Dannyboy-the-Dane
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I'm shocked, Bard! I thought we had something! :p
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For the record I have nothing against fake trees. I just couldn't imagine not having a real Christmas tree.
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You're kidding, right?
One of our dearly beloved Christmas traditions is travelling to the nearest pine tree plantation and choosing a Christmas tree! I look forward to it every year!
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Did he... really do that??
My thoughts, exactly.
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That can't be real. How have they done it?
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Is he a stay-young kitteh? They're always cutest when they're kittens.
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I don't get the Amazon hate. I love ordering from Amazon. I think they're great.
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My friend had to put one of her rats down a few years ago. I went with her, and on the way we took the rat out at a park and just let him run around for a bit. Was an odd day.
That just played a note on one of my heartstrings. Must've been hard.
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Pure awesome!
I think I remember reading about that "computer", but they didn't actually know then what its purpose was if I recall correctly. -
You really shouldn't feel guilty. You did it for her sake. It was for the best.
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Hey hey, I don't have negative stereotypes of Mormons. I love the fudging Mormons!
Don't tar me with your Mormophobic Danish brush :p
Who said anything about you having negative stereotypes? And who said anything about negative stereotypes about Mormons? You're putting words into my mouth, Ashley! :p
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I once tried making a small toy plane disappear in my sleeve by magic. When it slipped down into a fold in my shirt and I couldn't see or feel it anymore, I really thought I had magic abilities. I was very disappointed when the small toy plane fell out of the bottom my shirt a few minutes later.
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I don't talk about it a lot on here (or do I? I'm always wary)
Definitely not. I have to remind myself that you're a Mormon from time to time. You are actively breaking down negative stereotypes of religious people.
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"Sperm of the moment"
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We want pictures ASAP!
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Aye!
I've never been good at pirate speak, but I want in on this.
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This is quite the honour, honestly
Heh, I was undecided between Supergrunch, Ville and Dannyboy, and you guys just have to worsen my indecision
I am pleased by this.
I, too, find that I often agree with Supergrunch, though I did not feel worthy enough to compare myself to him. We do indeed seem to be a little foursome of like-minded people. The idea of a chart is not bad, though it would probably require some more work. Moving the idea to general chit chat would probably be a good idea in that regard.
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I never said authoritarianism and socialism go hand in hand. I never even implied it.
Sorry, this was me making a naïve leap to a conclusion.
You're missing my point a bit, people who call themselves Libertarians nowadays nearly always mean economic Libertarians. Which in turn means 'leave everything to the market' 'welfarism is evil'.
Like I say it shouldn't mean this, it did always mean socially liberal positions, keeping check on authority, that sort of thing. It still does, just now it tends to mean the other stuff as well. The free marketeers appropriated the word for their means, tossers :P
Noam Chomsky calls himself a Libertarian Socialist I believe, pretty sure Tony Benn does as well. But if someone calls themselves exclusively Libertarian, they will likely be antithesis to socialists.
Ah, then we agree completely.
It's a distinction I am very specific about since I myself have very libertarian views while being a socialist. -
Ville gets my vote. I see a great deal of myself in him. (Sounds awfully arrogant, but that is not the intention.)
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This is all true and duly noted.
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You drink cider like it was semen?
If semen tasted that good, I might just turn gay.
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Cider is definitely the alcoholic beverage of my choice. Lately I've discovered pear cider sold pretty cheap in 1,5 L bottles with a low alcohol percentage. I drink it as if it was the sweet nectar of life. In fact, I'm going to go get myself a glass now.
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Nothing in particular, I'm just feeling really happy right now.
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I feel I should point out that Libertarianism encompasses more than just the social aspect of the relationship the citizen has with the state. One of the defining ideals of 'Libertarians' (if not the ideal) is the belief in a market based economy with little to no social welfarism. The increase in fees for students is exactly the kind of thing that a self professed 'Libertarian' would advocate. That said I agree completely with the sentiment.
A little pedantic I know but hey :P. According to Noam Chomsky the word didn't always mean what it does now, but free marketeers sort of appropriated it and began using it in that way. I have a feeling it's also a slightly American definition.
As for the story, shit is messed up. I honestly thought the Tories would be more socially libertarian than Labour, but apparently not. This type of thing seems to have become far too common place.
Um, I'm no expert on the subject, but as far as I'm concerned, libertarianism and liberalism do not necessarily go hand in hand, nor do authoritarianism and socialism. They often do, yes, but I'm pretty sure there are groups of libertarian socialists and authoritarian liberalists.
When I Was Young....
in General Chit Chat
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I always imagined a small guy, maybe Sonic (I think he's the only one able to keep up
), running along the car on the fence, jumping and running over trees, poles and other obstacles.
I still do occasionally.
I think platform games have done this to me! :p