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Started by Korea, March 10, 2009, 06:24:26 AM

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Syt

#3855
October 20, 2009, 03:45:46 AM
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

Jaron

#3856
October 20, 2009, 03:48:09 AM
He is teaching the Engrish.
Winner of THE grumbler point.

Syt

#3857
October 20, 2009, 04:05:24 AM
You have to be kidding me. Tim? Korea? English?  :rolleyes:
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

Eddie Teach

#3858
October 20, 2009, 04:11:02 AM
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Syt

#3859
October 20, 2009, 04:18:19 AM
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

Jaron

#3860
October 20, 2009, 04:20:03 AM
Have some faith, brah. I'm sure hes doing a good job. :)
Winner of THE grumbler point.

Monoriu

#3861
October 20, 2009, 06:02:35 AM
Kimchi is great  :P

Monoriu

#3862
October 20, 2009, 06:13:33 AM
Quote from: Syt on October 20, 2009, 04:18:19 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 20, 2009, 04:11:02 AM
http://languish.org/forums/index.php?topic=1628.0

Remains weird.

Yeah, I still can't believe that he actually did that.  But the North American mind-set may actually reward him for it.   

Grey Fox

#3863
October 20, 2009, 06:59:28 AM
It will.

Tim did a good thing.
Colonel Caliga is Awesome.

Josquius

#3864
October 20, 2009, 07:00:21 AM
Quote from: Syt on October 20, 2009, 04:05:24 AM
You have to be kidding me. Tim? Korea? English?  :rolleyes:

Surely he's the best amongst us when it comes to Engrish teaching. :P
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Syt

#3865
October 20, 2009, 07:25:34 AM
Well, I do recall him wanting to go there, but I never thought he'd follow it through.
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

Jaron

#3866
October 20, 2009, 07:45:15 AM
Tim is quite the intrepid little explorer. :)
Winner of THE grumbler point.

Malthus

#3867
October 20, 2009, 08:03:29 AM
Quote from: Josephus on October 19, 2009, 06:42:33 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 19, 2009, 05:08:58 PM
Quote from: Tyr on October 19, 2009, 05:06:34 PM
:lol:
True.
That's why they're awful villains really, the Russians at least hid behind the theoretically nice 'everyone will be free and equal!'ness of communism, the islamofascists though just out and out say 'We don't like you and want to kill you'

Yup, the Islamotards make crappy villains because they are in no way even superficially attractive. Even the fascists had Modernism and snappy uniforms.

I agree. Yet tons of people are seduced by it. So there must be something there.

EDIT: Wait...arent' they promised 7 virgins for eternity when they die or something? I guess the lure of spending eternity with seven chattering 12-year-olds is a lure for then. :)

It's attractive to people from their own culture as a counter to what they see as Western triumphalism.

It isn't much fun having your nose rubbed in the fact that your culture missed the boat of modernity.

It has very little attraction to people in our culture, with the exception of those who also see themselves as losing out in the modern world.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Malthus

#3868
October 20, 2009, 08:04:26 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on October 19, 2009, 10:03:54 PM
And, on a special note for my main man Barrister Boy, I was the prosecution, putting a big, filthy-rich plaintiff's attorney (perhaps a native Torontonian? :shifty:) away for life on a murder rap. :hug:


Ah, the difference between fantasy and reality.  :D
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Malthus

#3869
October 20, 2009, 08:05:08 AM
Quote from: Jaron on October 20, 2009, 03:43:34 AM
Tim is in Korea, of course.

[Languish] And what does Ide think of that? [/Languish]  ;)
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius
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