JoeUser Forumsi love you texas. thanks for brightening a bummer of a day. TBT
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I'm a little jumpy, huh? You're right, Suspecktit. Just thinking about the line "The Dude abides" sends shivers aplenty up and down and all around. "The Dude minds, man!" has solid charm, and it does lead into the line "this aggression will not stand, man!" It's all good, but does it ever get better than "You mean 'coitus'?" TBooBT (Yeah. . .I think I like it)
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Also, don't forget the European water squirters. When I was traveling in Egypt, they had hoses and a drain in the center of the bathroom floor. . .no walking barefoot from the beach to the john, I'd suggest. TBT
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winterblade: 20)Very useful. Now I can avoid dealing with #7, and probably #10, #11, #18, conceivably #5, and eventually #8. TBT
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WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUSPEKTIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Dude abides AND the Dude minds. Both. Go check. Different parts. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. No lore challenges. GGGGRRRRRRR. TBT
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you guys must be jacks of all the trades. you had good parents-- thorough, certainly. I'm closing in on some new knowledge, but wisdom still eludes me. Ninja-like. Very stealthy. 1)For the sake of discussion, let's assume that Ted's technique is useful, but not in the strictest sense "good". Analyzing the other responses, we have a very buddhist position--perhaps more zen than buddhist?--from imajinit. We have solid, triple A directions
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Thanks for the advice, Ted. For the record, I tried your advice about 10 minutes ago. Unfortunately, I believe you overlooked: 9: Please remove all irregularly-shaped rings or other finger ornaments before applying method. Yeah. TBT
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Thanks for the times tables. Nine multiplied by seven? No worries. And I can spell "subpoena" correctly eight of ten times without a spell check. Pizza crust? Marinara? Let's just say Emeril looks like the chef at Alcatraz. Unfortunately, you neglected to instruct me in some fundamental concepts. Perhaps you don't know the answers yourself. Well, I'
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You know, that's an excellent point. I'm not sure where the joint smoking and drinking (you have to love the driving scene after visiting the penis doctor when he's trying to do both) fits in with the free will dilemma. Maybe it's like the Heraclitus concept, a man's character is his character? Huh. I'll have to stew. And your take on the political arena of the movie is great. Don't forget the opening scene at the grocery store, where the
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As far as Lebowski lore goes, I'd say the nihilists play both sides of the free will issue. On the one hand, the nihilists are not really about aggression. They have no more interest in killing than they do in politics ("Say what you will about the tenets of national socialism, but at least it's an ethos!"). In this vein, they represent the Dude's stasis. Nothing matters, not even existing. The Dude and the Nihilists co-habitat the earth, caring n
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This aggression will not stand, man. The Dude is just a guy. His rug really tied the room together. Now there's no rug, and his life is a mess. Was his life a mess before? I'd say yes, and so would you. But it was his life, and he organized it brilliantly. He's lying on his back, on top of
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Blimesophistry. Pure, simple.
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hey dharma, here's an uninformed opinion from a thick-headed, easily-rutted guy who has no idea what your "conversations" consisted of when you "discussed" the situation: everyone deserves respect. everyone's wishes deserve respect. he's become used to his shift and his friends. that deserves respect. it sounds like he decided to agree with you on this particular issue, but we guys get used to a certain flow of energy, and
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I'm just curious what you guys think (this seems like a fairly democratic, if not liberal, thread): I agree that the Dem platform has lagged behind on prevailing issues, always seeming to carry the torch for last year's moral conflict rather than understanding where the concern of the populace is currently headed. As far as defense goes, it is tough for anyone to take down an incumbent in the middle of a "crisis" and if the Bush team did anyt
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sure. faith in the solidity of the universe is something we learn as soon as our brains begin to process stimuli. faith in objectivity, faith in subjectivity, faith in perspective. . .some of these need serious TNT to make us reconsider their roots, and their meanings. philosophies that proclaim self-evidence as proof positive of faith would severely limit the possibilities in quantum thought. i was discussing this notion today with some fr
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Part I, Quantum Religion: Proof is in the Proof Link discussed aspects of new theory relating to the Creation vs. Evolution debate. Part II discusses the concept of faith. Random House Webster's first definition of faith unfortunately reads as follows: "Confidence or tru
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That's a good point. The concept that intrigues me though is the relation an individual has to the "observer", and the separation, implied by test results, that while there appears to be a relationship between the observer and the individual, the relationship is not made through the individual's consciousness--in fact, the connection does not seem to take place inside the individual at all. The theological definition of "Creator" seem
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non-related comment: are you a real woolsey? did you go to cc?
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Well said. Stay around; join some discussions. I see that you have been a local for awhile. The discussions around here feel a little, er, biased. It's good to have someone here with some, er, perspective. TBT
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Draginol: The two reasons international students are "clamoring" to enter our college system are 1)businesses throw tons of money into research so the facilities themselves are fantastic; and 2)because American businesses comb through graduating senior lists to staff high-paying entry-level positions. Heather: <TD class="mb-Body-Quot
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You may be right, Draginol, that we care more about quality when we pay for it, but the education aspect of college is only one part of the system. Grades seem to outweigh the value of education, which seems reasonable because the success of one's education seems to be measured by the money one makes afterward. Good grades = top jobs. In some cases, people who learn the most obtain the best grades. Certainly not in most cases. I would agre
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rkuo: no. it's not impossible. you just need to decide that education is a priority...for the country. if it is, then look around and decide whether or not the system could be better. if not, fine. if so, make it better.
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Heather, 1st: The government should not have any right to your sense of goal accomplishment. We both agree with your statement, and I understood that this was what you were implying. What I was implying is that, yes, no-one should be denied quality education, period, and that 'achieving" in education is about how far you let the learning process take you. A degree is just a degree; expanding your perspective on what you thought was possible
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Everyone's in a bad way, here, huh? The last few days I've seen a couple of burnouts. I'm learning about this whole "thread hijacking" thing, and I hope I didn't do that with my earlier comments, heather, or with this one. Just let me know, okay? Your thread is interesting, which is why I have a bunch to say. I'll relocate if you'd prefer. LW: <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" align=center bgColor=#FFF394 class="mb-Body-Quote-Table
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Exactly. We'd have to rethink our belief in things like chance, coincidence....
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