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At 9/26/14 09:29 PM, WahyaRanger wrote: I want to die at 26 of a heart attack from obesity.

Or if I lose more weight, 27 of Lou Gerhig's Disease.

It's hereditary.

Suggestions?

Xanax? Exercise? Both? I don't know.

Only you know your best options.

At 9/26/14 10:07 PM, ExtraLife wrote:

At 9/26/14 06:02 PM, Seasons wrote: "Without application, knowledge is useless."

You have my attention.

If a piece of knowledge is not immediately applicable (i.e. practical), should it then be considered worthless?

No way jose, think about imaginary numbers (50 A.D.) and their eventual application of radio wave transmission in the early 20th century.

somewhat relevant link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Gw54AWzmsU

Good example. But what if you somehow knew that a certain piece of knowledge would never become practical, even years later, such as in this case? Are you saying that all knowledge is worthwhile because there is a chance that somewhere down the road it will become practical?

God I'm drunk.

At 9/26/14 03:16 PM, SentForMe wrote: I was taking a class a few years ago and the professor asked us to define what we thought terrorism was.

Wow. Definitely was not expecting this to be the first sentence in this topic.

So, what do you think makes for a good forum poster?

Who gives a fuck about the poster? It's about the posts, man. If somebody makes a new topic about an interesting subject or idea or whatever the fuck, then that's what people will gravitate toward, not necessarily the poster themselves.

At 9/26/14 09:34 PM, T3XT wrote: Title says all.

For me it'd be Riot Fest 2013 in Chicago, I can't pick an act. Maybe Public Enemy.

Blue Oyster Cult at Ribfest 2014 was also great, especially since Foghat and George Thorogood were part of the lineup.

BOC sounds sweet. Had to chance to see them around 2008 but missed it for some reason.

One of the best times of my life was seeing Refused on their reunion tour. Unbelievable.

At 9/26/14 08:51 PM, NGPulp wrote: Well, philosophies have some application.
You can use it to dictate how you live your life and how you do things.

use what you've learned from reading lots of books and other pieces, to write your own piece.

You're awesome and I love you. Good work.

At 9/26/14 08:42 PM, NGPulp wrote: Well, if you don't apply the knowledge you've gained, what value is it of to you?
Inapplicable knowledge is utterly useless-- although fun to think about at times.

We gain knowledge through our past experiences. If we don't apply them, what use'll it be?

A fair response.

So then what do we stand to gain by learning, say, the ideas of Plato or Aristotle? Or by studying literature? Is this knowledge technically "inapplicable?"

I'm only asking because I'm drunk and why not. I don't have any ulterior motive here, just curious.

At 9/24/14 10:31 PM, SithCorduroy wrote: This show is so unbelievably hit or miss now. I can remember a time when nearly every episode was golden. Now it seems like most episodes are only okay at best.

"Unbelievably hit or miss," is a bit of an overstatement. The show is in its eighteen(?) season after all. I still watch it because I've been a fan ever since I was ten and I don't want to get old and life sucks so I desperately latch onto every last source of nostalgia, but I don't think it's doing too bad considering how long it's been around.

Yeah.

At 9/26/14 06:12 PM, Phobotech wrote: You might think watching anime and listening to bullshit is a waste of time until you have to deal with a client that you're trying to find common-ground with...and they're trying to instruct to do something thats comparable to something in their frame of reference and WOAH! They watched what YOU watched! They listened to what YOU listened to! Socially, you're hitting it off.

Honestly when I first read this, I brushed it off... rereading it now, I agree. I like this perspective, that all knowledge and its related experiences can be made worthwhile by leading you to connect with another human being. Seriously brilliant response.

Obviously an American will answer them differently than somebody living in China. In fact, even an Asian American may answer differently than an African American. Age, sex, race, nationality, religion -- I think there are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to how a person may define intelligence.

Or they'll do what a reasonably intelligent person would do; know that they don't know all of the answers, and RESEARCH to get an accurate result, like I just did with the dictionary. Now you have people from all backgrounds that can come to a universal consensus.

I agree with what you're saying. I think I was just trying to make a point on how culture can influence our perception of intelligence on a social level. People in America may view intelligent people as those who achieve academically and professionally. Surely this isn't a universal view. Within the contexts of other cultures, certain traits such as honesty or sociability could play a higher role in 'determining' intelligence.

Yes, I realize this is Newgrounds. Yes, I'm drunk.

Yes it is. Yes you are.

Yes.

At 9/26/14 08:04 PM, mrexcellent2190 wrote:

At 9/26/14 08:03 PM, Piggler wrote: Worth what?

The time?

The money?

The education?

The experience itself?

all of those just give you opinion on any or all of what you just listed

I graduated high school in 2008. I've been through community college, university, and now graduate school. It's hard work and costs a lot of money. Paying for most of it myself, I'm in plenty of debt from student loans, and the career that I'm aiming toward is very far from financially rewarding. Nevertheless, it's want to do, and the only reason I'm going to be capable of doing it is because I went to college.

It's going to take a while for me to repay my loans, but I'm not looking to live the high life. I don't mind living in this shitty apartment because it allows me to make bigger payments. Soon enough I'll be debt free and enjoying a job that I love.

At 9/26/14 02:59 AM, TheGlockGroup wrote: Even McDonald's ... pays 9$+ an hour starting off.

Is that really a corporate policy, that all McDonald's franchises pay their workers a minimum of $9 an hour?

probably not enough to live decently on (once you account for taxes, car insurance, health insurance, etc), but don't act like you're in abject poverty.

I get the feeling you don't pay your own bills.

"Without application, knowledge is useless."

Any thoughts on this quote? What is the point of knowledge, in your opinion? If a piece of knowledge is not immediately applicable (i.e. practical), should it then be considered worthless? What's your definition of intelligence?

I think that the answers to these questions ultimately vary depending on cultural contexts. Obviously an American will answer them differently than somebody living in China. In fact, even an Asian American may answer differently than an African American. Age, sex, race, nationality, religion -- I think there are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to how a person may define intelligence.

Yes, I realize this is Newgrounds. Yes, I'm drunk.

At 9/25/14 12:19 AM, xXSp1cyN1njaXx wrote: girls with short hair and girls with tattoos

This is pretty much what I'm into as well.

At 9/25/14 12:26 AM, Sensationalism wrote: I like how girls have vaginas.

Weirdo.

At 9/25/14 12:39 AM, Piper wrote: Intelligence

Damn, that's pretty specific. Must be tough.

At 9/25/14 12:57 AM, SubliminalVirus wrote: ps....clowns

So unexpected

At 9/25/14 02:27 PM, Radaketor wrote: Girl's feet, girls in socks/stockings/pantyhose/long socks, girl's who're a bit chubby, girls in cute dresses and short girls.

i seem to get a new fetish quite often

Chubby short girls in dresses. Hm.

At 9/24/14 12:57 PM, SubliminalVirus wrote: Happy Birthday, big boy!

God damn that's scary. Fucking Pennywise, man...

Happy berfday Ama.

At 9/24/14 08:13 PM, Wadezilla wrote: I went to a party and took 8mg of Xanax

Holy fuck. That's a lot of Xanax my friend, especially if you're drinking on top of it. Careful with that shit. You're lucky all that happened is you took off your pants.

At 9/23/14 07:16 PM, Raab wrote: Does anyone else think that the OP never actually attended college due to his horrible spelling, grammar, and punctuation?

Yeah it's pretty obvious.

At 9/23/14 06:45 PM, yurgenburgen wrote: I believed that my teachers were worth listening to

You fucked up, bro.

But seriously, I learned to pick and choose which professors were worth learning from.

At 9/24/14 07:23 PM, Natick wrote: you're fixin' to send me down nostalgia lane...

Good! Everybody should remind themselves of that man's genius from time to time.

Have you ever watched the full/unedited version of his Comedy Central Presents special? He kind of bombs during the first part (i.e. the part that made it to television) but once the crowd warms up to him he sticks around and does another fifteen minutes. It's fucking hilarious, mainly because you can tell nobody in the crowd knew who he was, which is why they were so dumbfounded.

Here is the link. Now head on down nostalgia lane.

Read some Kropoktin and come back to me.

Seriously, though.

At 9/24/14 06:45 PM, Natick wrote: blues brothers 2000

Beat me to it. The fact that movie exists is truly depressing.

At 9/24/14 05:37 PM, Slint wrote: My ears, mostly.

At 9/24/14 06:39 PM, vannila-guerilla wrote: My ears.

There's no other part of my body that takes sounds in that way.

There's a Mitch Hedberg joke here somewhere...

At 9/22/14 02:48 PM, Jay wrote: Woah, girls actually hit on you guys?

This is a pretty fair reaction.

On an unrelated note, I still listen to your song "One Day" once every blue moon. I remember you posting it the chat before it right around the you'd uploaded it. Been digging it ever since. So just thought I'd let you know that. <3

At 9/22/14 01:54 AM, Ama wrote: It was only funny when non-shit people like koopahermit and Sevkat did it.
You're not cool enough to be funny while posting it, pleb.

So elitist of you Ama. Give the kid a break.

At 9/22/14 04:00 AM, Halberd wrote: I have female phobia I don't even talk to them

That's a good idea. Wait until you're in your twenties so you can have a bunch of awkward encounters like the one I described.

At 9/21/14 02:44 AM, CiviLies wrote: I tried asking a girl for her number and she flat-out said, "You mean as friends?"

God I hate that. I once took a girl out to dinner only to find out later that she just wanted to be friends. I said she should pay me back for half of the dinner bill, and she laughed. I wasn't joking.

At 9/20/14 11:55 PM, Boomstick wrote: You could try drinking, that helps wonders. That is until you run out of money and liquor.

Oh I'm aware. I have yet to run out of either, so I'm still enjoying myself.

At 9/21/14 05:40 AM, Ama wrote:

At 9/21/14 04:35 AM, ComicD wrote: Haha, you were expecting us to make you feel better.
Think again, fucker.
<3

Stop.

You started it, Ama. Don't get mad at him. He just wants to be cool like you. <3

At 9/21/14 10:16 AM, SCTE3 wrote:

At 9/21/14 10:03 AM, NGPulp wrote:

At 9/20/14 11:44 PM, SCTE3 wrote: forcing religious bullshit down my throat about how it was "her mission to make me happy as a male."

That must've been real shitty, man.

Pun intended? The fact she kept trying to get in contact with me after I told her to fuck off is pretty sad.

Wow. Yeah, that is pretty sad.

At 9/21/14 12:07 PM, Ama wrote: How do get girlfriend, guise?

You're on the right track.

At 9/20/14 09:21 PM, AtlasTheGaurdian wrote: The internet: not here to make you feel better.

I'm pretty sure the internet was served for that exact purpose! You guys just aren't contributing, is all. :(

At 9/20/14 09:01 PM, BrenTheMan wrote:

At 9/20/14 04:26 PM, Seasons wrote: Sup losers.

TL;DR bro.

Fair enough!

At 9/20/14 09:34 PM, yurgenburgen wrote: unfortunately I was unemployed at the time and could not afford it
a few days later it was gone

That's really sad. Sorry for your missed chance.

At 9/20/14 07:31 PM, NeonSpider wrote: You know, you could probably play this up to get girls who are even hotter than this recent girl, if you play your cards right.

I'm clearly not quite capable of playing my cards right, but I get your point.

At 9/20/14 07:45 PM, Lorkas wrote: What I've learned is this - nobody owes you anything. Don't be afraid to let go.

This isn't true. Men own women, bottom line. (/joke)

At 9/20/14 07:59 PM, Piper wrote: Here were the romantic cues that night that I did not pick up on.

This kind of gave me a boner, to be honest. But seriously, thanks for being the one person to share a similar story.

sigh

Sighs indeed.

At 9/20/14 08:14 PM, NGPulp wrote: Well, this has been quite the humorous thread.

It's what I aim for!

At 9/20/14 08:10 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: I rather not let this one drag so, alright.

Care for a handshake?

Awesome! Glad we resolved this amicably.

*shakes hand*

At 9/20/14 07:23 PM, Paladilean wrote:

At 9/20/14 02:34 AM, NGPulp wrote: Anyway, my icon is Rick, from "Rick and Morty".

I watched that show once, and I have to admit, a few parts of it were rather hard to watch.. in that they were just so SHOCKING.. even for a cartoon..

Really? I'm a decent fan of the show, but can't recall a single episode or scene that was disturbing. Except for maybe the episode where they have to dig their own graves and bury an alternate version of themselves... though I found that to be more humorous than anything.

At 9/20/14 07:27 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: Still doesn't excuse the nonsense you posted earlier bud and I'm not going to let that one off that easily beign that it's still essentially a 1+ post.

I'm sorry I made a post with little to no thought put into it, and I'm sorry for my hackneyed comment about AOL as a company. Friends?

At 9/20/14 06:50 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote:

Or maybe you're just overreacting and need to chill out.

Actually, it's more of a fact that you're being a dick for the hell of it.

Yeah. That's what makes everything you've said up to this point a pretty big overreaction. You know what I mean?

At 9/20/14 06:42 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: (a bunch of words and stuff)

Or maybe you're just overreacting and need to chill out.

At 9/20/14 05:55 PM, Magical-Zorse wrote:

At 9/20/14 04:47 PM, UVSoaked wrote: Newgrounds is 90% full of Fonzies.

No, there's only a small percentage of fonzies here and we're an elite bunch.

Just a heads up, you fonzies have a rough future ahead of you!

At 9/20/14 05:53 PM, Magical-Zorse wrote: rolling rock.

Hell yeah. +5 respect

At 9/20/14 05:36 PM, Cosmic wrote:

At 9/20/14 04:30 PM, Ama wrote:

At 9/20/14 04:27 PM, Seasons wrote:

At 9/20/14 04:15 PM, Ama wrote: Sucks that being a chat mod (lol) didn't land you a girlfriend, Knights.

I'm still single, but I have a dick.

No, I'm not going to suck it, stop PM'ing me about it.

You put so much effort into trying to make a mark on this dying forum. It's just kinda sad, man.

Somewhere, somebody just farted in a car. It's a breath of fresh air, supposedly.