Originally posted by WTFPILLOWSHIRT
It sounds like a bunch of elitists can't deal with retards.
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It sounds like a bunch of elitists can't deal with retards.
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Last edited Dec 31, 2008 06:37:05
The Duff Man
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Originally posted by WTFPILLOWSHIRT
It sounds like a bunch of elitists can't deal with society. One of the fundamental flaws of the internet. People don't develop social skills because they can't deal with people who don't exactly fit their idea of social aptitude, so they just leave.
If there is one thing I make it a point to do in real life, it is to seek out people who I don't enjoy spending time with....and spend time with them. Because I don't want anyone to think I am a social elitist who only hangs around with people who I get along with.
It sounds like a bunch of elitists can't deal with society. One of the fundamental flaws of the internet. People don't develop social skills because they can't deal with people who don't exactly fit their idea of social aptitude, so they just leave.
If there is one thing I make it a point to do in real life, it is to seek out people who I don't enjoy spending time with....and spend time with them. Because I don't want anyone to think I am a social elitist who only hangs around with people who I get along with.
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WTFPILLOWSHIRT
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We don't have enough annoying strangers in our lives.
That's not sarcasm. Annoyance is something you build up a tolerance to, like alcohol or a bad smell. The more we're able to edit the annoyance out of our lives, the less we're able to handle it.
The problem is we've built an awesome, sprawling web of technology meant purely to let us avoid annoying people. Do all your Christmas shopping online and avoid the fat lady ramming her cart into you at Target. Spend $5,000 on a home theater system so you can see movies on a big screen without a toddler kicking the back of your seat. Hell, rent the DVD's from Netflix and you don't even have to spend the 30 seconds with the confused kid working the register at Blockbuster.
Get stuck in the waiting room at the doctor? No way we're striking up a conversation with the smelly old man in the next seat. We'll plug the iPod into our ears and have a text conversation with a friend or play our DS. Filter that annoyance right out of our world.
Now that would be awesome if it were actually possible to keep all of the irritating shit out of your life. But, it's not. It never will be. As long as you have needs, you'll have to deal with people you can't stand from time to time. We're losing that skill, the one that lets us deal with strangers and tolerate their shrill voices and clunky senses of humor and body odor and squeaky shoes. So, what encounters you do have with the outside world, the world you can't control, make you want to go on a screaming crotch-punching spree.
That's not sarcasm. Annoyance is something you build up a tolerance to, like alcohol or a bad smell. The more we're able to edit the annoyance out of our lives, the less we're able to handle it.
The problem is we've built an awesome, sprawling web of technology meant purely to let us avoid annoying people. Do all your Christmas shopping online and avoid the fat lady ramming her cart into you at Target. Spend $5,000 on a home theater system so you can see movies on a big screen without a toddler kicking the back of your seat. Hell, rent the DVD's from Netflix and you don't even have to spend the 30 seconds with the confused kid working the register at Blockbuster.
Get stuck in the waiting room at the doctor? No way we're striking up a conversation with the smelly old man in the next seat. We'll plug the iPod into our ears and have a text conversation with a friend or play our DS. Filter that annoyance right out of our world.
Now that would be awesome if it were actually possible to keep all of the irritating shit out of your life. But, it's not. It never will be. As long as you have needs, you'll have to deal with people you can't stand from time to time. We're losing that skill, the one that lets us deal with strangers and tolerate their shrill voices and clunky senses of humor and body odor and squeaky shoes. So, what encounters you do have with the outside world, the world you can't control, make you want to go on a screaming crotch-punching spree.
kenyon1977
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i would do a nice writeup for the league but Randy would come out of his private forum to correct it
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Originally posted by kenyon1977
i would do a nice writeup for the league but Randy would come out of his private forum to correct it
Do it, kenyon. Maybe it will add some substance to this forum.
And for the record, I have tolerance for alot of things, but I have no tolerance for body odor.
i would do a nice writeup for the league but Randy would come out of his private forum to correct it
Do it, kenyon. Maybe it will add some substance to this forum.
And for the record, I have tolerance for alot of things, but I have no tolerance for body odor.
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Originally posted by nthomas
Originally posted by kenyon1977
i would do a nice writeup for the league but Randy would come out of his private forum to correct it
Do it, kenyon. Maybe it will add some substance to this forum.
And for the record, I have tolerance for alot of things, but I have no tolerance for body odor.
you sayin I stink??? maybe my sack does from last night but not all of my body has odor
Originally posted by kenyon1977
i would do a nice writeup for the league but Randy would come out of his private forum to correct it
Do it, kenyon. Maybe it will add some substance to this forum.
And for the record, I have tolerance for alot of things, but I have no tolerance for body odor.
you sayin I stink??? maybe my sack does from last night but not all of my body has odor
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Originally posted by WTFPILLOWSHIRT
It sounds like a bunch of elitists can't deal with society. One of the fundamental flaws of the internet. People don't develop social skills because they can't deal with people who don't exactly fit their idea of social aptitude, so they just leave. This is a learning opportunity, and all you guys can do is emo out and try to run away. Face the rabble and try to learn to become a member of a functional society, rather than create your own. You will never be happy if you run away every time someone does something you find distasteful.
I'm calling them like I see them.
Your vision is poor
It sounds like a bunch of elitists can't deal with society. One of the fundamental flaws of the internet. People don't develop social skills because they can't deal with people who don't exactly fit their idea of social aptitude, so they just leave. This is a learning opportunity, and all you guys can do is emo out and try to run away. Face the rabble and try to learn to become a member of a functional society, rather than create your own. You will never be happy if you run away every time someone does something you find distasteful.
I'm calling them like I see them.
Your vision is poor
Randy03Texags
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Bye, good content and intelligent conversation is reserved now for those who have proved they can handle it.
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Originally posted by Randy03Texags
Bye, good content and intelligent conversation is reserved now for those who have proved they can handle it.
so does this mean you will no longer post in here?
Bye, good content and intelligent conversation is reserved now for those who have proved they can handle it.
so does this mean you will no longer post in here?
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The one thing I really liked about EEP (and EE in general) was it seemed to be a league with an older crowd (not the 10 to 18), There has always been disagreement, Hell Randy and I dont get along too well most of the time, I have learned to ignore him. This game is, and will be a very fun distraction from real life, I think most people dont have the time or energy to sift through & partake in the forum banter as it is... Quality posts get lost in the flame wars... and people just stop coming to the forum
Im hoping that once the season starts the situation balances out,
Im hoping that once the season starts the situation balances out,
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wasn't it like two seasons ago where the only posts you'd see in here were either about Prague or SGA? that gets old too I guess, an active forum is a difficult thing. Everyone wants shit to read on here, however with so many different opinions and backgrounds of everyone here it will never be an all together forum, and why would anyone want that? Everyone kissing each others asses would get just as old as everyone arguing in here, need to find a nice middle ground. This game is entertainment, these forums are entertainment, I find the morons funny, I like a good write up when it's a writeup and not a summarization of what's wrong with everyone's teams, and I liked having a rival there for awhile. etc etc etc
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I don;t mind the idiots aslong as its not all crap about Randy or you homo? stuff. This isn't the BB forums, we don't get 75% of the jokes they make.
kenyon1977
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things will balance out, i don't get the you homo stuff either but I'm sure in another week or so they will have a new catch phrase
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