2013 18:54:36 GMT -5
WORD!!!!!!!
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Post by zibazinski on Sept 24, 2013 18:55:45 GMT -5
Oh, my! What IS that?
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Post by swamp on Sept 24, 2013 19:49:35 GMT -5
Bird word.
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Post by Tennesseer on Sept 24, 2013 20:02:31 GMT -5
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Post by Jaguar on Sept 24, 2013 20:21:05 GMT -5
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Sept 24, 2013 22:43:33 GMT -5
Long story short, there was one person here in particular who was bumping ancient threads (many almost - if not over - a year-old) for no particular reason other than to make a comment that was of no significance to the long-dead thread. Most of these old threads were resurrected from over 100 pages back and over 6 months old (if not more).
The warning was put up just as an advisory that unless the topic is relevant to something being discussed today, it would be better to just start fresh by creating a new thread.
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Post by Apple on Sept 25, 2013 0:13:21 GMT -5
Does it have anything to do with a Delorean or a Flux Time Capacitor? Yes and something about never crossing the streams. Streams? I thought it was swords!?
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Sept 25, 2013 0:21:46 GMT -5
Since MM was so kind to port a bit of EE over into P&M, it's only appropriate that I return the favour. In certain cases charity is designed to engender dependence, such as drug lords making life comfortable for local citizens in order to curb their willingness to cooperate with authority, but for sake of argument I'll say "No, charity is not typically designed with the goal of creating dependence. Dependence is an unwanted but inseparable side effect." ok. if so, what IS the purpose of charity, if NOT to create dependence? Charity has a broad range of purposes. The most universal component is to alleviate suffering. Some charitable actions promote dignity. Some promote happiness. Some inspire people. Some edify and establish people. Many--including many government programs--are designed to supplement and sustain a minimum standard of living. Some are social investments. Some expect no returns. Some are purely preventative (for example, free anti-gang education in middle schools). Some seek criminal or social justice. These are the typical purposes of charity. I add the immediate disclaimer that a charitable action may or may not accomplish its purpose, and (as already discussed) may or may not produce other (possibly undesirable) effects in its implementation. Keep going. What entertains me about this is the incoherence of a position that holds your blameless neighbor responsible in potentia for the most monstrous crimes, unless he actively petitions you for the power to perpetrate them with impunity as a guardian of this nebulous and implicit social contract, whereupon he magically becomes trustworthy. Because if he isn't trustworthy as the maker of Law, then the Law is no protection from your neighbor; and if he isn't a threat to your prosperity as a fellow citizen, then there is nothing against which the Law need protect you. Juvenal's satirical enquiry, echoed by the scholarly Alan Moore, remains in wait of a satisfactory answer. Paul sees your perspective as parasitism. I'm about half way between you and him. You're definitely not "100% for self-reliance". Unless you decline police, banks, firefighters, sidewalks, schools, and technology standards, you by no means desire 100% self-reliance. Self-reliance means you're exclusively reliant on the self for your needs. It doesn't mean that you can [more than] compensate others or [more than] compensate society for services rendered. In short, it isn't a "net" phenomenon. I do understand that you want to be a net contributor--and as great of one as you can be. Mercy, what a good laugh. The image just popped into my mind: DJ with giant wings taped to his arms, standing on the edge of a cliff with Mojo. Mojo says, "Only birds can fly like that. Can men really fly like that too?" DJ replies, "Yes." "Have you tried?" "Yep. Every year." Charging toward the edge of the cliff, taking a mighty leap, DJ cries, "I'm freeeeee---aiiiiiieeeeEEEEEEEEEE!" And shortly thereafter is heard: *thump* *thump* *CRACK* *thubba-thubba-thubba-thubba* *BAM!* Just then, DJ's personal surgeon shows up in his Rolls. As he sets off carting a gurney down the trail leading to the bottom of the gorge, his voice is heard faintly on the wind: "DJ, my boy, you're putting my kids through college!" Says who? says every moral and political philosopher of any worth since the enlightenment. who DOESN'T say it?If they run the show they are the government until they step down or are overthrown. no, in a representative government, citizens run the show. there is no "force" in that system whatsoever.I'm going to repeat that Paul and I are coming to very different conclusions. My concerns are focussed on why low income individuals would not b thrilled with this arrangement. i can tell you why: because their government really doesn't represent their interests. that is the simplest way of putting it. and this is why (according to not only me, but MANY who have studied this) voter participation rates are highest among "the political class" (predominantly high earning, college educated folk), and lowest among the "poor" (predominantly low income, low education folk). they are simply less invested in the system, and less likely to see it working for their benefit, and representing their views. and they are absolutely right. viewed from this standpoint, not participating in the political system is a rational choice. Wouldn't failure to vote not only denote a lack of tacit approval but be an indication of disaproval? And therefore support what I have been saying about there being no social contract AND challenge your claim of legitimacy for this government? And... word.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Sept 25, 2013 0:45:10 GMT -5
social contract rational self-interest coincidentia oppositorum approximate Gaussian distribution one of us one of us one of us
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Post by Jaguar on Sept 25, 2013 1:01:31 GMT -5
VIRGIL take your meds and go to bed, NOW !!!
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Post by ZaireinHD on Sept 25, 2013 1:12:15 GMT -5
word!
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Post by Miss Tequila on Sept 25, 2013 4:54:35 GMT -5
Word
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Post by swamp on Sept 25, 2013 5:45:51 GMT -5
Blah blah blah.
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Post by mmhmm on Sept 25, 2013 7:24:58 GMT -5
Oh, my! What IS that? That's an adorable little baby parrot! BIRD is the WORD! Tha'sa bird!
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