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My dad always said "a plate has two sides", I like to believe he was sharing his wisdom with the next generation but really he just wanted the dishes cleaned properly. Never a dirty plate in my house, thanks dad  |
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'If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.' St. Paul.
'There's no point trying to play chess with a pigeon. It doesn't matter how good you are, they'll still knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like they won.'
'If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor.' James. |
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"Take the bull by the horns" is what my old Nana used to say.
Unfortunately she died a couple of years ago on a camping holiday in an unfortunate incident with a bull. RIP nana  |
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"My dad always said "a plate has two sides", I like to believe he was sharing his wisdom with the next generation but really he just wanted the dishes cleaned properly. Never a dirty plate in my house, thanks dad "
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"'If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.' St. Paul.
'There's no point trying to play chess with a pigeon. It doesn't matter how good you are, they'll still knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like they won.'
'If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor.' James."
It is worth recalling that the family of Jesus and such disciples as remained were very pissed of with St Paul and sent him packing when he turned up. |
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"Long you live and high you'll fly, and smiles you'll give, tears you'll cry and all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be"
Pink Floyd |
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"My dad always said "a plate has two sides", I like to believe he was sharing his wisdom with the next generation but really he just wanted the dishes cleaned properly. Never a dirty plate in my house, thanks dad "
I'd like to lick your plate |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Do not try to bend the spoon. That is impossible. Instead only try to realise the truth... There is no spoon. "
But then this is floored as there is no impossible |
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"My dad always said "a plate has two sides", I like to believe he was sharing his wisdom with the next generation but really he just wanted the dishes cleaned properly. Never a dirty plate in my house, thanks dad
I'd like to lick your plate "
Sorry, I've already done the dishes, both sides  |
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I'm not an alcoholic and I'm not religious but the Serenity Prayer pretty much sums up my philosophy:
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. |
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"My dad always said "a plate has two sides", I like to believe he was sharing his wisdom with the next generation but really he just wanted the dishes cleaned properly. Never a dirty plate in my house, thanks dad
I'd like to lick your plate
Sorry, I've already done the dishes, both sides "
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Desiderata...
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others,
even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. |
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"What's your favourite philosophy or words of wisdom ? "
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. (Plato) |
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By *lue NarwhalMan
over a year ago
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It's better to say nothing and let people think you a fool then to open your mouth and prove them correct.. (Mags hubby)
Smile, it makes people wonder what you've been up to (my Great nan Obe)
Take cover.. Ohh too fucking late.. Now your bleeding..you shagging numpty (staff sergeant Hill) |
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We need a visible past, a visible continuum, a visible myth of origin to reassure us as to our ends, since ultimately we have never believed in them.
I take that as consumerism, and the glorification of objects perhaps?
Or this: The media represents a world that is more real than reality that we can experience. People lose the ability to distinguish between reality and fantasy. They also begin to engage with the fantasy without realizing what it really is.
They seek happiness and fulfilment through the simulacra of reality, e.g. media and avoid the contact/interaction with the real world.
Which is ironic, I'm fully aware. |
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“We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off.”
~ Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club |
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"Thou Shalt Always Kill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHMwNvMP1Yw"
Ooh. Ta. I like that. Sounds a bit like Daft Punk is playing at my house.
I proffer this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaoXAwl9kw |
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"Thou Shalt Always Kill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHMwNvMP1Yw
Ooh. Ta. I like that. Sounds a bit like Daft Punk is playing at my house.
I proffer this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaoXAwl9kw"
Fuckin' CHOOON!
(btw I watched LCD SoundSystem do Daft Punk Are Playing At My House at G'bury whilst my friends were wallowing in Shit Play misery )
These guys rick it live too...
Alabama 3 live at the Astoria "Mao Tse Tung says"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpGgLyfDERI |
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"Thou Shalt Always Kill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHMwNvMP1Yw
Ooh. Ta. I like that. Sounds a bit like Daft Punk is playing at my house.
I proffer this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaoXAwl9kw
Fuckin' CHOOON!
(btw I watched LCD SoundSystem do Daft Punk Are Playing At My House at G'bury whilst my friends were wallowing in Shit Play misery )
These guys rick it live too...
Alabama 3 live at the Astoria "Mao Tse Tung says"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpGgLyfDERI"
Lucky bugger. Still haven't seen them. And there was me thinking I'd lost the chance as I thought he'd put the band to bed?!?
You know I've seen the Alabamas in Birmingham. Wasn't expecting much(I admit I was ignorant apart from the Sopranos intro song?) )but they rocked the joint down to its knees.
Funky motherfuckers they be! |
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"Thou Shalt Always Kill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHMwNvMP1Yw
Ooh. Ta. I like that. Sounds a bit like Daft Punk is playing at my house.
I proffer this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaoXAwl9kw
Fuckin' CHOOON!
(btw I watched LCD SoundSystem do Daft Punk Are Playing At My House at G'bury whilst my friends were wallowing in Shit Play misery )
These guys rick it live too...
Alabama 3 live at the Astoria "Mao Tse Tung says"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpGgLyfDERI
Lucky bugger. Still haven't seen them. And there was me thinking I'd lost the chance as I thought he'd put the band to bed?!?
You know I've seen the Alabamas in Birmingham. Wasn't expecting much(I admit I was ignorant apart from the Sopranos intro song?) )but they rocked the joint down to its knees.
Funky motherfuckers they be!"
I've seen A3 loads of times - they're amazing live. they once came out dressed as a Southern chain gang lol
A3 - Cocaine (Killed My Community)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r4qBkozGqU |
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"Thou Shalt Always Kill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHMwNvMP1Yw
Ooh. Ta. I like that. Sounds a bit like Daft Punk is playing at my house.
I proffer this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaoXAwl9kw
Fuckin' CHOOON!
(btw I watched LCD SoundSystem do Daft Punk Are Playing At My House at G'bury whilst my friends were wallowing in Shit Play misery )
These guys rick it live too...
Alabama 3 live at the Astoria "Mao Tse Tung says"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpGgLyfDERI
Lucky bugger. Still haven't seen them. And there was me thinking I'd lost the chance as I thought he'd put the band to bed?!?
You know I've seen the Alabamas in Birmingham. Wasn't expecting much(I admit I was ignorant apart from the Sopranos intro song?) )but they rocked the joint down to its knees.
Funky motherfuckers they be!
I've seen A3 loads of times - they're amazing live. they once came out dressed as a Southern chain gang lol
A3 - Cocaine (Killed My Community)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r4qBkozGqU"
Ooh. That's groovy too. In a pleasantly semi stupefied grinny way.
Can't get this out of my head now.
Thanks Joe..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7eD2PFBhlE
Another band I haven't seen.
Sigh. |
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"Thou Shalt Always Kill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHMwNvMP1Yw
Ooh. Ta. I like that. Sounds a bit like Daft Punk is playing at my house.
I proffer this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaoXAwl9kw
Fuckin' CHOOON!
(btw I watched LCD SoundSystem do Daft Punk Are Playing At My House at G'bury whilst my friends were wallowing in Shit Play misery )
These guys rick it live too...
Alabama 3 live at the Astoria "Mao Tse Tung says"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpGgLyfDERI
Lucky bugger. Still haven't seen them. And there was me thinking I'd lost the chance as I thought he'd put the band to bed?!?
You know I've seen the Alabamas in Birmingham. Wasn't expecting much(I admit I was ignorant apart from the Sopranos intro song?) )but they rocked the joint down to its knees.
Funky motherfuckers they be!
I've seen A3 loads of times - they're amazing live. they once came out dressed as a Southern chain gang lol
A3 - Cocaine (Killed My Community)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r4qBkozGqU
Ooh. That's groovy too. In a pleasantly semi stupefied grinny way.
Can't get this out of my head now.
Thanks Joe..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7eD2PFBhlE
Another band I haven't seen.
Sigh."
Kick. Ass.
Muddy Waters - Champagne & Reefer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHowqKYSXNI |
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"Thou Shalt Always Kill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHMwNvMP1Yw
Ooh. Ta. I like that. Sounds a bit like Daft Punk is playing at my house.
I proffer this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaoXAwl9kw
Fuckin' CHOOON!
(btw I watched LCD SoundSystem do Daft Punk Are Playing At My House at G'bury whilst my friends were wallowing in Shit Play misery )
These guys rick it live too...
Alabama 3 live at the Astoria "Mao Tse Tung says"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpGgLyfDERI
Lucky bugger. Still haven't seen them. And there was me thinking I'd lost the chance as I thought he'd put the band to bed?!?
You know I've seen the Alabamas in Birmingham. Wasn't expecting much(I admit I was ignorant apart from the Sopranos intro song?) )but they rocked the joint down to its knees.
Funky motherfuckers they be!
I've seen A3 loads of times - they're amazing live. they once came out dressed as a Southern chain gang lol
A3 - Cocaine (Killed My Community)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r4qBkozGqU
Ooh. That's groovy too. In a pleasantly semi stupefied grinny way.
Can't get this out of my head now.
Thanks Joe..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7eD2PFBhlE
Another band I haven't seen.
Sigh.
Kick. Ass.
Muddy Waters - Champagne & Reefer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHowqKYSXNI"
Now you're talking.
That time of night innit.
I'm diverging to this. Title is a tenuous link to the way this(hijacked..Soz OP..)thread has gone. But just bask in Lightnin' and his spoken word glory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZPD0gAe6NM&list=PLO74Zb0Z12dsTNvalIyDX1UG-qyo_D0x5&index=24 |
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"Thou Shalt Always Kill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHMwNvMP1Yw
Ooh. Ta. I like that. Sounds a bit like Daft Punk is playing at my house.
I proffer this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaoXAwl9kw
Fuckin' CHOOON!
(btw I watched LCD SoundSystem do Daft Punk Are Playing At My House at G'bury whilst my friends were wallowing in Shit Play misery )
These guys rick it live too...
Alabama 3 live at the Astoria "Mao Tse Tung says"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpGgLyfDERI
Lucky bugger. Still haven't seen them. And there was me thinking I'd lost the chance as I thought he'd put the band to bed?!?
You know I've seen the Alabamas in Birmingham. Wasn't expecting much(I admit I was ignorant apart from the Sopranos intro song?) )but they rocked the joint down to its knees.
Funky motherfuckers they be!
I've seen A3 loads of times - they're amazing live. they once came out dressed as a Southern chain gang lol
A3 - Cocaine (Killed My Community)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r4qBkozGqU
Ooh. That's groovy too. In a pleasantly semi stupefied grinny way.
Can't get this out of my head now.
Thanks Joe..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7eD2PFBhlE
Another band I haven't seen.
Sigh.
Kick. Ass.
Muddy Waters - Champagne & Reefer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHowqKYSXNI
Now you're talking.
That time of night innit.
I'm diverging to this. Title is a tenuous link to the way this(hijacked..Soz OP..)thread has gone. But just bask in Lightnin' and his spoken word glory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZPD0gAe6NM&list=PLO74Zb0Z12dsTNvalIyDX1UG-qyo_D0x5&index=24"
Never heard of that guy, wow - thank you!
Catch!
Son of Dave - "I Just Wanna Get High With You"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URYCZMS2qfU
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"Do, or do not. There if no try - Yoda.
With great power comes great responsibility - Uncle Ben "
I thought it was "With great power comes great rice"?? |
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"People are taking the piss out of you every day. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you’re not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you.
You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity.
Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It’s yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.
You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs."
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WARNING: the following post is rather harrowing reading but I think it is important for what it tells us about our humanity, and lack thereof.
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An extract from the diary of Lieutenant Colonel Mervin Willett Gonin DSO who was among the first British soldiers to liberate Bergen-Belsen in 1945.
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I can give no adequate description of the Horror Camp in which my men and myself were to spend the next month of our lives. It was just a barren wilderness, as bare as a chicken run. Corpses lay everywhere, some in huge piles, sometimes they lay singly or in pairs where they had fallen. It took a little time to get used to seeing men women and children collapse as you walked by them and to restrain oneself from going to their assistance. One had to get used early to the idea that the individual just did not count. One knew that five hundred a day were dying and that five hundred a day were going on dying for weeks before anything we could do would have the slightest effect. It was, however, not easy to watch a child choking to death from diptheria when you knew a tracheotomy and nursing would save it, one saw women drowning in their own vomit because they were too weak to turn over, and men eating worms as they clutched a half loaf of bread purely because they had to eat worms to live and now could scarcely tell the difference. Piles of corpses, naked and obscene, with a woman too weak to stand propping herself against them as she cooked the food we had given her over an open fire; men and women crouching down just anywhere in the open relieving themselves of the dysentary which was scouring their bowels, a woman standing stark naked washing herself with some issue soap in water from a tank in which the remains of a child floated. It was shortly after the British Red Cross arrived, though it may have no connection, that a very large quantity of lipstick arrived. This was not at all what we men wanted, we were screaming for hundreds and thousands of other things and I don't know who asked for lipstick. I wish so much that I could discover who did it, it was the action of genius, sheer unadulterated brilliance. I believe nothing did more for these internees than the lipstick. Women lay in bed with no sheets and no nightie but with scarlet red lips, you saw them wandering about with nothing but a blanket over their shoulders, but with scarlet red lips. I saw a woman dead on the post mortem table and clutched in her hand was a piece of lipstick. At last someone had done something to make them individuals again, they were someone, no longer merely the number tattooed on the arm. At last they could take an interest in their appearance. That lipstick started to give them back their humanity.
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I think your philosophy really works 
