My friend sent this to me earlier today. I laughed so hard. And then I watched it again to marvel at the effort that went into creating this masterpiece.

This is a really great idea and has the potential to generate a lot of really good poems. However I am sad to see the first few entries are basically spam/retarded attempts at some lulz.

Best of luck to your contest and its contestants!

I taught myself how to juggle over a year ago. I still do it occasionally for fun. I even made my own balls out of old jeans that I sewed together and stuffed with rice!
I can juggle 3 and 4 balls easily, and I've tried going for 5 a few times but never had any luck. It's still a pretty neat skill to have I suppose. Good for parties!

At 10/12/09 08:51 AM, Otto wrote:
Mad shit, nice tats, except maybe the celtic one for me. But perhaps that's my upbringing; everyone I know with a Celtic tattoo is real tacky.

Oh my shit, that is the most elegant and beautiful tattoo I have seen in a long time. I've never been a real big fan of Japanese style artwork, but that is truly fantastic.

Hah, that's great. I remember seeing commercials for this thing and I didn't even pick up on what the thing looked like.
Looking at it now though, yea, that is absolutely shaped like a dildo. I doubt it was intentional however.

At 10/8/09 09:47 AM, TacticalShoe wrote: I always wondered why people felt like tattoos had to have some kind of story or deeper meaning behind them.

It's like: "Check out this Frosty the Snowman tattoo! It represents my true inner feelings about what it really means to be human."

Agreed.
While I think it should have some meaning for you personally, it shouldn't have to be this incredibly detailed symbol of whatever the hell it is you're trying to convey. If you like some piece of art you've found or designed and it is special to you in some way, I see no reason beyond that necessary to get it tattooed on your person.
I also think that worrying about "explaining it to your grandchildren" is just stupid. You may die well before then. If you want something, go for it now while you have the opportunity. Just don't do anything stupid like tattoo your face, unless you plan on joining a gang or the circus.
/endrant

I think the Zero tattoo is a great idea :) That was one of my favorite movies when I was young, and I am still quite fond of it. I cannot draw, so I can't really help you out on a design, but I hope you find someone to make a really nice design for you!

That was really interesting! Thanks for sharing that.

Swedish.

Tried learning at one point, but didn't get very far admittedly. I'd love to pick it up again.

Shaman King (more precisely Shaman King Kang Zeng Bang, the reprint of some chapters of Shaman King and the new ending) finally ended the other day. I have to say that, although I haven't really read any other mangas, Shaman King is definitely my favorite :)
And now that it's over, I'm sad and have nothing to occupy my time with anymore. Except for, ya know, the internets and stuff.

That was actually pretty neat. How did you come across that anyway?

What the fuck did I just watch?
That was like some really, REALLY strange fetish video.

And now I'm gonna go show my friends!

Just finished Life: Evolution Explained by Philip Whitfield the other day. Fantastic book that gives a really good overview of evolution.

As of yesterday I started on American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century by Kevin Phillips. Got through the first chapter and I must say it is quite the interesting read so far.

Once I finish that (which will hopefully be by the end of the month), I'm going to go out and get a copy of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Been meaning to read that for a long time.

At 7/1/09 10:17 AM, pizza4ever wrote: I loved the Avatar series so i can't wait for this to come out....they better not fuck it up

This.

Avatar is the shit. Hopefully, if I can scrounge up enough money, I will be getting some of the box set DVDs. I am excited :)
But yea, I'm so pumped for this movie! I already told my friends that said they would go with me that I will be dressed as either Aang or Zuko. Yea, I'm THAT into Avatar :)

I suppose I'll get used to it. It's a pretty neat idea, and I'm sure with time everyone will learn to like it.
The only "bug" I've found so far is one of the ad boxes blocking some links when I have AdBlock Plus enabled (which is always, unless I'm playing a game with medals). Picture included for clarity:

At 4/28/09 10:52 PM, Infinite-one wrote: The next match is Yakuza vs Mafia?

How the hell is that gonna work?

I was just thinking that. I have no idea how that's going to play out. Not as excited to see that one as I was to see this one though.

Winner, PIRATE! Awesome! I'm quite happy right now.

Wait a minute, you're only 16. You're not old enough to be purchasing tobacco or tobacco smoking paraphernalia. I retract my previous offer; wait until you're legal and then look into buying a hookah.

How awesome was that blunderbuss? Admittedly it has the flaw of having the gun powder fall out, but man that thing is powerful!

I'm rooting for the pirates by the way, haha

At 4/28/09 10:00 PM, D-XN wrote: Oh hey look it's on now

Thanks for reminding me! I saw the commercial for this the other day and was really excited for it. And somehow I had managed to forget when it was on, haha.
Hopefully it will be on again so I can catch the first 20 minutes I've missed.

By the looks of it, it's probably so no name Chinese brand hookah. May be made to look Egyptian, but it lacks the quality of a good hookah.

If you're looking to purchase a hookah, the three brands I'd tell you to look into would be Magdy Zidan, Mya Saray, and Khalil Mamoon. I'm guessing this is your first hookah? The best starter hookah is the Mya QT hookah. Can be found fairly cheap on many sites. PM me for more information and some online discount codes.

Peace.

Oh and I really don't mean to double post, I'm sorry. I thought I'd share with you all some useful mp3's and a flash program to help those who wanted to achieve lucid dreaming or OBEs.

http://www.lucidology.com/timer/

Just put in a name and your email, and you'll get sent a page to allow you to download some mp3 files and a LD timer which has instructions on how to use. That site is run by someone I've known for a long time from another forum, and many, many people have had success with his techniques.

Good luck everyone!

Alright so this was interesting and at least worth posting here for those interested.

I have been spending some time this week studying lucid dreaming and out of body experiences (again; tried this stuff before and never got anywhere with it). Anyway, last night I believe I had what one would call a lucid dream about having an out of body experience. It was probably the coolest thing I have ever experienced while dreaming. I'm still having trouble deciding if it was really just a lucid dream or if it was really an OBE.

Basically, I became lucid in my dream and then I guess I tried to have an out of body experience from there, within the dream. So I was trying all this stuff out like going through walls and flying. I could only barely get my hand to melt with the wall, but it was really neat. And flying didn't work. It felt so much like real like that when I jumped forward to fly, I actually "imagined" (I guess) gravity, and I fell down. I remember looking at my body wrapped up under the covers with just my head barely visible. And then last I remember going back into my body to end the OBE/lucid dream, then I suppose I dreamt some more and then woke up this morning not knowing what to think.

It was really amazing. I hope I can have more experiences like that; it's been years since I actively tried lucid dreaming or having OBEs, mainly because I stopped believing in some of it for scientific reasons. But I can't argue with first hand experience, so whatever it was that I had (which I'm thinking is just some sort of altered state of consciousness experience), it was really fantastic.

At 4/24/09 11:33 AM, OwnageGiy223 wrote:

At 4/24/09 11:32 AM, AntiGravity wrote: No vehicle should cost one million anything unless it can fucking fly and turn into a robot.

What is the purpose of making these ridiculously priced cars? So the 4 richest people in the world can own one? Fantastic.

Well wait till the flying car actually does come out! In production now!

Still wouldn't buy it unless it can also turn into a robot.

But seriously, how are they going to make something like that affordable for the general public? Especially now where no one is buying cars because the car companies are going in the shitter?

No vehicle should cost one million anything unless it can fucking fly and turn into a robot.

What is the purpose of making these ridiculously priced cars? So the 4 richest people in the world can own one? Fantastic.

At 4/24/09 01:00 AM, AniMetal wrote: This is to all the atheist users, have you ever felt like people feel uneasy around you when they learn that you are an atheist?

When I told my parents i'm an atheiest when I was a lot younger it caused a ton of uneasy feelings for about a month and I doubt it was a coincidence that they started bringing me to church with them a few months later against my will.

Has anything similar ever happened to you guys?

Just a few months ago I came out to my parents about being an Atheist. My mom is still a little uneasy about it, but I don't really think my dad cares so much. Both my parents are Catholic, however they recognize many of the fallacies in the religion and the church. I was raised Catholic, went to CCD (which is basically Catholic brainwashing class) up to 8th grade, got confirmed, and soon after become Agnostic and then Atheist. All the while I was going to church and those classes I had a lot of questions no one could or would answer for me, and I began really doubting the validity of that religion.

Now presently, I have studied a few religions fairly extensively and am more comfortable talking about religion with others and presenting my arguments from an Atheist standpoint. However it doesn't help living in the Bible Belt; so many church going whackjobs here that get really upset when I tell them I don't believe in God. Luckily I have found friends who are also Atheists, and some who are religious but don't mind discussing their beliefs and can tolerate our Atheistic discussions.

At 4/21/09 08:49 PM, The-Happy-Pill wrote:

At 4/21/09 08:48 PM, Shreddy wrote: just do the fucking math.

is it me or are people getting more retarded and lazier?!

AFTER. TAXES. SHIT BITCH READ THE FUCKING POST. You call ME lazy?

Yes, you are. Why should we put effort to find the amount of your taxes and do the calculations for you. If you want to know so bad, figure it out yourself. Or just wait until you get paid, it's that simple.

At 4/17/09 07:13 PM, C-Hawk wrote:

At 4/17/09 12:18 PM, Melkarid wrote: Stupid people these days.
At 4/17/09 12:29 PM, kalhua wrote: what in JHC's name are they teaching our pilots nowadays
At 4/17/09 01:43 PM, AntiGravity wrote: Pilot school is getting pretty slack.

From the article:
An 80-year-old pilot
Eighty. In a Cessna.
Quit trying to sound wise and mature by talking about "nowadays" at the age of fourteen. It's not like you were watching the news 20 years ago and are beginning to notice a change in trends.

I'm sorry, you failed to pick up on my sarcasm in that post. That wasn't meant to be taken seriously, and I thought that was fairly clear.
I'm pretty sure a lot of the posts in this thread are not meant to be taken seriously. I mean shit, this is General, can you REALLY expect anyone to be serious about anything in here?

At 4/17/09 12:29 PM, kalhua wrote:

At 4/17/09 12:20 PM, BreIm wrote: I was just watching this on the news.

It's not like plane crashes are a huge deal, they happen alot.

Well.... true dat but still what in JHC's name are they teaching our pilots nowadays

Pilot school is getting pretty slack. They're teaching pilots how to take off and fly, but skip the chapter on landing and that sort of thing.

At 4/16/09 08:20 PM, underandover wrote: Boxer Hockey.

I win.

Oh my gosh! I forgot how much I loved Boxer Hockey! Thank you for reminding me.

I read a bunch of webcomics, though none over a long period of time. I kinda focus on one, read a bunch of the comics, get bored, and then move on to other ones. The ones that stick out as comics I still go back to are Cyanide & Happiness, Boxer Hockey, xkcd, and Ctrl+Alt+Del.

Personally I think they're fucked if they do this. But what the hell do I care? If they're stupid enough to leave then let them, doesn't effect me in least.

It might even be really neat one day: "Son, when I was your age Pluto was a planet and Texas was part of the United States!" "You're crazy daddy!"

Cool story, bro. Blog it.