Reactionary Chatter XXVIII - How long will this one last, Hindsight?

[RedAnarchist]

Does it count if I say "first"?

[Sasha]

almost XXX, cant wait for that one

[Viet Minh]

Inb4 Hindsight! :)

[ComradeMan]

Inb4 Hindsight! :)

Me too!

I'm so sunburnt that it hurts to type!!!! :lol:

[PhoenixAsh]

damn!!!!!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

I am slipping...:blushing:

[ComradeMan]

damn!!!!!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

I am slipping...:blushing:

It's what happens when you stay awak all night watching Star Trek films! :D

[Agent Ducky]

Yay, I'm on the first page.

Dammit, inafterhindsight :P

[PhoenixAsh]

It's what happens when you stay awak all night watching Star Trek films! :D


I was trying to become like the cool kids and get all the girls, amazing them with my encyclopedic knowledge of the world Star Trek....

ehh :ohmy::confused:

....SHIIIIIIIIT.... :lol:

Pon Farr for me a little while longer.

[PhoenixAsh]

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[hatzel]

Am I drunk? No. Am I drunk? NO!!!

Glad we got that cleared up...

[T-Paine]

Does anyone know of some good documentaries about North Korea online? I've watched every single one I can find on Netflix and I still haven't satisfied my itch.

[PhoenixAsh]

* inside undercover in North Korea
* life in North Korea: Doc state of mind. BBC
* Vice guide to North Korea (travell)

etc.

Here is a link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_documentary_films_about_North_Korea

[Sasha]

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[PhoenixAsh]

http://hackedirl.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/epic-win-photos-flawless-phrase-win.jpg

this,...we should get this.

[hatzel]

So when I was in the pub totally not getting drunk, I noticed that the doorman was drinking a beer. Is this normal? I've never seen it before...but maybe I just don't pay enough attention...

Also y'all can totally tell I'm not drunk because I went out with zero ukuleles and returned with exactly one ukulele and that's not what drunk people do!!! :)

[Sasha]

i'm an doorman and im not allowed too drink and rightly so.... so def not normal in my opinion

anyway:


Sign Of Resignation of the Day (http://thedailywh.at/2011/07/15/sign-of-resignation-of-the-day/)

Jul. 15, 2011


Add to Favorites (http://thedailywh.at/page/2/#)
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Sign Of Resignation of the Day: A disgruntled employee of a combination Taco Bell and KFC in Depew, New York, added a bit of emphasis to his resignation by posting his notice in block letters on the sign outside the restaurant.
According to a co-worker who spoke with News 4 (http://www.wivb.com/dpp/search/Copy_of_Employee-announces-they-quit-on-sign), the employee was upset with Adam, the shift manager, for making them work on Independence Day even after they had put in 22 days straight without time off.
[wivb (http://www.wivb.com/dpp/search/Copy_of_Employee-announces-they-quit-on-sign) / fark (http://www.fark.com/comments/6386616).]

[PhoenixAsh]

Nobody quits Taco bell....Taco bell quits you.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W-pG7tUmJk0/TBnmHSBfsjI/AAAAAAAACSU/MxK86f2VBpI/s400/tacobell_taco_party_pack_01.jpg


How can you NOT love working with Taco's all day? Some people...pfff...

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yP9KekcDoD4/TMcskFChUOI/AAAAAAAAAFU/QHRwMzWhmK4/s1600/taco+taco+taco.jpg

[Sasha]

also way more cooler than that nicolas cage looses his shit reel that was the shit a while ago:

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[PhoenixAsh]

So when I was in the pub totally not getting drunk, I noticed that the doorman was drinking a beer. Is this normal? I've never seen it before...but maybe I just don't pay enough attention...

Also y'all can totally tell I'm not drunk because I went out with zero ukuleles and returned with exactly one ukulele and that's not what drunk people do!!! :)

That depends on the place and its policy. I have seen lots of them drink. Mostly those were places that had a bit of a bad rep....and the ones who you would likely get into trouble with were the doormen rather than other customers.



(Anyways...I heard you can't trust doormen...bunch of Anarchists the lot of them :D ...o....wait....:ohmy: ehhh....)

[PhoenixAsh]

also way more cooler than that nicolas cage looses his shit reel that was the shit a while ago:



O yes..I completely forgot about that movies with Bale about the fascist society without human emotion and in which everything from the "old age" was forbidden.

That was an excellent movie! Thnx!

edit: equilibrium....downloading it now.

Also downloading Gattica...also very nice about society with DNA enhancement and the resulting bs.

[PhoenixAsh]

chain of events

Lie on side while falling a sleep
Sneeze...bang head agains wall
Fall out of bed...
...on top of one and a half liter glass full of milk
Get covered in milk
Injure back again,
Have huge bump on head,

And tomorrow there is a party I have to go to.


Karma is probably trying to tell me something....but I sure wished it just spoke Dutch.

[ComradeMan]

...but I sure wished it just spoke Dutch.

Geen probleem.

Jij bent karmisch vervloekt om vreemde en bizarre ongelukken in je leven te lijden, want in een vorig leven was je een nare persoon. Veel plezier met je karma!

:D:D:D:D:D:D

[hatzel]

iJCaxF1gG50:laugh:

[Viet Minh]

iJCaxF1gG50:laugh:

Epic! :D :D It should be the Karl Pilkington show!!
http://im.wk.io/images/v/4e725a/karl-pilkington-ultimate-animal.jpeg

I'm out of thankses! :(

[hatzel]

So it's been a few days since I last decided to use this thread as a place to mindlessly declare my ideas, but...well, after yesterday's randomly buying a toy ukulele (is there really any other kind? :rolleyes:) from a charity shop, my friend and I have decided that - despite the fact that I am still obviously a novice with only one day's playing experience and also I've never liked Metallica (and can't even remember any of their songs :confused:) and haven't liked Placebo since that one album I had when I was 15 or something - I should dedicate my life to being a world-famous ukulele-playing Metallica and Placebo cover one-man-band thing...yeah...does this sound like something even remotely feasible? Is there a gap in the market for such an act? :laugh:

For those wondering how Placebo sounds when played by a complete novice ukulele player, I've got your poison (http://soundcloud.com/pink​heskoval/sleeping-with-gho​sts-rough) :)

[ComradeMan]

I thought the ukelele was more like... err... Polynesian surf chill out than Metallica to be honest. :lol:

[Sasha]

So it's been a few days since I last decided to use this thread as a place to mindlessly declare my ideas, but...well, after yesterday's randomly buying a toy ukulele (is there really any other kind? :rolleyes:) from a charity shop, my friend and I have decided that - despite the fact that I am still obviously a novice with only one day's playing experience and also I've never liked Metallica (and can't even remember any of their songs :confused:) and haven't liked Placebo since that one album I had when I was 15 or something - I should dedicate my life to being a world-famous ukulele-playing Metallica and Placebo cover one-man-band thing...yeah...does this sound like something even remotely feasible? Is there a gap in the market for such an act? :laugh:



you will have to compete with this guy and he is an tough one to beat:

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on a totally unrelated note, here are some kittens scratching:

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[PhoenixAsh]

Geen probleem.

Jij bent karmisch vervloekt om vreemde en bizarre ongelukken in je leven te lijden, want in een vorig leven was je een nare persoon. Veel plezier met je karma!

:D:D:D:D:D:D

Na vanavond denk ik dat je een punt hebt.... :( Apparantly you are right. I presumably must have been extremely bad...I don't exactly know how bad...but on a scale from 1 to 10 it maust have been 15 or so.

On that note....see you all in a while

[Kotze]

And now for something completely different. I dare you to find something more awkward than this:
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Popstar Tomomi Itano (AKB48 and some other stuff) tries to impress by speaking English, and her "answering" the "interviewer" in "English" sounds like a baked Furby. At 1:31 it's the other person's turn again and uuuh... You know how when TV interviewers only have one camera and they do noddy shots (filming themselves nodding and fake reactions to later splice into the interview)? Apparantly editing was done by somebody less than fluent in English, and it's a bit much for one reaction.


For those wondering how Placebo sounds when played by a complete novice ukulele player, I've got your poison (http://soundcloud.com/pinkheskoval/sleeping-with-ghosts-rough) :)Oh, this is really good.http://i51.tinypic.com/10f6utu.png

[Viet Minh]

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo9d32jP6O1qgq69k.png

>how I kno you understood me if i aint understand u
>aint understand u

http://www.notracistbut.com

[ComradeMan]

Fucking hell.... it's hot.

Got sunburnt again yesterday as have been touring a bit at the weekend around the south.

The official meteo says around 35c but the pharmacy thermometers are saying up to 40c- humidity around 60%.

LOL!!!

Hot... hot.... hot..... I wish I had a gelateria (ice-cream parlour).

[Viet Minh]

Fucking hell.... it's hot.

Got sunburnt again yesterday as have been touring a bit at the weekend around the south.

The official meteo says around 35c but the pharmacy thermometers are saying up to 40c- humidity around 60%.

LOL!!!

Hot... hot.... hot..... I wish I had a gelateria (ice-cream parlour).

You're just trying to make me jealous, it was thunder and lightning and heavy rainstorm at my cousins barbecue on saturday! :( btw why's there two blushing/ embarassed emoticons? make one for sunburn :o :blushing:

[ComradeMan]

You're just trying to make me jealous, it was thunder and lightning and heavy rainstorm at my cousins barbecue on saturday! :( btw why's there two blushing/ embarassed emoticons? make one for sunburn :o :blushing:

That's a pity. Britain is a beautiful country but it has just such shitty weather. :crying:

[Skooma Addict]

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[ComradeMan]

As opposed to the country that gave us Sarkozy, Le Pen or the new found country that needs no comment.....

If Mr.B in power then the Italian left has to take a long hard look at itself and ask itself why- especially after the debacle with the one year Prodi government.

Casse-toi alors, pauv'con, va!

Have you seen La Conquête? :laugh:

[Tablo]

And now for something completely different. I dare you to find something more awkward than this:
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Popstar Tomomi Itano (AKB48 and some other stuff) tries to impress by speaking English, and her "answering" the "interviewer" in "English" sounds like a baked Furby. At 1:31 it's the other person's turn again and uuuh... You know how when TV interviewers only have one camera and they do noddy shots (filming themselves nodding and fake reactions to later splice into the interview)? Apparantly editing was done by somebody less than fluent in English, and it's a bit much for one reaction.

Oh, this is really good.http://i51.tinypic.com/10f6utu.png
Dear god that was painful to watch. I was more annoyed by the person giving the interview.

[ComradeMan]

on a totally unrelated note, here are some kittens scratching:




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:D

[Skooma Addict]

As opposed to the country that gave us Sarkozy, Le Pen or the new found country that needs no comment.....

If Mr.B in power then the Italian left has to take a long hard look at itself and ask itself why- especially after the debacle with the one year Prodi government.

Casse-toi alors, pauv'con, va!

Have you seen La Conquête? :laugh:

Again you insult France, but I already told you I live in Gods Country. Lets be honest the entire western world does kind of view Italy as a joke.

[ComradeMan]

Again you insult France, but I already told you I live in Gods Country. Lets be honest the entire western world does kind of view Italy as a joke.

That's why so many people come here on holiday, retire here, buy the clothes, cars, motorbikes and food and why Italy has to-date the biggest cultural and artistic patrimony in the world. ;)

I wasn't insulting France and the French people, just poiting out the glasshouse from which you throw stones.

[Viet Minh]

I noticed recently that the best cars are from ex-axis countries, it makes sense, a classic example is the volkswagen, lefty as it sounds it was manufacturing nazi vehicles, after the war with no army as such I assume they just reinvented themselves as car manufacturers. Its the same with Mitsubishi I think, although they were well established prior to ww2.

[PhoenixAsh]

Met ducky...this is how ducky looks IRL:

http://cheezdailysquee.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/45fe2465-5052-4e71-be0f-3639df1576ef.jpg

[Le Libérer]

Nobody quits Taco bell....Taco bell quits you.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W-pG7tUmJk0/TBnmHSBfsjI/AAAAAAAACSU/MxK86f2VBpI/s400/tacobell_taco_party_pack_01.jpg


How can you NOT love working with Taco's all day? Some people...pfff...

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yP9KekcDoD4/TMcskFChUOI/AAAAAAAAAFU/QHRwMzWhmK4/s1600/taco+taco+taco.jpg

I sure could eat up some taco right about now. ;)

[ComradeMan]

I noticed recently that the best cars are from ex-axis countries, it makes sense, a classic example is the volkswagen, lefty as it sounds it was manufacturing nazi vehicles, after the war with no army as such I assume they just reinvented themselves as car manufacturers. Its the same with Mitsubishi I think, although they were well established prior to ww2.

After the war a lot of the Italian and German carmakers basically owned bombed out factories. With the Marshall Plan a lot of investment was put into rebuilding the car industry and thus modern development- they had, in a way, to start from scratch but perhaps, in my opinion, benefitted from having the newer and more modern factories. Already in 1945 new Fiats were coming out of the factories- albeit that these were pre-war models such as the 500 "Topolino", 1100 and 6 cylinder 1500.

During the war Alfa had been obliged to produce machinery for the war effort, including aeroplane engines, for Macchi C.202 Folgore fighter. After the war and with all the bomb damage etc, Alfa Romeo took the route of producing marine and aviation engines and even household appliances until returning to the traditional auto industry with the Alfa 1900 (came out in 1950) and the Giulietta (came out in 1955).

Lancia on the other hand continued to produce cars throughout the war period but suffered different kinds of difficulties, one of Vincenzo Lancia's main collaborators Oscar Ravà had to escape to Spain in 1938 because of his Jewish background- where he had some susccess with motobikes with a Motorhispana founded in 1942.


Perhaps post-war investment, such as the Marshall Plan, and the need to start again with modern materials is what gave the ex-axis countries' carmakers an advantage?

[Revolution starts with U]

Is Ducky the wide-eyed starstruck one, or the serious-faced jokeless one?

[PhoenixAsh]

Is Ducky the wide-eyed starstruck one, or the serious-faced jokeless one?


Hehehe....what about the inquisitive cheeky one? ;)

[hatzel]

You know if anybody could make the sun shine and then give me a wamp piña colada I think I'd love you forever :)

[Revolution starts with U]

Is that the right one? Thats the one I was calling wide-eyed and starstruck.
The left one tho, she's probably Ducky. With that no-nonsense attitude, it's only fitting for her to be the one to start the Anitidae uprising.

Long live the Mighty Ducks! ... I mean QUACK QUACK QUACK!

[PhoenixAsh]

I am not sure how to perform duck steps could somebody give me a schematic :D

[Revolution starts with U]

You have to flap your feet at 90 flaps/min, but only move 2-3 inches. That's in water tho... idk about how you landlubbers would do it.

[Skooma Addict]

What group would you guys say is more annoying and awkward...

1. Feminists

2. Radical environmentalists

[ComradeMan]

What group would you guys say is more annoying and awkward...

1. Feminists

2. Radical environmentalists

Neither- YOU are the most annoying with your racism towards Southern Europeans.

[Ocean Seal]

Met ducky...this is how ducky looks IRL:

http://cheezdailysquee.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/45fe2465-5052-4e71-be0f-3639df1576ef.jpg

Its kind of strange, but I always assume that people look like their avatar on this site at least in some way. Especially people, with people in their avatars.

[#FF0000]

Neither- YOU are the most annoying with your racism towards Southern Europeans.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXeGPHzfsRI/TSs3UimXtBI/AAAAAAAAAls/KzZLs1wa1VY/s1600/dawson-crying.jpg

[ComradeMan]

....

So you think it's okay that Skooma describes Feminists as annoying? Environmentalists too? It's okay that he's persistently racist towards Southern Europeans, especially Italians, and yet when there was a sniff of racism towards the Irish you went crying immediately? How progressive of you and how fundamentally revealing of your two-faced hypocrisy.
:thumbup1:

[Skooma Addict]

So you think it's okay that Skooma describes Feminists as annoying? Environmentalists too? It's okay that he's persistently racist towards Southern Europeans, especially Italians, and yet when there was a sniff of racism towards the Irish you went crying immediately? How progressive of you and how fundademntally revealing of your two-faced hypocrisy.
:thumbup1:

Feminists are annoying. They are extremely annoying and most of them cannot be taken seriously. Environmentalists are ok I guess, but the ones that take it too seriously are annoying as hell. Also, I have consistently praised Italy, and never have I once said anything negative about the country. So idk what you are talking about.

[#FF0000]

So you think it's okay that Skooma describes Feminists as annoying? Environmentalists too?

Yes

EDIT: don't get me wrong tho - a lot of the whole gender role and sexism stuff they talk about is right but what passes for feminism nowadays is pretty awful because of how much dumb shit goes along with it.


and yet when there was a sniff of racism towards the Irish you went crying immediately? How progressive of you and how fundademntally revealing of your two-faced hypocrisy.
:thumbup1:

No no no it was the other way around. I was the one who was accused of being towards irish people for saying plastic paddies are annoying

[ComradeMan]

Feminists are annoying. They are extremely annoying and most of them cannot be taken seriously. Environmentalists are ok I guess, but the ones that take it too seriously are annoying as hell. Also, I have consistently praised Italy, and never have I once said anything negative about the country. So idk what you are talking about.

More sweeping generalisations..... which feminists? Like the RAWA? Like the people campaigning against the abuses that go on in the world that are blatant discrimination based on sex/gender? Like the ones campaigning against female circumcison and forced arranged marriages?

Yeah, describing Italy as a prostitute's boot and saying that Southern Europeans were barbaric and violent was a real compliment.


I'm French but I live in 'Merica. Family left France cuz we were too close to unstable, violent, barbaric countries (southern Europe).
http://www.revleft.org/vb/showthread.php?p=2148314#post2148314

[#FF0000]

which feminists

the ones with all the postmodern bullshit

[Skooma Addict]

More sweeping generalisations..... which feminists? Like the RAWA? Like the people campaigning against the abuses that go on in the world that are blatant discrimination based on sex/gender? Like the ones campaigning against female circumcison and forced arranged marriages?

Yeah, describing Italy as a prostitutes boot and saying that Southern Europeans were barbaric and violent was a real compliment.

There are many different annoying types of feminists. The ones who say "Feminism is the radical notion that women are equal." They are annoying, because in that case everyone is supposedly a feminist, and the term loses its meaning. The ones who convince themselves that women in America are "oppressed," when they clearly aren't. I could go on.

You don't need to be a "feminist" to care about forced circumcision (Although this is a bigger problem for males) or real actual discrimination such as that seen in the middle east.

[ComradeMan]

The ones who convince themselves that women in America are "oppressed," when they clearly aren't. I could go on.

Except they earn on average 25% less for doing the same jobs... etc.... etc...
http://www.politicususa.com/en/shame-american-women

[Skooma Addict]

Except they earn on average 25% less for doing the same jobs... etc.... etc...
http://www.politicususa.com/en/shame-american-women

When all variables are taken into account, a woman is paid the same amount as a man. I already discussed this 10 times with the people here, and provided the statistics. Go back and search through my old posts.

Also, if women actually did earn 25% less than men for doing the same work, there would be an incentive to hire more women until the wage gap closed. Also people in the west just aren't sexist enough to justify such a gap.

Personally, I have found the only people who really take feminism seriously are people who

a.) have a grudge against men whether or not they want to admit it.
b.) are those completely awkward dorky guys who obviously have never been laid or kissed a girl. They are usually thrown in the friend zone because they lack any kind of manliness.
c.) many academics teaching pointless subjects and others who live off the taxpayers dime.

[Skooma Addict]

Somehow I was given an infraction for the post above. I forgot the left has their own definition of sexism.

[PhoenixAsh]

When all variables are taken into account, a woman is paid the same amount as a man. I already discussed this 10 times with the people here, and provided the statistics. Go back and search through my old posts.

Also, if women actually did earn 25% less than men for doing the same work, there would be an incentive to hire more women until the wage gap closed. Also people in the west just aren't sexist enough to justify such a gap.

Personally, I have found the only people who really take feminism seriously are people who

a.) have a grudge against men whether or not they want to admit it.
b.) are those completely awkward dorky guys who obviously have never been laid or kissed a girl. They are usually thrown in the friend zone because they lack any kind of manliness.
c.) many academics teaching pointless subjects and others who live off the taxpayers dime.

I would like to see those variables.

[Ocean Seal]

a.) have a grudge against men whether or not they want to admit it.
b.) are those completely awkward dorky guys who obviously have never been laid or kissed a girl. They are usually thrown in the friend zone because they lack any kind of manliness.
c.) many academics teaching pointless subjects and others who live off the taxpayers dime.
Wow did you take this from some Texas talk radio show. Those damn academics, man-haters, and dorks. Academics just teach our kids communism, and smoke pot in the back of the university, man-haters are coming to take our guns away and make us all feminine, and of course those dorky guys should obviously know that women are mere sex objects and we shouldn't talk to them as friends unless it is for sex. Up Next: Immigrants taking our jobs... then our guns.

[Skooma Addict]

I would like to see those variables.

http://www.nber.org/papers/w11240.pdf

When I initially discussed this topic, the paper could be viewed for free. Now it can't apparently. But the paper included a chart showing the income disparity between men and women, and then showed the disparity as more variables were taken into account.


We examine the extent to which non-discriminatory factors can explain observed wage gaps between racial and ethnic minorities and whites, and between women and men. In general we find that differences in productivity-related factors account for most of the between group wage differences in the year 2000. Determinants of wage gaps differ by group. Differences in schooling and in skills developed in the home and in school, as measured by test scores, are of central importance in explaining black/white and Hispanic/white wage gaps among both women and men. Immigrant assimilation is an additional factor for Asians and workers from Central and South America. The sources of the gender gap are quite different, however. Gender differences in schooling and cognitive skills as measured by the AFQT are quite small and explain little of the pay gap. Instead the gender gap largely stems from choices made by women and men concerning the amount of time and energy devoted to a career, as reflected in years of work experience, utilization of part-time work, and other workplace and job characteristics.

This paper also dispels many other myths about discrimination in the workforce.

http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Discrimination.html

One good bit from the paper


In a 2005 paper on wage differentials in American labor markets, June O’Neill and Dave O’Neill provide a vivid example of how omitted information can change conclusions about discrimination in wage studies. Simple comparisons of group wages for American men suggest that Japanese, Asian Indian, and Korean men earn 15 to 25 percent more than white non-Hispanic men. Black and American Indian men earn 25 percent less. A naïve interpretation of these earnings gaps would suggest that employers discriminate against whites and blacks and in favor of Asians. But using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, an exceptionally detailed data set, the O’Neills show that Asian men in the United States have above-average educations. When education (http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Education.html) is taken into account, the earnings gap between Asians and whites vanishes, and the black/white wage gap shrinks substantially because whites, on average, have more education than blacks. Adding geographic location shrinks the black/white wage gap further because a much larger proportion of black men live in the South, and southern wage levels tend to be lower for everyone. Adding individual achievement test scores, which are a measure of educational quality, erases the black/white wage gap for college graduates. Agreeing with James Heckman (http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/bios/Heckman.html), the O’Neills quote Heckman’s conclusion that “most of the disparity in earnings between blacks and whites in the labor market of the 1990s is due to differences in the skills they bring to the market, not to discrimination in the market” (O’Neill and O’Neill 2005, p. 33; Heckman 1998, p. 101).


Studies of woman’s wages that conclude women are discriminated against in U.S. labor markets are also misleading when they suffer from the bias caused by omitted information. The gap between male and female wages narrowed from about 40 percent in 1970 to about 24 percent in 2003. Claims that the 24 percent difference results from bigotry typically ignore the fact that as a group women are more likely to work part time, choose careers in lower-paying fields, work for government or a nonprofit, and have fewer years of labor market experience than men of the same age. These differences could all create a wage gap and may reflect choices made to accommodate family responsibilities. Researchers who adjust for standard factors such as education, experience, and line of work find no significant difference between the earnings of men and women who never married and never had a child.

[ComradeMan]

Somehow I was given an infraction for the post above. I forgot the left has their own definition of sexism.

And you are at..... RevLEFT!!!

Well done Leonardo..... :thumbup1:

[Skooma Addict]

Wow did you take this from some Texas talk radio show. Those damn academics, man-haters, and dorks. Academics just teach our kids communism, and smoke pot in the back of the university, man-haters are coming to take our guns away and make us all feminine, and of course those dorky guys should obviously know that women are mere sex objects and we shouldn't talk to them as friends unless it is for sex. Up Next: Immigrants taking our jobs... then our guns.

Well that was just my personal experience. Although it fits the stereotype which I do believe to be pretty accurate. Just like I believe the steriotype of libertarians to be accurate.

I think the problem regarding many academics nowadays is that they are overpaid for such an easy job which doesn't contribute to society. Many of them teach useless subjects. Although the situation hasn't gotten as bad as it has with law school professors. They have got to have the best job on the planet.

I don't think the problem with feminists is that they want to take our guns(that is mostly a problem stemming from upper class leftists who don't need guns in the neighborhoods they live in anyways), it is more of them just being annoying. The feminists are not really all that relevant, but that doesn't mean they can't be annoying.

Dorks should not "respect" women less, but they would do well to change their view of women.

[Skooma Addict]

And you are at..... RevLEFT!!!

Well done Leonardo..... :thumbup1:

I know I should have realized for the left, "sexism" means not believing that women in every country on the planet are oppressed.

[#FF0000]

The ones who convince themselves that women in America are "oppressed," when they clearly aren't. I could go on.

wrong

[#FF0000]

Agreeing with James Heckman, the O’Neills quote Heckman’s conclusion that “most of the disparity in earnings between blacks and whites in the labor market of the 1990s is due to differences in the skills they bring to the market, not to discrimination in the market”

That statement is so out of touch that it is insane.

[Le Socialiste]

Okay, I've seen these threads quite a bit now...what are they? :confused:

[Skooma Addict]

Anything goes

[Skooma Addict]

wrong

Maybe they are oppressed according to leftists nonsensical definitions. If you think having a bikini model on a billboard is oppressive then OK women are oppressed.

[#FF0000]

Maybe they are oppressed according to leftists nonsensical definitions. If you think having a bikini model on a billboard is oppressive then OK women are oppressed.

nope

[#FF0000]

i wish tc was here

[Ocean Seal]

Again its not about discrimination in employment, its about systematic discrimination. Ask yourself this, why do blacks bring less skills to the market than whites? Could it be because of a system which start discrimination at birth and seeks to maintain the power gap between the races. Tweak the data however it is that you want, your still going to end with significant differences between the races and sexes, and you'll see that racism/sexism go back a lot further than you would even consider.


Well that was just my personal experience. Although it fits the stereotype which I do believe to be pretty accurate. Just like I believe the steriotype of libertarians to be accurate.

I think the problem regarding many academics nowadays is that they are overpaid for such an easy job which doesn't contribute to society. Many of them teach useless subjects. Although the situation hasn't gotten as bad as it has with law school professors. They have got to have the best job on the planet.

No sir, I believe that the bourgeoisie have the best job on the planet.


I don't think the problem with feminists is that they want to take our guns(that is mostly a problem stemming from upper class leftists who don't need guns in the neighborhoods they live in anyways), it is more of them just being annoying. The feminists are not really all that relevant, but that doesn't mean they can't be annoying.

Dorks should not "respect" women less, but they would do well to change their view of women.

Also I'm not sure what you'd like dorks to do. In what sense should they change their view on women.

[PhoenixAsh]

http://www.nber.org/papers/w11240.pdf

When I initially discussed this topic, the paper could be viewed for free. Now it can't apparently. But the paper included a chart showing the income disparity between men and women, and then showed the disparity as more variables were taken into account.

This paper also dispels many other myths about discrimination in the workforce.

http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Discrimination.html

One good bit from the paper

Well I am not about to pay for an article. So I can't discuss this in detail.

Several factors which mean the conclusions they draw are complete horseshit.

1). when they talk about productivity related factors, this always, to no exception...includes pregnancy. What is more, the chance of a woman becomming pregnant. This means all women, pregnant or not, are deducted from their maximum salary on the basis of the chance that they become pregnant. Becommig pregnant is also invariably called a life choice a woman is solely responsible for....which is definately not always the case. As is shown in your second link, which basically uses the first one as part of their evidence structure, we can see how this works. Which brings me to point two.

2). Inherrently women are socially responsible for taking care of the children. One of the factors mentions women working part time more then men. Several things wrong with the eventual conclusion the article makes that this is


The choice of women
A factor which is non-arbitrary
A factor which disproves market biggotry

Men are often not awarded a chance to work part-time. Predominantly male dominated jobs are less inclined to allow for such deviances from the norm. If they do, being the predominant income provider, the family will loose substantial part of the income. Making this often an economic necessity...because for all its posturing the article proves one thing: 24% less income. I will expand on this further later on.

Women on the other hand are expected to work part time after they get children. Because they are seen as the predominant child provider. The years women work as part time somehow are deducted from her work experience. Which is strange...because part-time is work as well.
More so...women who do not work part time when they have children are offcourse always seen as non-dedicated and neglectfull....which subjectively will play through in promotion chances and jobperformance reviews/payrise occasions. For example, and I will use my own society, in the 60-70's women who got pregnant were NOT allowed to continue their jobs as nurses, teachers or workers in department stores. If a woman got married it was normal for her to give up her job...it was even expected. I know this was more or less the same in the US. This works in advance of some later remarks I will make

The market refuses to alieviate the basic societal needs by continuously refusing to adopt or provide childcare within company structures....alleging that this is somehow not their resonsibility and in the meantime pressuring women to work part time.

This is how it works in reality. Not in nice little statistics.

Now it gets interesting:

The number quoted: 24% less in 2003 by the Census Bureau. Was NOT based on a study between all across the board workers. It was specifically done by all fulltime workers. Eliminating part-time workers entirely from teh study and therefore part-time as a reason.

So its fucking disingenuous and totally disqualifies the entire article when they then set out to explain this difference by adding factors which were actively excluded in the first place!

3). Education is also some horseshit reason. In fact studies have shown under equally educated men and women wage gaps do continue. Which rules out education. As is shown by a 2009 study by the National Academy of Sciences (which incidentally also proved the existance of the arbitrary and subjective evaluation processes).

Education being a horseshit reason i the first place because it has been proven time and time again women with equal or higher education levels are placed in lower ranking functions across the board....again...often followed by reasoning along of risks of future behaviour....indicating pregnancy/part-time work.

4). Gender role bias....I could cite a number of pre 2000 and post 2000 studies which prove the fact that women, who perform equal or BETTER than their male counter parts are LESS promoted than poorly performing men....or their work is more critically looked at and they are met with more discrimination and anti-women attitudes than their counter parts who do NOT outperform men. This explains why women, who are not pregnant, carreer oriented and outperforming men, more often than not are NOT given a promotion. Something the two articles put off as: being life choices.


Well...there you have it. Basically you cite two studies one of which basis itself on the other....which simply ignore or use wrong information. Information which does not suit their outcome. They call that: omityted information. I call that misinformation and making up facts....especially since they make up facts to excplain a wage gap by inventing a reason which was explicitly left out of acquiring the numbers in the first place. :thumbup1:


All this leaves out the fact of education as a concept for women and the fact that up until recently women were specifically placed in so called gender appropriate roles. Women until recently were limited in the jobs they could get secretaries, teachers, nurses, departments store employees, cashregister employees, etc. Gender specific and, so called, appropriate jobs. It was unlikely women got a lot of education. It was simply not provided for them, or discouraged before those times. Only recently has a whole new range of possibilities opened up in education and advanced education....somethings which was worse for the working class since education a few decades ago was basically a very costly udertaking and women were NOT afforded scholarships as much as men.

So inherrently this whole situation was created and perpetuated by the jobmarket. Its a bit disingenuous to then argue that education and work experience are the predominant factors....which are supposedly outside the market??? Come on!!! BS!!

[#FF0000]

(that is mostly a problem stemming from upper class leftists who don't need guns in the neighborhoods they live in anyways)

Skooma you have this awful habit of talking about things and being so far off base that it's kind of remarkable.

[#FF0000]

Also I'm not sure what you'd like dorks to do. In what sense should they change their view on women.

I think he's talking about the whole "nice guy" thing where they kinda put women on a pedestal but not in a good way. More like a paternalistic or kinda creepy way

[Revolution starts with U]

When all variables are taken into account, a woman is paid the same amount as a man. I already discussed this 10 times with the people here, and provided the statistics. Go back and search through my old posts.

Also, if women actually did earn 25% less than men for doing the same work, there would be an incentive to hire more women until the wage gap closed. Also people in the west just aren't sexist enough to justify such a gap.

Personally, I have found the only people who really take feminism seriously are people who

a.) have a grudge against men whether or not they want to admit it.
b.) are those completely awkward dorky guys who obviously have never been laid or kissed a girl. They are usually thrown in the friend zone because they lack any kind of manliness.
c.) many academics teaching pointless subjects and others who live off the taxpayers dime.


Somehow I was given an infraction for the post above. I forgot the left has their own definition of sexism.

No, that's pretty much a textbook definition of sexism.

I'm not an academic, I don't have a grudge against men, I have kissed many girls, and I'll kick your squirly ass (!), and I take feminism seriously :lol: (it's a joke, not bein an internet tuff guy ;) settle down)

[Skooma Addict]

Again its not about discrimination in employment, its about systematic discrimination. Ask yourself this, why do blacks bring less skills to the market than whites? Could it be because of a system which start discrimination at birth and seeks to maintain the power gap between the races. Tweak the data however it is that you want, your still going to end with significant differences between the races and sexes, and you'll see that racism/sexism go back a lot further than you would even consider.

I have a question for you. Why do Asians on average make more money than Caucasians?

[Ocean Seal]

I have a question for you. Why do Asians on average make more money than Caucasians?

I'm not sure what you want my reply to be. That there hasn't been any discrimination and there's something wrong with latino/black people for not overcoming like Asians? The difference is that in the United States most blacks have been oppressed since pre-colonial times (or would you argue that there was no racism here) and most latino people who immigrated came from working poor backgrounds with different opportunities than those available in the first world. This kind of discrimination continued and is still perpetuated today. While it is true that many Asians did come from working poor backgrounds, you also have to understand that in recent times many Asians came with elite education to the states and established a reasonably sized part of middle managers, professionals and so on. To my knowledge the percentage of Asians who came here with education from accredited universities and often better universities than those found in most other parts of the world was greater than that of other immigrants (typically in the more recent generations). This class of middle managers encouraged their children to get educated and thus placed a second generation of professionals and institutional discrimination became harder for the establishment and with this impetus many of the working poor Asians also encouraged their children to get educated as it became associated with the Asian culture and Asian values that they work hard and so on. The economic position of Asians in the United States is part of the reason that they can't be economically oppressed.

[Skooma Addict]

I'm not sure what you want my reply to be. That there hasn't been any discrimination and there's something wrong with latino/black people for not overcoming like Asians? The difference is that in the United States most blacks have been oppressed since pre-colonial times (or would you argue that there was no racism here) and most latino people who immigrated came from working poor backgrounds with different opportunities than those available in the first world. This kind of discrimination continued and is still perpetuated today. While it is true that many Asians did come from working poor backgrounds, you also have to understand that in recent times many Asians came with elite education to the states and established a reasonably sized part of middle managers, professionals and so on. To my knowledge the percentage of Asians who came here with education from accredited universities and often better universities than those found in most other parts of the world was greater than that of other immigrants (typically in the more recent generations). This class of middle managers encouraged their children to get educated and thus placed a second generation of professionals and institutional discrimination became harder for the establishment and with this impetus many of the working poor Asians also encouraged their children to get educated as it became associated with the Asian culture and Asian values that they work hard and so on. The economic position of Asians in the United States is part of the reason that they can't be economically oppressed.

So basically you are saying that Asians make more due to their culture and values. I agree. There is no "establishment" trying to systematically keep the Asians down. If there was (which there isn't), they must not be very influential or powerful since Asians are still a small minority. Also I am not sure why AA laws would be in place if what you said was true.

I also agree that a persons background will most likely affect their future income. But that is true regardless of race.

Most likely, blacks make less than whites for the same reasons whites make less than Asians.

[ComradeMan]

Here's a good one...

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FEAR OF LONG WORDS!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:- same word in Italian = hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia

Next time you are in Greece, confuse the waiter at Aristophanes Taverna by asking for....

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This is a good one too...

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[PhoenixAsh]

Tam, the girl I all told you about, died last sunday. She got out of the coma a couple of weeks ago. Everythig was fine again. Then she got a cold which they caught to late and developed into phneumonia....

So...

No more tigers and lions. No more butterflies and pretty flowers. No more tickles and goodnight hugs....


Today was her funeral.

[hatzel]

Damn, hindsight, that's tough. My heartfelt condolences to everybody who may be in need of them in this difficult time :(

[ComradeMan]

Tam, the girl I all told you about, died last sunday. She got out of the coma a couple of weeks ago. Everythig was fine again. Then she got a cold which they caught to late and developed into phneumonia....

So...

No more tigers and lions. No more butterflies and pretty flowers. No more tickles and goodnight hugs....


Today was her funeral.

I'm really sorry.

Quando una persona cara ci lascia e quando non è più qui con noi e non possiamo più toccarla, sentire la sua voce ci sembra scomparsa per sempre. Ma un affetto sincero non morirà mai! Il ricordo delle persone che ci sono state care vivrà per sempre nei nostri cuori- più forte di qualsiasi abbraccio e più importante di qualsiasi parola.

[PhoenixAsh]

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/d74f8ef6-2528-4347-98b1-eef8c4e2a42a.jpg

[PhoenixAsh]

http://www.dallaslibrary2.org/texas/Grant/images/pa2003-2-201.jpg

[RGacky3]

last night on the daily show was a guy who wrote a book on the assasination of McKinnley, and talked a lot about early turn of the century anarchists and the such, interesting.

[Sasha]

http://verydemotivational.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/demotivational-posters-fatality.jpg

[Sasha]

last night on the daily show was a guy who wrote a book on the assasination of McKinnley, and talked a lot about early turn of the century anarchists and the such, interesting.

seen it too, i was less impressed.
now i know that this is an mainstream program and very short but it does no good as an historian to talk about the Chicago martyrs repeating the accusations against them but forgetting to mention they had nothing to do with it.
also when steward was talking bullshit about the big freedom of speech for anarchists back then the writer did say emma goldman was arrested a lot but failed to tell she was deported eventually.
i hope that his book is more historically correct so that people who pick it up might learn something afterall

[PhoenixAsh]

Realy getting sick an tired of being used in some power jealousy ploy of another girl pretending. :-/ wtf. I may be nice and caring but I am NOT some freaking toy. So yeah... :-/ Maybe I should stop being nice and caring. Apparantly I am only good as the jealousy factor.

[PhoenixAsh]

Right... So the ppl who invited me to this fucked up bar in the godforsaken middle of bum fuck nowhere left...without a fucking word. WTF?! I do not know anybody here and since this is a local bar ppl look at me like they want to tear me limb from limb. What a fucking waste of time and energy.

[PhoenixAsh]

Revenge is sweet. After spending a few very uncomfortable hrs in a bar mostly populated with desillusioned nationalist youth supporters of the PVV whilst wearing an anarchy antifa shirt....I managed to strike up a conversation with the three most friendly looking of the bunch...turned out they wrre mechanics. Really?...interesting. Very interesting. My plan for revenge was formed.

So at six we drove to the house of the friends who ditched me and left me there. We lifted his car up and stole all his tires...

We then drove to the house of the girl who used me and totally deconstructed her scooter to the frame...

Take that fuckers :D
Teach you to ditch me :D

[Jazzratt]

I'm back. I don't know how long for and I certainly won't be posting as prolifically but I am back.

It seems Skooma Addict is still a howling hyena's honey hole, so not so much has changed.

[PhoenixAsh]

well...we felt really abandoned. I feel like you should make it up :sneaky: :p

welcome back:)

[ComradeMan]

I can't believe Amy Winehouse has passed away. I liked her music- such a shame and waste of a young talent.

It's strange how Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and now Amy Winehouse all died aged 27.

[RGacky3]

seen it too, i was less impressed.
now i know that this is an mainstream program and very short but it does no good as an historian to talk about the Chicago martyrs repeating the accusations against them but forgetting to mention they had nothing to do with it.
also when steward was talking bullshit about the big freedom of speech for anarchists back then the writer did say emma goldman was arrested a lot but failed to tell she was deported eventually.
i hope that his book is more historically correct so that people who pick it up might learn something afterall

Yeah the interview was a bit dissapointing, he totally ignored his politics.

[#FF0000]

I can't believe Amy Winehouse has passed away. I liked her music- such a shame and waste of a young talent.

It's strange how Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and now Amy Winehouse all died aged 27.

And Kurt Cobain. And Robert Johnson. And some guy from the Rolling Stones.

THE CURSE OF 27

[Ele'ill]

6th page

[Ele'ill]

And Kurt Cobain. And Robert Johnson. And some guy from the Rolling Stones.

THE CURSE OF 27

I had not heard of her passing. Life after 26 is a gut check- it really forces you to find a balance. What do you keep of your childhood, your early adult life, how are you going to apply these attributes and where are you going to go while heading into your 30's.

[PhoenixAsh]

Yeah...that 30´s get your life on track thing is a lot harder than it seems. I am supposing it will work itself out eventually...but apparantly it doesn´t always end that way. :(

[Ocean Seal]

6th page
I see what you did edited there.

And on the subject of Amy Winehouse, I feel really bad. I mean we all knew that this wasn't going to end well years ago, but when it actually happens, its kind of scary. I just wish that something could have been done to prevent her from going down that route.

[Ele'ill]

I see what you did edited there.

Yeah well it posted to the 5th page until my other post- close enough- I'm extremely thorough.


And on the subject of Amy Winehouse, I feel really bad. I mean we all knew that this wasn't going to end well years ago, but when it actually happens, its kind of scary. I just wish that something could have been done to prevent her from going down that route.

Technological limitations combined with laziness are keeping me from searching for how she died. Drug overdose or dramatic mob murder?

[Ele'ill]

Hey jerks, someone tell me how she passed away.

[Ose]

...

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said in a press conference yesterday evening that no cause of death had yet been confirmed.

He said: 'I am aware of reports of a suspected drugs overdose, but I would like to re-emphasise that no post-mortem has yet taken place and it would be inappropriate to speculate on the cause of death.

[#FF0000]

mari3l get on steam you nerd

edit: actually don't bother I still don't have l4d installed :mellow:

[Ele'ill]

mari3l get on steam you nerd

edit: actually don't bother I still don't have l4d installed :mellow:

I don't have internet where I can actually enjoy it. I use free wifi when I can. Thankfully this is all partially because I'm working a lot more hours and saving money.

[Ocean Seal]

mari3l get on steam you nerd

edit: actually don't bother I still don't have l4d installed :mellow:


I don't have internet where I can actually enjoy it. I use free wifi when I can. Thankfully this is all partially because I'm working a lot more hours and saving money.
Oh snap steam buddies. You should add me, if you'd like I could PM you guys my steam name, but I probably can't play in the next few weeks. I don't really play anything much besides TF2 because that was free.


Also Mari3L, I believe it was OD but the cause of death is still murky. They haven't released a statement.

[PhoenixAsh]

what is steam:confused:

[#FF0000]

I don't have internet where I can actually enjoy it. I use free wifi when I can. Thankfully this is all partially because I'm working a lot more hours and saving money.

Oh, well that's good. I was in the same situation for awhile.


Oh snap steam buddies. You should add me, if you'd like I could PM you guys my steam name, but I probably can't play in the next few weeks. I don't really play anything much besides TF2 because that was free.

Yeah, shoot me a PM son.


what is steam

It's a client for your computer, which you use to buy and play computer games.

Sort of like Itunes for video games.

[Agent Ducky]

Just got back from 4 day camping trip at the beach. It was fun. There were this family with little kids next door, who were amusing because the kids produced amusing quotes like "Are you even speaking American?"

Also, I vandalized the bathrooms where someone had drawn a cross and written "GOD," I made the cross into a swastika and wrote ": the original fascist" next to "God" .... Would have pics but my phone was dead. (not trying to offend anyone religious, lol)

I used burnt charcoal sticks to write random stuff like "property is theft" on the firepits too. Yeah. I had fun.

Edit: This is my 666th post. :lol:

[PhoenixAsh]

http://www.poolandspa.com/catalog/images/acc-10676.jpg\

[Agent Ducky]

Also, I just saw the new Harry Potter movie.... And I read a review of it that compares Harry to a "young Trotsky" because they both are fighters with a commanding attitude... and they both have the same glasses. I was kinda like :confused: at that comparison, but it made me lol, because then in my head every time he did a spell I thought something like "TROTSKY POWERS, ACTIVATE!" Yeah. I'm weird.

[ComradeMan]

And Kurt Cobain. And Robert Johnson. And some guy from the Rolling Stones.

THE CURSE OF 27


Weird no?

Rolling Stones guy was Brian Jones.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_jones

[Agent Ducky]

Weird no?

Yes, very. Also, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. O_o
Of course, someone on the internet is always going to yell "CONSPIRACY"...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club

[hatzel]

Hey jerks, someone tell me how she passed away.

To return to this one: the post-mortem is due today, but that bastion of totally reliable journalism, the Sun, claims on its front page today that there was no sign of drugs at the scene. Which presumably includes drug paraphernalia. Of course there is a chance of a drug overdose of something entirely consumable, rather than something to injected or consumed in some other way, but...I don't know, personally. We'll have to wait until later on for some definitive news...

[Viet Minh]

what is steam:confused:

Steam is a shitty company that gets commercial and free games and ruins them, and overcharges for the privilege. However its a necessary evil because they own counterstrike now. :(

[The Man]

http://chzgifs.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/hay-gurl-hay.gif

[Gustav HK]

what is steam:confused:

Steam is the technical term for the invisible water vapor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_vapor), the gaseous phase (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaseous_phase) of water (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water), which is formed when water boils (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling). In common language it is often used to refer to the visible mist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mist) of water droplets formed as this water vapor condenses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condenses) in the presence of cooler air (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air).

-Wikipedia

:p

[Sasha]

Guess who is working stage security @ prince tonight? :D

[#FF0000]

Steam is a shitty company that gets commercial and free games and ruins them, and overcharges for the privilege. However its a necessary evil because they own counterstrike now. :(

Steam is great and you must be crazy if you're getting over-charged for a game on Steam because I literally got Shogun 2 and Civilization 5 for like 15 bux

[Viet Minh]

Steam is great and you must be crazy if you're getting over-charged for a game on Steam because I literally got Shogun 2 and Civilization 5 for like 15 bux

To me that is over-charged (compared to torrents :D) but yeah steam is okay sometimes i suppose! :sneaky:

[#FF0000]

To me that is over-charged (compared to torrents :D) but yeah steam is okay sometimes i suppose! :sneaky:

If I torrent a game, I torrent AAA titles, with some exceptions. A lot of the more indie games I play (Amnesia, STALKER, Mount and Blade, Men Of War, The Void) have so much love in them that I'd feel bad if I didn't drop something in the tip jar for the developers.

[The Man]

Bro.. Steam is the shit, I don't have to go into a car and drive my ass 20 minutes to gamestop, or wait 2 days while it comes in the mail.

[Revolution starts with U]

Civ 5 for $15?! I have GOT to get on Steam!

[#FF0000]

Civ 5 for $15?! I have GOT to get on Steam!

SHIT SON YOU MISSED THE WEEKEND DEAL!

It was Civ for 17 bux

[PhoenixAsh]

Steam is the technical term for the invisible water vapor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_vapor), the gaseous phase (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaseous_phase) of water (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water), which is formed when water boils (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling). In common language it is often used to refer to the visible mist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mist) of water droplets formed as this water vapor condenses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condenses) in the presence of cooler air (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air).

-Wikipedia

:p


well...we are way more advanced than that and moved on past the steam era and we skipped past water and now we just run on jenever (liquor). When we Dutch see water we either sail on it or throw rocks at it and build dams and waterworks....but we don't drink that shit. Fish shit in it you know ;)

[PhoenixAsh]

Guess who is working stage security @ prince tonight? :D

cool! :) How was it?

[PhoenixAsh]

To return to this one: the post-mortem is due today, but that bastion of totally reliable journalism, the Sun, claims on its front page today that there was no sign of drugs at the scene. Which presumably includes drug paraphernalia. Of course there is a chance of a drug overdose of something entirely consumable, rather than something to injected or consumed in some other way, but...I don't know, personally. We'll have to wait until later on for some definitive news...

well...one could argue that the absence of drugs near an addict may mean its all consumed....making the OD more likely ;)

But who knows...that girl was abusing drugs and alcohol for years. At some point somethings gotta give. Your body can only take so much before it breaks down.

[Revolution starts with U]

A sage, wise and venerable, struck me with this knowledge
Pure and true IT IS, revealing the secrets of creation
The Earth and Heaven, obvious and esoteric, large and small are ONE
The Father is pure energy, The Mother is distinct matter
Its womb is electromagnetism, and birthed by radiation it was
From Fire to Earth came, and so to fire the Earth shall go
Create! manifest that which is subtle, for therein lies the greatest power
This power is in you, above you, and all around you. With this you are kings unto yourself
Living power of the sun, power of creation, the power you possess is within you, and so it is written
The Three-Fold Philosophy of Creation :cool:

[ComradeMan]

A sage, wise and venerable, struck me with this knowledge
Pure and true IT IS, revealing the secrets of creation
The Earth and Heaven, obvious and esoteric, large and small are ONE
The Father is pure energy, The Mother is distinct matter
Its womb is electromagnetism, and birthed by radiation it was
From Fire to Earth came, and so to fire the Earth shall go
Create! manifest that which is subtle, for therein lies the greatest power
This power is in you, above you, and all around you. With this you are kings unto yourself
Living power of the sun, power of creation, the power you possess is within you, and so it is written
The Three-Fold Philosophy of Creation :cool:

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad?

[Sasha]

cool! :) How was it?

pretty awesome, i mean i would never had paid the 100,- ticket price, if only because this kind of rnb-funk is one of the very few kinds of music that really can not hold my interest but it was nice to see an legend so up close giving all that he has got instead of only cashing in.

[Revolution starts with U]

It's my translation of the Hermetic Emerald Tablet

[Viet Minh]

pretty awesome, i mean i would never had paid the 100,- ticket price, if only because this kind of rnb-funk is one of the very few kinds of music that really can not hold my interest but it was nice to see an legend so up close giving all that he has got instead of only cashing in.

Doood I gotta ask, why do you say 'an legend' it looks strange to me.. I see a few people doing it here, maybe I'm missing something? inb4 missing a few billion braincells, also inb4 grammar nazi! :D

[Revolution starts with U]

In case no one noticed, I used the Fibonacci sequence (11235) to create a line within the poem; "A pure Earth is birthed to manifest this living." And I used "living" instead of "life" to reflect the 4th dimensional nature of reality.

[Skooma Addict]

Well I am on a new workout program. Going to do some serious soccer training despite the fact that these stupid lax bro's use every field nowadays for their worthless "sport."

[Jazzratt]

Well I am on a new workout program. Going to do some serious soccer training despite the fact that these stupid lax bro's use every field nowadays for their worthless "sport." If you persist in using that colour I am going to infract you. For the sake of everyone's eyes.

[PhoenixAsh]

MISSING DUCK

http://cheezdailysquee.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/acbc76aa-1202-4ba1-bfe2-9f29ff32371b.jpg

Have you seen this Duck? Call: Revleft...ask for OI.

[Sasha]

found him:

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01485/gull-duckling_1485634i.jpg

[PhoenixAsh]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwww......DUCKY!!!! :scared::scared::scared:

[L.A.P.]

So basically you are saying that Asians make more due to their culture and values. I agree.

That is actually the opposite of what he was saying. Asian-Americans make more money because the Asian immigrants that come here come from more affluent backgrounds. Not some idealist idea of "culture" and "values. I'm a half-Indian petty bourgeois kid and my lineage goes back to a very wealthy privileged family. It is a far different story for the African-American and Hispanic-American population that come from working class backgrounds. It's incredibly ridiculous to say that values and culture determine economic position rather than the other way around.

[Skooma Addict]

If you persist in using that colour I am going to infract you. For the sake of everyone's eyes.

Nowhere is there any policy saying I cannot use this color, and if you don't want people using the color, then either change the rules or take away the option.

[hatzel]

So I have a date of sorts with a very nice young lady this evening. Oh, look at me, playing that game again. Feel free to wish me luck or something :tt2:

[ComradeMan]

So I have a date of sorts with a very nice young lady this evening. Oh, look at me, playing that game again. Feel free to wish me luck or something :tt2:

Your comment made me think of this.....

L7ZrWOGIbIE

[hatzel]

After the infamous maths thread a while back, I'm sure ComradeMan will be interested in a forthcoming show on the BBC, the Code (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14305667) :)

[ComradeMan]

After the infamous maths thread a while back, I'm sure ComradeMan will be interested in a forthcoming show on the BBC, the Code (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14305667) :)

Du Sautoy has published a lot of stuff on prime numbers and it's interesting, if you like maths that is. I can't avoid thinking that a certain former RevLeft member's blood will boil and start accusing people of being platonists and mystics though. I think I did cite those cicadas in that infamous thread too.

[Agent Ducky]

found him:

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01485/gull-duckling_1485634i.jpg

Oh NOES! :crying:

Anyways...
I found a mother cat and her kittens in my backyard. I've confirmed at least 3 kittens, and I estimate that they're 4-5 weeks old. I think they are feral. I'm hesitant to get close enough to take pictures, but I've started putting out food for the mom and she's been eating it. Which is good because she looks really skinny like she needs food. Been doing research on exactly what to do with them, apparently if I can socialize the kittens they could be adopted.

Edit: omg 777 rep. XD

[Jazzratt]

Nowhere is there any policy saying I cannot use this color, and if you don't want people using the color, then either change the rules or take away the option. You forgot the two primary rules of this board:

1) Fuck you.

2) BA discretion counts for everything.

I think you are taking the piss with that colour and are obviously trying to bait people (i.e trolling) you therefore have an infraction in the other thread. I'm feeling lenient today because it was my siter's graduation and I've had a nice meal so I'm not going to warn every instance of your using that colour prior to this post but if you keep fucking around then I'm going continue warning you until you're suspended and possibly banned.

[Sasha]

j8PGBnNmPgk

[#FF0000]

j8PGBnNmPgk

man i am jaded and not easily impressed but good god damn

[Viet Minh]

O6mZvsWHs4M

[Revolution starts with U]

Ancient Aliens yo.... pretty intriguing, even if it is a bunch of woo-woo :D

[Agent Ducky]

I just won tickets to a concert I really want to go to. I called the radio station and somehow I was the 20th caller XDDD. It's Muse, Rise Against, RATM, Immortal Technique, and some other people I've never heard of, but I really love Muse and Rise Against (Judge me for my taste in music, go ahead, whatever). I am freaking out. After calling them a bunch of times every time they gave away tickets, my efforts have come to fruition :D:D:D:D:D:D

[Revolution starts with U]

Immortal Technique is a lyrical ninja yo!

[WeAreReborn]

I just won tickets to a concert I really want to go to. I called the radio station and somehow I was the 20th caller XDDD. It's Muse, Rise Against, RATM, Immortal Technique, and some other people I've never heard of, but I really love Muse and Rise Against (Judge me for my taste in music, go ahead, whatever). I am freaking out. After calling them a bunch of times every time they gave away tickets, my efforts have come to fruition :D:D:D:D:D:D
Ah you are lucky! I wanted to go to see RATM and Muse but the tickets are $100+..

[hatzel]

This story was in the Metro newspaper yesterday:


INDONESIA: A wedding was stopped after it was revealed the groom was really a woman. Relatives become suspicious of the 'groom' when 'her heavy voice changed into a female one'. But, to save face at the Muslim nuptials in Java, the bride's parents found their daughter's ex-boyfriend to step in and marry her.And who said romance was dead? :)

[ComradeMan]

This story was in the Metro newspaper yesterday:

And who said romance was dead? :)

Someone sent me this link a while back....

http://www.happyplace.com/4110/bridal-dress-skidmark-causes-drunken-brawl-at-scottish-wedding-reception

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

Ancient Aliens yo.... pretty intriguing, even if it is a bunch of woo-woo :D

You mean ancient astronauts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_astronauts), right?

It's certainly plausible enough for me to use in my fiction. In fact in the setting I'm working on, Earth has been visited by at least two different alien species; the first aliens used Earth as a military base of operations billions of years ago, leaving behind still-functioning super-technological artefacts in the oldest, deepest layers of the Earth's crust (the setting is in the future, where improved mining techniques allow us to prospect deeper than ever before). In fact I wrote a short story-type thing (http://www.revleft.com/vb/group.php?do=discuss&group=&discussionid=4807) on the subject.

The second group of aliens were more recent, and have something to do with human religions, making them ancient astronauts of the more classic mold. I haven't worked out the details, but I definitely know I want to put my own unique spin on the trope.

[Revolution starts with U]

Wait... you haven't seen the show on History Channel? It's 3 seasons in already! They bring up all this stuff, and are very reasonable about it. It's my second favorite show on TV (behind Pawn Stars).
It's pretty epic stuff.
What's funny tho, is that I have comic/cartoon series in my mind that i haven't flushed out yet, dealing with this subject (from the perspective of the Ancient Alien Astronauts).

[ComradeMan]

Wait... you haven't seen the show on History Channel? It's 3 seasons in already! They bring up all this stuff, and are very reasonable about it. It's my second favorite show on TV (behind Pawn Stars).
It's pretty epic stuff.
What's funny tho, is that I have comic/cartoon series in my mind that i haven't flushed out yet, dealing with this subject (from the perspective of the Ancient Alien Astronauts).

LOL! I watch those shows too. I like the grumpy old guy in Pawn Stars!

I saw something the other day about how the Nazis may have had access to "alien" technology. :crying: :lol:

[Revolution starts with U]

I like the way Old Man says "Oh My Gawd!" lol Hilarious.

Idk either way whether I follow the Ancient Aliens hypotheses.. but they sure are interesting.

[ComradeMan]

I like the way Old Man says "Oh My Gawd!" lol Hilarious.

Idk either way whether I follow the Ancient Aliens hypotheses.. but they sure are interesting.

Well, I don't know- not because I don't believe there is life out there, it's just overcoming the Laws of Physics in order to overcome the distances, I won't rule it out 100% but I am sceptical.

[Viet Minh]

This story was in the Metro newspaper yesterday:

And who said romance was dead? :)

is it sexist to say that is kinda hawt?! :) The ending ruins it though, rueeens I tell ya!


Someone sent me this link a while back....

http://www.happyplace.com/4110/bridal-dress-skidmark-causes-drunken-brawl-at-scottish-wedding-reception

:laugh: 'Temperance hall' lol


You mean ancient astronauts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_astronauts), right?

It's certainly plausible enough for me to use in my fiction. In fact in the setting I'm working on, Earth has been visited by at least two different alien species; the first aliens used Earth as a military base of operations billions of years ago, leaving behind still-functioning super-technological artefacts in the oldest, deepest layers of the Earth's crust (the setting is in the future, where improved mining techniques allow us to prospect deeper than ever before). In fact I wrote a short story-type thing (http://www.revleft.com/vb/group.php?do=discuss&group=&discussionid=4807) on the subject.

The second group of aliens were more recent, and have something to do with human religions, making them ancient astronauts of the more classic mold. I haven't worked out the details, but I definitely know I want to put my own unique spin on the trope.

I have an idea for a novel (actually i have over 9000) that involves a full out invasion of aliens who start assassinating key public figures and destroying government buildings.

They're actually trying to save humanity by attacking aliens who have infiltrated earth and have essentially enslaved humanity to do their bidding


Wait... you haven't seen the show on History Channel? It's 3 seasons in already! They bring up all this stuff, and are very reasonable about it. It's my second favorite show on TV (behind Pawn Stars).
It's pretty epic stuff.
What's funny tho, is that I have comic/cartoon series in my mind that i haven't flushed out yet, dealing with this subject (from the perspective of the Ancient Alien Astronauts).

Is the series called 'is it real'? I watched an episode about the 'Russian Bigfoot' it was hilarious, the guy hunting them was such an idiot.. The show was very well done but some of the people they interview seriously annoy me, sceptics and believers alike they are both very closed-minded and opinionated.


LOL! I watch those shows too. I like the grumpy old guy in Pawn Stars!

I saw something the other day about how the Nazis may have had access to "alien" technology. :crying: :lol:

They had 'flying saucers' but they didn't work very well, supposedly they were later tested at Roswell, but then we're into pure speculation and conspiracy theorem..

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

Well, I don't know- not because I don't believe there is life out there, it's just overcoming the Laws of Physics in order to overcome the distances, I won't rule it out 100% but I am sceptical.

Even if aliens have visited the Earth, whatever traces they left behind are highly likely to have long since eroded away, or if somehow immune to the ravages of time, buried deep by geology. The bottom of the ocean could be littered with artefacts that we've yet to stumble across. Personally I think it's unlikely, but we won't know for sure until we get around to familiarising ourselves with a greater fraction of the Earth's volume.

We've found at least one natural nuclear fission reactor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_nuclear_fission_reactor) - what if we were to find something similar, but which could not be plausibly explained by natural geology?

[Viet Minh]

Even if aliens have visited the Earth, whatever traces they left behind are highly likely to have long since eroded away, or if somehow immune to the ravages of time, buried deep by geology. The bottom of the ocean could be littered with artefacts that we've yet to stumble across. Personally I think it's unlikely, but we won't know for sure until we get around to familiarising ourselves with a greater fraction of the Earth's volume.

We've found at least one natural nuclear fission reactor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_nuclear_fission_reactor) - what if we were to find something similar, but which could not be plausibly explained by natural geology?

The best evidence for me lies at the dawn of civilisation, with the Sumerians, who tell of the Annunaki, Gods who created mankind. Sumerian civilisation is a pretty intriguing period, basically mankind went from hunter gatherer to farmers, and built cities with multistorey housing and sewage systems and libraries etc. There was also the 'baghdad battery' and other such advanced technology associated with the Assyrians/ Mesopotamians. I'm very interested in the theory but the sources on the web are either very sceptical and discimissive, or total screwballs talking about the illuminati, new world order and apocalypse 2012 tinfoil hats etc.

People talk about the Egyptian pyramids and Mayan temples, but to me that just seems patronising, besides it has been proven conclusively that the egyptians built the pyramids. And when it gets into Atlantis mythology.. :rolleyes:

Btw 'knocks-e-on' amirite? :)

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

The best evidence for me lies at the dawn of civilisation, with the Sumerians, who tell of the Annunaki, Gods who created mankind.

Why would aliens have visited during the tiny slice of Earth's history that we've been around? The Earth has been habitable for hundreds of millions if not billons of years.


Sumerian civilisation is a pretty intriguing period, basically mankind went from hunter gatherer to farmers, and built cities with multistorey housing and sewage systems and libraries etc. There was also the 'baghdad battery' and other such advanced technology associated with the Assyrians/ Mesopotamians. I'm very interested in the theory but the sources on the web are either very sceptical and discimissive, or total screwballs talking about the illuminati, new world order and apocalypse 2012 tinfoil hats etc.

The thing is, I think such a view sells ancient civilisations short, and by extension human beings as well. After all, we managed to put a man on the Moon without extraterrestrial assistance, and that's a much more difficult problem to solve than many that our ancestors faced.


People talk about the Egyptian pyramids and Mayan temples, but to me that just seems patronising, besides it has been proven conclusively that the egyptians built the pyramids. And when it gets into Atlantis mythology.. :rolleyes:

And saying that humans couldn't establish civilisation by themselves isn't patronising? OK, the ancient Sumerians etc may not be around any more to complain, but biologically they were modern humans just like us.

As for Atlantis, I've been trying to think of a plausible mechanism by which large islands and/or subcontinents can rise from and fall back into the sea. One idea I have involved rising pockets of magma that create temporary bulges in the oceanic crust. A smaller version of the kind of mechanism I'm on about can be seen in the island of Ferdinandea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinandea). Of course, I don't believe that Atlantis ever actually existed, but the basic idea has a narrative appeal that lends itself well to fiction.


Btw 'knocks-e-on' amirite? :)

Depends, do the diacritics mean anything to you? ;)

[Skooma Addict]

Why would aliens have visited during the tiny slice of Earth's history that we've been around? The Earth has been habitable for hundreds of millions if not billons of years.

Given that the earth has only existed for 4000 years, you are wrong.

[ComradeMan]

...

Well if you want my crazy ass theory they aren't aliens as such. During the era of the dinosaurs an intelligent form of reptilian life managed to escape the huge meteorite/collision that destroyed the dinosaurs and have been lurking around the galaxy ever since.:D

Their technology allows them to travel at very high speeds and evade most forms of detection however they are in and around the Solar System. They have been intervening in Earth's history- "grooming" the planet until it's ready for their return. The different atmospheric conditions during the Jurassic etc mean that current atmospheric conditions and previous ice-ages etc were not suitable for them on a long term basis. This is why with the advent of global warming they are being "seen" more frequently. They probably don't have a base in space near Earth but may well have a rather large one in one of the abysses under the oceans.

Berlitz and Von Danniken eat your hearts out! :thumbup:

[Viet Minh]

Why would aliens have visited during the tiny slice of Earth's history that we've been around? The Earth has been habitable for hundreds of millions if not billons of years.

Assuming they lack the ability to time travel, then just pure coincidence.. Convenient I know but we are talking about millions of years where there were humanoid species on this planet, it is alleged in these theories that homo sapiens were actually genetically engineered anyway. I assume the alien species are from a solar system surrounding an older star than our own, and had far advanced technology. There is speculation about a 12th planet, 'Nbiru' as well that makes the journey more feasible. Besides it could well be that they were here long before that, assuming they were here in such 'recent; times and have left no evidence of it, the same may go for their previous visits. According to legends of the anunnaki they had another race of slaves called igigi previously, who rebelled against them and humans were created to replace them. I still don't understand given their technology why they would need servants but anyway lets ignore that inconvenience! :unsure:


The thing is, I think such a view sells ancient civilisations short, and by extension human beings as well. After all, we managed to put a man on the Moon without extraterrestrial assistance, and that's a much more difficult problem to solve than many that our ancestors faced.

Its hard though to imagine what a leap it is to go from hunting animals with spears to herding them into enclosures and looking after them, not to mention then building huge cities, inventing writing and making batteries all in a relatively short period of time. I'm not totally convinced by the arguments of alien civilisation but it is compelling. When you consider the snails pace humanity has moved at ever since (up until the advent of the industrial revolution and invention of the computer which considerably acelerated progress) then its amazing. Thats not to rule it out as a possibility but its worth consideration.


And saying that humans couldn't establish civilisation by themselves isn't patronising? OK, the ancient Sumerians etc may not be around any more to complain, but biologically they were modern humans just like us.

No offence to you lowly humans intended! :lol: :p Honestly I don't give much credence to the theory of alien interference, which makes my respect for the ancient Sumerians/ Assyrians etc all the greater, but it is an interesting and imo an important theory to investigate.


As for Atlantis, I've been trying to think of a plausible mechanism by which large islands and/or subcontinents can rise from and fall back into the sea. One idea I have involved rising pockets of magma that create temporary bulges in the oceanic crust. A smaller version of the kind of mechanism I'm on about can be seen in the island of Ferdinandea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinandea). Of course, I don't believe that Atlantis ever actually existed, but the basic idea has a narrative appeal that lends itself well to fiction.

I am inclined towards the Minoans as atlanteans, the theory goes that a volcano erupted on Santorini and created a tidal wave that engulfed Crete, effectively destroying Minoan civilisation forever. My cousin got married on Santorini (her husband is Greek) its a beautiful island, I can easily see how it would lead to legends of an island utopia, especially as it was at the time an outpost of the Minoan civilisation, who were the most advanced of their time.


Depends, do the diacritics mean anything to you? ;)

No they were giving me a headache so I just ignored them! :)


Well if you want my crazy ass theory they aren't aliens as such. During the era of the dinosaurs an intelligent form of reptilian life managed to escape the huge meteorite/collision that destroyed the dinosaurs and have been lurking around the galaxy ever since.:D

Their technology allows them to travel at very high speeds and evade most forms of detection however they are in and around the Solar System. They have been intervening in Earth's history- "grooming" the planet until it's ready for their return. The different atmospheric conditions during the Jurassic etc mean that current atmospheric conditions and previous ice-ages etc were not suitable for them on a long term basis. This is why with the advent of global warming they are being "seen" more frequently. They probably don't have a base in space near Earth but may well have a rather large one in one of the abysses under the oceans.

Berlitz and Von Danniken eat your hearts out! :thumbup:

I'm intrigued by the Dogon tribes tales of intelligent amphibian creatures, but they were definitely alien, hailing from near sirius b (at least they said they were, although they seemed to emerge from the sea).

[ComradeMan]

I'm intrigued by the Dogon tribes tales of intelligent amphibian creatures, but they were definitely alien, hailing from near sirius b (at least they said they were, although they seemed to emerge from the sea).

Nope... the fact that the "snake brothers" "amphibians" and "reptilians" are described as such and they emerge from the sea all the more goes to prove my theory beyond the shadow of a best-selling conspiracy book! ;)

Until someone can travel or at least demonstrate, in terms of practical engineering and not mere "abstract" theory alone, at speeds which would permit travel to the nearest inhabitable planets and according to physics then I am sticking with my theory. :D

But wait... perhaps you are in with them and that's why you don't want to give any credence to my theory.... onset of conspiracy theory paranoia! :laugh:

[Viet Minh]

Nope... the fact that the "snake brothers" "amphibians" and "reptilians" are described as such and they emerge from the sea all the more goes to prove my theory beyond the shadow of a best-selling conspiracy book! ;)

Until someone can travel or at least demonstrate, in terms of practical engineering and not mere "abstract" theory alone, at speeds which would permit travel to the nearest inhabitable planets and according to physics then I am sticking with my theory. :D

But wait... perhaps you are in with them and that's why you don't want to give any credence to my theory.... onset of conspiracy theory paranoia! :laugh:

I read an interesting whackjob conspiracy site that said the various tsunamis and earthquakes were triggered by secret government attacks on an underwater alien base, the first conspiracy theory I've ever heard where the US Government were the good guys!! :mellow:

[ComradeMan]

I read an interesting whackjob conspiracy site that said the various tsunamis and earthquakes were triggered by secret government attacks on an underwater alien base, the first conspiracy theory I've ever heard where the US Government were the good guys!! :mellow:

You see... I told you, they're under the sea..... :crying:

[Revolution starts with U]

No, I don't mean "Is it real" or anythig like that. I meant what I said... Ancient Aliens on the History channel lol. It's a good show.

[ComradeMan]

No, I don't mean "Is it real" or anythig like that. I meant what I said... Ancient Aliens on the History channel lol. It's a good show.

It a last ditch attempt to warn us, I tell you!!! :laugh:

[Viet Minh]

No, I don't mean "Is it real" or anythig like that. I meant what I said... Ancient Aliens on the History channel lol. It's a good show.

Ah cool, it sounded a lot like a program I just watched.. I'll check out ancient aliens.. :)

[WeAreReborn]

You see... I told you, they're under the sea..... :crying:
Ha I knew it! The Little Mermaid is alien propaganda to try and recruit humans into their colony!
BpqdexBnNkM

[ComradeMan]

No, I don't mean "Is it real" or anythig like that. I meant what I said... Ancient Aliens on the History channel lol. It's a good show.

I wonder if the aliens could pawn their spaceship in Las Vegas and how much the grumpy old guy would give them for it? :laugh:

[Revolution starts with U]

My favorite UFO story, btw, is the Book of Ezekiel. Rivetting stuff.

[Revolution starts with U]

I wonder if the aliens could pawn their spaceship in Las Vegas and how much the grumpy old guy would give them for it? :laugh:

He would offer 10k and they would respond with 15k. And he would counter-offer them 9k lol!

also, Constantine made it illegal to fart in public. SBD = black market flatulence :lol:

[ComradeMan]

He would offer 10k and they would respond with 15k. And he would counter-offer them 9k lol!

There's something I don't understand with that show though...

Guy walks in with xyz, the son of the old guy doesn't know and calls an expert, the expert says xyz is worth say $5000 and then the pawn shop offers a figure like $1500 and they accept- how come they don't say "Thanks for the valuation and I'm taking this to auction?".:confused:

[Revolution starts with U]

There's something I don't understand with that show though...

Guy walks in with xyz, the son of the old guy doesn't know and calls an expert, the expert says xyz is worth say $5000 and then the pawn shop offers a figure like $1500 and they accept- how come they don't say "Thanks for the valuation and I'm taking this to auction?".:confused:
Impatience, I guess. For some items it works out, because auction takes 10% and you're not sure you're going to get all that much.

[ComradeMan]

Impatience, I guess. For some items it works out, because auction takes 10% and you're not sure you're going to get all that much.

I guess so too.

Still, I'm not sure I would be so impatient.

[Revolution starts with U]

Banned Pilkington for being a self-admitted non-leftist and obvious troll.

You guys never let us have ANY fun!
... runs away and sulks...

[PhoenixAsh]

Go ahead with the alien thing...but if this turns into another Crystal Skull and ruins yet another childhood sentiment I am going ape-shit.

[PhoenixAsh]

http://cheezfailbooking.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/funny-facebook-fails-the-norwegian-bomber.jpg

[Ocean Seal]

http://cheezfailbooking.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/funny-facebook-fails-the-norwegian-bomber.jpg
Where is Juan Williams to tell us that he feels uncomfortable around tall white blonds when he goes camping?

[hatzel]

So today I read the Little Prince. Believe it or not, I had never read the Little Prince before. I hadn't even heard of it until recently. Am I actually the only one...? :confused:

[Viet Minh]

So today I read the Little Prince. Believe it or not, I had never read the Little Prince before. I hadn't even heard of it until recently. Am I actually the only one...? :confused:

Whats the little prince? Nah just kiiding, you are the only one! We had it read to us in school, it was even boring then and in those days I was fascinated by such tales as the hungry caterpilar etc.

[ComradeMan]

So today I read the Little Prince. Believe it or not, I had never read the Little Prince before. I hadn't even heard of it until recently. Am I actually the only one...? :confused:

Oh noooooooooooooooo


Il Piccolo Principe!

[hatzel]

it was even boring then

I beg to differ. This book is awesome-sauce :thumbup:


the hungry caterpilar
Now there's one I do know :cool:


Il Piccolo Principe!

I've decided that this means 'the principal piccolo,' which is, of course, this one:

http://www.woodbrass.com/en/images/woodbrass/JUPITER+JPC303S.jpg

[Agent Ducky]

He would offer 10k and they would respond with 15k. And he would counter-offer them 9k lol!

also, Constantine made it illegal to fart in public. SBD = black market flatulence :lol:

Unless the Aliens have the negotiating skills of Patrick Star:
Qdg0xLTo1TE

"10k"
"Make it 15k"
"I'll give you 9k for it"
"no, 8k, take it or leave it"

[LOLseph Stalin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76km8vtYKUA&feature=player_embedded

If santa claus was objectivist...

[hatzel]

If santa claus was objectivist...

Your use of the word 'if' is rather interesting, almost suggesting that this isn't actually the case...

[ComradeMan]

Your use of the word 'if' is rather interesting, almost suggesting that this isn't actually the case...

Santa Claus is St. Nicholas- he's dead and his bones are kept in a basilica in Southern Italy. :crying:

Father Christmas on the other hand... isn't he Odin or something?

[hatzel]

Father Christmas on the other hand... isn't he Odin or something?

Nah, he's Lloyd Christmas's dad...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2085/2079118961_08150e7b12_z.jpg

:rolleyes:

[PhoenixAsh]

Santa Clause is a copyright infringement on our Sinterklaas (Saint Nick)...and they may have also been infringing on Father Christmas (But thats Brittish and therefore unimportant :D).

And the Italians from Bari desecrated the burial place of Saint Nicholas and robbed it in order to steal his remains and claim them as their own and become a place for reliquary trade and pilgrimage...the bastards...don't think we have forgotten that either :sneaky:

Santa Clause is just a lie....a spiritual representation of a symbol. Now Saint Nicholas on the other hand...

[ComradeMan]

Santa Clause is a copyright infringement on our Sinterklaas (Saint Nick)...and they may have also been infringing on Father Christmas (But thats Brittish and therefore unimportant :D).

And the Italians from Bari desecrated the burial place of Saint Nicholas and robbed it in order to steal his remains and claim them as their own and become a place for reliquary trade and pilgrimage...the bastards...don't think we have forgotten that either :sneaky:

Santa Clause is just a lie....a spiritual representation of a symbol. Now Saint Nicholas on the other hand...

San Nicola di Bari was actually from Myra in Turkey. The Baresi took the relics because the city had fallen to the invading Ottomans. The Venetians were also going to try to get them.

[PhoenixAsh]

Nah...graverobbers the lot of them :cool::D

He wanted to be burried in Myra and almost everybody objected to the taking of the remains...especially the Christian monks who looked after his burial place. http://www.france24.com/en/node/4960358

[ComradeMan]

Nah...graverobbers the lot of them :cool::D

He wanted to be burried in Myra and almost everybody objected to the taking of the remains...especially the Christian monks who looked after his burial place. http://www.france24.com/en/node/4960358

Of course they did, they lost out on big business.;)

[Revolution starts with U]

I never realized how much focus on my upper body, and concurrently neglect of my lower, I engaged in... until I started doing Yoga about a week ago. :lol:

[PhoenixAsh]

Training legs sucks and is tedious. Unfortunately it is necessary... :crying:

[ComradeMan]

I never realized how much focus on my upper body, and concurrently neglect of my lower, I engaged in... until I started doing Yoga about a week ago. :lol:

I never neglected my lower body in terms of physical exercise.... :lol:;)

[hatzel]

I never realized how much focus on my upper body, and concurrently neglect of my lower, I engaged in... until I started doing Yoga about a week ago. :lol:

There's a show here in Britain called 'An Idiot Abroad' and in it some guy goes to India and sees some other guy who wraps his dick around a stick (or a stick around his dick, however you want to see it) and then puts the stick behind his butt, sits on it, squats, up and down, all this stuff. And his mate says he can do it because he's practised so much yoga. I can only assume that your failure to be able to do this highlighted your neglect of the lower body...

[PhoenixAsh]

I never neglected my lower body in terms of physical exercise.... :lol:;)

I don;t even wanna know :lol:

[ComradeMan]

There's a show here in Britain called 'An Idiot Abroad' and in it some guy goes to India and sees some other guy who wraps his dick around a stick (or a stick around his dick, however you want to see it) and then puts the stick behind his butt, sits on it, squats, up and down, all this stuff. And his mate says he can do it because he's practised so much yoga. I can only assume that your failure to be able to do this highlighted your neglect of the lower body...

Is it this----? WARNING not for weak sensibilities

gwkizaIYMIk

[Revolution starts with U]

First, I love AIA. I don't usually get into people being dicks for dick's sake. But Ricky Gervais does it really well :lol:

I thot I trained my lower body well w/ all the running, long distance walking, and kicks and shit. But, I guess not enough...

[hatzel]

That's the one! :laugh: Love Carl Pilkington (the guy who went on the trip)...it's just a shame that dickhead Pilkington guy totally ruined the name for me...:(

[PhoenixAsh]

:scared::scared::scared::scared:


TRAUMA

[ComradeMan]

:scared::scared::scared::scared:


TRAUMA

AqJRr_mStrc

[hatzel]

:scared::scared::scared::scared:


TRAUMA

You think it's traumatic for you...just imagine how it is for his bits...okay, don't imagine it...too much...

[ComradeMan]

So I did this quiz because I was bored

http://quiz.myyearbook.com/myspace//181460/Which_Communist_RevolutionaryLeader_are_You.html

and I came out as Lenin. :ohmy:

[WeAreReborn]

So I did this quiz because I was bored

http://quiz.myyearbook.com/myspace//181460/Which_Communist_RevolutionaryLeader_are_You.html

and I came out as Lenin. :ohmy:
I just took it as well. I got Trotsky.. How undesirable. I just tried to be as democratic as possible..

[hatzel]

I just tried to be as democratic as possible..

"Democracy is the religion of the Devil"...as a certain somebody said...mainly because people wouldn't democratically vote to wipe out 90% of the Earth's population...remember that :)

[PhoenixAsh]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUU.......a long time ago I was playing Assissins Creed II. I only needed one trophy....finding all feathers which are apparantly hiddin in the game. But I had no more time then and I put it of. Lend somebody my PS3 after that. Today I wanted to do that last Trophy...discovered he deleted the game. So now....now...I have to start all over again. AAAARGh. :cursing: And it was such a shit game too. Crystal Skull shit...if you get my drift ;-)

[Viet Minh]

If I found a baby weasel would it be legal to keep as a pet in the UK?

[ComradeMan]

If I found a baby weasel would it be legal to keep as a pet in the UK?

No. It is illegal under UK & EU law as it is a protected wild species- take it to your nearest wildlife agency or vet asap. It would make a bad pet too.

[Viet Minh]

No. It is illegal under UK & EU law as it is a protected wild species- take it to your nearest wildlife agency or vet asap. It would make a bad pet too.

They can be toilet trained apparently, in nature they designate areas they use for peeing and the like.. Some people have adopted weasels and say they were good pets, not much different to ferrets. However stoats are crazy critters by all accounts! I would never consider 'adopting' such an animal unless it was very badly injured, in which case I'd take it to the vet first and if it needed further care I'd volunteer my services. One guy said he found a blind weasel and it was a really sweet well behaved and sociable pet, which is surprising because they're not usually sociable creatures.

What I'd really love in an ideal world would be a pet red squirrel, who I would name Cyril (Cyril the Squirrel, gettit?) which would be even more illegal as they are endangered here.. :crying:
But just look at this one, nibbling his nuts...

http://www.wightfarmholidays.co.uk/islandinfo/images/Squirrel-adult.jpg
Dawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[Agent Ducky]

I just took it as well. I got Trotsky.. How undesirable. I just tried to be as democratic as possible..

I got Trotsky too by taking the same route. I think all the possible results would've been Bolsheviks/Soviet Premiers anywais so nothing for an-coms.

[Viet Minh]

I'm a Liberal! :ohmy:
http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz

I got 90/30 %

[PhoenixAsh]

Well....thats why you are restricted ;):tt2::tt2::tt2:

But seriously...in this shite test...thats actually a good thing....since the choices are either being various variations on the theme of capitalism or well...a liberal.

[Jazzratt]

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[Agent Ducky]

Well....thats why you are restricted ;):tt2::tt2::tt2:

But seriously...in this shite test...thats actually a good thing....since the choices are either being various variations on the theme of capitalism or well...a liberal.

Yeah, it leaves no room for anything further left than social democrats, nothing outside the capitalist system really. I find a lot of political stuff online is designed like that, not taking radicalism into account.

[Revolution starts with U]

You find that a lot of the mainstream does not take radicalism into account?
.... Surprising :rolleyes::lol:

On another note... I shaved all my hair off today. It was time for a change (and I got my haircut butchered by some amateur).

[PhoenixAsh]

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YES! I totally agree! I have no idea what you said. But it sounded pretty damned logical! :D

[Ele'ill]

Good morning OI, how are you doing today?

[PhoenixAsh]

Good morning! I can't speak for the rest...Jazzy obviously has some issues with something :) ....but personally I have been doing great for the last couple of hours. I haven't slept and I drank a shit load of caffeine....and I am possitively psyched.

:)

How have you been doing? Hope you feel as wonderful today without the caffeine as I do with :)

[Ele'ill]

I have had my first large coffee ('with 50 percent more caffeine') and will be enjoying work in several minutes.

[ComradeMan]

Good morning OI, how are you doing today?

Buogiorno and good morning to you. One espresso to wake up made at home and the standard cappuccino and cornetto for breakfast at the bar, followed by a depressing read of the newspapers- as usual.

[hatzel]

...everybody else drinking a load of coffee and I've just had an ice lolly flavoured like these sherbet sweeties:

http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/images/retrosweets/refreshers.jpg

Who's friggin' grown-up now, eh?! :cool:

[PhoenixAsh]

Nobody posted anything about Taco's lately...so here:

http://updatesfromthefield.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/tacocat.jpg

[PhoenixAsh]

riiiiiiiight...so this game. I had to find 100 feathers in the cities. So I followed a road map. And sure enough...just when I was finished...turned out I missed one. Luckily....I reversed searched. And what do you know. It was the third one in the first map I did in the first run. :unsure:

[PhoenixAsh]

something about looks and preconceptions...

watch till the end...see if you are susprised or not.
8-veyAz0X3o

edit: actually she works as a tattoo artist now.


Seems she made these body adoptations after a life of domestic abuse after getting married at 17 which altered the way she looked at herself and the world. The skin implants were done without anaesthetics and she wants more. Interesting how everybody has a story.

[PhoenixAsh]

welllll....the US seems to be heading to even more disaster with these new austerity packages which in its tail hold en entire revision of the democratic system which we all know and love *cough*

A country which has a debt that is higher than the total economic output of the entire world....perhaps it is time for yet another war?

[RGacky3]

something about looks and preconceptions...


The preconception is that she looks freaky, ahhhh, oh man.

[PhoenixAsh]

Yes, she does! :)

But then...after you watch it for a few minutes...I can admire the beauty of induvidual expression of it. It sure as hell is not my thing, though I defininately like tattoos and (in moderation) piercings (But hate and draw the line at skin crafts)....but if she likes it and feels more comfortable with it...why not?

I think she is very stalwart. Well...at least thats how the Dutch term translates to English...don't know if it conveys the message.

[RGacky3]

I can admire the beauty of induvidual expression of it.

Really? Sure, it is individual, there arn't many people doing it, and it is expression, but it is also nasty, just because its individual expression does'nt mean its a good idea.

[PhoenixAsh]

Really? Sure, it is individual, there arn't many people doing it, and it is expression, but it is also nasty, just because its individual expression does'nt mean its a good idea.

True. But it works for her. And...well...its a form of art. And since I don't have to do it and I do not need to spend the rest of my life with her...I can seperate the nasty from the art involved :-)
And yes...It does look ridiculous and grotesque...but hell...there is a serious amount of guts involved and she seems to enjoy it. So why not?

[hatzel]

And yes...It does look ridiculous and grotesque

With that in mind... (http://www.cracked.com/article_18655_9-beloved-characters-made-horrifying-by-japan.html)

[Viet Minh]

With that in mind... (http://www.cracked.com/article_18655_9-beloved-characters-made-horrifying-by-japan.html)

+1 internetz for the mad hatter

[Sasha]

Mom And Dad, I'm Gay And Also Stronger Than Both Of You, So Don't Try Any Shit

By Adam Cuneo

Mom, Dad, there's something we have to talk about. I've been wanting to tell you this for some time, and I want you to know that while I'm fully aware this might be difficult for you to hear, remember, I am still your son, and I love you very much: Mom, Dad, I'm gay, and so help me God, I am stronger than the both of you, and I won't hesitate to beat you back to the Stone Age if you give me any shit about this.
I know this must be tough for you. I understand this isn't how you expected your son to turn out, and I know you might be disappointed, but just remember that I go to the gym seven days a week and can bench-press 275 pounds easy. I take excellent care of my body, so while you can be upset, you better be careful and watch how you handle yourselves here, because if you so much as make a sarcastic remark or do anything to take advantage of how vulnerable I am right now, this will end ugly for the both of you.
Bottom line: I was born this way. It wasn't a choice. It was, however, a choice to develop huge biceps like this, so take a good long look at them before you think of uttering a hurtful or bigoted remark.
Look, I'm not naïve. I know how you feel about homosexuality, because you've been very clear on that subject in the past. That's why it took me so long to tell you. Dad, you've said some very hateful things, not considering for a second that I might be gay, and it hurt. Not nearly as much as it will hurt when I throw you across the room if you ever say any of those shitty things again, but it still stung.
I'm a gay man, and I'm proud of it. I'm also super fast and can lift you both over my head and slam you into the ground, no problem. I've recently incorporated kettlebells into my workout routine, and while I don't expect you to understand the physical impact they've had on my body, I can tell you I've put on at least 15 pounds of sheer muscle since the last time you saw me—certainly enough to take out two homophobic parents in their 60s. Mom, what do you weigh? One hundred fifteen pounds soaking wet? Well, it's going to take a lot more than that to bring me down, I'll tell you that much. I'm 2 percent body fat, have washboard abs, and can do 50 pull-ups in a row easy. Just remember that as we continue this conversation.
You want me to be happy, right? Because I can assure you, you don't want to see me unhappy.
Look, I think both of you have known in your heart of hearts that I was gay. You can deny it all you want, but if you try to do something stupid like convince me that I'm not a homosexual and that this is all somehow in my head, I'll put you in a Jujitsu hold where I can dislocate your shoulder with one little tug. I've been taking mixed martial arts classes at this place in the city, and I'm getting pretty good. I'm actually thinking about competing in a tournament in a few months. The point is, if I can make my opponents submit in less than a minute, imagine what I could do to two arthritic senior citizens. Dad, I love you. I've always craved your approval, but you don't move as fast as you used to. You know it and I know it.
You're probably wondering when this all started. Well, I think I've always known I was different, but in college, when I began to get pretty heavy into weight training and sculpting my hulking physique, I also began experimenting with my sexuality. Does this make you uncomfortable? Well, so will your ribs cracking in half and making it impossible to breathe right for three months, so just sit there and listen, because there's more.
I have been in a relationship with another man for the past two years. You've met him. His name is Tony, and he's not my roommate, he's my boyfriend. We're in love, and if I so much as see a pained expression cross your faces because you're imagining Tony and I together, or because you thought I would marry Jennifer—which was always a completely ridiculous notion—Mom, Dad, I'll literally take you down and start kneeing you in the stomach. I seriously will. Over and over again. Also, Tony is a little stronger than me so I definitely wouldn't mess with him, either.
Tony and I are probably going to get married. Dad? What was that? Were you about to say something? Were you about to open your stupid mouth and say something that could absolutely destroy me emotionally? I didn't think so. That's why I'm going to put you back on the ground now instead of throwing you into the china cabinet. And Mom, stop crying. It's just making me angrier.
Tony and I are going to adopt children. We're going to raise a family. You are going to have grandchildren, and you're going to love them. Dad, you're going to teach them all the things you taught me, and Mom, they're going to call you Grandma, and you are going to be so thrilled to be a major part of their lives that my being gay will be the last thing on your mind.
So come here right now and give me a hug or I'll knock your fucking heads off.http://o.onionstatic.com/img/icons/terminator.gif

source: http://www.theonion.com/articles/mom-and-dad-im-gay-and-also-stronger-than-both-of,21017/

:D

[Viet Minh]

Do you believe in love at first sight? I saw this girl the other day andI can't stop thinking about her, we didn't even speak, in fact she hardly even glanced at me (although when she did i detected the faintest smile, or at least I thought -or hoped- i did). Anyway is it mere objectification, or is there more to love at first sight than meets the eye? Pardon the pun..

[Sasha]

isnt humanity brilliant?

exhibit no 1:

0tns5GsAy2s

exhibit no 2


Everybody Needs A Hobby of the Day (http://thedailywh.at/2011/08/03/everybody-needs-a-hobby-of-the-day-32/)

Aug. 3, 2011


http://chzdailywhat.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/d039701e-feff-4d28-af6f-b713efe70f0e.jpg

Everybody Needs A Hobby of the Day: Idaho Falls police have warned 34-year-old William Falkingham to quit wearing his bunny suit in public as it scares children (http://www.kpvi.com/content/news/local/story/Idaho-Falls-Police-Investigate-Man-in-Bunny-Suit/li9tE-AVQkegDSsOT6mRgA.cspx).
According to a police report, multiple complaints have been received concerning Falkingham’s furry penchant, but the final straw came after he was allegedly spotted behind a tree, peeking at a young boy “and pointing his finger like a gun.”
Neighbor Deborah Colson defended Falkingham’s actions, saying (http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110803/od_nm/us_usa_bunnysuit_odd) “He’s got the bunny outfit, a cowboy suit and a ballerina dress but you don’t see him except where he’s tripping through his backyard.”
“He’s got a strange lifestyle at home but we all do weird things at home,” she added.
A police spokeswoman said Falkingham told officers he “enjoys wearing the suit,” but understands people’s concerns.
[kpvi (http://www.kpvi.com/content/news/local/story/Idaho-Falls-Police-Investigate-Man-in-Bunny-Suit/li9tE-AVQkegDSsOT6mRgA.cspx) / reuters via yahoo (http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110803/od_nm/us_usa_bunnysuit_odd).]

[Sasha]

Do you believe in love at first sight? I saw this girl the other day andI can't stop thinking about her, we didn't even speak, in fact she hardly even glanced at me (although when she did i detected the faintest smile, or at least I thought -or hoped- i did). Anyway is it mere objectification, or is there more to love at first sight than meets the eye? Pardon the pun..


kind of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_at_first_sight#Basis_in_psychology
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/love-bytes/201002/love-first-sight

[Sasha]

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[RGacky3]

On the daily show Austan Gooslbee, on the council of economy advisors, reported he's going back to the Chicago Buisiness School, I bet he is, honestly listening to this guy makes me cringe, I bet his paycheck will be nice. Jon Stewart of coarse throws him soft balls and asks none of the real questions, and instead just tries to be a nice guy.

He kept saying Obama DID focus on manufacturing and so on, by going out and talking to factories, yeah so what, WHAT DID HE DO??? Go on about free trade and other bullshit.

When he talks about the long term defecit, yeah, the debt deal cuts a lot of it, but it also DESTROYS the economy and it also continues the same disasterous policies and makes them worse. He says there was a lot of compromises, oh yeah? What did the republicans give? What did progressives get? His argument is that the tea party was pissed, yeah, because they want 100%, if you give them 90% does'nt mean its a compromise.

This idiot also still thinks that republicans will be happy now that the debt has been cut. He's talking about MORE patent rules, which will limit the economy rather than expand it. He's saying that Obama does'nt get enough credit. I'm sick of Jon sucking up to these establishment hacks, this "economist" would buy a car for double its price and boast that he it cost less than his house.

[Sasha]

oh wow, i just found this awsome indonesian take-away in my neighborhood, shit is so good i need to eat it in little sessions to not get overwhelmed by the tastes.
luckily the shop is already closed by the time it mostly is when i get stoned otherwise they would bankrupt me.

[hatzel]

You know what's friggin' awesome? This stuff... (http://www.arquitectitis.com/2010/12/concreto-transparente.html)

For those too lazy to click the link and realise that 'concreto transparente' is transparent concrete, here are the pictures:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7u5n-EJyFF0/TR0Tsp1A0NI/AAAAAAAABbo/WZPKv4oJHeM/s400/conc-hand.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7u5n-EJyFF0/TR0R9hd1aFI/AAAAAAAABbY/kXN5uatDA2c/s400/conc-hand2.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7u5n-EJyFF0/TR0SNDz-nII/AAAAAAAABbg/W-48EgQylus/s400/pavilion-ITA.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7u5n-EJyFF0/TR0TxeDuQCI/AAAAAAAABbw/MclXnbvHrTc/s400/conc-tree.jpg

[ComradeMan]

oh wow, i just found this awsome indonesian take-away in my neighborhood, shit is so good i need to eat it in little sessions to not get overwhelmed by the tastes.
luckily the shop is already closed by the time it mostly is when i get stoned otherwise they would bankrupt me.

They do a mean "nasi goreng" then?