What Gets On Your Nerves?

[CKalayjian]

My mom calling me to do something right after I sit down to start and art project or something.
People moving my stuff from where I put them and my not knowing where they are.
School and grades.
And politicians.

[Cimmerian Dragon]

See, I'd probably be apathetic towards Ron Paul if it weren't for my coke-addict roommate.

"I don't see why the government cares about my drug use. Ron Paul will be great cause he'll legalize all the drugs"

Direct quote.

He also justifies slavery as "two willing and consenting adults trading a good."

...I'm not sure what political philosophy I'd call that. Pretty sure Ron Paul wouldn't know, either.

Yes, we generally support legalization of drugs, simply because there is something fundamentally offensive to us in the idea that the government (or any external power) has a greater right to control your body than you do.

Also, slavery is literally the ultimate embodiment of everything we fear and oppose. If "two willing and consenting adults were trading a good," that would mean hiring a worker or paying for a service, which is not slavery. Slavery, by definition, requires lack of choice for the conscripted worker. I sure as hell hope your roommate isn't considering the slave "goods", and the "consenting adults" the buyer and seller.

I don't know if your this guy is an idiot, or simply trying to be an asshole, but maybe he ought to invest in a dictionary or something.

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

Blank post is blank, Cimmy?

[Cimmerian Dragon]

Internet's cutting out on me. I hate Time Warner with a bloody passion.

Sorry about that. Fixed.

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

Yes, we generally support legalization of drugs, simply because there is something fundamentally offensive to us in the idea that the government (or any external power) has a greater right to control your body than you do.

Maybe its the evil dictator in me...or, there's nothing else it could be...but I think humans need an external force to control them most of the time. Why? Because we do REALLY stupid things. We don't actually know whats good for us. Humans are naturally stupid creatures that need to be controlled.

[NSZ]

Humans are naturally stupid creatures that need to be controlled.

You don't bulldoze the entire chicken-coop just because there's a couple of rotten eggs. You just get rid of the rotten eggs, as well as the chicken that laid them.

On a different note, sometimes I wonder just how the hell my parents functioned before I came into the picture.

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

Humans are naturally stupid creatures that need to be controlled.

You don't bulldoze the entire chicken-coop just because there's a couple of rotten eggs. You just get rid of the rotten eggs, as well as the chicken that laid them.

On a different note, sometimes I wonder just how the hell my parents functioned before I came into the picture.

Vast generalization on my part. I don't entirely think like that. I don't think the human race needs to be completely controlled...but we can't be trusted with everything.

[Cimmerian Dragon]

Yes, we generally support legalization of drugs, simply because there is something fundamentally offensive to us in the idea that the government (or any external power) has a greater right to control your body than you do.

Maybe its the evil dictator in me...or, there's nothing else it could be...but I think humans need an external force to control them most of the time. Why? Because we do REALLY stupid things. We don't actually know whats good for us. Humans are naturally stupid creatures that need to be controlled.

You speak in the voice of Thomas Hobbes, my friend. I can certainly respect that, while not embracing it.

Yes, some people are stupid. They'll make stupid decisions. Hell, I've made plenty, I can assure you. However, I've made a personal value judgement that deems personal freedom to be worth the extra responsibility it entails. Libertarianism is not an easy route to follow, but more like a difficult path that leads to greater self awareness and achievement if one can endure the trials along the way.

The opposing view, that it is better to keep people hemmed, keep them behind the guardrails of life, and assure them safety and security in exchange for a less personal path to fulfillment, is perfectly sound as well. I simply wouldn't want that for myself.

My personal Libertarianism contains some major socialist strains (mainly in medical care, food, housing; the basics), but balances them out with much greater independence in other areas. As part of a study on Utopian literature, I wrote a short narrative in the style of Edward Bellamy or William Morris that was intended to visualize what a truly Libertarian government might look like. If you're interested in taking a look, shoot me a message.

[SaiyanRider54]

Parents fighting right now. I wish they can just stop.
I really wish they can stop.

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

Parents fighting right now. I wish they can just stop.
I really wish they can stop.

Welcome to my childhood.

[kaiju_wars]

Parents fighting right now. I wish they can just stop.
I really wish they can stop.

Welcome to the first 16 years of my life.

[HeiseiGodzilla117]

Goddamn History Channel. When you're a history major, the History Channel is just ruined for you. There are just too many historical inaccuracies for me to sit through... I'm aware that nobody else cares. Only I could get pissed at the History Channel. But I felt like having a tiny rant.

[wataru]

Did you watch America: The Story of Us on History? How does that compare?

[Crocodile]

Did you watch America: The Story of Us on History? How does that compare?

*Snickers* You don't even have to be a history major, to see how full of romaticized half-truths that is.

[King Caesar]

When people chew gum...all the skreeonk time. Just stop! It's so annoying! And then people chew with their mouth open and pop their gum right in my ear. It's rude, I say!

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

When people chew gum...all the skreeonk time. Just stop! It's so annoying! And then people chew with their mouth open and pop their gum right in my ear. It's rude, I say!

Oh, don't worry. They'll get jaw cancer it'll be okay.

[HeiseiGodzilla117]

Did you watch America: The Story of Us on History? How does that compare?

Haven't watched that, though I'm aware it's one of the more popular ones they've made. I would imagine it is exactly the way Crocodile described it though. Most of the History Channel shows perpetuate romanticized inaccuracies of the past. Of course, it's only natural that they choose that over historical fact. If you can make something shocking, romantic, fantastic, etc., it's probably going to bring in more views. But that's what bugs me because a lot of history is amazing just the way it is. I get the same thrill from reading about certain historical groups as I do from reading fantasy or sci-fi.

The only things I can stand to watch on History Channel anymore are Pawn Stars and American Pickers.

When people chew gum...all the skreeonk time. Just stop! It's so annoying! And then people chew with their mouth open and pop their gum right in my ear. It's rude, I say!

I completely agree. I can't stand the constant chomping and smacking.

[Crocodile]

Of course, it's only natural that they choose that over historical fact. If you can make something shocking, romantic, fantastic, etc., it's probably going to bring in more views. But that's what bugs me because a lot of history is amazing just the way it is. I get the same thrill from reading about certain historical groups as I do from reading fantasy or sci-fi.

Well the History Channel is like a 101 course, you get a good little amount of basic information. It gets people interested and they learn more. I watch it a fair bit, when there's nothing else on.

I can take Edutainment at face value though, I can understand why you might not like doing that.

[Gyaos]

Close minded fanboys.

I was in an Xbox LIVE party with a fan of the Generation 1 Transformers. So I told him that I prefered the Movieverse over all the others.

Biggest mistake ever.

He started rambling about how Michael bay screwed up the continuity and that a "True fan" would know that everything the movies do is wrong.

NEWS FLASH!

Michael bay can do whatever the hell he wants regarding the continuity of HIS UNIVERSE. He bitched about how Sentinel isnt supposed to be alive and that in G1 Megatron killed Sentinel, and how Bay is evil for messing with The Fallen's origin. Well no shit! Cause you know, ITS NOT G1. Again, Bay can take liberties with the continuities when making his films. Then he kept rambling on about how a "true fan" wouldnt like this this and that, and how a "true fan" would like G1 above all and think everything else is evil.

Im gonna say it now: I dislike G1. I've heard the comics are pretty interesting, so I may check those out. But that is as far as Im going into the G1 continuity. I've watched the cartoon, I cant get into it at all.

I really cant take narrow-minded people like that.

[wataru]

Lately, work.

The day shift guard has a tendency NOT to keep track of the ins-and-outs of people (a major function of our joB) because he's too busy shopping on Craigslist, talking to his girlfriend on the phone or smoking. So far he's been caught 3x doing this in less then a month.

And the third shift guard doesnt seem to think getting here alittle early for your shift is a good thing (even though I show up about 25 minutes early). Im not going to spend time giving him a run down on shit going on because he cant get here alittle early to here it. And he also was probably sleeping when someone left the back gate open last Thursday, meaning the lot was not secured. And he blamed me.

...I need a vacation.