Is Byob Tao? Yes.

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Mescal

I was looking at buddhism (nah) and tao (hell yeah!)

And I looked at byob, and I said "byob has the tao within"

So here's a daoism fact to get started:

The misunderstood yinyang. It's not a coin. It's a coin that's always flipping. If you look at the coin, it is flipping. If you look away from the coin, it is flipping.

Do you know any tao facts? :D

# ? Aug 13, 2023 06:01

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# ? May 4, 2024 11:28

Finger Prince

Taro is tasty, but why do they always colour it slightly purple?

# ? Aug 13, 2023 06:06

Viginti Septem: Oculus Noctuae

Mescal posted:

The misunderstood yinyang. It's not a coin. It's a coin that's always flipping. If you look at the coin, it is flipping. If you look away from the coin, it is flipping.

Looking at the coin or not looking at the coin come from the same center. They imply each other. Meta yinyang. :viggo:

https://i.imgur.com/9jTkSUL.mp4
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# ? Aug 13, 2023 08:16

alexandriao

To have Tao is not to act without thought, but to ripple lightly through the world pond, not to stomp brazenly

Too much is always not enough!

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# ? Aug 13, 2023 11:11

Manifisto

are we a forum featuring a picture of a sleeping kitten in a hammock, or are we a sleepy kitten in a hammock dreaming about a forum featuring soothing pastel colors?

ty nesamdoom!

# ? Aug 13, 2023 13:40

super sweet best pal

The BYOB that can be defined is not the real BYOB

# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:14

alexandriao

We must look for the hammock kitty within

Too much is always not enough!

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# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:23

alexandriao

Two goons were arguing about the computer making a post.
One said, “The keyboard posts.”
The other said, “The internet browser posts.”
They argued back and forth but could not agree.
Barely Hung, the sixth patriarch, said: “My fellow goons! It is not the computer that posts. It is not the internet browser that posts. It is your mind that posts.”
The two goons were struck with awe.

Too much is always not enough!

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# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:26

alexandriao

One day Chicka Chika Bow Wow became probed, and called out via a parachute account, “Help me! Help me!” A mod came, posted in the thread, and probed himself. Chika Chika Bow Wow got up and touched grass.

Too much is always not enough!

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# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:31

alexandriao

A goon asked Magnetic Asscrack to teach him.
Magnetic Asscrack asked, “Have you posted a thread?”
The goon replied, “Yes, I have.”
“Then go flush your toilet bowl,” said Magnetic Asscrack.
At that moment, the goon was enlightened.

Too much is always not enough!

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# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:38

alexandriao

A GOON came to the master Smell-Ya-Beans and asked, "Tell me, is there some thread that no mod has ever made?"

Smell-Ya-Beans said, "There is."

The goon asked, "Can you tell me what it is?"

Smell-Ya-Beans said, "It is not BYOB. It is not threads. It is not posting."

Too much is always not enough!

(Thanks to tvsveryown for the spring sig!)

# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:43

alexandriao

A goon asked the famous poster Big Balls Phill: "Does a dog too possess a poster nature, or does he not?"

Big Balls Phill made his famous koan: "Turn your monitor on"

Too much is always not enough!

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# ? Aug 13, 2023 16:46

Viginti Septem: Oculus Noctuae

A lurker visited a Yobber.
The lurker was astonished to see that the Yobber's home was a simple room.
The only furniture was a keyboard and a hammock.

Lurker: "Yobber, where is your furniture?"
Yobber: "Where is yours?"
Lurker: "Mine? But I'm only a lurker here."
Yobber: "Hi, only a lurker here, I'm dad."

https://i.imgur.com/9jTkSUL.mp4
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# ? Aug 13, 2023 17:14

biosterous

TAO fact: it's a good album

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzJFqgHhXZ7FrZB_sT65AF9mlKIJdNRsf

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^{^{gallery of sigs}}

he/him

# ? Aug 13, 2023 17:43

biosterous

Viginti Septem posted:

A lurker visited a Yobber.
The lurker was astonished to see that the Yobber's home was a simple room.
The only furniture was a keyboard and a hammock.

Lurker: "Yobber, where is your furniture?"
Yobber: "Where is yours?"
Lurker: "Mine? But I'm only a lurker here."
Yobber: "Hi, only a lurker here, I'm dad."

^{^{thank you saoshyant for this sig!!!}}
^{^{gallery of sigs}}

he/him

# ? Aug 13, 2023 17:47

Manifisto

Viginti Septem posted:

A lurker visited a Yobber.
The lurker was astonished to see that the Yobber's home was a simple room.
The only furniture was a keyboard and a hammock.

Lurker: "Yobber, where is your furniture?"
Yobber: "Where is yours?"
Lurker: "Mine? But I'm only a lurker here."
Yobber: "Hi, only a lurker here, I'm dad."

lol @ all of these but this one especially

ty nesamdoom!

# ? Aug 13, 2023 22:39

Zoya: echoes of a distant past,
bodies die but voices last.
once were held within a cell,
your mind is where these voices dwell.

Viginti Septem posted:

A lurker visited a Yobber.
The lurker was astonished to see that the Yobber's home was a simple room.
The only furniture was a keyboard and a hammock.

Lurker: "Yobber, where is your furniture?"
Yobber: "Where is yours?"
Lurker: "Mine? But I'm only a lurker here."
Yobber: "Hi, only a lurker here, I'm dad."

thank you snuff melange for the beautiful winter siggy~!

# ? Aug 13, 2023 22:47

barnold: what do u do when yuo're born to play fps? guess there's nothing left to do but play fps. boom headshot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkYSjiC2lTk

# ? Aug 13, 2023 23:20

Mescal

Tao fact

The thinker was gardening and imagined a wise woman. She said, "If you see a hill, you are on a hill. If you are on a hill, go down. If you are walking down the hill backward, with your heels leading, turn around." He rejected her wisdom, but only until remembering it.

# ? Aug 14, 2023 00:19

Mescal

alexandriao posted:

A GOON came to the master Smell-Ya-Beans and asked, "Tell me, is there some thread that no mod has ever made?"

Smell-Ya-Beans said, "There is."

The goon asked, "Can you tell me what it is?"

Smell-Ya-Beans said, "It is not BYOB. It is not threads. It is not posting."

prfound ⨧

alexandriao posted:

To have Tao is not to act without thought, but to ripple lightly through the world pond, not to stomp brazenly

"tao stomp brazenly the pond" - English as She is Spoke

Viginti Septem posted:

A lurker visited a Yobber.
The lurker was astonished to see that the Yobber's home was a simple room.
The only furniture was a keyboard and a hammock.

Lurker: "Yobber, where is your furniture?"
Yobber: "Where is yours?"
Lurker: "Mine? But I'm only a lurker here."
Yobber: "Hi, only a lurker here, I'm dad."

A reference to the lurker theory of all relationships! Wise.

# ? Aug 14, 2023 00:33

Nosfereefer: IF YOU FIND THIS POSTER OUTSIDE BYOB, PLEASE RETURN THEM. WE ARE VERY WORRIED AND WE MISS THEM

Viginti Septem posted:

A lurker visited a Yobber.
The lurker was astonished to see that the Yobber's home was a simple room.
The only furniture was a keyboard and a hammock.

Lurker: "Yobber, where is your furniture?"
Yobber: "Where is yours?"
Lurker: "Mine? But I'm only a lurker here."
Yobber: "Hi, only a lurker here, I'm dad."

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# ? Aug 14, 2023 21:12

Nosfereefer: IF YOU FIND THIS POSTER OUTSIDE BYOB, PLEASE RETURN THEM. WE ARE VERY WORRIED AND WE MISS THEM

i will steal every philosopher's lunch money (actionable threat)
e: -sun tzu

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# ? Aug 14, 2023 21:26

Mescal

(Two people are at a philosophical debate.)

An Bo: Cao Te, have you ever thought about the greater mysteries of life?

Cao Te: Not yet. That's why I'm here, at the philosophical debate. Who we seein'?

AB: Well over here, we've got a famous guy, Laozi.

CT: If he's so lousy, why's he famous?

AB: Well, he's famous because he's Laozi. He's real smart.

CT: So you think he's bad?

AB: No, nobody thinks he's bad. Except for the Confucians.

CT: Oh, it's the confusion.

AB: Yeah, the guy sitting there. Confucius.

CT: Yes, it's a beautiful color. Who's that walkin over there?

AB: Hu? No, Mozi.

CT: Yeah, moseying around. Walkin' down the way. Where's he going?

AB: To see Sun Tzu.

# ? Aug 31, 2023 22:06

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# ? May 4, 2024 11:28

Nosfereefer: IF YOU FIND THIS POSTER OUTSIDE BYOB, PLEASE RETURN THEM. WE ARE VERY WORRIED AND WE MISS THEM

Mescal posted:

(Two people are at a philosophical debate.)

An Bo: Cao Te, have you ever thought about the greater mysteries of life?

Cao Te: Not yet. That's why I'm here, at the philosophical debate. Who we seein'?

AB: Well over here, we've got a famous guy, Laozi.

CT: If he's so lousy, why's he famous?

AB: Well, he's famous because he's Laozi. He's real smart.

CT: So you think he's bad?

AB: No, nobody thinks he's bad. Except for the Confucians.

CT: Oh, it's the confusion.

AB: Yeah, the guy sitting there. Confucius.

CT: Yes, it's a beautiful color. Who's that walkin over there?

AB: Hu? No, Mozi.

CT: Yeah, moseying around. Walkin' down the way. Where's he going?

AB: To see Sun Tzu.

lol

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# ? Sep 1, 2023 01:26

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