sunlore wrote:

ant man bee wrote:Is the Russian Revolution really something that should be aspired to when you take into account what it spiraled into?

My final comment was partly in jest. That said, marxist socialism still represents around thirty percent of the electorate here. Those folks would be happy to tell you that what the revolution spiraled to doesn't necessarily reflect on the initial intentions.

Well initial intentions are all well and good....having said that, I believe that it is the unfortunate reality that the ideals which were espoused in that revolution cannot be upheld in a mass society without the rise of dictatorial power. It looks really really good on paper and I really wish that it were possible. Having said that, it will never come to pass without the death of millions as the end product.

sunlore wrote:

ant man bee wrote:Also (while keeping in mind that I am not a Christian and just like to play the devil's advocate) is this *gasp!* Christian a reasonable fellow like most Christians around the world or is he/she a right wing freak that would justify your knee jerk reaction?

Reasonable or not, I just really don't want to have a Christian in power. As an atheist, I don't think this is an unreasonable demand. Nothing good ever came from Christian politics, right? Right. Nothing.

Well, as I originally asked, is this person a nutjob, running around to take away gay rights and ban abortion or is this person a rational individual who has a similar ethical code to your own, albeit with a different moral source?

I could give a fuck either way, I am just fed up with the "all christians are backwards thinking fundamentalists" bullshit. It is akin to think that all Muslims are throat slashers. Completely lame.

I would be willing to bet that if an atheist (which I would consider myself as well), ran for office and a christian group started saying that they don't want him/her in power, you would go right off saying how they "condemn others who don't think they way they do" and such....

Pot.Kettle.Black

ant man bee wrote:

sunlore wrote:

ant man bee wrote:Also (while keeping in mind that I am not a Christian and just like to play the devil's advocate) is this *gasp!* Christian a reasonable fellow like most Christians around the world or is he/she a right wing freak that would justify your knee jerk reaction?

Reasonable or not, I just really don't want to have a Christian in power. As an atheist, I don't think this is an unreasonable demand. Nothing good ever came from Christian politics, right? Right. Nothing.

Well, as I originally asked, is this person a nutjob, running around to take away gay rights and ban abortion or is this person a rational individual who has a similar ethical code to your own, albeit with a different moral source?

Believe me, a christian with an ethical code similar to mine would be a novelty. It's not impossible, but rather improbable. I think I better play it safe here.

I could give a fuck either way, I am just fed up with the "all christians are backwards thinking fundamentalists" bullshit. It is akin to think that all Muslims are throat slashers. Completely lame.

Yeah!

I would be willing to bet that if an atheist (which I would consider myself as well), ran for office and a christian group started saying that they don't want him/her in power, you would go right off saying how they "condemn others who don't think they way they do" and such....

No, I'd say they're welcome to it.

My friend Mooch's stepdaughter works at a ritzy steak house in Louisville. On Friday night--Derby Eve--a prominent celebrity came into the restaurant. The buzz spread until it reached the proprietor, who flipped out and stormed over to the table where this man was seated with his date, a peroxide blonde with obviously artificial breasts. "Look," the owner said to the man, "you're a fucking murderer, and you are not welcome in my restaurant. So get your ass up and get the fuck out of here right now." At which point the former Buffalo Bills running back got up and left.

On Saturday night, this same couple showed up at the restaurant where my friend Heather works. She didn't wait on them, but the waitress who did fucked up their order--twice. She reported that they were very gracious and offered to eat the food that had been brought them. Later, the man's date asked the waitress if she knew where they could score "some blow or at least a blunt--that's how we roll in Miami."

No illegal transactions were made, but the owner of this restaurant did accompany the couple to another bar in order to watch the Oscar de La Hoya fight. Heather said that O.J. had the largest head that she's ever seen in her life. Truly massive.

BER, you dastard. Great story, well told!

Today I recieved my first two DVDs from lovefilm.com (English netflix). They were Lolita (newer version) and Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music? by some derd nifferess.

I'm excited to have good films to watch. At least good by the reccomendations of this forum.

Brett Eugene Ralph wrote:My friend Mooch's stepdaughter works at a ritzy steak house in Louisville. On Friday night--Derby Eve--a prominent celebrity came into the restaurant. The buzz spread until it reached the proprietor, who flipped out and stormed over to the table where this man was seated with his date, a peroxide blonde with obviously artificial breasts. "Look," the owner said to the man, "you're a fucking murderer, and you are not welcome in my restaurant. So get your ass up and get the fuck out of here right now." At which point the former Buffalo Bills running back got up and left.

Check it!

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbc ... 1/70509013

i just went and saw sunoo)) and boris.
boris were kinda boring... and i like them on record. just pretty dull.

sunn were really fucking cool for about an hour then i lost interest.
don't you hate when bands don't know when to go home?

also sunoo)) have the worst fans of any band ever... cardigans, thick glasses and mayhem shirts. like emo but more elitest.
doom-emo? demo? i don't know anymore.

When my 2 year old daughter woke up this morning she refused to hug me because I didn't have a shirt on, stating that my chest hair prickled her. My 4 year old son advised her that when she gets to be a big big woman she's going to have hair on her chest too (her genetics don't suggest this will actually happen, BTW) to which she quickly replied "well, I'll get a hair cut."

So fucking cool, young problem solver.

A girl at work just showed me her underpants. They had Betty Boop on them.

Whatever else happens I will consider today a success.

Rotten Tanx wrote:A girl at work just showed me her underpants. They had Betty Boop on them.

Whatever else happens I will consider today a success.

So are you into Betty Boop? That bit seems irrelevent to me. How exactly did this go down? I can't imagine that happening anywhere I've worked.

You know, on purpose.

I don't have any special feelings toward Betty Boop.

She told me she was gonna show me her knickers and that I'd like them. Then, when no one was looking, she showed me.

We've sat next to each other for the last 18 months. It wasn't a stranger showing me their pants.