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I'd ask him if he needs any help. I'm a good friend.

I've never even been on Newgrounds. It looks like a really terrible website, and its forum users seem incredibly dumb. Why would anybody waste their time with that place?

At 12/25/14 09:46 AM, creepyboy wrote: Fringe: Like Agents, it started as an average "case of the week" type of show but then the show became more serialized and focused on the mythology and it gets pretty good.

You know, I only made it through the first few episodes because I was disappointed by the "case of the week" set up. I'll have to give the show a second try now because I did like the characters somewhat, aside from the main blonde woman.

Why, Christmas day!

At 12/25/14 06:47 PM, killerjeff wrote: I have no interest in further replying the local rift raft that has little to no grasp on this situation that is at hand here at this very particular moment.

I guess that was kind of funny. Well done. A for effort!

At 12/25/14 06:26 PM, killerjeff wrote: Holy fuck.
Does it even matter which side the currency symbol is on? Why does every pseudo-intellectual think that making simple things convoluted makes them come off as profound?

I would argue that you're taking this too seriously, and that your attempt to interpret this as something profound makes you the pseudo intellectual.

Merry Christmas everyone!

At 12/25/14 01:21 AM, Sekhem wrote: ask them to write about how existential philosophy is boring as dogshit

as a bonus, they can also insult all russian writers

I like the spirit of what you're saying! How about something like posing the question, "When does philosophizing on the origins and meaning of our existence become futile or boring?"

Also, I make fun of German writers all the time in front of my class, so I don't see a problem with branching out toward Russian authors... I was never a fan of Dostoyevsky anyway.

At 12/25/14 01:55 AM, Sensationalism wrote: What's your subject?

English, silly! I said this in my original post!

At 12/25/14 02:03 AM, 24901miles wrote: Dude I am totally gonna answer this question like tomorrow
When is the deadline

There's no deadline, son! This is an optional assignment, and it's merely for extra credit.

At 12/25/14 02:15 AM, Kwing wrote: A group of nine very powerful and politically connected people are having dinner together, over which they will decide the future of the developed world.

I don't think very many of my students will be able to identify the nine D&D alignments, but I like the idea behind this. If you could find a way to get around that little caveat, then I'd love to use the dinner party idea as a creative writing prompt! Good stuff.

At 12/25/14 02:16 AM, Makakaov wrote: Tell your students to answer if when someone becomes an extraordinary outlaw and antagonist of the society, should he be disrespected for so, excluding whole issue of punishing that someone because of law.

With a bit of tweaking, I think I could use this! Thanks.

At 12/25/14 04:11 AM, NGPulp wrote:

At 12/25/14 01:17 AM, Seasons wrote: (I'm an English teacher if you can believe that)

You're an English teacher?

What level?

10th grade and creative writing, which consists of 10th through 12th.

At 12/25/14 01:21 AM, leasheddemon wrote: For anyone who has listened to it i so think Jay did it.

Jay? Really?

I think it was Mrs. Peacock. She did it in the lounge with a candlestick. All evidence says so.

At 12/24/14 02:29 PM, Makakaov wrote: What kind of ship is that?

Who is the captain of the ship?

Who is rest of the crew?

Where is the ship heading?

It is an ancient Mariner,
And he stoppeth one of three.
By thy long grey beard and glittering eye
Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?

Seasons' Greetings!

What the fuck does that expression even mean? The Winter is greeting us?

Alright so here's the deal: I've had five Wild Blues and am getting too drunk to write anything productive. I'm trying to come up with a month's worth of writing prompts to use for my classes (I'm an English teacher if you can believe that). My brain is starting to hurt though, and I've got no more ideas. So instead of asking my boring coworkers for help or using some bullshit teacher's textbook, I've decided to turn to you morons for help.

If you're up for it, recommend me some original writing prompts to use. They will be used in a high school setting, so unless you want me not picking your idea, I suggest that you come up with something viable. If you follow any of the usual types of threads I make, you know that I usually like to toy around with existential shit such as the value of life. These are the types of things I force my students to mull over, just as a reference point. You, however, can come up with anything you'd like!

If I happen to like your idea, then I'll let you know that I plan to use it in my class, and I'll then keep you updated in regard to the type of writing it yielded from my students. Due to FERPA, I obviously won't be able to reveal anything too... revealing. So just be satisfied by the fact that you're helping me force students to write, or something.

In before everyone calls me a shitty teacher.

At 12/25/14 12:48 AM, Chocomilk wrote: Then I thought, it doesn't have to be that way. Why don't we all wear santa hats as regular outdoor hats during christmastime?

Just do it, then. You don't need our permission. Wear one in the fucking Spring if you'd like. Be that guy.

Chattering bones are
Dancing under clear blue skies.
Where is your God now?

At 12/24/14 09:49 PM, Bit wrote:

At 12/24/14 07:29 PM, Natick wrote: their rating system was nonsense anyway

This.

If you actually want to know how good a movie is, check RottenTomatoes.

Or just watch it for yourself.

At 12/24/14 11:50 PM, DM692 wrote: I certainly won't say the first season of Bob's Burgers was bad, but when you compare it to the seasons following you can see the weaker animation, cheap jokes, and character (as opposed to plot) based humour pretty clearly.

I think this is a fair statement, especially when you consider the pilot.

Though I do wish they'd kept Daniel instead of incorporating Tina.

Pilot.

At 12/24/14 10:18 PM, TheGamechanger wrote: Seriously, you'd have to have a twisted mind to display this on Christmas.

Putting anything in your yard indicates some sort of mental disorder, in my opinion.

I don't understand how religious people get offended by shit like this. If you really have faith in whatever it is that those people believe, then surely the actions of others wouldn't be able to diminish that? Or maybe religious people are incredibly nervous and afraid on the inside, and they need something to cling onto for comfort.

At 12/24/14 10:25 AM, IoTheEternal wrote: This would explain a LOT of things.. behaviours, etc..

I'd bang the chick on the left. Who is she, and is her virus deadly?

Greetings Anime club members.

I'm here to ask for some recommendations from you guys. I'm quite far from being a fan of anime; my interest in it peaked rather quickly as a teen, and didn't extend very far from whatever I'd find on television.

Having said that, I'm looking for something new to watch. Preferably, I'd like something that I can access online and don't have to buy. Honestly though, I'll take any recommendations you may have into consideration. So if there's anything you'd recommend a newbie like me, I'd greatly appreciate it.

The only anime I've really been able to continue enjoying into adulthood is Cowboy Be Bop. I fucking love that shit. Also, I always liked Yu Yu Hakusho -- I just recently finished up rewatching the series online. I can name a dozen other shows, but I've never actually sat down to watch any of them. Instead, I'll leave it up to you guys to recommend me something great.

Thanks and happy holidays.

At 12/24/14 04:06 PM, ZE13 wrote:

At 12/24/14 04:05 PM, klompors wrote:
if you're gonna spend your gift card on that, atleast give it to me. ill put it to better use.

screenwriting is important to me

Just download a cracked version of Final Draft, bro. Don't waste money on that shit.

Just kidding. Pirating is bad, and I don't condone it.

Always Sunny wasn't all that great in the beginning, but got better with time if you ask me. Now a days, it's starting to lose my interest, but for the most part it's a pretty good show.

At 12/24/14 11:04 PM, Sekhem wrote: arrow

Is this show actually decent, or is this some kind of joke?

That was fun. Stupid, but fun. I especially enjoyed the music.

At 12/24/14 10:38 PM, Sekhem wrote: this is depression

go see a doctor and get laid

stop posting long rants that won't solve anything

All of this is great advice.

Also, if you're in an artistic slump, try reading a good book or listening to some new music. Do something that fuels your creativity instead of dwelling on the fact that you've got not motivation at the moment.

It seems like maybe you're trying to do too much at once - are you a cartoonist, writer, musician or actress? Pick an artform and play around with it for a while. I don't know what other kind of advice to give you because you mostly just talked about how you're in a slump and feeling down, etc etc

At 12/24/14 07:20 PM, Monster-64 wrote: Anything in the ocean.

I'm getting to this point. It started with a general dislike toward shellfish, but now I'm beginning to hate most seafood.

Seriously though, crab and lobster is fucking disgusting. Insects of the sea they are.

At 12/24/14 05:33 PM, Zachary wrote: I am just going to back out of this discussion completely. Clearly people are emotional and I do not want to spend my Christmas debating things and reading complete speculation.

This is quite possibly the smartest thing I've read all day.

At 12/24/14 05:05 PM, vixuzar wrote: no i don`t consider them cool i consider them a bunch of failures with a horrible life being respected because they came from the bad side of the city and let`s not forget the ugly looks and bad teath . i don`t respect them by the way .

Well now you just sound a little bitter. You be yourself, and let them do the same. No need for the hatred, unless you're somehow jealous of not fitting into their clique or whatever. If someone is a dick toward you, then that's one thing; but to automatically hate someone because they're different than you is counterproductive.

i just think of it like this . i am who i am and i`ll never change for anyone that i don`t like . so to me - everything i do is cool enough and seriously some people really need to get real a little bit because if they can`t call themselves cool enough then how are they supposed to be succesful in life ?

Right on.

At 12/24/14 04:58 PM, vixuzar wrote:

At 12/24/14 04:57 PM, Seasons wrote: Sounds like you have self esteem issues, dude.

naaah i don`t . but seriously why would you even say that ?

You just made a thread exemplifying it. Man up and quit considering other kids as being cooler than you. That's the genuinely cool thing to do, and it'll likely make middle or high school or whatever you're in a lot easier for you.

The saddest thing in the world to me is seeing kids deliberately push themselves into this "not cool enough" mindset. I saw it when I was in school, and I see it now as a teacher.

At 12/24/14 04:51 PM, Wegra wrote:

At 12/24/14 04:49 PM, Cordyceps wrote: that doesn't even rhyme try again

Who said it has to?

Ayn Rand.

Sounds like you have self esteem issues, dude.

At 12/24/14 04:42 PM, WahyaRanger wrote:

At 12/24/14 04:38 PM, Seasons wrote: Well, somebody has a crush or two!

Or they both are in relationships and they're just both very nice ladies that I consider friends.

Yeah. Or that.

At 12/24/14 10:03 AM, WahyaRanger wrote:

At 12/24/14 09:50 AM, Teddiikun wrote: You mean get busted for drunken disorderly?

Please. I don't need to be drunk to get arrested for disorderly conduct.

Yeah but if you want to add the extra charge of drunk in public, then you're going to have to be drunk.

Go chug a bunch of vodka and walk around town smashing mailboxes. Trust me, everyone will love it.

At 12/24/14 04:37 PM, klompors wrote: I would never say that since i'm an active rap and hiphop music listener

sorry for the confusement

Not a problem. Thanks for the clarification; I can rest easy now.