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He does all that by buying tomatoes from a guy at the farmer's market? Obviously that farmer has an email address, and thus couldn't be a millionaire! Also, why the hell doesn't he just go to the local library and get a crap internet connection. And the minimum wage is, what $7.85 right now?
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# ? Dec 15, 2009 00:10 |
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Slaan posted:He does all that by buying tomatoes from a guy at the farmer's market? Obviously that farmer has an email address, and thus couldn't be a millionaire!
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# ? Dec 15, 2009 00:16 |
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But it entertained me for 5 minutes
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# ? Dec 15, 2009 01:44 |
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Where's the story of the guy who spends his last 10 dollars on a crate of tomatoes but can only sell 4 of them before they all spoil because the street corner tomato business model actually isn't very good.
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# ? Dec 15, 2009 02:18 |
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RussianBear posted:Not that political, but still crazy. Its just a poor retread of the "bookkeeper in a brothel" story except it makes less sense as no company would refuse to hire a janitor for not having an email address.
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# ? Dec 15, 2009 04:17 |
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I'm pretty sure millionaires have email addresses?
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# ? Dec 15, 2009 12:42 |
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I also think it's a bit funny and probably overlooked by people who actually believe that email that the tomato industry in the US is huge, and by proportion it's probably the biggest employer of undocumented workers. I sense some cognitive dissonance.
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# ? Dec 15, 2009 13:22 |
I tend to reply all to any of these emails just on the off chance that somebody else in the dialogue is actually open to hearing rebuttals (I know, fat chance but still). Out of the blue somebody who was in that chain mailed, just to me, some silly poo poo. http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/patboone.asp I received a long winded version of this email along with a bunch of pseudo patriotic crap so naturally I replied pointing out the problems with it. It appears I've struck a vein of pure lunacy in this response back to me: quote:Hi (Vilerat), Somewhere in Arizona is an old man yelling at a cloud. He seems like a nice guy though
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# ? Dec 15, 2009 14:07 |
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quote:PHOTO: Obama Prays to Allah... I've said it before but for an evil Mastermind spy bent on taking over the US from the inside, he really doesn't know how to keep a low profile...
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# ? Dec 15, 2009 15:21 |
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/photos/prayerday.asp Yep. I love the low hanging fruit ones.
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# ? Dec 15, 2009 15:58 |
I didn't know that the Inauguration moved back to the White House!
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# ? Dec 15, 2009 20:13 |
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I can't believe Obama spent my tax money to redesign the White House to fit his ideal, Islamic architecture.
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# ? Dec 15, 2009 20:37 |
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Economics classroom, now with 30% less straw:Straw man posted:An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had almost never failed a single student before but had, once, failed almost an entire class. The class had insisted that capitalism worked and that no one would be poor and everyone would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said ok, we will have an experiment in this class on capitalism. After each test, students would be allowed to buy and sell grade points, so that each student would have an economic incentive to succeed. You have full permission to reply with this if you ever encounter the original.
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# ? Dec 15, 2009 23:52 |
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Reminds me of an incredibly remedial philosophy class at the Art Insitute of Seattle where one of the last tests had a system attached where the class would turn in slips stating "yes" or "no" along with the test. If we hit above a certain high percentage of Yes then everyone in the class would have their test score jump by a half grade. If a middle area was hit then everyone with a "No" vote would go up a full grade (amounting to like 2-3 people) and if the percentage dropped below that middle ground everyones grades dropped a half grade. There were absolutely zero rules on how we could co-ordinate, only that ultimately the vote would be secret. The "debate" was a beautiful thing. I think we all ended up realizing there were too many assholes to get to the high-yes area and the rest of the time was people who sucked pleading with the rest of the class to not tank everyone out of spite. We did. Evil wins.
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# ? Dec 16, 2009 01:03 |
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As a Christian, I'm actually glad that the President chose not to pray publicly. In the Sermon on the Mount (specifically, Matthew 6:5-6), Jesus specifically tells his followers not to pray publically, as this is ostentatious behavior - when you pray where people can see and hear you, you're basically going "Look at me! I'm all holy and devout and stuff! Aren't I awesome?" Christianity isn't supposed to be about cultivating the outward appearance of holiness, it should be about cultivating actual holiness in oneself and in others.
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SpergyGirl posted:Seems like such a simple thing, doesn't it? Wouldn't it be nice?
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SpergyGirl posted:As a Christian, I'm actually glad that the President chose not to pray publicly. In the Sermon on the Mount (specifically, Matthew 6:5-6), Jesus specifically tells his followers not to pray publically, as this is ostentatious behavior - when you pray where people can see and hear you, you're basically going "Look at me! I'm all holy and devout and stuff! Aren't I awesome?" Christianity isn't supposed to be about cultivating the outward appearance of holiness, it should be about cultivating actual holiness in oneself and in others. Should I tell this to the group of Crusade kids that are always praying in the middle of the campus recreation area each week or should I not try to get shot?
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# ? Dec 16, 2009 05:29 |
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crime fighting hog posted:Should I tell this to the group of Crusade kids that are always praying in the middle of the campus recreation area each week or should I not try to get shot? Hey if they kill you baited them into breaking a commandment you win either way.
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crime fighting hog posted:Should I tell this to the group of Crusade kids that are always praying in the middle of the campus recreation area each week or should I not try to get shot? I would just quote the relevant passage right at them and gauge their reactions. “When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. Plom Bar fucked around with this message at 08:38 on Dec 16, 2009 |
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I'd actually frame it as an innocent question. Like, "Hey, why do you pray in public when Jesus said not to do that?" The less confrontational you are about it, the less likely the situation is to end badly. (Was that sentence even grammatical? Did it even make sense?) You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar and all that.
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ducttape posted:Economics classroom, now with 30% less straw: Hey, another "game" for me to rip apart.. heh.. This does remind me, however, of a horrible game called "capitalism" that my philosophy TA played in a seminar class... basically the game will end with one person "owning" everything, and several people dying from starvation. At the time I was but a first year econ student, but in retrospect, it was blatantly retarded. Make a game in which people "die" and one person ends with all the power, then name it whatever ism you don't like. Education!
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crime fighting hog posted:Should I tell this to the group of Crusade kids that are always praying in the middle of the campus recreation area each week or should I not try to get shot? You're assuming the average modern Christian actually cares what Jesus actually said. He was, after all, a total liberal pussy. I doubt you'll sway them much.
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tek79 posted:You're assuming the average modern Christian actually cares what Jesus actually said. He was, after all, a total liberal pussy. I doubt you'll sway them much. Well to be fair last time I actually talked to them and asked something along the lines of "How did you become so religious" they kinda gave me a sour look and said "It's not religion, it's spirituality"
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tek79 posted:You're assuming the average modern Christian actually cares what Jesus actually said. He was, after all, a total liberal pussy. I doubt you'll sway them much. I know that's an easy retort to prostelitizing Christians, but there's a bunch of material to cite (especially in the epistles) to be in-your-face about your worship of Jesus and God.
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ManoliIsFat posted:I know that's an easy retort to prostelitizing Christians, but there's a bunch of material to cite (especially in the epistles) to be in-your-face about your worship of Jesus and God. I never did understand why Christians put so much more emphasis on what Paul, a man who never even met Jesus, said, rather than you know... Jesus. I understand that Jesus did often talk in riddles rather than strait answers, but most (all?) of them are not that complicated.
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# ? Dec 17, 2009 04:08 |
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Query: Was Paul history's first sender of crazy religious chain letters?
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# ? Dec 17, 2009 04:20 |
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Gripen5 posted:a man who never even met Jesus But he did meet Jesus.
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SpergyGirl posted:But he did meet Jesus. For some reason, I thought his conversion was a visit from the holy spirit or some other messenger of God. But I guess it was resurrected Jesus saying, "Stop killing my people! Now go and preach the word!" I guess when Jesus asks you to do something, you drat well better do it. Ok, never met pre-resurrected Jesus. The REAL Jesus.
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# ? Dec 17, 2009 04:52 |
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Someone let me know if this one's been posted.quote:This professor is a genius lol Obama sux am I rite? I found it on snopes but they're not sure where it came from and only list it as a legend. CornHolio fucked around with this message at 20:54 on Dec 17, 2009 |
# ? Dec 17, 2009 20:51 |
It should be a legend because any professor would be fired for pulling that poo poo. Edit: Wow my mind transposed "legend" and "lesson" Seth Pecksniff fucked around with this message at 00:37 on Dec 18, 2009 |
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CornHolio posted:Someone let me know if this one's been posted. I am pretty sure it has been posted before. ducttape a dozen or so posts above yours has a nice response to it. I also find it telling that the email uses a policy that is nothing like Obama, or anyone else for that matter, has ever proposed.
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# ? Dec 17, 2009 21:32 |
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I am sure in the 90's the same email existed except it mentioned Clinton's socialism or whatever.
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Gripen5 posted:I am pretty sure it has been posted before. ducttape a dozen or so posts above yours has a nice response to it. Personally, I rather wish someone would try such an arrangement in their classroom once. I'd be curious to know what the end result would be; a classroom is small enough for shaming to have a meaningful influence on people's actions, and likewise for the individual contribution to have a non-negligible impact on the ultimate outcome. As well as the fact that it's an intellectual endeavor, and not solely profit-motivated. I strongly suspect that the equilibrium point would not be anywhere near an F. Though of course, I also imagine it would depend on the classroom. A business class might well trend down to F territory, with hard sciences doing better, and perhaps social sciences better still. An interesting question.
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Gripen5 posted:I am pretty sure it has been posted before. ducttape a dozen or so posts above yours has a nice response to it. Huh. I didn't even see that. I sent that as a reply.
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Professor of Economics posted:That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. Having a really hard time believing there wasn't at least one Randroid in there somewhere. You know the one I'm talking about.
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tek79 posted:Having a really hard time believing there wasn't at least one Randroid in there somewhere. You know the one I'm talking about.
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Strudel Man posted:I strongly suspect that the equilibrium point would not be anywhere near an F. A few pages back I was tweaking out on coffee and wrote an analysis of the game for shits and giggles.
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Why the gently caress do people think that under a "socialist" system (which in the US seems to mean "having a limited social welfare safety net") EVERYTHING, or even ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT, will be stripped away from those who succeed? As though Warren Buffet will have all his assets sold off, be stripped of his Rolex and Armani, and forced to walk naked down Wall Street lined with screaming mobs who pelt him with bricks until he eventually collapses and they feast upon his very flesh.
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freebooter posted:Why the gently caress do people think that under a "socialist" system (which in the US seems to mean "having a limited social welfare safety net") EVERYTHING, or even ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT, will be stripped away from those who succeed? As though Warren Buffet will have all his assets sold off, be stripped of his Rolex and Armani, and forced to walk naked down Wall Street lined with screaming mobs who pelt him with bricks until he eventually collapses and they feast upon his very flesh.
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freebooter posted:Why the gently caress do people think that under a "socialist" system (which in the US seems to mean "having a limited social welfare safety net") EVERYTHING, or even ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT, will be stripped away from those who succeed? As though Warren Buffet will have all his assets sold off, be stripped of his Rolex and Armani, and forced to walk naked down Wall Street lined with screaming mobs who pelt him with bricks until he eventually collapses and they feast upon his very flesh. The Boomers grew up hearing about Evil Communist Russia, which was Evil because it was Communist, so they were conditioned to think that any form of socialism would lead to . Darn Boomers.
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