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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: UncommonSense on May 21, 2012, 07:55:49 AM
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Linky (http://calorielab.com/news/2012/05/17/tokyo-ham-cybele-human-genital-banquet-not-illegal/)
On Sunday, April 13, Tokyo illustrator Mao Sugiyama (who goes by the nickname “HCâ€), publicly seasoned and braised his own genitals on a portable gas cartridge burner, and then served them to six eager diners who each paid about $250 for the meal. The genitals had been returned to Sugiyama, frozen and double-bagged in plastic, following sex-change surgery during which they were removed.
I'm not sure what's worse, the idea of frying up your genitals for people to eat, or the fact that their were 6 people willing to eat them.
:mental:
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I gotta hand it to you, Uncommon.
This story is, without a doubt, the most bizarre I've seen in, oh, the last 20 minutes or so.
You and bijou (another poster here) ought to run a competition to see who can post the weirdest stuff. She does well, and based on this, so do you. :cheersmate:
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I gotta hand it to you, Uncommon.
This story is, without a doubt, the most bizarre I've seen in, oh, the last 20 minutes or so.
You and bijou (another poster here) ought to run a competition to see who can post the weirdest stuff. She does well, and based on this, so do you. :cheersmate:
What's really F-ed up is that I was looking in Google for a Subway menu and this story was in the side bar. Needless to say I lost my appetite. :runaway:
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What's really F-ed up is that I was looking in Google for a Subway menu and this story was in the side bar. Needless to say I lost my appetite. :runaway:
:rotf: Yeah, that'll do it.
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What's really F-ed up is that I was looking in Google for a Subway menu and this story was in the side bar. Needless to say I lost my appetite. :runaway:
:rotf: Yeah, I can see why. That is sick.
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What's really F-ed up is that I was looking in Google for a Subway menu and this story was in the side bar. Needless to say I lost my appetite. :runaway:
I wonder what the SIDE dishes were and what kind of wine goes with the entree, So there was enough meat to serve 6 people ??? I call :bs: :bs:
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I wonder what the SIDE dishes were and what kind of wine goes with the entree, So there was enough meat to serve 6 people ??? I call :bs: :bs:
:lmao:
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I wonder what the SIDE dishes were and what kind of wine goes with the entree, So there was enough meat to serve 6 people ??? I call :bs: :bs:
vesta wants side dishes. Let's see what the cookbook comes up with:
* Cream of Prostate Soup - this breathtakingly tantalizing soup is infused with fresh prostate, accented with a touch of dill and tarragon.
* Rad-dick-i-o Salad - this simple, but palate-enriching salad contains specially-obtained fresh julienned Dick, garnished with radish petals and poached foreskin.
* Grilled Glans on a Plank - marinaded for 24 hours to achieve that perfect tenderization, this dish has them stacked out of the door!
* Deferred Vas Deferens - this delicacy simply can't be believed. Costing upwards of $530 per ounce, a little goes a long way.
*Scalloped Smegma - accented with the cheese that has given Limburger a run for it's money, this dish features new potatoes done a special way. Aged for 3.6 weeks before harvesting from unsuspecting prison inmates, this dish requires a heady port wine for balance.
* Dessert - our pastry chefs are busy con-cock-ting sweet delights that will keep you cumming back!
Uh....this one may be Short Bus bound..... :-)
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vesta wants side dishes. Let's see what the cookbook comes up with:
* Cream of Prostate Soup - this breathtakingly tantalizing soup is infused with fresh prostate, accented with a touch of dill and tarragon.
* Rad-dick-i-o Salad - this simple, but palate-enriching salad contains specially-obtained fresh julienned Dick, garnished with radish petals and poached foreskin.
* Grilled Glans on a Plank - marinaded for 24 hours to achieve that perfect tenderization, this dish has them stacked out of the door!
* Deferred Vas Deferens - this delicacy simply can't be believed. Costing upwards of $530 per ounce, a little goes a long way.
*Scalloped Smegma - accented with the cheese that has given Limburger a run for it's money, this dish features new potatoes done a special way. Aged for 3.6 weeks before harvesting from unsuspecting prison inmates, this dish requires a heady port wine for balance.
* Dessert - our pastry chefs are busy con-cock-ting sweet delights that will keep you cumming back!
Uh....this one may be Short Bus bound..... :-)
Spotted dick?
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Hannibal Lecter alert.
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Linky (http://calorielab.com/news/2012/05/17/tokyo-ham-cybele-human-genital-banquet-not-illegal/)
I'm not sure what's worse, the idea of frying up your genitals for people to eat, or the fact that their were 6 people willing to eat them.
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BS for digging up this story. Dude, I just ate. Not funny at all.
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Well hell. Why not? It ain't like he was going to be using them.
When did Japan become a part of Florida?
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vesta wants side dishes. Let's see what the cookbook comes up with:
* Cream of Prostate Soup - this breathtakingly tantalizing soup is infused with fresh prostate, accented with a touch of dill and tarragon.
* Rad-dick-i-o Salad - this simple, but palate-enriching salad contains specially-obtained fresh julienned Dick, garnished with radish petals and poached foreskin.
* Grilled Glans on a Plank - marinaded for 24 hours to achieve that perfect tenderization, this dish has them stacked out of the door!
* Deferred Vas Deferens - this delicacy simply can't be believed. Costing upwards of $530 per ounce, a little goes a long way.
*Scalloped Smegma - accented with the cheese that has given Limburger a run for it's money, this dish features new potatoes done a special way. Aged for 3.6 weeks before harvesting from unsuspecting prison inmates, this dish requires a heady port wine for balance.
* Dessert - our pastry chefs are busy con-cock-ting sweet delights that will keep you cumming back!
Uh....this one may be Short Bus bound..... :-)
MY NEW HERO--------Eupher
Actually I came across the funniest cook show, these two men do the outside cooking bit all over the country. So this one program had them in the mid west all set up with their BBQ, tables and what not.
Big soup pot a steaming and they opened a cooler and removed what looked like small Mellon's wrapped in plastic.
This they told us were Bull Testicles, round things like a ball so this is what they were to be called.
Directions were to remove the wrapping and wipe down your the balls, then place your balls in the seasoned boiling water.
Big darn balls need a lot of cooking time, then on to the BBQ to crisp up your balls. I have little memory of any side dishes as at that time I was crying from laughter.
Funniest thing was the total straight face both cooks had when they described how to season your balls.
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BS for digging up this story. Dude, I just ate. Not funny at all.
Next time I'll give the NSFL (lunch) warning :ashamed:
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Did he serve cocktail sauce with it?
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Uncommon is growing on me. Is that bad? :???:
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Uncommon is growing on me. Is that bad? :???:
Yes, very, run for the hills.
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Uncommon is growing on me. Is that bad? :???:
:hyper:
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:hyper:
are you a liberal?
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are you a liberal?
Tell the truth, if that's possible.
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Uncommon is growing on me. Is that bad? :???:
Like a cancer? Would that be bad?
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Like a cancer? Would that be bad?
Aw, c'mon now. Y'all ain't being real neighborly. He's sustained his black eyes and bruises very nobly. He may be a godless lib with troll tendencies, but he's got his game face on and is hangin' in there.
Nobody says ya gotta love the dood, but hey - it ain't THAT bad. :-)
Besides, the Troll Hat has been passed already to indago. :hyper:
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I wonder if he'll be sacked for it. But I guess the balls in his court
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I wonder if he'll be sacked for it. But I guess the balls in his court
This entire thread is dangling by said thread.
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This entire thread is dangling by said thread.
Like a Tranny kook g-string.
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Linky (http://calorielab.com/news/2012/05/17/tokyo-ham-cybele-human-genital-banquet-not-illegal/)
I'm not sure what's worse, the idea of frying up your genitals for people to eat, or the fact that their were 6 people willing to eat them.
:mental:
Sometimes the bull wins. (http://www.funnygrins.com/2011/funny-stuff/jokes/death-pain-and-ugly-stuff/sometimes-the-bull-wins)
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Aw, c'mon now. Y'all ain't being real neighborly. He's sustained his black eyes and bruises very nobly. He may be a godless lib with troll tendencies, but he's got his game face on and is hangin' in there.
Nobody says ya gotta love the dood, but hey - it ain't THAT bad. :-)
Besides, the Troll Hat has been passed already to indago. :hyper:
Uncommon has not done too badly for himself here...
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq1aU6rFcNQ[/youtube]
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BS for digging up this story. Dude, I just ate. Not funny at all.
This sounds like a plausible Jenny Craig weight loss strategy. "What's for dinner?"
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Did he serve cocktail sauce with it?
That's a ballsy comment! I love puns! :lmao:
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Jeez, do you think Lorena Bobbit would have thrown it out the window if she knew it was worth $500? Hell she gets wind of this she'll probably open a restaurant.
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Jeez, do you think Lorena Bobbit would have thrown it out the window if she knew it was worth $500? Hell she gets wind of this she'll probably open a restaurant.
Why is it you atheists are constantly using references to God, and Jesus ? It seems like you would want to avoid them like the plague. To use them gives credence to the thought that you can't deny their existence.
Other than that I would have given you credit for a good comment. Not that you would be flattered.
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Why is it you atheists are constantly using references to God, and Jesus ? It seems like you would want to avoid them like the plague. To use them gives credence to the thought that you can't deny their existence.
Other than that I would have given you credit for a good comment. Not that you would be flattered.
Absolutely!
I too suspected his "$500" reference might have some "religious" overtones!
Good eye......
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Excuse me!
It should read "HER genitals"
The artist obviously identifies as a woman and thus has always been a woman.
To identify her has anything else propogates the societal bigotry that oppressed the transgendered. </democraticunderground>
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Why is it you atheists are constantly using references to God, and Jesus ? It seems like you would want to avoid them like the plague. To use them gives credence to the thought that you can't deny their existence.
Other than that I would have given you credit for a good comment. Not that you would be flattered.
Hey thanks for the props!! I'm flattered! :thumbs:
I assume you care, or are at least curious so with due respect....
I don't avoid talking about Bigfoot, aliens or unicorns even though I don't believe they exist. I don't believe talking about them lends them any credence, at least in a way that affects my behavior. In the philosophical sense, they do exist. After all when you read unicorn, you thought of something similar to a horse with a horn protruding out it head (and so will virtually everyone that reads it), but if I said I rode a unicorn yesterday, you'd be unlikely to believe me, that or you'd be very gullible. :-)
As far as using phrases popularized by Christianity and religion in general, I don't deny the religion exists. Christianity is a very real and largely positive part of our culture and many of the words and phrases that come from it I consider colloquialisms.
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Absolutely!
I too suspected his "$500" reference might have some "religious" overtones!
Good eye......
"In God we Trust"
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Excuse me!
It should read "HER genitals"
The artist obviously identifies as a woman and thus has always been a woman.
To identify her has anything else propogates the societal bigotry that oppressed the transgendered. </democraticunderground>
ewwwwww steak flaps?
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I just can't believe that 6 people actually paid money to eat them. Wonder if they said that they taste like chicken?
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Hey thanks for the props!! I'm flattered! :thumbs:
I assume you care, or are at least curious so with due respect....
I don't avoid talking about Bigfoot, aliens or unicorns even though I don't believe they exist. I don't believe talking about them lends them any credence, at least in a way that affects my behavior. In the philosophical sense, they do exist. After all when you read unicorn, you thought of something similar to a horse with a horn protruding out it head (and so will virtually everyone that reads it), but if I said I rode a unicorn yesterday, you'd be unlikely to believe me, that or you'd be very gullible. :-)
As far as using phrases popularized by Christianity and religion in general, I don't deny the religion exists. Christianity is a very real and largely positive part of our culture and many of the words and phrases that come from it I consider colloquialisms.
So you don't believe in Bigfoot, Aliens or Unicorns may I ask "Why Not"?
How about flying dragons and dinosaurs, just because you have never had any interaction with them does not mean they do not exist or did not exist at one time.
Who are you to decide what is or was true in the past or present. Ahh, proof, you want hand held eye seen proof, how many witnesses does it take to prove something until it is considered a fact ????
Aliens are funny things, I do NOT believe they come from the stars, my theory is that they are us who have invented time travel way in the future. They act no different then humans do when studying the apes, the difference in looks can be put down to hazard suits ----Wonder what the chimps think on running into a scientist wearing pants, arriving in strange and unknown machines, all kinds of wonder to the wild apes.
Big foot, today we watch as the grizzly inter breeds with the Polar Bear---2 found so far. May be many kinds of mutations and interbreeding going on out there.
The Unicorn may possibly come from the past Mongels that placed covers over their horses heads with a spike in the middle. The Chinese did invent low weight armor for their horse's not they or a lost civilization go one step further with a spike or spikes on their horses heads.????
Dogs of war has collars made of spikes, why not the horse ????
So people see visions in the desert of marages, we call it for no better word Light Refraction. One can photograph a Marage, something that is not there. Why not photograph a ghost, or tape record strange sounds that may come from the bowels of hell?
Give me a break here, when you go into a hospetal you expect your doctor and nurses to wash their hands before any procedure. Why, Germs no one can see without special equipment. Do you not being able to eye ball the germs want to take any chances ???
So goes religion, we have to depend on the unseen have to depend on eye wittiness testimony and science that proves the witnesses correct.
You Uncommon are a stuck in the mud foggy that just goes with the flow of what ever is popular at the time. My advice is to get out there and look into the unpopular ideas, the strangest and wackiest is the most fun, many a scientist has had their stodgy ideas they championed found that to their dismay Pasture was correct. Anyone ever prove that Eric Vondarnkin is wrong.
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Uncommon, meet vesta.
vesta, Uncommon.
vesta is one of our institutions. AFAIK, she is the entire structure - four walls, ceiling, and a floor. Padded, of course.
:-)
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As Reagan said "Tear down this wall!" :-)
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I see you've been introduced.... /bow
Hello Vesta :-)
So you don't believe in Bigfoot, Aliens or Unicorns may I ask "Why Not"?
Because the evidence I've seen convinces me that these things are not real in my experience. Am I making the absolute claim these things don't exist? No, when I see sufficent evidence, I will believe them, until I will continue to be skeptical.
How about flying dragons and dinosaurs, just because you have never had any interaction with them does not mean they do not exist or did not exist at one time.
Yes, but there is TONS of evidence for the existence of dinosaurs. So far as dragons, I have seen nothing that would lead me to believe that dragons that talk and breath fire, are real.
Who are you to decide what is or was true in the past or present. Ahh, proof, you want hand held eye seen proof, how many witnesses does it take to prove something until it is considered a fact ????
I never claimed that I was making a decision for anyone.
How much proof I need for something is in direct relation to the consequence of that thing. If you told me you stood on top of the church bell tower and threw a basketball into a hoop 130ft below (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STsoM8VtW-c), I might call you full of crap, but if you insisted I may or may not concede you may have done it, because whether it's true or not has no bearing or consequence on my life. The video in the link shows that it's possible (though video can be doctored (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN2mBKTBswA))
Aliens are funny things, I do NOT believe they come from the stars, my theory is that they are us who have invented time travel way in the future.
And how does that belief affect your actions? If you say not at all, then your belief does not affect me at all. If you tell me that an alien has made you the supreme ruler of the earth and that I should bow before you, I'm gonna need a little more evidence (see how this works?)
Big foot, today we watch as the grizzly inter breeds with the Polar Bear---2 found so far. May be many kinds of mutations and interbreeding going on out there.
This reminds me of the "Black Swan". I can't remember the exact year, but there was a time when it was a "fact" that all swans were white. To say that swans came in other colors would be a false statement. When settlers went to Australia black swans were discovered. We simply integrated that fact and expanded our knowledge.
The question is, if someone made the statement that black swans existed prior to their discovery, would that have made them right? Should anyone thatmakes a claim that might be true be taken seriously?
Think about the implication. I promise you the implication is inversely proportional to the consequences.
The Unicorn may possibly come from the past Mongels that placed covers over their horses heads with a spike in the middle. The Chinese did invent low weight armor for their horse's not they or a lost civilization go one step further with a spike or spikes on their horses heads.????
I think what you're describing is a horse with a metal spike strapped on it's head, but I'd agree that the belief in a creature that is born and grows naturally to have a spkie on it's head was probably inspired by the stories you've just described (but again, my acceptance of your explanation is proportional to the consequences, which in this case are small to not at all).
Give me a break here, when you go into a hospetal you expect your doctor and nurses to wash their hands before any procedure. Why, Germs no one can see without special equipment.
But you can see evidence of germs and Bactria without "special equipment". Try this experiment. Take a piece of bread, cut it in half. Put 1/2 in the freezer and the other half on the counter. Or boil chicken broth and pour 1/2 of it in a jar and seal it and the other 1/2 in a bowl on the counter. Now watch watch what happens to the bread and broth on the counter. We see evidence that something, something has begun to happen. Now of course eventually we see the mold, but we never "saw" it approch the bread. We know it must have approached the bread, because the soup in the jar and bread in the freezer aren't changing.
You Uncommon are a stuck in the mud foggy that just goes with the flow of what ever is popular at the time.
My beliefs have nothing to do with popularity as science is not a democracy.
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I see you've been introduced.... /bow
Hello Vesta :-)
Because the evidence I've seen convinces me that these things are not real in my experience. Am I making the absolute claim these things don't exist? No, when I see sufficent evidence, I will believe them, until I will continue to be skeptical.
Yes, but there is TONS of evidence for the existence of dinosaurs. So far as dragons, I have seen nothing that would lead me to believe that dragons that talk and breath fire, are real.
I never claimed that I was making a decision for anyone.
How much proof I need for something is in direct relation to the consequence of that thing. If you told me you stood on top of the church bell tower and threw a basketball into a hoop 130ft below (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STsoM8VtW-c), I might call you full of crap, but if you insisted I may or may not concede you may have done it, because whether it's true or not has no bearing or consequence on my life. The video in the link shows that it's possible (though video can be doctored (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN2mBKTBswA))
And how does that belief affect your actions? If you say not at all, then your belief does not affect me at all. If you tell me that an alien has made you the supreme ruler of the earth and that I should bow before you, I'm gonna need a little more evidence (see how this works?)
This reminds me of the "Black Swan". I can't remember the exact year, but there was a time when it was a "fact" that all swans were white. To say that swans came in other colors would be a false statement. When settlers went to Australia black swans were discovered. We simply integrated that fact and expanded our knowledge.
The question is, if someone made the statement that black swans existed prior to their discovery, would that have made them right? Should anyone thatmakes a claim that might be true be taken seriously?
Think about the implication. I promise you the implication is inversely proportional to the consequences.
I think what you're describing is a horse with a metal spike strapped on it's head, but I'd agree that the belief in a creature that is born and grows naturally to have a spkie on it's head was probably inspired by the stories you've just described (but again, my acceptance of your explanation is proportional to the consequences, which in this case are small to not at all).
But you can see evidence of germs and Bactria without "special equipment". Try this experiment. Take a piece of bread, cut it in half. Put 1/2 in the freezer and the other half on the counter. Or boil chicken broth and pour 1/2 of it in a jar and seal it and the other 1/2 in a bowl on the counter. Now watch watch what happens to the bread and broth on the counter. We see evidence that something, something has begun to happen. Now of course eventually we see the mold, but we never "saw" it approch the bread. We know it must have approached the bread, because the soup in the jar and bread in the freezer aren't changing.
My beliefs have nothing to do with popularity as science is not a democracy.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :hammer: :hammer: :hammer: :hammer: :hammer:
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Gina, you and I have accomplished a truly remarkable thing today.
We've introduced Uncommon and vesta.
Now all we have to do is sit back and enjoy the show. :yahoo:
:rotf: :lmao: :lmao:
(Uncommon - you're okay for a white guy. But you're REALLY white.) :-)
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Uncommon, meet vesta.
vesta, Uncommon.
vesta is one of our institutions. AFAIK, she is the entire structure - four walls, ceiling, and a floor. Padded, of course.
:-)
Padded, yes I guess that is best, keeps out the neighbors sending radio waves my way. Quiet, no dogs telling me to kill or having the sound of CNN news piped in.
Nice in here, 3 meals a day, a hot shower once a week and every 8 hours someone giving me a zone out pill. Every day I get to talk to a 24 year old Doctor that is a Liberal, all so interested in my life at 4 years old, guess that was the age I became [ molested, kidnapped, taken advantage of by sitting at the children's table listening to relatives boink each other the head with a turkey drum stick as they argued politics.]
Not a bad idea to head for a padded room until November, blood pressure will go down and what ever world I walk back into will be decided for me. My health insurance, my taxes, my very way of liveing. Hell I come out a Liberal and expect everyone to make my decisions for me.
Some where along the line someone will even tell me what God to worship, respect or bow down to. Saves much time thinking for myself, time to never make my own decisions and no worry about making a mistake.
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Padded, yes I guess that is best, keeps out the neighbors sending radio waves my way. Quiet, no dogs telling me to kill or having the sound of CNN news piped in.
Nice in here, 3 meals a day, a hot shower once a week and every 8 hours someone giving me a zone out pill. Every day I get to talk to a 24 year old Doctor that is a Liberal, all so interested in my life at 4 years old, guess that was the age I became [ molested, kidnapped, taken advantage of by sitting at the children's table listening to relatives boink each other the head with a turkey drum stick as they argued politics.]
Not a bad idea to head for a padded room until November, blood pressure will go down and what ever world I walk back into will be decided for me. My health insurance, my taxes, my very way of liveing. Hell I come out a Liberal and expect everyone to make my decisions for me.
Some where along the line someone will even tell me what God to worship, respect or bow down to. Saves much time thinking for myself, time to never make my own decisions and no worry about making a mistake.
vesta, if you're listening to relatives "boink" each other with turkey drumsticks, you'd better hope they're putting plastic sheets on the bed. That turkey stuff gets messy after awhile. :lmao:
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Padded, yes I guess that is best, keeps out the neighbors sending radio waves my way. Quiet, no dogs telling me to kill or having the sound of CNN news piped in.
Nice in here, 3 meals a day, a hot shower once a week and every 8 hours someone giving me a zone out pill. Every day I get to talk to a 24 year old Doctor that is a Liberal, all so interested in my life at 4 years old, guess that was the age I became [ molested, kidnapped, taken advantage of by sitting at the children's table listening to relatives boink each other the head with a turkey drum stick as they argued politics.]
Not a bad idea to head for a padded room until November, blood pressure will go down and what ever world I walk back into will be decided for me. My health insurance, my taxes, my very way of liveing. Hell I come out a Liberal and expect everyone to make my decisions for me.
Some where along the line someone will even tell me what God to worship, respect or bow down to. Saves much time thinking for myself, time to never make my own decisions and no worry about making a mistake.
Vesta: Where two words, FUQUE and YOU, would do, you get a three hundred word essay on crazy.
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At least Gina and I know there is an "Incredible Benjamin Button" story in here, in a manner of speaking.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :hammer: :hammer: :hammer: :hammer: :hammer:
:shrug:
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I see you've been introduced.... /bow
Hello Vesta :-)
<snip>
It's like watching a train wreck.
A train filled with naked, retarded clowns.
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It's like watching a train wreck.
A train filled with naked, retarded clowns.
Throw some rabbits in a hat into the mix.
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:shrug:
You never engage her. :hammer:
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It can't be healthy to eat that, it is full of trans fats.
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:rimshot:
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I see you've been introduced.... /bow
Hello Vesta :-)
Because the evidence I've seen convinces me that these things are not real in my experience. Am I making the absolute claim these things don't exist? No, when I see sufficent evidence, I will believe them, until I will continue to be skeptical.
Yes, but there is TONS of evidence for the existence of dinosaurs. So far as dragons, I have seen nothing that would lead me to believe that dragons that talk and breath fire, are real.
I never claimed that I was making a decision for anyone.
How much proof I need for something is in direct relation to the consequence of that thing. If you told me you stood on top of the church bell tower and threw a basketball into a hoop 130ft below (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STsoM8VtW-c), I might call you full of crap, but if you insisted I may or may not concede you may have done it, because whether it's true or not has no bearing or consequence on my life. The video in the link shows that it's possible (though video can be doctored (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN2mBKTBswA))
And how does that belief affect your actions? If you say not at all, then your belief does not affect me at all. If you tell me that an alien has made you the supreme ruler of the earth and that I should bow before you, I'm gonna need a little more evidence (see how this works?)
This reminds me of the "Black Swan". I can't remember the exact year, but there was a time when it was a "fact" that all swans were white. To say that swans came in other colors would be a false statement. When settlers went to Australia black swans were discovered. We simply integrated that fact and expanded our knowledge.
The question is, if someone made the statement that black swans existed prior to their discovery, would that have made them right? Should anyone thatmakes a claim that might be true be taken seriously?
Think about the implication. I promise you the implication is inversely proportional to the consequences.
I think what you're describing is a horse with a metal spike strapped on it's head, but I'd agree that the belief in a creature that is born and grows naturally to have a spkie on it's head was probably inspired by the stories you've just described (but again, my acceptance of your explanation is proportional to the consequences, which in this case are small to not at all).
But you can see evidence of germs and Bactria without "special equipment". Try this experiment. Take a piece of bread, cut it in half. Put 1/2 in the freezer and the other half on the counter. Or boil chicken broth and pour 1/2 of it in a jar and seal it and the other 1/2 in a bowl on the counter. Now watch watch what happens to the bread and broth on the counter. We see evidence that something, something has begun to happen. Now of course eventually we see the mold, but we never "saw" it approch the bread. We know it must have approached the bread, because the soup in the jar and bread in the freezer aren't changing.
My beliefs have nothing to do with popularity as science is not a democracy.
Where the heck did you get that idea Uncommon, Science is indeed a democracy, An argreement amoung the main line scientests on what is or is not true. Allong comes an up start Liberal scientist and off with their heads if the Church or so be the scientists of the time are proven wrong.
Allot of fun in a dark way to watch how the majoriety of scientists PooPooed Patsture and refused to believe in his studys, Doctors that went from one patient to another refusing to wash their hands.
Democracy, rule by the masses, being the law of the day. In the 1700's not one woman going into a hospital to give birth in London came out alive. NOT A ONE. Doctors were going from the vicection tables straight to the with blood on their hands to woman in child birth, one by one and wondering why the mothers and children died.
The Home birthed by midwifes lived as did the mothers, Science and Doctors just could not understand why. Mean while those that believed in unseen germs, voodoo to the time, were pelted with rotten tomatoes and fled to America.
Today Jack Horner has set off a fire storm about Egypt for one thing, he has found the Spinks has been been built and under weathering by climate change way before the Egyptians ever arrived.
Democracery in as the majoriety of scientests agree, get all bent over the new ideas that show them they may be mistaken or fooled as the Pilthdown man. Last thing a democeracy of scients need is to have an outsider show they were fools at best or being too lazy to think outside the box for themselves.
Give me a break Uncommon, 120 years ago had you a neighbor that was nothing but two brothers that made their living repairing bicycles, they came to you to ask for 24 cents to help them build something that could fly, would you say, sorry Jack just don,t have a quarter on me. ?????
90 % of the stuff I have in my home is because the people went out side the box of the ordenary scientists
People that threw out the book and experimented, found by accident or as in DNA awoke from a dream of snakes intertwining.
Science is found by accident, in a dream or by observation. If a 15 year old kid in a family shed finds a cure for Cancer, The walls come up, the Pharmacidual Companys , then the laws, zoing Laws ETC.
You need to grow up and find life is not all Strawberry fields forever .
Nice to meet you uncommon, -----I have a few years under my belt, tell me what todays life is about about.