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I've actually yet to see Blazing Saddles, but I doubt that movie starred Humphrey Bogart in one of his best movies.
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Looking it up, it was a line in Sierra Madre that they made fun of in Blazing Saddles. I never watched The Treasure of the Siera MadreOriginally posted by Leonhard View PostI've actually yet to see Blazing Saddles, but I doubt that movie starred Humphrey Bogart in one of his best movies.
I guess we both have some movies to catch up on!
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This is about me, isn't it? smiley dejected.gifOriginally posted by Cow Poke View PostAh, you became an old fart!
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --TassmanComment
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Actually, all of my farts are fresh and minty clean...Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostAh, you became an old fart!
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick DouglasComment
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My farts violate the Geneva convention.Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostActually, all of my farts are fresh and minty clean...Comment
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Sensitive? I'm not sure what you're referring to. I'm not feeling any different than any other day. You guys read emotion into my posts that often leave me scratching my head.Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
I simply saw the meme, was struck by the fact that there are websites devoted to creating memes (I had never considered that possibility), and curiosity took me there. I was struck by the site's motto.
As for my position about memes, I have come to the personal conclusion that they are negative and destructive. They add to this cultural rift we are living in, where the ideas and opinions of others, if they do not align with our own, are fair game for ridicule, condescension, and denigration. The anonymity of the Internet gives too many of us permission to treat others in ways we would never treat them if they were sitting right in front of us having a conversation with us.
Personally, even if someone disagrees with one of my most cherished values, if I were face to face with them, I would not treat them disrespectfully. Why? Because how I treat others says something about me...not about the person I am disrespecting. I don't want to be the kind of person who acts that way.
The meme thing, for me, is somewhat new. Not too long ago, I started posting on the "funnies" thread because most of the posts were right-leaning memes and I thought I'd bring a bit of "balance" to it. After a few dozen posts, I realized I wasn't balancing anything - I was simply giving others a reason to escalate. And I fundamentally didn't like what I was doing - and what it said about me as a person. So I stopped.
I had this conversation (or one like it) with my son the other day. His brother did something irritating and he reacted to it by getting angry, calling his brother names, and insulting him. When he had cooled down, we had a conversation:
Dad: Why did you do that?
Son: Because he deserved it!
Dad: If you walked into a grocery store, and heard a man screaming things like that to another man, what would you think?
Son: I'd think he was a butt head.
Dad: So are you a butt head?
Son: No.
Dad: So why do you let your brother's actions turn you into one?
Son: Huh?
Dad: Isaiah, you're a good person. I see that in you all the time. But when someone says/does something you don't like, you often let go of that "good person" and become a butt head instead. You're basically letting someone else's choices turn you into something you don't want to be and usually aren't. Why would you do that?
Son: I don't know.
Dad: So here's your choice: you can either always be the person you want to be, regardless of what other people say/do, or you can let other people control what kind of person you are. It's pretty much up to you.
That's the philosophy I try to live. I cannot claim to always be successful...but the fact that I sometimes fail doesn't keep me from trying.
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick DouglasComment
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Or could there be a BETTER explanation?Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostSensitive? I'm not sure what you're referring to. I'm not feeling any different than any other day. You guys read emotion into my posts that often leave me scratching my head.
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.Comment
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OK - that was funny...Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostOr could there be a BETTER explanation?
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick DouglasComment
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I'm multi-tasking today - doing some mundane things that need done, and playing Tweb on the side.Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostOK - that was funny...
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.Comment
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Likewise. And I'm teaching a class!Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI'm multi-tasking today - doing some mundane things that need done, and playing Tweb on the side.
(they're working on preparing a case for tomorrow, and I'm grading papers and taking an occasional TWeb and news break. The Mendicino fire is incredible. Trump's usual rants are consistently repugnant and borderline nuts. The Manafort trial is interesting, as are the new revelations about Cohen. Having just come back from Hawaii, I'm following the Hector story. So many stories and so little time!
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick DouglasComment
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I'm watching....Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostLikewise. And I'm teaching a class!
(they're working on preparing a case for tomorrow, and I'm grading papers and taking an occasional TWeb and news break. The Mendicino fire is incredible. Trump's usual rants are consistently repugnant and borderline nuts. The Manafort trial is interesting, as are the new revelations about Cohen. Having just come back from Hawaii, I'm following the Hector story. So many stories and so little time!
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.Comment
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI'm watching....
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick DouglasComment
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OK, I kid!Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.Comment
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Sorry...but I have already lost all respect for you....Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostOK, I kid!
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick DouglasComment
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So you keep saying.Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
Yep, that's good enough for the likes of them. Gays surely don't expect to be treated as equally as "normal" people.So the same sex couple could buy their own cake and add the figurines. Problem solved.
When the arguments are the same the responses are going to be the same.Repeating the same thing over and over does not make it true.Last edited by Tassman; 08-08-2018, 02:26 AM.“He felt that his whole life was a kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.” - Douglas Adams.Comment
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