Unfortunately, that decision is not appropriate for discussion. So it is a mentionable yet undisclosed inappropriate discussion agent. Sorry to mention it, but
I had to. The decision has been made.
I Have Made A Decision
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Posts: 429 (10/17/09 20:24:19) |
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Posts: 200 (10/17/09 20:39:10) |
If it's to commit suicide, don't do it.
If it's to join the armed forces, don't do it. If it's to get married, don't do it. If it's to have children, don't do it. If it's to smoke crack, don't do it. If it's to volunteer for a medical drug trial, don't do it. If it's to have sex outside your usual sexual orientation, meh, flip a coin. If it's to become a terrorist, don't do it. If it's to buy a lottery ticket, don't do it. If it's to buy a car, don't do it. If it's to buy one of those mini-netbook computers, do it, I got one a week ago and they're great! If it's to sell your soul to the devil, check into the demon's background first, there are a lot of shady operators out there. If it's to take LSD, do it but have some sedatives like temazepam around just in case the rollercoaster goes off the rails. If it's to take out bloody revenge, wait five years first to throw police off the trail and to really make sure you need revenge at all. If it's to become an international jewel theif, do it. |
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Posts: 220 (10/17/09 23:21:54) |
There are two rules you should always follow:
The first rule is not to tell anybody all that you know. 
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Posts: 57 (10/18/09 00:48:08) |
hmcclungii, Good luck with your decisions.
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Posts: 126 (10/18/09 10:57:25) |
"Once the decision has been made, close your ear even to the best counter argument: sign of a strong character. Thus an occasional will to
stupidity." --Nietzsche
"Nothing can hold you back - not your childhood, not the history of a lifetime, not even the very last moment before now. In a moment you can abandon your past. And once abandoned, you can redefine it. If the past was a ring of futility, let it become a wheel of yearning that drives you forward. If the past was a brick wall, let it become a dam to unleash your power. The very first step of change is so powerful, the boundaries of time fall aside. In one bittersweet moment, the sting of the past is dissolved and its honey salvaged." --Tzvi Freeman
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Posts: 220 (10/18/09 11:16:10) |
Strange Loops wrote:I prefer the scientific approach, according to which decisions are subject to change in the face of sufficient disconfirming evidence. The dead don't exhibit any signs of strength of character at all.
_______________________________________________________ "Nietzsche is dead." --God "I am a strange loop."
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Posts: 793 (10/18/09 13:39:11) |
"There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing
such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you still get
the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything."
Quote: "Judge a man by his questions
rather than his answers." - Voltaire
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Posts: 793 (10/18/09 13:41:19) |
hmcclungiii wrote:I have made my advice for your decision but it is not appropriate for revelation. You have been judged.
Quote: "Judge a man by his questions
rather than his answers." - Voltaire
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Posts: 220 (10/18/09 14:27:29) |
"Judge not, that ye not be judged." -- J. C., Superstar
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Posts: 11874 (10/19/09 02:36:51) Ozymandias |
"Grow up not, that ye be grown."
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Posts: 11874 (10/19/09 03:03:57) Ozymandias |
I'd imagine the late 70's are about as good a time to grow up as one could possibly ask for - a tremendous number of us do not even get the opportunity
to re-assess our behavior at such an advanced age. Plenty of us are long since dead by then. I'm fairly confident I will be dead well before the beginning
of the decade you are almost done with, given my lifestyle. Just something to keep in mind while playing childish games which might well have been outgrown by
people almost 60 years your junior.
Don't imagine that age = wisdom. It can (and thankfully sometimes does), but it is not automatic. You first have to buy, steal, rent, or beg a clue, and for all your sophistry, I've seen no substantial evidence that you've done so. I'm expectantly looking forward to being proven wrong.
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Posts: 2437 (10/19/09 10:32:33) Persian princess |
You're in a funny mood today, Nat.
Caminante, no hay camino sino estelas en la mar. |
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Posts: 220 (10/19/09 22:34:36) |
Naturyl wrote:So how do I go about buying, stealing, renting, or begging a clue? Could you give me a clue? Ple-e-e-a-a-a-ze? 
"I am a strange loop."
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Posts: 429 (10/19/09 23:02:32) |
If it's to commit suicide, don't do it. Nice idea, and I'd be all for it, but I've become too delused that my children need me. If it's to join the armed forces, don't do it. Too old. If it's to get married, don't do it. Too late. If it's to have children, don't do it. Too late, too late, too late
If it's to smoke crack, don't do it. Tried it once, about 18 years ago, will never forget the experience and will certainly never repeat it. If it's to volunteer for a medical drug trial, don't do it. There aren't any around, but if there were and they paid enough, sorry to disappoint 
If it's to have sex outside your usual sexual orientation, meh, flip a coin. Ok, we'll try something other than missionary tonight. If it's to become a terrorist, don't do it. Nope. If it's to buy a lottery ticket, don't do it. Nope. If it's to buy a car, don't do it. Nope. If it's to buy one of those mini-netbook computers, do it, I got one a week ago and they're great! I'm a programmer. Might as well buy a NFL player a Nerf football for Christmas. If it's to sell your soul to the devil, check into the demon's background first, there are a lot of shady operators out there. I tried that once, when I was on LSD, but the devil lit my cig and said "Sorry, your soul just isn't worth it, but I'll give you a light for free"  (thats a good joke, even if I do say so myself)
If it's to take LSD, do it but have some sedatives like temazepam around just in case the rollercoaster goes off the rails. See previous answer. Learned to never try that again. If it's to take out bloody revenge, wait five years first to throw police off the trail and to really make sure you need revenge at all. Revenge is best served when it is self-fed. Those whom I've recently wished harm will get theirs, on their own time and by their own hand. No need for me to keep that garbage in my heart. If it's to become an international jewel theif, do it. Bingo, you got it! Now, I'm just looking for a few volunteers ... |
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Posts: 429 (10/19/09 23:04:26) |
I have addictions (plus other) problems where I've *decided* not to repeat certain addictions.No problem there. Haven't had a drink yet. Not going to. Thanks for the concern though, even if it isn't there I kinda sensed it from the post. |
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Posts: 429 (10/19/09 23:06:45) |
There are two rules you should always follow:Well shit, I blew it with the Jewel Thief answer didn't I? That's ok, I can trust everyone here to not expose any of my secrets ... right? ps, there's a diamond in it for all |
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Posts: 429 (10/19/09 23:07:49) |
Abominable Juggernaut wrote: LOL |
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Posts: 200 (10/20/09 10:58:07) |
If it's to buy one of those mini-netbook computers, do it, I got one a week ago and they're great!
I'm a programmer. Might as well buy a NFL player a Nerf football for Christmas. So am I, but the netbook is still cool. It's small enough so that I can sneak it to my part time job as a clerk in a sex shop, and surf the net, play Quake 3 and write Lua code when there's no one around.
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Posts: 429 (10/20/09 11:03:42) |
Well, yeah, if I were working in a sex shop, instead of becoming an international jewel thief, duh!
Although, the sex shop would probably be more entertaining an occupation, but I'm not sure the hazards are any better. |
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