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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 07:22:20
Great! Stumbled across this old thread with a few personal details, tried to edit them out, which just brought more attention to it by bringing it to the top. If a moderator sees this, can you delete it please? I don't think I can. |
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| pot |
Posted - 07/02/2013 : 08:36:07
I love necro threads here. It's like suddenly being on a new forum where I don't know anyone.
By the way, how did you get this thread to go backwards? |
| trobrianders |
Posted - 07/02/2013 : 08:09:03
quote:
Originally posted by PixieSteve
Great! Stumbled across this old thread with a few personal details, tried to edit them out, which just brought more attention to it by bringing it to the top. If a moderator sees this, can you delete it please? I don't think I can.
Pixiesteve, this is an excellent thread, I liked to know a bit more about you, and to see how you look in person.
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| floop |
Posted - 07/02/2013 : 07:32:08
I miss Erebus
 green star member since 2006. smb? |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 05/08/2005 : 14:47:16
quote:
we, as a species, have inserted our finger in the the dike of actuality, suspending the forces of selection
Awesome, once again.
en el amor se esconden las respuestas |
| darwin |
Posted - 05/08/2005 : 13:46:09
But you can often improve your fitness through cooperation. It's not all about death and competition. |
| Erebus |
Posted - 05/08/2005 : 03:23:32
quote:
Originally posted by darwin
quote:
Originally posted by Erebus
quote:
Originally posted by VoVat
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If you're a conservative, it means you want things to stay like they are now. So you should vote Blair, or am I wrong?
Well, that's one definition of "conservative," but not the one that's generally used in the political arena.
Some people who consider themselves conservatives don't want things to stay the way they are, but rather to return to how they were in the past.
Thank you Vo. As a rather renegade 'conservative', I endorse the hobbesian past red of tooth and claw, not because of any intrinsic moral or pragmatic superiority so much as because it is THE state of nature to which we, as a species, as but one of all species, will inevitably return, with selective (naturally selective) interest to be paid on these generations where we benightedly congratulate ourselves for holding at bay the ruthless, indifferent forces that have heretofore shaped the magnificent being we have somehow managed to become, despite our "higher" moral impulses.
No offense (you've heard it from me before), bullshit.
Not offended. But as a biologist, would you actually think there is an alternative? It's all about resources. For a few generations, post industrial revolution, ironically, we, as a species, have inserted our finger in the the dike of actuality, suspending the forces of selection. Yes, abstract verbage for death. Not murder, and not immoral, but death nonetheless. I know you, d-man, understand the disctinction. Evolution is about both life and death, lest we forget. And no, human beings are NOT different, NY Times, BBC, and Reuters not withstanding. |
| darwin |
Posted - 05/08/2005 : 01:26:06
quote:
Originally posted by Erebus
quote:
Originally posted by VoVat
quote:
If you're a conservative, it means you want things to stay like they are now. So you should vote Blair, or am I wrong?
Well, that's one definition of "conservative," but not the one that's generally used in the political arena.
Some people who consider themselves conservatives don't want things to stay the way they are, but rather to return to how they were in the past.
Thank you Vo. As a rather renegade 'conservative', I endorse the hobbesian past red of tooth and claw, not because of any intrinsic moral or pragmatic superiority so much as because it is THE state of nature to which we, as a species, as but one of all species, will inevitably return, with selective (naturally selective) interest to be paid on these generations where we benightedly congratulate ourselves for holding at bay the ruthless, indifferent forces that have heretofore shaped the magnificent being we have somehow managed to become, despite our "higher" moral impulses.
No offense (you've heard it from me before), bullshit. |
| Erebus |
Posted - 05/07/2005 : 14:55:42
you guys crack me up, at least in part because I too looked back on that paragraph thinking Is that second really a coherent sentence? Schopenhauer would be proud, I hope. |
| VoVat |
Posted - 05/07/2005 : 12:10:00
Well, many conservatives long for a time when the sentences were good and long. You just don't get proper sentences nowadays.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 05/07/2005 : 12:05:33
longest sentence ever
 Oh let it linger |
| Erebus |
Posted - 05/07/2005 : 11:07:43
quote:
Originally posted by VoVat
quote:
If you're a conservative, it means you want things to stay like they are now. So you should vote Blair, or am I wrong?
Well, that's one definition of "conservative," but not the one that's generally used in the political arena.
Some people who consider themselves conservatives don't want things to stay the way they are, but rather to return to how they were in the past.
Thank you Vo. As a rather renegade 'conservative', I endorse the hobbesian past red of tooth and claw, not because of any intrinsic moral or pragmatic superiority so much as because it is THE state of nature to which we, as a species, as but one of all species, will inevitably return, with selective (naturally selective) interest to be paid on these generations where we benightedly congratulate ourselves for holding at bay the ruthless, indifferent forces that have heretofore shaped the magnificent being we have somehow managed to become, despite our "higher" moral impulses. |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 05/07/2005 : 09:57:43
are the scripts the same, or are they completely new (in the american one)?
Oh let it linger |
| VoVat |
Posted - 05/05/2005 : 17:11:12
quote:
If you're a conservative, it means you want things to stay like they are now. So you should vote Blair, or am I wrong?
Well, that's one definition of "conservative," but not the one that's generally used in the political arena.
Some people who consider themselves conservatives don't want things to stay the way they are, but rather to return to how they were in the past.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| BLT |
Posted - 05/05/2005 : 09:05:07
Yes, Gareth was a lovable loser. Dwight is just a complete dickhead. Where Gareth was a brown-noser, Dwight borders on a powerhungry psychotic.
IMO, the basketball game was as frustrating as anything on the original series. |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/05/2005 : 09:04:19
They have finished the American one? I wonder when we will get it.
I joined the secret forum, and all I got was this lousy secret
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/05/2005 : 08:59:54
The American one lacks a little of the subtlety, I think, but not as bad as it could've been. Steve Carell doing Chris Rock was hilarious. As was that whole session of diversity training. I think they went to far with the new "Gareth" whose name is escaping me. You hated the old Gareth, but in a pitiful way - the guy was still human. The guy in the American office is like a comic book supervillain. Pure evil. This guy's hanging up on sales calls (and then stealing them). Sales calls that add up to 25% of Tim2's annual income. You wouldn't let that go. You'd beat the %$@^* out of that guy. You never wanted to beat up Gareth.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/05/2005 : 08:24:35
You like I expected, kinda. You also remind me of someone.
At least now I will know who to look out for at Reading.
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| BLT |
Posted - 05/05/2005 : 08:07:11
quote:
Originally posted by hawken
They have that show "The Office" here in the states....but rather than use the already existing show that was so successful across the pond the network execs decided it would be more accepted by a US audience if they used American actors.
Basically the same show (I think) just with different actors. I like the US version....but would like to see the British version to compare.
I saw all the British episodes before the American version, and I actually think the American version is good. It's created by the same people-- even Ricky Gervais is involved (executive producer, I think). Steve Carell rules.
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| hawken |
Posted - 05/05/2005 : 05:28:30
They have that show "The Office" here in the states....but rather than use the already existing show that was so successful across the pond the network execs decided it would be more accepted by a US audience if they used American actors.
Basically the same show (I think) just with different actors. I like the US version....but would like to see the British version to compare. |
| whoreatthedoor |
Posted - 05/05/2005 : 04:24:31
I don't think "respuetas" means anything. Anyway, the word you're looking for is "respuestas".
Sorry, I can't stand grammar mistakes. Thanks God I can't see my own mistakes in english, hoohoohooy!
El amor es la distancia más larga entre un punto y otro |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 05/05/2005 : 04:10:07
You're quite right. Does respuetas mean anything?
I still think it's a little over the top to be nervous about it...
en el amor se esconden las respuestas |
| whoreatthedoor |
Posted - 05/05/2005 : 04:01:14
quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
en el amor se esconden las respuestas
Sorry, but it was making me nervous. A good old joke, BTW.
El amor es la distancia más larga entre un punto y otro |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 05/05/2005 : 03:51:40
quote:
Originally posted by whoreatthedoor
I don't get that. If you're a conservative, it means you want things to stay like they are now. So you should vote Blair, or am I wrong?
I'm not looking for an argument. Really, I don't get what the word "conservative" means.
El amor es la distancia más larga entre un punto y otro
It means Strawberry Jam, for example.
en el amor se esconden las respuetas |
| whoreatthedoor |
Posted - 05/05/2005 : 03:11:37
I don't get that. If you're a conservative, it means you want things to stay like they are now. So you should vote Blair, or am I wrong?
I'm not looking for an argument. Really, I don't get what the word "conservative" means.
El amor es la distancia más larga entre un punto y otro |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 20:07:39
Pixie Steve! Nice to meet you! I enjoy your posts.
Hey... as far as the girlfriend thing goes. I am sure it's just a matter of time before you meet one.
You're funny, inteligent and cute. She'll find you sooner or later  |
| darwin |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 16:47:13
I didn't believe you, but I also didn't dismiss the possibility that you were fat middle aged guy.
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 16:31:15
oh, right. hah. yeah. did you believe me?
Oh let it linger |
| darwin |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 16:29:16
Didn't you once post pictures of a fat guy that you claimed were you?
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 16:27:31
yeah... btw, what did your first post mean?
Oh let it linger |
| darwin |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 16:25:41
Sure the city should be pronounced your way, but slough (with a little s, as you typed it above) can be pronounced differently in different countries.
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 16:23:34
makes interestign discussion i find
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 16:22:12
this is the only relevant one though
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| darwin |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 16:14:52
quote:
Originally posted by PixieSteve
yes, slough means a bog basically. pronounced to rhyme with "now" ... not slew, as i have heard some americans say.
You can pronounce it either way in the United States, Land of the Free.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=slough
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| VoVat |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 16:11:01
Doesn't sound like a very nice place to live.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 15:28:36
yes, it means a bog basically. pronounced to rhyme with "now" ... not slew, as i have heard some americans say.
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