All I can say is that I'm glad I dumped that avatar.
Letty wrote:Walter, thanks for that info. Quite frankly, I believe that only Congress should declare war as the Constitution of the United States has clearly outlined it. The Executive branch of our government has entirely too much power and has had ever since Korea.
Yep, Walter, I liked the end of the Harrison Ford quote. I also regret what our country has done.
Letty, I totally agree with you. What's awful is the current administration is trying to get even more executive power away from the rest of government. Why? I don't like it at all.
Craven, yes, you mentioned that. I do as well, but I cringe more when they wax on endlessly in the most incredibly childish way. If asked for an opinion, I prefer the Ford answer to Depp's. I think what bothers me more is the media forcing us to listen to them. What was it Kate Hudson said...something like "Well, no WONDER they hate us, we're the most obnoxious creatures in the world....we go over there, eat MOUNDS of food, and it's like, excuse me! Could I get some katchup (sic) for my french fries?" Wish I had the transcript....I am paraphrasing, but it's pretty close. Some political statement, yes?
cav,
There is nothing I hate more than to see a celebrity make a whole argument look stupid because of their inability to articulate it.
I'd not blame it on the media though. The media is just a waiter. It just happens to suck that the average taste is for drek.
I think we need to start a new topic:
The Media \ Role Models \ Stereotypes mostly negative
How do they play together, what role do they play
on modern culture in the US and world view?
True enough Craven, true enough.
Thomson, (1977) & Myers (1992), theorize that mass media effects strongly the claim that repetitive and non-contradictive images in the media are an effective form of propaganda.
Thomson, O. (1977). Mass Persuasion in History. Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing.
Myers, Philip (1992) The Elastic Body Image. The effect of Television advertising. Journal of Communications, v.42
well, i asked my next door neighbor, the plumber, about what Depp said and he said I need to get the new low flush toilets as that will save water.
Craven, I almost forgot, chefs, like myself, are free to blather on inanely about the media, cooks are not, unless they have permission.
dys, Love it!
Hey, Cav. Playing "ketch-up"
Thunder storm (real one) comin'. Later yawl.
Aha, I didn't mean to call a ship a boat. In any case I always reject an appeal to authority unless it's adequately defended.
After all, many military types believe civilian opinions are invalid and so on and so on. They are usually just making a fallacious claim.
Well, that's because the armies 'fallacies' are generally larger, with more firepower than the average civilian, so it makes them a little uppity. You suppose they are trying to compensate for something?
Craven de Kere wrote:Incidentally, cav, I almost always cringe when a movie star talks politics.
I cringe when they become politicians ... presidents, even!
er, What's ad penium? I wanna laugh, too.
I believe it is a pun on 'ad hominem', as in 'personal, to the individual' with a truncated 'penis' inserted <ahem> for 'hom'. Technically a pen really, but let's not go there. Also a pun on 'add' meaning 'the bigger the penis the better' or perhaps 'the military is full of dickheads'. Only Craven can tell us for sure....
Yeah, you have it. The other day I was thinking about my favorite car (the Dodge Viper) and then my mind started to wander and I realized that humans like to attack the penis a lot.
You know: "Oh he drives a Mercedes? I've heard that people who drive big expensive cars...".
Alpha male dogs do that as well...then they eat the liver.
Thanks, yawl. I couldn't find it in the OED; now I know why. Hmmmm. Did Johnny Depp name his club after a car?
".....strictly between us, you're cuter than penis, and once more you got arms...."
Damn! This place is gettin' decadent:
Mama Told Me Not To Come
Want some whiskey in your water?
Sugar in your tea?
What's all these crazy questions they're askin' me?
This is the craziest party that could ever be
Don't turn on the lights 'cause I don't wanna see
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
She said "That ain't the way to have fun, son"
Open up the window, let some air into this room
I think I'm almost chokin' from the smell of stale perfume
And that cigarette you're smokin' 'bout scare me half to death
Open up the window, let me catch my breath
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
She said "That ain't the way to have fun, son"
"That ain't the way to have fun, son"
Some radio is blastin', someone's knockin' at the door
I'm lookin' at my girlfriend - she just passed out on the floor
I've seen so many things I ain't never seen before
Don't know what it is - I don't wanna see no more
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come (Mama told me)
She said "That ain't the way to have fun, no" (no, no)
"That ain't the way to have fun, son"
Mama told me, mama told me
Mama told me, mama told me
Mama told me not to come (Mama told me not to come)
"That ain't the way to have fun, son"
"That ain't the way to have fun, son"
"That ain't the way to have fun, no, son"
"That ain't the way to have fun, son" (Mama told me)
Mama told me, mama told me
Mama told me, mama told me
Mama told me not to come (Mama told me not to come)
"That ain't the way to have fun, son"
"That ain't the way to have fun, son"
"That ain't the way to have fun" (oh no, no)..
