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Originally posted by Sparko View PostI was watching a new sci-fi show on Netflix called Another Life, which was soooooo bad, that I found myself rooting for the monsters to just kill off the crew.Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.
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Originally posted by Adrift View PostYep. I get that way anytime there's a bratty kid or teenager in a show or movie where we see zero character development from them, and all they're doing is fouling things up for the adults. It's like "just let the freakin monsters eat him already."The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostI think I understand where you're coming from on your hatred from sports now, though. My co-workers at my new job will go on and on about video games I've never heard of for hours and it grates on me. It made me directly realize that you must feel that way.
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Originally posted by Cerebrum123 View PostWhen I was growing up it wasn't enough for my dad to talk about it, but he actively tried to force me to watch it and fill out brackets for various tournaments. I would be punished if I didn't do those things too.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Roy View PostCorrect. But the specific culture change mentioned occurred in the wrong time frame.
Incidentally, since you're against poor arguments being used, you shouldn't say that guns were more prevalent fifty years ago. They weren't. Fifty years ago there were less privately-owned guns than people in the USA. Now there are more privately-owned guns than people.
Also, you are conflating data with argument."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Adrift View PostYep. I get that way anytime there's a bratty kid or teenager in a show or movie where we see zero character development from them, and all they're doing is fouling things up for the adults. It's like "just let the freakin monsters eat him already.""He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
"Forgiveness is the way of love." Gary Chapman
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI'm so glad my dad wasn't into sports. He was more interested in us developing a work ethic and being productive, and he was a great example of that.
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Originally posted by Adrift View PostYeah, while my dad did siding and roofing, his main passion was painting, and he wasn't very interested in sports, so I think he took us to a grand total of maybe 2 baseball games ever, and we were bored to death. Average weekend with my dad included hitting the bookstores and art galleries in Providence, then heading out back behind the art school, and throwing us into the dumpsters to collect canvas and brushes that the students threw out. As a reward he'd take us to the local water fountain and have us collect all of the silver coins, and then he'd take us to get ice cream with the change we collected. Dad was/is pretty cheap like that, but I always had a blast.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostMaybe we're brothers! (but, note, that would mean you are Rogue's brother, too! )
( Couldn't resist! Sorry! )"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostI'd rather they wore themselves out punching while wearing big, padded gloves than have them work out their aggression with more efficient means like weapons.
The bigger worry is that they will do brain and ear damage in the process.
Maybe we could convince them to learn SCA style sword play - big rattan stick versus a ton of armor....Last edited by RumTumTugger; 08-06-2019, 12:18 PM.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostI was watching a new sci-fi show on Netflix called Another Life, which was soooooo bad, that I found myself rooting for the monsters to just kill off the crew. It was basically "Millennials in Space" - It actually got better in the last two episodes but the first 4 were horrible.
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