Forum posts made by magical_felix

Bottom line here: "We" are a country with the big-ass military, that invaded and has occupied two Muslim countries for almost a full decade, and is making noise about attacking a third, that imposes sanctions that have killed hundreds of thousands of Muslim children, that slaughters innocent people on a virtually daily basis, that tortures its enemies, lowering "us" to their level in the process, and then have the stupidity and arrogance to say that they don't like us because of our "freedom". Nothing makes me laugh harder than our own stupidity sometimes.

Sometimes when I think about the wars we have been fighting I wonder if we are just creating future more extreme versions of the current insurgents we are fighting. Knowing the way I am if when I was a child I saw, for example, Canada fight us over a terrorist act Mexico did and occupying us for years and witnessing atrocities that can be directly linked to the fact that we are at war with Canada, I might grow up with some hateful feeling toward Canadians and might even blame them for some of the problems in my country.

You'd think that if the Mayans could predict the end of the world they could have predicted the Spaniards coming over and kicking their asses...

Congrats Lush. I think I remember hearing when I signed up this last April that Lush had 35,000 members, thats a huge increase. At that rate by 2015 lush will have like a trillion billion members, give or take.

Are intelligent people less likely to believe in god?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2111174/Intelligent-people-less-likely-to-believe-in-God.html



You're getting pretty good at this. This one really made me crack a smile.


Yes, I think Intelligent people are more likely to question the unbelievability of what some of the leading religions of the world preach. In my life It's pretty black and white, my uneducated side of the family is religious. The ones that have a college degree are not.

I feel what you are saying X. I was one of those that never voted. The first time I voted was when Bush and Gore were running, I voted for Gore. That almost turned me off of voting but I decided to vote again for Obama. Next time I'm probably not going to unless something really riles me up to like the need to vote against a candidate like Sarah Palin for example. This last election I wasn't voting for Obama, I was voting against the republicans that I feel were just going to carry on the Bush administration. I just feel that it really doesn't matter who's in office. Bush Jr. being the exception, he probably didn't handle things the best he could have but I don't think anyone would have anyway, kind of a damned if you do damned if you don't kind of job.

Keep voting for the smaller parties eventually they will start winning bigger and bigger elections. In Mexico the PRI party won for like 90 years straight and then the PAN party won and Mexico celebrated like it had won a damned revolution. Now Mexico is more like a two party country like the US and the PRD party is getting stronger too. At one point PRD was about as weak as the Green party is in the US but PRD will now win major offices. I bring this up though because Mexico is probably more fucked up now than it's ever been. PAN and PRD are just as corrupt and good as lying as PRI ever was and still is. I'm sure If the Green Party won the presidency people would be just as disappointed with them too.

This is a Quote from the Wire said to the newly elected mayor of Baltimore by his mentor. I think it catures what being a politician is all about.
Let me tell you a story, Tommy. The first day I became mayor, they sit me down at the desk. I'm thinking, "How much better can it get?" There's a knock at the door in the corner of the room, and Pete comes walking in carrying this gorgeous sieve silver bowl "It's from the unions," he says. So I think it's a present - something to commemorate my first day as mayor.

He walks over, puts it on the desk. I look down at it. It's disgusting! I say, "What the hell is this?" He says, "What the hell's it look like?" I said, "It looks like shit. Well, what do you want me to do with it?" He says, "Eat it." "Eat it?" He says, "Yeah. You're the mayor. You gotta eat it."

Saw the trailer for this last night before watching the Social Network. It looks really good. Social network was well done, I'd give it an 8 out of 10.

http://www.youtube.com/v/YfTSvFSdyRg?fs=1&hl=en_US

My little angel has very spiky hair, and hubby thought that maybe we could feature that in her costume, possibly as a very young punk rocker, but then while reading the other night, he came up with the perfect costume for her. We found black pants and a red shirt with black horizontal strips for her and she will be Calvin, and hubby will be Hobbes. The trick will be to see if anyone remembers that classic strip! Still don't know what I'm going to dress up as, my thoughts so far have been Daphne from Scooby Doo, The Scarlet Witch, a flapper, or Lily Munster.

Thats an awesome idea!

About six months ago my mom and dad were complaining about my sister. I was zoning out when my mom says, "I think she's probably having sex with her boyfriend too!" My dad got this shocked look on his face like if someone told him he lost his job or something. I started laughing and they just didn't understand why. My sister is going to be 26... She has had like 6 boyfriends and went to a four year college. But my parents are shocked that she's sexually active and might possible believe she's a virgin. I have no idea why Americans are like that but we are.

I agree with angelicadmirer. The guys at your work probably just want to bang you and add another notch on their bedpost... Also in the workplace I tend to compliment women when I feel the want one so I don't seem like a dick and also to let her know I'm attracted to her if she ever wants to do anything.

Also you can have a really nice car that everyone compliments but you don't walk out every morning and tell your spouse how awesome your car is because you're used to it. Sorry for comparing women with cars but it's just the first example that came to my head.

I try to be nice everywhere I go. Even more so because I don't look like a nice guy so I have to overcompensate in places like the supermarket or restaurants.

The problem is, especially in lower income places people that are nice are looked at as easy targets.

"Hey, let me borrow twenty?"
"Can you get this? I forgot my wallet."
"Can I throw my dirty clothes in with your load? You're doing it anyway."
"Can I borrow your car? mine doesn't have gas in it."

And so on.

In Spanish when someone lets another borrow money that everyone else knows is really bad at paying back, people will immediately call the nice guy lending money a "buena gente." Buena gente means "good people" But it means more like easy target for hustlers. So it has become a negative to be nice because people don't even appreciate it when your nice to them so being nice is like being a sucker.

I think that with most of those army chicks the policy should be "don't tell, we know."


Seriously though it's about time the human race just got over their whole hatred of gay people. They're not hurting anyone, just move along.

I watched the VMAs and her meat dress actually looked the most normal out of all her outfits. I enjoyed her, I'm not into her music but I like her style and showmanship.

I did notice that other people hugged her while wearing the meat. Was the meat actually real? You'd think she would have gotten meat juice on her peers and the seat she was sitting on. As someone who cooks I couldn't imagine touching meat and not washing my hands.

I am talking of the first time they have sex, when they are not sure what the other likes or dislikes, reading your partner's body language would decrease the chances of doing the hair pulling in the wrong way.

Nah man, you got to just go for it. If you ask permission and try to be a gentleman about it, it defeats the domination fantasy about hair pulling for both of you. If she doesn't like it just stop, I'm sure she won't kick you out of bed unless she's super uptight.

I'm one of those who thinks marriage doesn't improve a relationship. I think that when you aren't married and you're with someone it's because you really want to be with them. Once you get married you HAVE to be together unless you want to go through with the nightmare that is divorce. Humans (IMO) are strange creatures that like to break rules and are just rebellious in nature. Once you're married, especially with children, you don't have that big of chance that one person will just decide they want to move on. I think married people tend to let their appearance go and become less considerate of their partners creating constant arguments and contempt.

Girls that can pull off wearing no makeup are very beautiful so I would say I prefer the natural look if I had to chose.

But I think every girl should go with what best works for them. If a girl looks better with brown hair instead of her natural black or blond, go for it I don't really care if it's fake color.

It's easy for this group of assholes to do shit like this because they are not over there on the frontlines with the troops. The only thing they might accomplish is to add to the hostility the troops encounter.

You did a very good job expressing what many of us are feeling.

Okay, the good news is- every thread in Think Tank is now exactly the same. The subjects are just conversation starters for 1-on-1 and 2-on-1 pissing matches- I know I'm enjoying it, how about everyone else? I think all the views are people clicking on it, seeing that it's still just bickering, and clicking off again.

I may never have been on a debate team, or to college at all, but I know debate when I see it. This ain't it- not that it matters.



I think the think tank is the funnest forum... It's the first one I click on when I log on anyway.

I would have loved having two moms. I learned 100 times more things from my mom than my dad. Sorry this really isn't a great response to the thread but it just got me to thinking what my life would be like if there were two of my mom.

Good point Felix. My husband was raised by a woman(mother). Much better than if he'd been raised by a man(father). Although, there was positive male influence in his life as well.

Not that moms are better, just my mom was better than MY dad... Even now my mom bends over backwards to help me with anything she can. My dad just kind of forgets he had kids.

I think 95% of the women I know have Uggs. When they first started getting popular they were jarring but I don't even notice them anymore.

I ordered a deep fried Twinkie at the state fair this year and it made me feel kind of sick. Too much of a good thing I think.

I would have loved having two moms. I learned 100 times more things from my mom than my dad. Sorry this really isn't a great response to the thread but it just got me to thinking what my life would be like if there were two of my mom.

These hats

http://live.drjays.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/2952788.jpg

That was interesting and pretty accurate, for me anyway.

Economic Left/Right: 0.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.31

http://politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=0.12&soc=-2.31

I have a few times. It's interesting and weird to watch yourself several years later with a girl you haven't even thought about in ages.

The people who wear it are almost always douchey.

What does 'douchey' mean? Ouchey? Dopey?

From urban dictionary:

Douchey = describes actions that would lead someone to think that you are a douchebag.

Ok where to I start……
Girls who have love handles and wear low cut jeans and tight short tops and it all hangs out.


Yes, the muffin top look has got to go.


I also don't like Ed Hardy anything. The people who wear it are almost always douchey.

Hahahahahahahah, Are people really still using this argument? So you believe in Unicorns, leprechauns, goblins, fairies, bigfoot, ogres, ghosts, chupacabra, loch ness monster and the invisible man living in my closet? You can't prove they don't exsist!

Juvenile. Simply juvenile.

Good thing you didn't have the misfortune of being born in Pakistan, Mongolia, or Saudi Arabia. You would obviously be going to hell then.

The word "argument" presupposes that I'm trying to convince you of something. I'm not. Nic asked us to post our beliefs, not try and convince you that we're right. Your lack of belief doesn't bother me as much as my faith seems to bother you.

Your faith does not bother me. In fact, it gives me a lot of entertainment. :)

Religion does bother me though. I think it is a detriment to the progression of human civilization and scientific progress. Its like a disease that infects children before they have the chance to learn to think for themselves. I'm going to take a wild guess and suggest that most of the people on here that have religious beliefs, possess the beliefs of their parents. Just imagine if you had learned to think for yourselves before such assinine ideas were presented to you? But alas...the infection takes root and no amount of knowledge or rational reasoning can cure it.

And I know we have this misconception that religious beliefs should be respected... But why exactly? If some guy on the street walks up to you screaming about how the world is about to be ended by an alien invasion from Mars, would you say "well, he has his beliefs, and I'm going to respect them." ?? No. You would say "That is one crazy motherfucker."

When one person believes in something that doesn't exist, we call him crazy. When a million people believe in something that doesn't exist...we call it religion.

That last one wasn't my quote, but I wish it was. Have a good weekend everyone.



I found you calling religious people juvenile to be extremely funny since it seems that every time the topic of religion is even remotely mentioned in the forums you throw this tantrum about how the approximately 5 billion people in the world who believe in some form of spirituality, are stupid, or crazy, or whatever your chosen word is that day. Give it a rest already. There is no difference between religious beliefs or political beliefs, or favourite colour. You are never going to get everyone to see it the same way. Before you started attacking people this was a thread about why people believed the way they did. So grow up, and lets go back to that, and leave the missionary efforts for another thread.

Ohhhhh shiiite. Our little boy Jebs finally grew a pair. Kudos. :)

You really should have picked a better cause to hang your hat on though. Oh wait...is this violent response due to some pent up anger over my dismissing your health recovery as anything less than divine intervention? Ok sorry guy. I'm sure that if there is an omnipotent being that controls the entire universe, the first thing on his "to do list" is Jebru's fuckin Kidney problems. I'm glad you recovered though. Now, if only they had a cure for rational thought neglect....

And if you see belief in something that is the product of the human imagination as equal to favorite color or political belief, then you have, missed the point completely. And I am not trying to make people see things my way. I'm just having fun pointing out the stupidity of it all. I realize that people like you may be weak minded and need a crutch like religion to lean on. That's cool. But I'm still going to make fun of you, and do everything in my power to prevent such astounding ignorance from being transmitted to others in order to prevent this farce from being replicated in future generations.

And please, please, please continue this. I would love it! I like the new Jebru. I guess you prayed to God to finally give you some balls.

Welcome to the tank, buddy.



you know damon, debate is one of the best way to bring about the evolution process in a society. how do we learn if we dont discuss? debate is more than just argument. it can be the exchanging of ideas bringing forth thought and contemplation as you listen to the opposite views of the subject at hand. but when you start throwing out insults at people it breaks the process down and everyone gets pissy and defensive. no one is going to want to talk about this if they think they're gonna get made fun of.

if you truly want to help move our society forward to the day that we dont need the idea of god and the structure of religion then it would serve you well to temper your responses. think of it as passing on an idea to someone who might then start to question the personal faith system, examine it. then maybe they will grow and evolve.

but no one's gonna listen if you're just being a dick about it. you just discredit yourself and your entire argument.



Yeah but at least Damon keeps some of these threads pretty entertaining...

sounds like boredom.

Palm Islands in Dubai

http://tetrabulgaria.com/images/listing_photos/693_palm_island_resort.jpg


From Wiki...
The Palm Jumeirah ( Coordinates: 25°06′28″N 55°08′15″E ) consists of a tree trunk, a crown with 17 fronds, and a surrounding crescent island that forms an 11 kilometer-long breakwater. The island itself is 5 kilometers by 5 kilometers. It will add 78 kilometers to the Dubai coastline. The first phase of development on the Palm Jumeirah will create 4,000 residences with a combination of villas and apartments over the next 3 to 4 years.

Residents began moving into their Palm Jumeirah properties at the end of 2006, five years after land reclamation began, according to project developer Nakheel Properties. This signaled the end of phase one of construction, which includes approximately 1,400 villas on 11 of the fronds of the island and roughly 2,500 shoreline apartments in 20 buildings on the east side of the trunk.

Nakheel Properties will mark the arrival of the first residents by bringing one of the world's largest airships to Dubai. It has agreed to a deal with Airship Management Services Inc. for a 197 feet (60 m) long, 250,000-cubic-foot (7,100 m3) Skyship 600 dirigible.

According to Nakheel Properties officials, the process of adding 78 kilometers of beach is under way, while eight of the 32 hotels on The Palm Jumeirah have begun construction, including the Taj Exotica Resort and Spa, which was planned for completion in late 2008 or early 2009, is delayed and now expected to open in early 2010. The first phase Atlantis, The Palm Resort, is scheduled to be completed by December 2008. Atlantis, The Palm opened on 24 September, 2008.

The "Golden Mile", the strip of land located along the center of the trunk overlooking the canal, is set for completion in the first quarter of 2008. The tenants started moving in 30 April 2009. Construction has also begun on the Palm Jumeirah Monorail, which will take three years to complete and will serve as a transit system between the Gateway Station at the trunk of The Palm Jumeirah and the Atlantis Station on the crescent. (Emirates News Agency, WAM).The Monorail opened May 6 2009 only using Atlantis Hotel and Gateway Towers Stations.