Originally posted by Inzra

You don't need to be a genius to see that spanking is hurtful, wether it affects the intelligence I don't know, but it doesn not teach children to respect people, just fear or hate them.

 

Damn you're right, everyone that gets spanked fears and hates their parents.  And there is a big difference between spanking and hurting a child.  A swat to the ass that stings for 15 seconds isn't hurting the child.  People like you need to get off the high horse you preach from and let people raise their own children.  The fact that there are millions upon millions of people that turned out perfectly fine even though they were spanked just debunks your opinion.  Then there's the millions upon millions of parents who lack the ability to discipline their children using "your" suggested solution.  The fact that you think DHS should take children from their parents for spanking disgusts and amuses me at the same time.  Go back to San Francisco and love the smell of your own farts while the rest of society doesn't view life through the lens of a bleeding heart liberal.

You opened up a big ole can of worms.  I 100% support spanking kids.  Asshole children don't get it unless there's some form of measurable punishment.  When I see kids acting out of control in Walmart, I just don't get it.  The parents basically beg their child to stop, the kids keeps throwing a fit, so the parent caves in and buys them whatever.  If I made a scene in public, I got one warning.  If I continued, we exited the store immediately, went home, and my dad got a belt. Then again, the jury seems to be pretty split on this issue. 

Originally posted by deviliscious

I just saw a little girl grab a rock and throw it at a lttle boy and scream ," you stupid head!" She missed him the first time so she went and got the rock again and threw it until she hit him.

made my day!

This.  Also having a day off work before I start my new job tomorrow. Cheers to drinking at noon!

Originally posted by Bigdavo

My puppy and cat wrestling.

Who won?

Originally posted by Aimie

5/5 It's one of my favorite love story movie. Very touching that the guy show his love for the girl even if it's hard to make videos of everydays life just for the girl to watch every morning for her to emember that she has already a husband and a daughter. .Now her life move on from the tragedy.

 

Will Smith

The Pursuit of Happyness

They played the version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" that is at the end of 50 First Dates at a friend's funeral.  That song is brutal, really brutal.

As far as Pursuit of Happyness.  2/5.  Only movies of his I like are Independence Day and I Am Legend.  He has what I call the "Kevin Costner Syndrome," i.e. he plays Will Smith playing Will Smith in every movie he's in.  I hope that makes sense.

Willow.

Meh, she's bringing up points from Philosophy 101.  I'm not saying she's not making valid points, but God's omniscience, omnipotence, the existence of evil, and free will are the most common arguments against God. 

Self-explanatory topic. I was going to create a "What made you frown" topic, but then I end up just feeling shitty when I read the posts.

An anonymous co-worker writing "We'll Miss You" on my sticky pad when I was away from my desk.

Wow I had a paragraph typed out and realized it was completely contradictory. To put it shortly, he voices his distaste in meaningless walls throughout the poem, but also seems to pay homage to those that stay true to their roots.  He likes and hates walls.

As you can see, I regularly critique literature.

EDIT: On an unrelated note, thank you qazyman.  Your avatar inspired me to check out Farscape, and now I have a new SciFi show to attempt to fill the void BSG has left.  Granted, BSG's void will never be filled by any other show ever, unfortunately. 

Originally posted by bimbimbap

best fantasy series for me would be wheel of time. average number of pages would be at least 500 per book though and there are 11 books already out so you would need to invest time in getting the whole story...

I quit the series around book seven.  The series really, really dried up at that point in my opinion.  I mean, I went from an avid reader, to so unentertained that I completely lost interest in the series.

Normally I'm not so adamant about things, but read "The Book of the New Sun" Series, by Gene Wolfe.  I've read it 10+ times, and I still can't even come close to picking up on all the underlying meanings.  Premise:

It chronicles the journey and ascent to power of Severian, a disgraced journeyman torturer who rises to the position of Autarch, the one ruler of the free world. Severian, who claims that he has perfect memory, tells the story in first person; the books are presented by Wolfe as a translation of Severian's writings into contemporary English. The series takes place in the distant future, where the Sun has dimmed considerably and the Earth (referred to in the series as "Urth") is slowly cooling.

Every time I start this series, I think I have a firm grasp on what's going on.  Boy am I wrong.  For re-readability (which is what makes the classiscs like LOTR so enjoyable,) try this series out.

a clasped silhouette of love will forever be seen by the waters of the glimmering moonlight.

I like that line.  The diction is a bit flowery for my tastes.  I prefer a common man's word use.  As an example, my favorite poem:

The Cuckold's Song - By Leonard Cohen

If this looks like a poem
I might as well warn you at the beginning
that it's not meant to be one.
I don't want to turn anything into poetry.
I know all about her part in it
but I'm not concerned with that right now.
This is between you and me.
Personally I don't give a damn who led who on:
in fact I wonder if I give a damn at all.
But a man's got to say something.
Anyhow you fed her 5 MacKewan Ales,
took her to your room, put the right records on,
and in an hour or two it was done.
I know all about passion and honour
but unfortunately this had really nothing to do with either:
oh there was passion I'm only too sure
and even a little honour
but the important thing was to cuckold Leonard Cohen.
Hell, I might just as well address this to the both of you:
I haven't time to write anything else.
I've got to say my prayers.
I've got to wait by the window.
I repeat: the important thing was to cuckold Leonard Cohen.
I like that line because it's got my name in it.
What really makes me sick
is that everything goes on as it went before:
I'm still a sort of friend,
I'm still a sort of lover.
But not for long:
that's why I'm telling this to the two of you.
The fact is I'm turning to gold, turning to gold.
It's a long process, they say,
it happens in stages.
This is to inform you that I've already turned to clay.

Originally posted by Cleffy

Anyone else get this album.  I just downloaded it on Zune and it has a few good tracks.  Pretty rare nowadays for there to be more then 1 good song on a 12 track CD. 

Ok, granted I've never heard the album so I can't say anything.  But, tell me what genre you like, and I can give you d/l links, in pm of course, of a plethora of fantastic albums.  I don't mess with any p2p stuff, just legit direct download links.  Offer is out to anyone, as my taste in music is enviable.

Been meaning to get it over the years, snagged it for 2 bucks.

I had high hopes for PT2, as I was a long time avid player of PT.  I'm sorry to hear it's corrupted.  I miss Divine Lightning perching.

I've seen this thread in a few forums, seems to be entertaining. Pics would be great.

Originally posted by Wolfenpride

If your looking for a bitch/whore, sure trying try a dating website...

then again..pretty much same results no matter where you look.

Sadly, QFT.

I've got a tan mark on the left side of my forehead. The mark is invisible in winter months, but when I get a tan the mark gets darker than the rest of my tan.  Lame birthmark I know.  Oh, and my left foot is a half size bigger than my right foot if that counts.

5/5, ole Rich Dreyfuss.

Originally posted by frodus

If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?

Maybe.