May 01, 2004
Courtesy of Gawker {...}While I
Courtesy of Gawker
Damn.
I have nothing but admiration for this anonymous soon-to-be trophy husband. He actually did what we've all wished we'd
done when we'd quit a job we hated.
Bravo.
I hope he's not huddled up in a corner, wrapped in blankie, smoking
endless cigarettes and drinking vodka straight from the bottle,
wondering what the hell did he have to go and do that for? now that his girlfriend broke up with him for a lack of ambition and an inability to play politics.
Because girlfriend from one corporate wife to another, that's what it's all about, bitch. You've just declared yourself unsuitable for the life you've chosen.
But, damn, let those bridges keep on smoldering. We're rooting for you.
{...}While I have a high degree of personal respect for
PHJW as a law firm, and I have made wonderful friendships during my
time here, I am no longer comfortable working for a group largely
populated by gossips, backstabbers and Napoleonic personalities. In
fact, I dare say that I would rather be dressed up like a pinata and
beaten than remain with this group any longer. I wish you continued
success in your goals to turn vibrant, productive, dedicated associates
into an aimless, shambling group of dry, lifeless husks.
May the smoke from any bridges I burn today be seen far and wide.
Damn.
I have nothing but admiration for this anonymous soon-to-be trophy husband. He actually did what we've all wished we'd
done when we'd quit a job we hated.
Bravo.
I hope he's not huddled up in a corner, wrapped in blankie, smoking
endless cigarettes and drinking vodka straight from the bottle,
wondering what the hell did he have to go and do that for? now that his girlfriend broke up with him for a lack of ambition and an inability to play politics.
Because girlfriend from one corporate wife to another, that's what it's all about, bitch. You've just declared yourself unsuitable for the life you've chosen.
But, damn, let those bridges keep on smoldering. We're rooting for you.
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Courtesy of Gawker {...}While I
Courtesy of Gawker
Damn.
I have nothing but admiration for this anonymous soon-to-be trophy husband. He actually did what we've all wished we'd
done when we'd quit a job we hated.
Bravo.
I hope he's not huddled up in a corner, wrapped in blankie, smoking
endless cigarettes and drinking vodka straight from the bottle,
wondering what the hell did he have to go and do that for? now that his girlfriend broke up with him for a lack of ambition and an inability to play politics.
Because girlfriend from one corporate wife to another, that's what it's all about, bitch. You've just declared yourself unsuitable for the life you've chosen.
But, damn, let those bridges keep on smoldering. We're rooting for you.
{...}While I have a high degree of personal respect for
PHJW as a law firm, and I have made wonderful friendships during my
time here, I am no longer comfortable working for a group largely
populated by gossips, backstabbers and Napoleonic personalities. In
fact, I dare say that I would rather be dressed up like a pinata and
beaten than remain with this group any longer. I wish you continued
success in your goals to turn vibrant, productive, dedicated associates
into an aimless, shambling group of dry, lifeless husks.
May the smoke from any bridges I burn today be seen far and wide.
Damn.
I have nothing but admiration for this anonymous soon-to-be trophy husband. He actually did what we've all wished we'd
done when we'd quit a job we hated.
Bravo.
I hope he's not huddled up in a corner, wrapped in blankie, smoking
endless cigarettes and drinking vodka straight from the bottle,
wondering what the hell did he have to go and do that for? now that his girlfriend broke up with him for a lack of ambition and an inability to play politics.
Because girlfriend from one corporate wife to another, that's what it's all about, bitch. You've just declared yourself unsuitable for the life you've chosen.
But, damn, let those bridges keep on smoldering. We're rooting for you.
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--- Courtesy o' the Father
--- Courtesy o' the Father in Law.
This is a letter from Ray Reynolds, a medic in the Iowa Army
National Guard, serving in Iraq:
As I head off to Baghdad for the final weeks of my stay in Iraq, I
wanted to say thanks to all of you who did not believe the media. They
have done a very poor job of covering everything that has happened. I
am sorry that I have not been able to visit all of you during my
two-week leave back home. And just so you can rest at night knowing
something is happening in Iraq
that is noteworthy, I thought I would pass this on to you. This is the
list of things I KNOW have happened in Iraq recently: (Please share it
with your friends and compare it to the version that your paper is
producing.)
* Over 400,000 kids have up-to-date immunizations.
* School attendance is up 80% from levels before the war.
* Over 1,500 schools have been renovated and rid of the weapons stored
there so education can occur.
* The port of Uhm Qasar was renovated so grain can be off-loaded from
ships faster.
* The country had its first 2 billion barrel export of oil in August.
* Over 4.5 million people have clean drinking water for the first time
ever in Iraq.
* The country now receives 2 times the electrical power it did before
the war.
* 100% of the hospitals are open and fully staffed, compared to 35%
before the war.
* Elections are taking place in every major city, and city councils are
in place.
* Sewer and water lines are installed in every major city.
* Over 60,000 police are patrolling the streets.
* Over 100,000 Iraqi civil defense police are securing the country.
* Over 80,000 Iraqi soldiers are patrolling the streets side by side
with US soldiers.
* Over 400,000 people have telephones for the first time ever.
* Students are taught field sanitation and hand washing techniques to
prevent the spread of germs.
* An interim constitution has been signed.
* Girls are allowed to attend school.
* Textbooks that don't mention Saddam are in the schools for the first
time in 30 years.
Don't believe for one second that these people do not want us there. I
have met many, many people from Iraq that want us there, and in a bad
way. They say they will never see the freedoms we talk about but they
hope their children will. We are doing a good job in Iraq and I
challenge anyone, anywhere to dispute me on these facts. So If you
happen to run into John Kerry, be sure to send him to Denison, Iowa.
This soldier will set him straight. If you are like me and very
disgusted with how this period of rebuilding has been portrayed, email
this to a friend and let them know there are good things happening.
Ray Reynolds, SFC
Iowa Army National Guard
234th Signal Battalion
This is a letter from Ray Reynolds, a medic in the Iowa Army
National Guard, serving in Iraq:
As I head off to Baghdad for the final weeks of my stay in Iraq, I
wanted to say thanks to all of you who did not believe the media. They
have done a very poor job of covering everything that has happened. I
am sorry that I have not been able to visit all of you during my
two-week leave back home. And just so you can rest at night knowing
something is happening in Iraq
that is noteworthy, I thought I would pass this on to you. This is the
list of things I KNOW have happened in Iraq recently: (Please share it
with your friends and compare it to the version that your paper is
producing.)
* Over 400,000 kids have up-to-date immunizations.
* School attendance is up 80% from levels before the war.
* Over 1,500 schools have been renovated and rid of the weapons stored
there so education can occur.
* The port of Uhm Qasar was renovated so grain can be off-loaded from
ships faster.
* The country had its first 2 billion barrel export of oil in August.
* Over 4.5 million people have clean drinking water for the first time
ever in Iraq.
* The country now receives 2 times the electrical power it did before
the war.
* 100% of the hospitals are open and fully staffed, compared to 35%
before the war.
* Elections are taking place in every major city, and city councils are
in place.
* Sewer and water lines are installed in every major city.
* Over 60,000 police are patrolling the streets.
* Over 100,000 Iraqi civil defense police are securing the country.
* Over 80,000 Iraqi soldiers are patrolling the streets side by side
with US soldiers.
* Over 400,000 people have telephones for the first time ever.
* Students are taught field sanitation and hand washing techniques to
prevent the spread of germs.
* An interim constitution has been signed.
* Girls are allowed to attend school.
* Textbooks that don't mention Saddam are in the schools for the first
time in 30 years.
Don't believe for one second that these people do not want us there. I
have met many, many people from Iraq that want us there, and in a bad
way. They say they will never see the freedoms we talk about but they
hope their children will. We are doing a good job in Iraq and I
challenge anyone, anywhere to dispute me on these facts. So If you
happen to run into John Kerry, be sure to send him to Denison, Iowa.
This soldier will set him straight. If you are like me and very
disgusted with how this period of rebuilding has been portrayed, email
this to a friend and let them know there are good things happening.
Ray Reynolds, SFC
Iowa Army National Guard
234th Signal Battalion
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--- Courtesy o' the Father
--- Courtesy o' the Father in Law.
This is a letter from Ray Reynolds, a medic in the Iowa Army
National Guard, serving in Iraq:
As I head off to Baghdad for the final weeks of my stay in Iraq, I
wanted to say thanks to all of you who did not believe the media. They
have done a very poor job of covering everything that has happened. I
am sorry that I have not been able to visit all of you during my
two-week leave back home. And just so you can rest at night knowing
something is happening in Iraq
that is noteworthy, I thought I would pass this on to you. This is the
list of things I KNOW have happened in Iraq recently: (Please share it
with your friends and compare it to the version that your paper is
producing.)
* Over 400,000 kids have up-to-date immunizations.
* School attendance is up 80% from levels before the war.
* Over 1,500 schools have been renovated and rid of the weapons stored
there so education can occur.
* The port of Uhm Qasar was renovated so grain can be off-loaded from
ships faster.
* The country had its first 2 billion barrel export of oil in August.
* Over 4.5 million people have clean drinking water for the first time
ever in Iraq.
* The country now receives 2 times the electrical power it did before
the war.
* 100% of the hospitals are open and fully staffed, compared to 35%
before the war.
* Elections are taking place in every major city, and city councils are
in place.
* Sewer and water lines are installed in every major city.
* Over 60,000 police are patrolling the streets.
* Over 100,000 Iraqi civil defense police are securing the country.
* Over 80,000 Iraqi soldiers are patrolling the streets side by side
with US soldiers.
* Over 400,000 people have telephones for the first time ever.
* Students are taught field sanitation and hand washing techniques to
prevent the spread of germs.
* An interim constitution has been signed.
* Girls are allowed to attend school.
* Textbooks that don't mention Saddam are in the schools for the first
time in 30 years.
Don't believe for one second that these people do not want us there. I
have met many, many people from Iraq that want us there, and in a bad
way. They say they will never see the freedoms we talk about but they
hope their children will. We are doing a good job in Iraq and I
challenge anyone, anywhere to dispute me on these facts. So If you
happen to run into John Kerry, be sure to send him to Denison, Iowa.
This soldier will set him straight. If you are like me and very
disgusted with how this period of rebuilding has been portrayed, email
this to a friend and let them know there are good things happening.
Ray Reynolds, SFC
Iowa Army National Guard
234th Signal Battalion
This is a letter from Ray Reynolds, a medic in the Iowa Army
National Guard, serving in Iraq:
As I head off to Baghdad for the final weeks of my stay in Iraq, I
wanted to say thanks to all of you who did not believe the media. They
have done a very poor job of covering everything that has happened. I
am sorry that I have not been able to visit all of you during my
two-week leave back home. And just so you can rest at night knowing
something is happening in Iraq
that is noteworthy, I thought I would pass this on to you. This is the
list of things I KNOW have happened in Iraq recently: (Please share it
with your friends and compare it to the version that your paper is
producing.)
* Over 400,000 kids have up-to-date immunizations.
* School attendance is up 80% from levels before the war.
* Over 1,500 schools have been renovated and rid of the weapons stored
there so education can occur.
* The port of Uhm Qasar was renovated so grain can be off-loaded from
ships faster.
* The country had its first 2 billion barrel export of oil in August.
* Over 4.5 million people have clean drinking water for the first time
ever in Iraq.
* The country now receives 2 times the electrical power it did before
the war.
* 100% of the hospitals are open and fully staffed, compared to 35%
before the war.
* Elections are taking place in every major city, and city councils are
in place.
* Sewer and water lines are installed in every major city.
* Over 60,000 police are patrolling the streets.
* Over 100,000 Iraqi civil defense police are securing the country.
* Over 80,000 Iraqi soldiers are patrolling the streets side by side
with US soldiers.
* Over 400,000 people have telephones for the first time ever.
* Students are taught field sanitation and hand washing techniques to
prevent the spread of germs.
* An interim constitution has been signed.
* Girls are allowed to attend school.
* Textbooks that don't mention Saddam are in the schools for the first
time in 30 years.
Don't believe for one second that these people do not want us there. I
have met many, many people from Iraq that want us there, and in a bad
way. They say they will never see the freedoms we talk about but they
hope their children will. We are doing a good job in Iraq and I
challenge anyone, anywhere to dispute me on these facts. So If you
happen to run into John Kerry, be sure to send him to Denison, Iowa.
This soldier will set him straight. If you are like me and very
disgusted with how this period of rebuilding has been portrayed, email
this to a friend and let them know there are good things happening.
Ray Reynolds, SFC
Iowa Army National Guard
234th Signal Battalion
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--- Kofi In a Nutshell
--- Kofi In a Nutshell
Now, despite revelations about bribery in the UN's oil-for-food
program for Iraq, the world is clamouring to entrust Annan with the
future of more than 20 million Iraqis who survived Saddam Hussein
dictatorship. That is because of who Annan is and what the UN has
become: an institution in which no shortcoming, it seems, goes
unrewarded.
Go read the whole thing.
(Hat tip: Instapundy)
Now, despite revelations about bribery in the UN's oil-for-food
program for Iraq, the world is clamouring to entrust Annan with the
future of more than 20 million Iraqis who survived Saddam Hussein
dictatorship. That is because of who Annan is and what the UN has
become: an institution in which no shortcoming, it seems, goes
unrewarded.
Go read the whole thing.
(Hat tip: Instapundy)
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--- Kofi In a Nutshell
--- Kofi In a Nutshell
Now, despite revelations about bribery in the UN's oil-for-food
program for Iraq, the world is clamouring to entrust Annan with the
future of more than 20 million Iraqis who survived Saddam Hussein
dictatorship. That is because of who Annan is and what the UN has
become: an institution in which no shortcoming, it seems, goes
unrewarded.
Go read the whole thing.
(Hat tip: Instapundy)
Now, despite revelations about bribery in the UN's oil-for-food
program for Iraq, the world is clamouring to entrust Annan with the
future of more than 20 million Iraqis who survived Saddam Hussein
dictatorship. That is because of who Annan is and what the UN has
become: an institution in which no shortcoming, it seems, goes
unrewarded.
Go read the whole thing.
(Hat tip: Instapundy)
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VATICAN CITY : The abuse
*
VATICAN CITY : The abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US
soldiers is a scandal offensive to God himself, the Vatican said, in
its first public comment.
"Violence against people offends God himself, who made humans in his
own image," the Vatican's foreign minister, Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo,
said in a pre-recorded television interview due to be broadcast later
on Friday...
*
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VATICAN CITY : The abuse
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VATICAN CITY : The abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US
soldiers is a scandal offensive to God himself, the Vatican said, in
its first public comment.
"Violence against people offends God himself, who made humans in his
own image," the Vatican's foreign minister, Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo,
said in a pre-recorded television interview due to be broadcast later
on Friday...
*
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Apparently, the Cake Eater Chronicles
Apparently, the Cake Eater Chronicles is in the top five results for
Google searches on Muntada al-Ansar, which is the website where the
Nick Berg video originally aired. Why this has happened, is beyond me.
I don't do algorithms. Never got that far in high school math. If
you're one of these people, welcome to Cake Eater Land. I'm assuming
you're looking for the video so please to the Northeast Intelligence Network.
Scroll down and you will find a link to the video.
(Apologies to Northeast Intelligence Network. I emailed, but received
no response and I really wanted to get this post up. Please hit the
link on the side and email me if you would like it removed.)
Their servers apparently have been slammed, so it will take some time
to download. And, if possible, you should hit their tipjar to defray
some of the bandwidth costs they're incurring to provide this very
valuable service. A service, I will add, that should have been provided
by the mainstream media but to date has not been. Show your
appreciation in an appropriate way.
Google searches on Muntada al-Ansar, which is the website where the
Nick Berg video originally aired. Why this has happened, is beyond me.
I don't do algorithms. Never got that far in high school math. If
you're one of these people, welcome to Cake Eater Land. I'm assuming
you're looking for the video so please to the Northeast Intelligence Network.
Scroll down and you will find a link to the video.
(Apologies to Northeast Intelligence Network. I emailed, but received
no response and I really wanted to get this post up. Please hit the
link on the side and email me if you would like it removed.)
Their servers apparently have been slammed, so it will take some time
to download. And, if possible, you should hit their tipjar to defray
some of the bandwidth costs they're incurring to provide this very
valuable service. A service, I will add, that should have been provided
by the mainstream media but to date has not been. Show your
appreciation in an appropriate way.
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Apparently, the Cake Eater Chronicles
Apparently, the Cake Eater Chronicles is in the top five results for
Google searches on Muntada al-Ansar, which is the website where the
Nick Berg video originally aired. Why this has happened, is beyond me.
I don't do algorithms. Never got that far in high school math. If
you're one of these people, welcome to Cake Eater Land. I'm assuming
you're looking for the video so please to the Northeast Intelligence Network.
Scroll down and you will find a link to the video.
(Apologies to Northeast Intelligence Network. I emailed, but received
no response and I really wanted to get this post up. Please hit the
link on the side and email me if you would like it removed.)
Their servers apparently have been slammed, so it will take some time
to download. And, if possible, you should hit their tipjar to defray
some of the bandwidth costs they're incurring to provide this very
valuable service. A service, I will add, that should have been provided
by the mainstream media but to date has not been. Show your
appreciation in an appropriate way.
Google searches on Muntada al-Ansar, which is the website where the
Nick Berg video originally aired. Why this has happened, is beyond me.
I don't do algorithms. Never got that far in high school math. If
you're one of these people, welcome to Cake Eater Land. I'm assuming
you're looking for the video so please to the Northeast Intelligence Network.
Scroll down and you will find a link to the video.
(Apologies to Northeast Intelligence Network. I emailed, but received
no response and I really wanted to get this post up. Please hit the
link on the side and email me if you would like it removed.)
Their servers apparently have been slammed, so it will take some time
to download. And, if possible, you should hit their tipjar to defray
some of the bandwidth costs they're incurring to provide this very
valuable service. A service, I will add, that should have been provided
by the mainstream media but to date has not been. Show your
appreciation in an appropriate way.
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...It's only basketball, after all.
...It's only basketball, after all.
Yeesh. And people said Barkley was bad about shooting his mouth off. (Pun intended.)
Peeler's punch happened. It's over. Bring on Game 7. That,
in Garnett's case, provides a perfect opportunity to dig deep in his
bag of metaphors.
"This is it, all the marbles," he said. "I'm sitting in the house
loading up the pump, I'm loading up the Uzis, I've got a couple of
M-16s, couple of [guns] with some silencers on them, couple of
grenades, got a missile launcher. I'm ready for war."
Yeesh. And people said Barkley was bad about shooting his mouth off. (Pun intended.)
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...It's only basketball, after all.
...It's only basketball, after all.
Yeesh. And people said Barkley was bad about shooting his mouth off. (Pun intended.)
Peeler's punch happened. It's over. Bring on Game 7. That,
in Garnett's case, provides a perfect opportunity to dig deep in his
bag of metaphors.
"This is it, all the marbles," he said. "I'm sitting in the house
loading up the pump, I'm loading up the Uzis, I've got a couple of
M-16s, couple of [guns] with some silencers on them, couple of
grenades, got a missile launcher. I'm ready for war."
Yeesh. And people said Barkley was bad about shooting his mouth off. (Pun intended.)
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"WHERE'S MY METAMUCIL, GOSHDARNIT!
"WHERE'S MY METAMUCIL, GOSHDARNIT! I'M SO CONSTIPATED THAT SHIT IS ABOUT TO FLY OUT OF MY EARS---AND IT'S PAINFUL!
"WHERE'S MY METAMUCIL, GOSHDARNIT! I'M SO CONSTIPATED THAT SHIT IS ABOUT TO FLY OUT OF MY EARS---AND IT'S PAINFUL!
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"WHERE'S MY METAMUCIL, GOSHDARNIT!
"WHERE'S MY METAMUCIL, GOSHDARNIT! I'M SO CONSTIPATED THAT SHIT IS ABOUT TO FLY OUT OF MY EARS---AND IT'S PAINFUL!
"WHERE'S MY METAMUCIL, GOSHDARNIT! I'M SO CONSTIPATED THAT SHIT IS ABOUT TO FLY OUT OF MY EARS---AND IT'S PAINFUL!
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Christ. ST. LOUIS - Energizer
Christ.
Yeah, and Social Security and Medicare aren't going to be around by the
time I hit the mandatory retirement age (which will be roughly around
the same time that Methuselah cacked) because said boomers are going to
suck those programs dry. Not like I mind all that much. I've got other
plans, but damn. Must we be subjected to years of advertising dedicated
to easing their aging pains whilst paying for it simultaneously?
ST. LOUIS - Energizer Holdings Inc. is appealing to the
rock 'n' roll sensibilities of baby boomers by enlisting 1980s rocker
Pat Benatar (news) to boost sales of hearing-aid batteries. "Our
generation has helped shape American culture, especially since we're
the first to be raised on rock 'n' roll," Benatar says in a brochure
for Energizer's new marketing campaign, "It's Hip to Hear." "From
Aerosmith to the Rolling Stones, our music defines us, but all those
years of rockin' are beginning to take a toll," she says.
Yeah, and Social Security and Medicare aren't going to be around by the
time I hit the mandatory retirement age (which will be roughly around
the same time that Methuselah cacked) because said boomers are going to
suck those programs dry. Not like I mind all that much. I've got other
plans, but damn. Must we be subjected to years of advertising dedicated
to easing their aging pains whilst paying for it simultaneously?
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Christ. ST. LOUIS - Energizer
Christ.
Yeah, and Social Security and Medicare aren't going to be around by the
time I hit the mandatory retirement age (which will be roughly around
the same time that Methuselah cacked) because said boomers are going to
suck those programs dry. Not like I mind all that much. I've got other
plans, but damn. Must we be subjected to years of advertising dedicated
to easing their aging pains whilst paying for it simultaneously?
ST. LOUIS - Energizer Holdings Inc. is appealing to the
rock 'n' roll sensibilities of baby boomers by enlisting 1980s rocker
Pat Benatar (news) to boost sales of hearing-aid batteries. "Our
generation has helped shape American culture, especially since we're
the first to be raised on rock 'n' roll," Benatar says in a brochure
for Energizer's new marketing campaign, "It's Hip to Hear." "From
Aerosmith to the Rolling Stones, our music defines us, but all those
years of rockin' are beginning to take a toll," she says.
Yeah, and Social Security and Medicare aren't going to be around by the
time I hit the mandatory retirement age (which will be roughly around
the same time that Methuselah cacked) because said boomers are going to
suck those programs dry. Not like I mind all that much. I've got other
plans, but damn. Must we be subjected to years of advertising dedicated
to easing their aging pains whilst paying for it simultaneously?
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Immanuel Kant was a real
--- Monty Python, The Philosopher's Drinking Song
And that my friends is about all the levity you will get from me this
evening.
It's a handy little tool, though, for trying to remember the core
teachings of a few philosophers, don't you think? If I can read Leviathan
over a weekend, enter class and have my political theory professor sum
up that massive and incredibly boring book in six words---"Life is
nasty, brutish and short"---and then move on to Rosseau without even
discussing it, I can most assuredly refer you to a drinking song to
remind you what Descartes core message was. Rene Descartes was a drunken fart, I drink therefore I am.
Cogito Ergo Sum. I think therefore I am. Descartes was part of
that great post-Renaissance philosophical movement in the Baroque Era
in Europe. He was part of that group of men, emboldened by the
intellectual break from the Church due to the Reformation, yet still
very religious, who wanted to figure out how the world worked. That
included human thought. To quote the link above:
So, we think therefore we are. Descartes did the work for us. He's
stripped everything down and then, much like a Marine drill sergeant,
built it back up again, using doubt as his ally. Go here,
brace yourself, then scroll down and view the barbarity.
What about this act or barbarism makes you think that the members of
this band of merry men have done the same? Have they doubted? Have they
wondered about how the world works? Have they asked the questions? Have
they realized that their version of God exists, but that they cannot
make assertions of His will because he is separate from them, and they
are separate from Him? I would think that the resounding answer would
be no. They haven't done the work. They've never doubted. They don't
see the reason to because their God has everything they could ever
possibly want. They're uneducated barbarians who have never seen the
light of reason, let alone contemplated doubting in their one true
faith or the world that surrounds them.
I think therefore I am. How much thought, I wonder, went into beheading
an innocent man while the participants screamed "Allahu Akbar!" ?
Immanuel Kant was a real pissant
Who was very rarely stable.
Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar
Who could think you under the table.
David Hume could out-consume
Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel,
And Wittgenstein was a beery swine
Who was just as schloshed as Schlegel.
There's nothing Nietzche couldn't teach ya
'Bout the raising of the wrist.
Socrates, himself, was permanently pissed.
John Stuart Mill, of his own free will,
On half a pint of shandy was particularly ill.
Plato, they say, could stick it away--
Half a crate of whisky every day.
Aristotle, Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle.
Hobbes was fond of his dram,
And René Descartes was a drunken fart.
'I drink, therefore I am.'
Yes, Socrates, himself, is particularly missed,
A lovely little thinker,
But a bugger when he's pissed
--- Monty Python, The Philosopher's Drinking Song
And that my friends is about all the levity you will get from me this
evening.
It's a handy little tool, though, for trying to remember the core
teachings of a few philosophers, don't you think? If I can read Leviathan
over a weekend, enter class and have my political theory professor sum
up that massive and incredibly boring book in six words---"Life is
nasty, brutish and short"---and then move on to Rosseau without even
discussing it, I can most assuredly refer you to a drinking song to
remind you what Descartes core message was. Rene Descartes was a drunken fart, I drink therefore I am.
Cogito Ergo Sum. I think therefore I am. Descartes was part of
that great post-Renaissance philosophical movement in the Baroque Era
in Europe. He was part of that group of men, emboldened by the
intellectual break from the Church due to the Reformation, yet still
very religious, who wanted to figure out how the world worked. That
included human thought. To quote the link above:
{...}The two most widely known of Descartes'
philosophical ideas are those of a method of hyperbolic doubt, and the
argument that, though he may doubt, he cannot doubt that he exists. The
first of these comprises a key aspect of Descartes' philosophical
method. As noted above, he refused to accept the authority of previous
philosophers - but he also refused to accept the obviousness of his own
senses. In the search for a foundation for philosophy, whatever could
be doubted must be rejected. He resolves to trust only that which is
clearly and distinctly seen to be beyond any doubt. In this manner,
Descartes peels away the layers of beliefs and opinions that clouded
his view of the truth. But, very little remains, only the simple fact
of doubting itself, and the inescapable inference that something exists
doubting, namely Descartes himself. His next task is to reconstruct our
knowledge piece by piece, such that at no stage is the possibility of
doubt allowed to creep back in. In this manner, Descartes proves that
he himself must have the basic characteristic of thinking, and that
this thinking thing (mind) is quite distinct from his body; the
existence of a God; the existence and nature of the external world; and
so on. {...}
So, we think therefore we are. Descartes did the work for us. He's
stripped everything down and then, much like a Marine drill sergeant,
built it back up again, using doubt as his ally. Go here,
brace yourself, then scroll down and view the barbarity.
What about this act or barbarism makes you think that the members of
this band of merry men have done the same? Have they doubted? Have they
wondered about how the world works? Have they asked the questions? Have
they realized that their version of God exists, but that they cannot
make assertions of His will because he is separate from them, and they
are separate from Him? I would think that the resounding answer would
be no. They haven't done the work. They've never doubted. They don't
see the reason to because their God has everything they could ever
possibly want. They're uneducated barbarians who have never seen the
light of reason, let alone contemplated doubting in their one true
faith or the world that surrounds them.
I think therefore I am. How much thought, I wonder, went into beheading
an innocent man while the participants screamed "Allahu Akbar!" ?
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Immanuel Kant was a real
--- Monty Python, The Philosopher's Drinking Song
And that my friends is about all the levity you will get from me this
evening.
It's a handy little tool, though, for trying to remember the core
teachings of a few philosophers, don't you think? If I can read Leviathan
over a weekend, enter class and have my political theory professor sum
up that massive and incredibly boring book in six words---"Life is
nasty, brutish and short"---and then move on to Rosseau without even
discussing it, I can most assuredly refer you to a drinking song to
remind you what Descartes core message was. Rene Descartes was a drunken fart, I drink therefore I am.
Cogito Ergo Sum. I think therefore I am. Descartes was part of
that great post-Renaissance philosophical movement in the Baroque Era
in Europe. He was part of that group of men, emboldened by the
intellectual break from the Church due to the Reformation, yet still
very religious, who wanted to figure out how the world worked. That
included human thought. To quote the link above:
So, we think therefore we are. Descartes did the work for us. He's
stripped everything down and then, much like a Marine drill sergeant,
built it back up again, using doubt as his ally. Go here,
brace yourself, then scroll down and view the barbarity.
What about this act or barbarism makes you think that the members of
this band of merry men have done the same? Have they doubted? Have they
wondered about how the world works? Have they asked the questions? Have
they realized that their version of God exists, but that they cannot
make assertions of His will because he is separate from them, and they
are separate from Him? I would think that the resounding answer would
be no. They haven't done the work. They've never doubted. They don't
see the reason to because their God has everything they could ever
possibly want. They're uneducated barbarians who have never seen the
light of reason, let alone contemplated doubting in their one true
faith or the world that surrounds them.
I think therefore I am. How much thought, I wonder, went into beheading
an innocent man while the participants screamed "Allahu Akbar!" ?
Immanuel Kant was a real pissant
Who was very rarely stable.
Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar
Who could think you under the table.
David Hume could out-consume
Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel,
And Wittgenstein was a beery swine
Who was just as schloshed as Schlegel.
There's nothing Nietzche couldn't teach ya
'Bout the raising of the wrist.
Socrates, himself, was permanently pissed.
John Stuart Mill, of his own free will,
On half a pint of shandy was particularly ill.
Plato, they say, could stick it away--
Half a crate of whisky every day.
Aristotle, Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle.
Hobbes was fond of his dram,
And René Descartes was a drunken fart.
'I drink, therefore I am.'
Yes, Socrates, himself, is particularly missed,
A lovely little thinker,
But a bugger when he's pissed
--- Monty Python, The Philosopher's Drinking Song
And that my friends is about all the levity you will get from me this
evening.
It's a handy little tool, though, for trying to remember the core
teachings of a few philosophers, don't you think? If I can read Leviathan
over a weekend, enter class and have my political theory professor sum
up that massive and incredibly boring book in six words---"Life is
nasty, brutish and short"---and then move on to Rosseau without even
discussing it, I can most assuredly refer you to a drinking song to
remind you what Descartes core message was. Rene Descartes was a drunken fart, I drink therefore I am.
Cogito Ergo Sum. I think therefore I am. Descartes was part of
that great post-Renaissance philosophical movement in the Baroque Era
in Europe. He was part of that group of men, emboldened by the
intellectual break from the Church due to the Reformation, yet still
very religious, who wanted to figure out how the world worked. That
included human thought. To quote the link above:
{...}The two most widely known of Descartes'
philosophical ideas are those of a method of hyperbolic doubt, and the
argument that, though he may doubt, he cannot doubt that he exists. The
first of these comprises a key aspect of Descartes' philosophical
method. As noted above, he refused to accept the authority of previous
philosophers - but he also refused to accept the obviousness of his own
senses. In the search for a foundation for philosophy, whatever could
be doubted must be rejected. He resolves to trust only that which is
clearly and distinctly seen to be beyond any doubt. In this manner,
Descartes peels away the layers of beliefs and opinions that clouded
his view of the truth. But, very little remains, only the simple fact
of doubting itself, and the inescapable inference that something exists
doubting, namely Descartes himself. His next task is to reconstruct our
knowledge piece by piece, such that at no stage is the possibility of
doubt allowed to creep back in. In this manner, Descartes proves that
he himself must have the basic characteristic of thinking, and that
this thinking thing (mind) is quite distinct from his body; the
existence of a God; the existence and nature of the external world; and
so on. {...}
So, we think therefore we are. Descartes did the work for us. He's
stripped everything down and then, much like a Marine drill sergeant,
built it back up again, using doubt as his ally. Go here,
brace yourself, then scroll down and view the barbarity.
What about this act or barbarism makes you think that the members of
this band of merry men have done the same? Have they doubted? Have they
wondered about how the world works? Have they asked the questions? Have
they realized that their version of God exists, but that they cannot
make assertions of His will because he is separate from them, and they
are separate from Him? I would think that the resounding answer would
be no. They haven't done the work. They've never doubted. They don't
see the reason to because their God has everything they could ever
possibly want. They're uneducated barbarians who have never seen the
light of reason, let alone contemplated doubting in their one true
faith or the world that surrounds them.
I think therefore I am. How much thought, I wonder, went into beheading
an innocent man while the participants screamed "Allahu Akbar!" ?
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--- And this woman still
--- And this woman still has custody of her child?
Why?
Why?
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--- And this woman still
--- And this woman still has custody of her child?
Why?
Why?
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