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Post by Confessor on Mar 12, 2016 8:20:16 GMT -5
Birthdays of dead people Doesn't the death day over-ride the birth day? Isn't it like turning the odometer back on a car? And in the same vein, The Six Million Dollar Man and his birthday Wouldn't just a small part of him be his original age but mostly everything else is much, much younger? Morbidly thought out and said Yeah, this annoys me too. Like when you see a post saying, "Happy Birthday to James Dean" or something. Errr...no, it's not his birthday because, you know, he's dead. A birthday is only a cause for celebration if the person is still alive, surely? |
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Post by Confessor on Mar 12, 2016 12:51:27 GMT -5
Yeah, this annoys me too. Like when you see a post saying, "Happy Birthday to James Dean" or something. Errr...no, it's not his birthday because, you know, he's dead. A birthday is only a cause for celebration if the person is still alive, surely? But even if he were alive it wouldn't be his "birth" day because he is not being born that day, it's the anniversary of his birth... Man, I think this is the most pedantic statement I've ever seen on this forum.  In English we call the anniversary of one's birth a "birthday". The fact that it isn't the specific day of one's birth is irrelevant. But, I mean...obviously, you know that, right? ...and even if he is dead it's still the anniversary of his birth is it not? Of course, but as stated, I think it's a waste of time to celebrate it. James Dean is dead. He doesn't care if it's his birthday or not. If other people do, then I think they've probably got too much time on their hands. Which is why I find references to dead people's birthdays annoying. They're irrelevant. For example, we still celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday(at least here in the States) because it is the anniversary of the birth of a man who accomplished great things, and I would rather celebrate his legacy on a day commemorating his birth than on the day he was assassinated. That day is a marker for how much man's inhumanity to fellow man still exists, the anniversary of his birth commemorates the idea that there are people who come into the world that can affect change still. Yeah, see...and I think celebrating Martin Luther King's birthday is weird. He was a great man, but that date is meaningless in relation to what he achieved while he was alive. Getting born doesn't take any kind of special skill from us...we all have no choice about it. We get born and we either live or we die. It's what we do when we're alive that should be celebrated. It would make more sense to celebrate Martin Luther King Day on the anniversary of his famous "I have a dream" speech or perhaps on the anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches. Commemorate something he did...something that's relevant to why we remember him so fondly. Not on the anniversary of the day that his mother just happened to drop her sprog! That just seems weird to me. But then, I think celebrating birthdays in general is weird. Oh look, the earth's gone round the sun one more time since I was born. So what? I haven't celebrated my own birthday in over 30 years. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 12, 2016 13:55:28 GMT -5
However, too much self-interest becomes self-absorption and narcissism, and like an unwary antelope at the waterhole, or a handsome Greek boy or the followers of a demagogue, you can become easy prey and lose not jsut your identity, but your life. The irony today is that the availabilty of instantaneous communication has made us even more self-absorbed than ever when we could/should be more aware of problems, issues, crises that affect each one of us living on this little blue sphere. I use social media sites merely for the sake of groups that I'm a part of these days, they're filled with people that I can relate to that also share similar interests. I rarely, if ever, post outside of said groups probably because I'm not as vapid as everyone else in the world My cellphone serves it's purpose as device for only making calls in a pinch and my tablet does it's job providing me the opportunity to read books and comics at my leisure Technology is a wonderful thing, but not when it's only used to inflate your own ego |
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Post by Prince Hal on Mar 12, 2016 16:56:52 GMT -5
I use social media sites merely for the sake of groups that I'm a part of these days, they're filled with people that I can relate to that also share similar interests. I rarely, if ever, post outside of said groups probably because I'm not as vapid as everyone else in the world My cellphone serves it's purpose as device for only making calls in a pinch and my tablet does it's job providing me the opportunity to read books and comics at my leisure Technology is a wonderful thing, but not when it's only used to inflate your own ego #Trump |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2016 17:12:53 GMT -5
What are we talking about again?
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Post by Prince Hal on Mar 12, 2016 17:39:28 GMT -5
What are we talking about again? Using social media to inflate your ego. So, #Trump |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2016 17:45:07 GMT -5
What are we talking about again? Using social media to inflate your ego. So, #Trump Election years are soooo intense everywhere. Social media is great for a few things, but man, it surely can enrage one during election years. Or when you have the one really stupid relative, and then you get infuriated because you don't even understand how you can be related to him. Or friends who just don't get it. Or the fact that it is entirely too easy to find out anything you want to know about someone by their FB page, even if it is locked down. |
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Post by Spike-X on Mar 13, 2016 4:33:44 GMT -5
Girl Scout Thin Mints are, while a perfectly tasty snack treat in their own right, hopelessly outmatched next to Tim Tams.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Mar 13, 2016 9:37:41 GMT -5
I eat sweets less than a handful of times a year and one of those times is Girl Scout cookie season for the peanut butter sandwich cookies. I have one sleeve left at work.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2016 10:37:44 GMT -5
Girl Scout Thin Mints - I always buy 4-6 boxes a year and they are quite tasty I may add. Too bad they aren't in stores like other cookies are!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2016 12:01:45 GMT -5
Girl Scout Thin Mints - I always buy 4-6 boxes a year and they are quite tasty I may add. Too bad they aren't in stores like other cookies are! Isn't part of the point of the distribution process for the cookies giving the Girl Scouts the opportunity to go out into their communities and connect with them through the selling of their cookies? I think it is, if I recall correctly. So, as much as we love these cookies as consumers and devourers of their deliciousness, the cookies are not about us, Mecha. It's about the entire learning experience for the Girl Scouts.  |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Mar 13, 2016 12:17:53 GMT -5
Girl Scout Thin Mints - I always buy 4-6 boxes a year and they are quite tasty I may add. Too bad they aren't in stores like other cookies are! Isn't part of the point of the distribution process for the cookies giving the Girl Scouts the opportunity to go out into their communities and connect with them through the selling of their cookies? I think it is, if I recall correctly. So, as much as we love these cookies as consumers and devourers of their deliciousness, the cookies are not about us, Mecha. It's about the entire learning experience for the Girl Scouts. Like CW said, if Girl Scouts didn't have Thin Mints to sell without competition, they'd be turning tricks to raise money I wish I didn't say that |
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Post by batlaw on Mar 13, 2016 12:35:30 GMT -5
Girl Scout Thin Mints - I always buy 4-6 boxes a year and they are quite tasty I may add. Too bad they aren't in stores like other cookies are! Isn't part of the point of the distribution process for the cookies giving the Girl Scouts the opportunity to go out into their communities and connect with them through the selling of their cookies? I think it is, if I recall correctly. So, as much as we love these cookies as consumers and devourers of their deliciousness, the cookies are not about us, Mecha. It's about the entire learning experience for the Girl Scouts. That's one of the ideas behind it supposedly. However in my experience 95% of the transactions occur between adults buying/delivering. The other 5% consists of two scouts standing in front of Walmart for a few hours on their cells while the parents (whoever?) adults conduct all the transactions. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2016 12:49:14 GMT -5
Girl Scout Thin Mints - I always buy 4-6 boxes a year and they are quite tasty I may add. Too bad they aren't in stores like other cookies are! So, as much as we love these cookies as consumers and devourers of their deliciousness, the cookies are not about us, Mecha. It's about the entire learning experience for the Girl Scouts. What you written here is entirely true! |
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 13, 2016 13:14:15 GMT -5
I just came back from a Comic show in NJ and they had some women selling Girl Scout Cookies. I bought some from a mother selling them in my job.
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