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Reply to My Mornings in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

so you said check back in time about 10 articles. so i did. this is the reason why i read your articles, mm. thanks, tbt

Reply to Dear Poison Dwarf in Misc JoeUser Forums

life never changes, you're right, but contextually our understanding of life always changes. as ive blathered before, when you think about who you were a minute ago, you're thinking of someone else. er. tbt

Reply to NFL fan sues over searches at Florida stadium in Current Events JoeUser Forums

part of the game is trying to slip in a fifth. if they catch you at it, boo, you lose. besides, im not sure how it works in tampa, but in madison, milwaukee, and green bay, you bring your grill, your cooler, your face paint, and a football. you saturate yourself for 4hrs prior to the game, slip a slim of jd into your pants. the guards grope, you get your bourbon confiscated, and, too drunk to care, you go and purchase a $6 special-ed tourist cup of

Reply to The few Dos and many Don'ts of shopping in Misc JoeUser Forums

they dock you for expired coupons you collect? tbt

Reply to Dear Poison Dwarf in Misc JoeUser Forums

what a re-intro into JU life. for some reason it feels like nothing's changed. some flames, some torches, conflicts, mud, blood, and guts. i've missed you blokes. tbt

A Response to a Posting on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Politics JoeUser Forums

I do not condone attacks on civilians. I do not support any work of terror. I grew up in a Jewish family in the last throws of assimilation. I have experienced mild suggestions of anti-semetism all my life, but never truly suffered for my religion. There. That's my background. With that said, no one--especially other pro-Israel sympathizers l

Reply to Borges in Boston in Art JoeUser Forums

thanks, mm, i'll make sure i reserve a copy . . . of course, right now, all of the novels i've written are as fictional as all the novels borges pretended to have written. tbt

Reply to Trying to make peace with a LIBERAL cannot be done in Blogging JoeUser Forums

no need to apologize. you are an opinionated but open-minded individual and have a right to say whatever you like (except about the Green Bay Packers--some things ARE, in fact, sacred). but thanks for the comment anyway. tbt

Borges in Boston in Art JoeUser Forums

I've closed away nine years of social work, moved to Boston, enrolled in the Masters of Fine Arts program at Emerson, focusing on writing fiction. I take three classes: a novel workshop, a nonfiction workshop, and a Latin-American Literature course. I've read through a lot of new material, some of which makes me cranky: Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon

Reply to Don't hide behind your blog. in Misc JoeUser Forums

1) i dont change my undies very often; and 2) from a postmodern perspective, every moment that passes creates a new contextual identity for everyone. literally you are not the same person who read this sentence. i would expect that by the time elindelwolf gets around to reading this, many identities will have come and gone. to restate: changing identities is more fundamental than changing underwear. thank you for your time.

Reply to Trying to make peace with a LIBERAL cannot be done in Blogging JoeUser Forums

in general, i like reading your takes, moderateman, and of course i disagree with this one, too. venting your frustrations is necessary in all parts of life, especially when unwinding from a discussion that attempts to span the political divide. still, i have to say that this following quote offended me to no end. i think that ideologically speaking you're off base, that an understanding of the political spectrum precludes any logic here:<BR

Reply to Blog Wars and enforcement in Blogging JoeUser Forums

there's something spooky about the power to tear a human being a new one, especially from the safety of anonymity. it's pure power, like superman + invisibility. draginol has to run the site, understood. beyond that, people can do what they want with the power of writing anonymously. but everyone should spend a minute thinking about the difference between writing something with your name on it and writing something under the guise of your u

Reply to Dems Deny Non-Black Americans Opportunity To Catch Up! in Politics JoeUser Forums

this is a fascinating thread. i will be printing each and every response to this article, but will make special note of the following: And what good does it do, apologizing to the victims, <TD class="

Reply to Writing on Writing in Writing JoeUser Forums

thanks for the note kingbee. im trying to remember, but i believe i probably owed you an email and got sidetracked. i havent been back here in a while. stinking ghostwriting. those contracts are growing boils on by bollocks. amy, im not disagreeing with you, but i have some thoughts on the buddhist perspective. the idea of the universe as a singular mass and/or energy is one i like to think about a lot. im not sure i believe it,

Reply to Writing on Writing in Writing JoeUser Forums

the dalai lama once gave an interview, and was asked this question: do you have any fantasies? how's that for a strange question? still, the lama came up with an even stranger answer: he said that sometimes he daydreams that he's marooned on a deserted island, with his legs broken. i have a fantasy about that love pouring in on me from all directions thingie you mentioned. so i have that going for me. which is nice

Reply to Writing on Writing in Writing JoeUser Forums

it's never just one tragic event: a single tragic event reminds us of every tragic event that has ever happened to us or anyone, ever. these fantasies and flaws youre talking about, some conflict between hallucination and reality, is just another way of explaining the way we look at things. janna was hit by a car, and killed--though not instantly. i didnt know she was hit by a car until three days later. by then she was dead. still, monday

Reply to WTF, Star Wars? in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

don't hold your breath yet, but it's possible some VERY important people are reputedly close to almost on the verge of being ready to greenlight my 'genesis -1: the beginning before in the beginning' project. while i can't at this time absolutely positively say there wont be objectional materials (reportedly god used adult langua

Citizen Militiaman Wants You to Know He's Ready in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

What is peaceful rebellion? Like Gandhi? Things do change that way, no question, but the system doesn't change. The perspective passed down from Hammurabi and an educated handful of drunken greeks remains in place. This system, it runs based on its own rules, not on some metaphysical conception of morality. It is an organism trying to survive. Go ahead

Reply to Redefining words? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

no, well it depends i guess. the definition of the word "claustrophobia" should probably use other words besides "discriminate" to describe the typical characteristics of a persona with claustrophobia. but if you had to describe the characteristics of a person "with" homophobia, you might include the word discriminate. the small point i was making when i wasn't being a smartass was that in order to define some phobic condition, a dic

Reply to President Bush Eats Gorrilla poop in Humor JoeUser Forums

thanks moderateman. good to be back. tbt

Reply to Redefining words? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

good post, danny. c'mon, LW. typical of the left to brand anyone not toeing . . . ? typical of anyone. you've just done it yourself, obviously. there is a reason for the definition you uncovered, danny. first of all, think about your analogy to the word 'claustrophobia'. a definition of the word should give a definition of the root sections of the word, more or less in this case meaning 'a fear of close, or confining, places'. to complete the definition, however,

Reply to President Bush Eats Gorrilla poop in Humor JoeUser Forums

yes! i knew he was eating . . . . oh. TBT

Reply to THE RISE OF THE ANTI-CHRIST in Current Events JoeUser Forums

and his name is ratzinger! there's no ratzingers in religion! TBT

Reply to THE RISE OF THE ANTI-CHRIST in Current Events JoeUser Forums

oye vay is mir. first, he's an old pope and he wont be around for very long. second, nobody will unify europe, not even the almighty euro. third, my amusement at the concept of catholic supremacy knows no bounds. the whole church-determined salvation thing is even funnier than the mormon concept of post-humously inducting heathens into the mormon hall of fame. look, you can tithe your local child abuser all you want, but you can't

Reply to TaBoo's Revoluting Rant in Politics JoeUser Forums

yep. cold beer and olsen twins and political posturing. the only kind of change we want is change that brings us more money to clone olsen twins. still, we like to blather about politics, pretend we have a moral code worth a good thrust up someone else's arse, and laugh until we cry at jokes told at someone else's expense. tbt