same thing happened to me 3 times lol. and i mean the exact same thing. all 3 were trying to cut plactic bottles with a knife. well, 2 times i just slashed myself, only once i stabbed my self. slash = hurts more.

At 4/30/08 12:54 AM, CopperChaos wrote:

At 4/30/08 12:41 AM, korded wrote:

At 4/30/08 12:32 AM, pigeonmaster88 wrote: Then learn the language! I'm mexican and I had to learn english!
Why don't you do the same? learn spanish!

¿Qué te cuesta aprender español?

assuming you're in the states, doesn't it make sense you would learn the english language? why are americans now expected to learn spanish in return? you wouldn't see this kind of thing going on in any other country.

Well, almost every school forces English as an assignment here, and we have to learn it because of the USA being next to us. It would be cool that the USA did the same, but with Spanish. But fuck, I doubt they would. They are so fucking racist with us to actually give a shit.

Meh.

the sad truth is that humans have a very low capacity for knowing words. it's been scientifically proven that most people who are multilingual have very limited vocabularies in all of the languages they know. especially if they know more than 2. not to say this is true for all, but i don't really want to test if for myself. why not just make a universal secondary language and teach it to everyone along with their native language?

but if it wasn't for mexicans, you couldn't have eaten tacos while you watched it. not saying you did, but you might have, and if you didn't, you still had the option. taco bell ftw! and well... if it was a DVD there are language settings on it.

At 4/29/08 04:17 PM, nsc007 wrote: well, you have several good points. and obviously you have things a bit different in the US, since here you dont have to pay for electives(paying fees for k-12 in public school is outlawed by our constitution here). and i know of proof that dropouts can be successful. my dad makes enough money to have 3 months off a year, he's self employed, and he is a highschool dropout. so ya, pretty much fuck the system. im only going to graduate highschool for that silly diploma(it looks better on a resumé than "dropout").

Yes, i do live in the US. i heard that it once was a great country, but it went to shit way before i was born... or maybe i just can't remember it when it was better. anyway, school is a corrupt system, it's only important because it exists. if it had never existed i doubt everyone would just be drooling vegetables, there are other ways to learn. they make jobs only available to those that have had alot of school because the government tells them that school makes people smarter. it isnt true, some things are self taught with just the smallest amount of instruction, and for those who are good at it, it comes naturally. but the horrible truth is that if there are 2 people applying for a job, one is exceptional at it but dropped out of high school, but the other has a high school diploma and is horrible at it, which one will get the job? the one with the fancy piece of paper of course.

im not against school for what it set out to do, i hate what it has become. it's become a nessesity almost, the government puts out more propaganda for school than the Nazis did. and the sad thing is, people believe it. you only get to live once, so why should i live my life how they tell me to? most people's lives fit into the same template: be born>go to school>get a job and move out>get married and have kids>die.

what if i want something different? why do i have to live in a system that makes such a huge choice FOR me without my consent? but that question seems to be a taboo of a sort, no one will give me a straight answer to it, they just say that it's the system and i gotta live with it.

At 4/28/08 05:43 PM, ReciprocalAnalogy wrote:

At 4/28/08 05:33 PM, Xtesh wrote:

Taking out analogies was the last straw for me.

They did what!?

what exactly is an analogy anyway?

At 4/29/08 01:27 PM, StickyWicky wrote: I used to like it, and play it a LOT. I still quite like it. I've nothing against it, not even for wasting years of my life. I enjoyed those years, and hours I played it, I actually enjoyed them a lot. If something in the game bored me, I never continued for sheer leveling, I just quit and did something I did find fun.

finally... someone who realizes that playing Runescape is completely voluntary.

At 4/29/08 11:15 AM, authorized wrote: Ive only ever tried the game once, but I didnt really agree with the stuff that happened in it though, plus, they should be able to at least give an I.P ban to repeated offenders on the game.

actually, they do.

At 4/28/08 05:33 PM, Xtesh wrote:
TAKE OUT ANALOGIES. TURNS OUT THAT GIRLS FUCKING SUCK AT THEM COMPARED TO BOYS IN THIS COUNTRY!

WE MUST PUT PADDING ON EVERYTHING TO AVOID SOMEONE'S FEELINGS FROM BEING HURT!

Taking out analogies was the last straw for me.

what are you talking about dude?

At 4/28/08 07:07 PM, MuttonChopMurderer wrote: yah this game blows

maybe it does in your opinion, but do you hate people that choose to play it?

nope. it's only gay to enjoy being mooned by other guys.

transportation. either an extra leg to run faster, or pole vaulting.

At 4/28/08 08:20 AM, Mr-Furball wrote: Runescape is kinda gay.

wow... i like how you make that point there. i never really thought about it that way, but with evidence like that, who could believe anything else?

At 4/28/08 03:52 AM, MWSource wrote:

I'm in college now and I highly recommend it for your own good. Remember there are more benefits in staying in school than not. Going through college can be an experience if you want it to be and it can save you in different special situations. (drafts) Not saying there's going to be one anytime soon, but it's always something to keep in mind.

i wasnt talking about college. i only mean public schools. they are a useless system. the original idea of them might have been a good one, but they have been sereously corrupted.

At 4/28/08 02:51 AM, Sanch wrote: If a thread about kids thinking school is useless doesn't reach 3 pages, then what would?

Oh, children. So, so, typical.

it most certainly is. not in general, just in america, and just because of the way it's run. and dude... ive seen your page and it's quite scary... its okay if you are gay, but... do u really gotta put stuff like that there for everyone to see? *vomits*

At 4/28/08 02:35 AM, redbluefish wrote:

At 4/28/08 02:29 AM, scruffydog90 wrote: No way am I ever going to play Runescape again >:[
You wouldn't want to know why.....

It's ok if runescape touched you inappropriately, it's not your fault

but it really is

it did?! wasn't aware that Runescape was into that sort of thing...

never once, here or for real, have i ever said that knowledge is useless. some is however, like the example you used "the sky is blue". does it really matter what color it is? and that's not even true all the time, sometimes its grey, or pink, or black, or white. but does it matter? if you tell someone that the sky is up above everything else in the world, wont that be enough to give them the ability to figure out what the sky is?

so in the end, the problem with school is that they teach a little too much, after they tell the basic idea, they go into the most minute details and it really gets boring and pointless? do i really need to know the exact time of day hitler was born, or every general's name that was in every battle of WW1? or do i need to remember what scientists call rust formations in rocks? it's not school in general im against, it's just the way they are run, they way they do things. it's repetitive and boring, and if im bored with something how can i learn it?

coudnt load the song, but saw the utube vid. i liked it. good song. maybe put it on NG? i voted 4 u.

At 4/28/08 02:06 AM, NickDaPwner wrote:

At 4/27/08 07:52 PM, sammy123lol wrote: runscape is gay

i like how you gave evidence supporting your claim

doesn't it seem a little unnatural how much people hate Runescape? is WoW using subliminal messages now?

At 4/28/08 02:03 AM, ReciprocalAnalogy wrote: I can't take it anymore...

College: an institution of higher learning

Collage: a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments of an envelope.

i realize im not great at spelling.

At 4/28/08 01:44 AM, mansellscore wrote:

At 4/27/08 09:42 PM, GHOST-KILLA wrote: best reason for school.. SOCIAL SKILLS

Yeh we'd ( you) allbe friendless.

are you implying that the only place that there are other humans that it's possible to make friends with is at school?

At 4/28/08 01:43 AM, friendly-bear wrote: school is fun!

i wish i went to your school...

At 4/28/08 12:12 AM, TheSovereign wrote: Ahem!

yes, there are alot, but have you actually read what they have to say? mine is the only one that actually says anything, all of theirs are either insulting it or just discussing it.

At 4/28/08 01:35 AM, nitroexsplosion wrote: without shcool there wouldent be newgrounds. simple as that. no questions.

they dont teach flash in school. or computer related things after grade school. they teach you how to type and how to use a mouse, but after that it's all up to you to learn on your own. or are you implying that Tom Fulp is secretly a teacher in disguise?

At 4/28/08 01:05 AM, Talahar wrote: EvilVulture, I will answer why you need school if you can answer these ten questions without using the internet.

1) What is Executive Order 9066?

basically, racism against the japanese. sent them off to concentration camps during WW2 (or was it WW1? does it really matter which one? war is pointless, its just mugging on an international scale)

2) Name nine countries in South-East Asia.

China, Japan, The Koreas, Thailand, The Philippines, Mongolia, Cambodia, Indonesia. thats all i can think of right now

3) What is the significance of Pax Britannica?

im probably wrong, but i think it's some sort of british peace treaty

4) Why is the Falklands War important to Margaret Thatcher?

i have no idea. would it help me in any way if i did?

5) Who is George Wallace?

a politician. he once ran for president. i think. or did you mean the comedian.

6) What is the Great Society?

hmmm.... dunno.

7) What is a firestorm?

finally, some science. a firestorm is when a fire (usually a forest fire) gets so big that the rising heat makes wind currents that causes it to spread more rapidly and makes it pretty hard to put out.

8) Explain a little bit on what Paul Farmer have done.

read about him in a national geographic i think. gives medical help to people in 3rd world countries i think.

9) What are the 13 Zodiac Constellations?

i thought there were only 12... i really dont care about horoscopes and astrology.

10) Why is the fossil Lucy important to Anthropology?

now that one i remember. she was an astrolopithicus skeleton. the scientist that discovered her was listening to the song Lucy In The Skt With Diamonds at the time, and that's how she was named. that's by the beatles by the way.

At 4/28/08 12:49 AM, ReciprocalAnalogy wrote:

At 4/28/08 12:40 AM, EvilVulture wrote: i can honestly say ive never felt that way about anything i ever "learned" at school.

This is the preceding attitude to a simple law of social dynamics caused countercontrol. People are less likely to cooperate when action is coerced.

Watching the discovery channel is voluntary, an extension of freedom, and thus intrinsically carries positive personal associations - increasing the likelihood to enjoy, listen, and involve yourself in what's being presented.

Ofcourse, at school. There are additional factors such as the attitudes of the teachers and of the students. But don't think that only goes one direction either. A caring class can make a very good teacher.

actually, you are completely right. now that i think about it i did once have a very good teacher. ive been to so many different schools and had so many teachers that id forgotten, but he was the only good teacher i ever had. he actually liked the subject he taught, he was my science teacher in 6th grade, it was a horrible school, worse than most, it was surprising that he would be there of all places, but he actually liked his subject and he even had a huge collection of national geographics. he gave a shit about his students questions, and never avoided them. i actually learned from him. if it wasnt for him i would probably never heard of national geographic, let alone read them. i now have hundreds of them, ive read all of them and learned things they would never have taught in school. so in an indirect way, he taught me a hell of alot.

At 4/28/08 12:34 AM, CheeseManBlue wrote: uh, this is dumb. school is a huge part of life and is important in the process of and maturing into, in your case, a seventh grader, and there are millions of underpriveleged kids who would kill you to get an education. you take this shit for granted. if no one went to school, we would practically all be hunter/gatherers. you are dumb, please hang yourself with your mouse cord.

actually, im half way through high school. middle school was actually the only part of school i liked. i didnt learn much there either, but at least the teachers there were humans. the high school teachers are ass holes.

At 4/27/08 11:23 PM, Dr-Worm wrote: Your attitude about the whole education thing is just very wrong. I actually do think that there's a lot of useless shit in the high school education system, and that it needs a massive overhaul, but the problem isn't with the education itself, it's in the way in which it's taught. I think that after a certain point, most kids have learned the skills that are necessary to be functional members of society, and that point, they should be able to learn about what they're interested in and largely avoid what they aren't. And yes, most people call this magical concept "college," but I think it could work in high school as well, with some tweaking.

The school system is full of blatant hypocrisy. We are encouraged only to take difficult courses (AP's and such) if they concern topics that truly interest us, yet we have a college application process that demands that we take as many of those courses as possible, like it or not. I've always found something kind of wrong with that. I haven't found something wrong with learning about literature and history and geometry and such.

Also, while your assessment of the Pledge is ridiculously one-sided, under-informed, under-developed, and overblown, I do agree that there is something about it that is unsettlingly propaganda-tastic. I don't know what kind of hick school you go to, though, because I stopped doing the Pledge every morning in 3rd or 4th grade (not to mention the fact that our electives are free).

exactly what im saying. finally someone who understands (i admit, i didn't write it out as well as i could have)
i love to learn things, i defiantly believe that knowledge is power, but how can one learn if it's all about memory and nothing more? i believe that to learn, one must be interested. and school is as dull as a... um... well, there really isn't anything quite that dull. the teachers hate their jobs, and it shows. it rubs off on everyone else, no one wants to be there, not teachers or students.
i read national geographic and watch science documentaries all the time. on my own time. i learn alot from them. there is a difference between learning and remembering. remembering is something that you do in school to get a good grade that is soon forgotten. learning is to know, something that almost becomes an instinct or a feeling. i can honestly say ive never felt that way about anything i ever "learned" at school.

knowledge is power, school is useless

At 4/27/08 11:50 PM, GodsSentWarrior wrote: You play runscape.
Your opinion is invalid.

wow dude... u seriously would judge me because i play a certain game? if you would judge me on a trivial matter such as that, then your opinion is invalid.

At 4/27/08 10:04 PM, liljim wrote:

At 4/27/08 09:04 PM, EvilVulture wrote: Math - on it's own

English

I stopped reading at that point. I'm wondering how long it'll take before there's some sort of blame placed on typographical error(s).

And no, I'm not really a grammar fanatic, or spelling for that matter, but when people start picking apart what they're supposed to be learning....

if you had read all i had to say, you would have realized what i was actually talking about. what happens in English class all the time is that the teacher asks one's opinion of a piece of literature, the says that the opinion is wrong. English, or literature as i would prefer it be called, is one of my best subjects (science is second if it's physics or biology, but i haven't had one of them in years) if i have alot of time i can write some good stuff, but i prefer not to use proper grammar. it makes it seem too formal.

also i believe that it's impossible to write anything without being at least somewhat biased. everyone has a point of view on things, is it ever possible to be truly neutral on a serious matter? and with that, history books are often filled with lies created over the years as the truth warped itself to the writer's views, and in the end who really knows what happened?

i question everything, and im hated for it by my teachers. if i ask them a question that really makes them think, instead of trying to answer it they simply get pissed off and act as if i had asked an offensive personal question. they constantly harass me, but i refuse to give in. i question everything because i want to learn things, and to know things. and i realized one thing that no one else here seems to. there is a huge difference between school and education.

At 4/27/08 10:59 PM, arcansi wrote: I played it up until they disabled unbalanced trade. That completely ruined travel with buddies. So, once they all quit, i came along with them.

well, i made a new trade formula that actually became quite famous in the Runescape forums that would have fixed the trade. i just made this thread to ask why some people actually seem to have an unnatural hatred for it. some people actually hate people just for playing it. that's like if some people that didnt like coffee hated people that did just for drinking coffee. makes no sense.