A sound and fury that signifies nothing Comments - Brought to you by JoeUserhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/rss/comments© 2006 - 2008 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.Dull thoughts on a shiny, shiny world.en-us2008-07-05T18:02:392008-07-05T18:02:39http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.htmlStardock Rss Generator v1.0, Andrew Powellinfo@stardock.comapowell@stardock.comdynamasohttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/312872
And in my new (return to the olden days) job as a PS pleb, their bloody recordkeeping standards are getting in the way of my bludging on the government dime.

Heck, not only does the PS expect you to work these days, they also expect you to be accountable for the work you do and to maintain standards.  What is the world coming to?

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/312872http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/312872Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40dynamaso on The past is a different countryDr Guyhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/312872
But since that part of history is often not recorded or remembered, it is only my assumption. For in the end, all we really have to go on is what was recorded, and I agree it does appear to be closer to your belief than mine.]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/312872http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/312872Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40Dr Guy on The past is a different countrydynamasohttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/312872I have always had an aversion to history because it is filled with the past, dammit all.  Now if there had been a subject called Future History, I am sure I would have enjoyed it.

I've always wondered the point of the National Archive.  Seems like a big waste of space.

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/312872http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/312872Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40dynamaso on The past is a different countrydynamasohttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Oh, fuck, well dangle me above the pit, let the shit run into my mouth but you won't stop me, I tells ya, you won't...

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40dynamaso on Poetry is loathsomedynamasohttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841I saw it advertised and didn't take to it because of the name.  But I will have to wait and catch it on DVD.  It sounds interesting...

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40dynamaso on Bianca deserves an Oscar for best actresslittle-whiphttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954 

Mebbe I'll pollute your anti-poetry thread with one of my own later this morning, but only if you promise to critique it just as harshly!]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40little-whip on Poetry is loathsomelittle-whiphttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954 ]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40little-whip on Poetry is loathsomeSanChoninohttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954By dying, of course.

Well, thanks for ruining the fun guessing game of why Larkin was telling everyone to commit suicide. ]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40SanChonino on Poetry is loathsomelittle-whiphttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954The question lies in (and the question you should be asking yourself, erathoniel) - how does one 'get out as early as (one) can'?

By dying, of course. Preferably before multiplying.   ]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40little-whip on Poetry is loathsomeScottehhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40Scotteh on Poetry is loathsomeSanChoninohttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954This Be The Verse (by Philip Larkin)

Larkin was one of a kind.

The question lies in (and the question you should be asking yourself, erathoniel) - how does one 'get out as early as (one) can'?

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40SanChonino on Poetry is loathsomelittle-whiphttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954I'll share my all time favorite here, just to piss you off, cacto.  (and no, it's not one of my own.)

This Be The Verse (by Philip Larkin)

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
  They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
  And add some extra, just for you.

But they were fucked up in their turn
  By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
  And half at one another's throats.

Man hands on misery to man.
  It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
  And don't have any kids yourself.

(dedicated to erathoniel)

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It was GREAT.

Everyone else should see it, too.]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40SanChonino on Bianca deserves an Oscar for best actresslittle-whiphttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954 ]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40little-whip on Poetry is loathsomeBuddah Moskowitzhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954
- Moskowitz the Self-Taught]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40Buddah Moskowitz on Poetry is loathsomeASaxyGirlhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954
I'll stop! I'll stop! Hold your tomato fire!

Execution is too good for them. Dangle them over the spike pit, with their only means of escape being to eat their own words, with the words made out of colourfully poisonous diuretics so that as they die in agony they're wracked with brutal spasms from the pain they inflict on decent, right-thinking individuals.
Then by a miracle of Science bring them back from the brink, nurse them to health and do it all over again.


Cacto, remind me to NEVER piss you off. /shudder]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40ASaxyGirl on Poetry is loathsomeTexas Wahinehttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40Texas Wahine on Poetry is loathsomeRoyLevoshhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40RoyLevosh on Poetry is loathsomeZoologist03http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954What is it about the late teens and early twenties that makes people write such shit?

I don't know...I tend to think my shit's fairly passable. Unless I've been sucking this whole time...

I do, however, find that the certain blogger flinging words about with such random idiocy is offending my poetic soul. It's actually painful to read...gah!

A poem should flow, engage, touch one's very soul
And yet we have to see a bunch of shit slung by a random troll?

~Zoo
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SanChonino
comment 3


And have you ever noticed that it's usually high-school and college-aged kids that see fit to inflict such poetic abortions upon the general populace? What is it about the late teens and early twenties that makes people write such shit?

Angst, baby!  Pure angst.  I was just going through some papers I kept from years ago.  I guess culling stuff I would like to keep scrapbooking style and I found some old poetry.  Full of angst! Oh, the woe!

I cringed and started laughing my ass off.  If you hold on to it, that kind of stuff can be really embarassingly funny.  And, no.  I won't be posting that.  Some humiliations are better enjoyed in private.

Slam bad, angsty poetry if you must, but Dr. Seuss was fairly poetic in a fun way.

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40momijiki on Poetry is loathsomeSanChoninohttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40SanChonino on Poetry is loathsomeSanChoninohttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954
DEATH TO THE POOR POETS.

Yeah, babeh, that's right - DEATH. Guillotines come cheap these days.

¡Viva la revolución contra la poesía fea!]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310954Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40SanChonino on Poetry is loathsomeRoyLevoshhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841  ~digs around~ I think I did a little something on this subject a while back. Oh! Here it is: WWW Link]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40RoyLevosh on Bianca deserves an Oscar for best actressDr Guyhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841Yeah, I probably should have pointed that out. And that it was a family movie - the only references to genitalia were so tame I don't think any kid over the age of 10 or so would have been shocked or left in a position where they would ask difficult questions.

Considering who has won the oscar in the past, a dummy winning it would be a step up for some. ]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40Dr Guy on Bianca deserves an Oscar for best actressGene Nashhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841I have a friend who repeatedly jokes that "sex robots" would be the best invention ever.

Sure, till there's a malfunction and some servo starts tightening beyond tolerance. There are some things I'd rather not have to explain to 911.

"Yeah, Joe, we got another one. Bust out the jaws of life."



]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40Gene Nash on Bianca deserves an Oscar for best actressOckhamsRazorhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841I take it "Bianca" was the doll? 

 

Sounds interesting.  I have a friend who repeatedly jokes that "sex robots" would be the best invention ever.  I imagine that would cause quite a ruckus, though.

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/310841Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40OckhamsRazor on Bianca deserves an Oscar for best actressZoologist03http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617
~Zoo]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40Zoologist03 on Speaking to the soulKFC Kickin For Christhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617Exactly. He cares about souls, but only in that they have a use.

ok I guess I can agree with you in a roundabout way. It's putting "Satan" and "caring" in the same sentence I have trouble with. Basically tho isn't that the same as what I said earlier that Satan loves himself? Isn't it "all about me" mentality? They are useful to him?

This doesn't sound like what you said here:

If that was true why fight for the souls of mankind? No, if Satan exists then he obviously cares, if only because he wants to violate your soul personally or possess it or whatever. Just because you care about something doesn't mean you're nice to it.


I don't think he cares a whit about our souls only cares about how these souls can further his agenda against God.





]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40KFC Kickin For Christ on Speaking to the souldynamasohttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617And what was with the eyes? There must have been a discount on contact lenses on the day they filmed that movie

And on really overblown CGI effects too. It was a woeful story with a 'twist' I saw within the first 10 minutes and the acting was so hammy I thought I could smell pig poop.

Without a doubt the worst movie I've seen in a long, long time.]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40dynamaso on Speaking to the soulKFC Kickin For Christhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617Of course. Hitler had a grand vision of a powerful Germany, and he would do anything for it, no matter how depraved or despicable. He didn't care about the Jews (so far as I can tell) but he did consider their fate to be very important. Stalin was much the same - he cared so deeply about the threat of others that he slaughtered them mercilessly, because in his view he was the only one capable and deserving of ruling Russia.

so going with what you're saying here.......Satan actually really doesn't care for mankind but has a bigger picture in mind (which he does care about) and therefore went after man's souls with this purpose in mind? So, according to what you're saying Satan does care, it's just not for man's souls?

I see Hitler as a man possessed by Satan. He was but a tool in the hands of a very depraved mind.






]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40KFC Kickin For Christ on Speaking to the souldynamasohttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617
Too late. It was one of the worst Australian movies I've ever seen, and considering the field, that's saying something. I'm thankful it was just 90 minutes.

Ah, bugger...  I didn't know it was Australian, just that it was absolutely dreadful.  I thought about writing a review to warn others then realised I hated it so much I couldn't even be bothered doing a review.

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40dynamaso on Speaking to the soulKFC Kickin For Christhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617If that was true why fight for the souls of mankind?

it's not out of love but out of hate he fights.

He's a usurper.

Did you know there are at least 22 names for him in the scriptures? Here's a few.

Accuser of the Brethren
A Liar
Murderer
Belial (vile, ruthless)
The Tempter
The Wicked One
The Enemy
Dragon
Apollyon (destroyer)

No, if Satan exists then he obviously cares, if only because he wants to violate your soul personally or possess it or whatever. Just because you care about something doesn't mean you're nice to it.


so would that be how you would describe say Hitler or Stalin, or Hussein or Manson? They did what they did because in all reality they cared? Even if they weren't very nice?

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40KFC Kickin For Christ on Speaking to the soulforeverserenityhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617You know what, you bring up some excellent points and now that I've thought about it, I like Catholicism too.  I loved Constatine! In fact, I could sit and watch it four times without bliking!LOL!

I also like watching movies with a message and that makes you have that good feeling for humanity and all that stuff!  Heck, thanks for pinning it down for me!

 

Great article!

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40foreverserenity on Speaking to the soulTexas Wahinehttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617
For example, I was probably one of dozens who like the 2005 Nenanu Reaves movie, Constantine.


I liked it, but I generally like bad movies.

Just because you care about something doesn't mean you're nice to it.


Nice quote. I might have to steal it!]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40Texas Wahine on Speaking to the soulKFC Kickin For Christhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617
For a couple of hours I will willingly believe that Lucifer cares so much for humanity that he would fight for our souls with heaven itself. It's absurd. I know it on every level. But I still sit fascinated no matter how clumsily the argument is made. My soul listens to the story and wants it to be true.

I wouldn't even give that thought a few minutes....

Satan cares for no one but himself. 

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40KFC Kickin For Christ on Speaking to the soulstealthyonehttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617
Religion.... i was an atheistic writer until about a year and a half ago. I don't know what happened, but after writing a book on military intelligence and a huge book of atheistic short stories, I suddenly began to have dreams about God and other mystical events. I was very surprised to say the least. I write in a lot of voices, like on the radio show, where I played ten characters (still up as podcastes on fearlesradio.com under peace and pipedreams; i was going from this silly, x rated, cheechs and chongs tinmes ten kind of show, then going home and writing poetry in the voice of Christ, a book about him waking up in the now. It is intense. Two jehova witness churches thought I was the Christ. I write a lot of sci fi too, and sci fi writers are always getting letters about starting religions. Robert e heinlen wrote strange in a strange land and got offers for years. Anyways, I am not trying to promote myself or anything, but I have been writing a christ that is probably sacriliges to catholics. But, And I am writing this comment because of the quote abovfe.... my jesus goes into hell and absolves the fallen angels of their sins, and offers everyone in hell the ability to reincarnate into a better world, which he is ushering in. I will give you the site, but please keep in mind that it is in reverse order in the blog. I am putting a manuscript together today.... which is why I am in here .... procrastinating. I had the same editor for fifteen years, but she hated the comedy turn... Oh, well. Here is the site if you want to check out my attempt to shed some light on man's path to God

http://wakingupjesus.blogspot.com this is marked an adult site, but there is no porn or anything.]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40stealthyone on Speaking to the soulerathonielhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/305356If you're going for looks, there's no doubt Obama wins. Hillary... sorry, there's a reason Bill cheated. McCain looks to be in quadruple digits without wrinkles, so, yeah, Obama looks most presidential.

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/305356http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/305356Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40erathoniel on You just don't look presidentialdynamasohttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617I was raised under the Catholic doctrine but abandoned it when I was a young adult.  But I too still enjoy the mythology of it all, including 'Constantine' (count me in the dozen or so who enjoyed the movie).  I can also recommend 'Dogma' for a blithe and humourous take on multiple doctrines.

But I have to warn you, do not be sucked in to watching 'Gabriel'.  It was atrocious and I'll never get bac the hour and a half I wasted watching it.

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40dynamaso on Speaking to the souldynamasohttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251
You've just got to relax, love the beach and outdoor entertainments, live in a warm environment and be mildly racist and I think you'll get the Aussie vibe. Oh, and have no respect for authority figures. That's a must

Most of this applies to me, although I'm not even mildly racist and I don't like most codes of football.  Still, the rest is spot on. 

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40dynamaso on Why Cactoblasta is best suited for presidencyDr Guyhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/3096172005 Nenanu Reaves movie, Constantine

Excellent article. I agree! But my tastes run to the more exotic. I like looking at the edges of all faiths/beliefs and exploring the edges. There you will find the most intriguing things. I am Catholic, and do enjoy that mystique (and no, I dont buy into the mumbo jumbo that some attach to it) of it, but then I really get into Hinduism much more. The constant conflict of the 3 beings/Giods, and how that translates into the human experience.

But on Keanu, is that a pet name? Or do you havea bone to pick with him?]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309617Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40Dr Guy on Speaking to the soulDr Guyhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251Oh, and have no respect for authority figures.

Authority figures cured me of that malady. ]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40Dr Guy on Why Cactoblasta is best suited for presidencydynamasohttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251
We all know evil koalas have infiltrated the US. Drop-bears. What about the drop-bears, man?!?!

Well, the Simpsons had it completely wrong.  There are no such thing as evil koalas.  C'mon, don't you know the Simpsons is an invention, a fiction?  On the other hand, Drop Bears are very real and hardly ever seen.  Any pictures you might find on the internet are purely speculation as no one has ever survived coming close enough to one of these viscious marsupial carnivores to describe what they look like.  See, there are still mysteries in the world.

Here is where I admit that every Australian I've ever known (via JU or IRL or both) has been incredibly intelligent, witty, and wonderful.

I used to go to 2 other sites and the Aussies in there were the same way.

Flattery will get you everywhere. 

Hey, Maso, got a spare room?

Anytime, mate.

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40dynamaso on Why Cactoblasta is best suited for presidencydynamasohttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251
We all know evil koalas have infiltrated the US. Drop-bears. What about the drop-bears, man?!?!

Well, the Simpsons had it completely wrong.  There are no such thing as evil koalas.  C'mon, don't you know the Simpsons is an invention, a fiction? 

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40dynamaso on Why Cactoblasta is best suited for presidencyuDigItTheMosthttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251
Here is where I admit that every Australian I've ever known (via JU or IRL or both) has been incredibly intelligent, witty, and wonderful.

And not only in here. Before discovering JU I used to go to 2 other sites and the Aussies in there were the same way. If it's in the water they need to bottle it and send to the U.S.

Makes me want to visit even more. Hey, Maso, got a spare room?

]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40uDigItTheMost on Why Cactoblasta is best suited for presidencyDr Guyhttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251What about the Drop Bears?

He must be a Specist!   ]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40Dr Guy on Why Cactoblasta is best suited for presidencyTexas Wahinehttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251
So, you're from Not-America, and an awesome Aussie. But still, there's the drop bears. Google has a koala savagely eating another animal. I do believe this is something that needs to be openly addressed.

We've all watched The Simpsons. We all know evil koalas have infiltrated the US. Drop-bears. What about the drop-bears, man?!?! ]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40Texas Wahine on Why Cactoblasta is best suited for presidencyTexas Wahinehttp://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309050
The closest I came to another language was when my grandfather was a substitute teacher for our Spanish class. He actually made us write a paper in Spanish. The horror! haha.

I loathe the whole "Webster's Defines *insert word here* as..." speech thing. And in my experience, it's the opening for hundreds of religious sermons/funerals.

I do not have a large vocabulary. When I was younger I actually had a large vocabulary for my age, but now everyone else has caught up or surpassed me, and I am stuck using dull words over and over again.

I try to only use words I know the meaning for, although every so often I get the inkling of a word I think would be really great if only I were certain of the meaning, and I have to look it up.
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as most Americans couldn't find Australia on a map, let alone understand the nightmare that is the falling terror. 

Their ignorance shall be their shield against the darkness.

But isn't darkness exactly what a Drop Bear requires to launch an attack?  Oh, wait a minute, have I just revealed a secret defence strategy.  Okay, I'll shut up now.

Tex,

Sorry, can't say any more about you know what *wink* 

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I'm guessing you mean 'not quite understanding' here.

You guessed right.  There is a perfect example of how one tiny, three-lettered word can change the whole tone of a sentence. 

The real shame of the English-speaking world is that so many of its people are monolingual.  Unless you've tried to be yourself in another language it's really hard to accept that a different translation can be valid.

Having lived in a country for a period of time where the English language wasn't the most common, I have an appreciation of just how difficult it can be.  I have a healthy respect for those who can and do speak other languages, although I must admit I am monolingual.

And it only gets worse with religion, where everyone has these huge vested interests in ensuring the translation suits them.

What gets to me all the time is their apparent inability to recognise the subjectivity of their reading, instead falling back on lines such as 'it is the word of God' or some such nonesense.  I don't have a problem with religion or those who practice it but I do have a problem with those who subjectively preach.

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My chief concern regarding drop-bears is this:

What the hell are drop-bears? They sound cute. Are they terrible?]]>http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251http://cactoblasta.joeuser.com/article/309251Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:40 -04002008-07-05T18:02:40Texas Wahine on Why Cactoblasta is best suited for presidency