Pretentious intellectual fuckers - Page 8

Savage Clone · 07.29.2006, 01:30 PM

Door closed all the way all the time for me.

acousticrock87 · 07.29.2006, 01:45 PM

In a sense, being well-read isn't something that anyone can do. Just like learning to play an instrument or speak a language, it reflects how much time you put into it, and thusly deserves proportional respect. And it can also reflect intelligence. I know a guy that can easily read a novel in a day, and can almost unfailingly tell you accurate facts and stories about the history of whatever you decide to bring up, completely out of nowhere. I could not do that if I spend every hour of my life reading National Geographic.

I have the capability to read and learn lots of things, but quite honestly I don't care much for anything that doesn't help me to cure boredom or find true love (which is really just a temporary cure for boredom, isn't it?) It is deserving of respect and admiration to be well-read, well-rounded, and informed. The issue is merely that knowledge of facts does not absolutely translate into weight of opinion. And also simply that not everyone wants that out of life.

krastian · 07.29.2006, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atari 2600

for people that are so eaten up with Fear of The Other*

* I had to meet my pretention quota for the post.

Ha ha.....nice one.

Cantankerous · 07.29.2006, 03:28 PM

I spend a lot of time reading Where's Waldo?. I think that says a lot about me.

Savage Clone · 07.29.2006, 03:29 PM

The fact that you can never find him says far more.

Daycare Nation · 07.29.2006, 03:31 PM

I know where he is.

Savage Clone · 07.29.2006, 03:32 PM

I wasn't talking about the prepubescent boy you keep chained up inside your mother's hope chest.

Daycare Nation · 07.29.2006, 03:32 PM

That's YOUR sick fantasy. You forgot to take your meds today.

Savage Clone · 07.29.2006, 03:34 PM

Good comeback, rummy.

Cantankerous · 07.29.2006, 03:40 PM

HE'S RIGHT THERE! AND THERE! AND THERE!

acousticrock87 · 07.29.2006, 03:41 PM

Google is expanding.

Cantankerous · 07.29.2006, 03:42 PM

Oh no, I have the new book.

Cantankerous · 07.29.2006, 03:43 PM

'

Cantankerous · 07.29.2006, 03:43 PM

Cantankerous · 07.29.2006, 03:44 PM

There's something subliminal in there, but I'm not telling what. That must make me an intellectual.

acousticrock87 · 07.29.2006, 03:49 PM

I am thoroughly impressed. You may now move on to I Spy.

Cantankerous · 07.29.2006, 04:03 PM

I used to have that.

krastian · 07.29.2006, 04:19 PM

They still make those Waldo books? Fantastic.

Cantankerous · 07.29.2006, 04:30 PM

there is a whole gaggle of them at borders.

nomadicfollower · 07.29.2006, 04:31 PM

Gaggle? I thought you weren't an intellectual..

07.29.2006, 01:30 PM	#141
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Door closed all the way all the time for me.
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07.29.2006, 01:45 PM	#142
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	In a sense, being well-read isn't something that anyone can do. Just like learning to play an instrument or speak a language, it reflects how much time you put into it, and thusly deserves proportional respect. And it can also reflect intelligence. I know a guy that can easily read a novel in a day, and can almost unfailingly tell you accurate facts and stories about the history of whatever you decide to bring up, completely out of nowhere. I could not do that if I spend every hour of my life reading National Geographic. I have the capability to read and learn lots of things, but quite honestly I don't care much for anything that doesn't help me to cure boredom or find true love (which is really just a temporary cure for boredom, isn't it?) It is deserving of respect and admiration to be well-read, well-rounded, and informed. The issue is merely that knowledge of facts does not absolutely translate into weight of opinion. And also simply that not everyone wants that out of life.
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07.29.2006, 03:28 PM	#144
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	I spend a lot of time reading Where's Waldo?. I think that says a lot about me. __________________ RETIRED
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07.29.2006, 03:29 PM	#145
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	The fact that you can never find him says far more.
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07.29.2006, 03:31 PM	#146
Daycare Nation expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,904	I know where he is. __________________ That dragon ain't the love sweet love.
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07.29.2006, 03:32 PM	#147
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I wasn't talking about the prepubescent boy you keep chained up inside your mother's hope chest.
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07.29.2006, 03:32 PM	#148
Daycare Nation expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,904	That's YOUR sick fantasy. You forgot to take your meds today. __________________ That dragon ain't the love sweet love.
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07.29.2006, 03:34 PM	#149
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Good comeback, rummy.
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07.29.2006, 03:40 PM	#150
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07.29.2006, 03:41 PM	#151
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Google is expanding.
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07.29.2006, 03:42 PM	#152
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07.29.2006, 03:43 PM	#153
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07.29.2006, 03:43 PM	#154
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07.29.2006, 03:44 PM	#155
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	There's something subliminal in there, but I'm not telling what. That must make me an intellectual. __________________ RETIRED
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07.29.2006, 03:49 PM	#156
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	I am thoroughly impressed. You may now move on to I Spy.
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07.29.2006, 04:03 PM	#157
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	I used to have that. __________________ RETIRED
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07.29.2006, 04:19 PM	#158
krastian invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 7,808	They still make those Waldo books? Fantastic. __________________ Confusion is next and next after that is the Truth.
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07.29.2006, 04:30 PM	#159
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	there is a whole gaggle of them at borders. __________________ RETIRED
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07.29.2006, 04:31 PM	#160
nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	Gaggle? I thought you weren't an intellectual..
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