PNWI Community Thread version 3.0 (KEEP REFRIGERATED AT ALL TIMES)

[808]

I have a friend who majored in art. graduated last year. still looking for a job.

I'm pretty sure most recent graduates are still looking for jobs, no matter what they picked as their major.

[beso negro]

no not if you are in engineering/math/science and can pass a security clearance. also helps if you live near D.C. and Baltimore.

[mph4ever]

I have a friend who majored in art. graduated last year. still looking for a job.

nearly everyone who graduates this year is going to be still looking for a job a year later, no matter what the major/minor/either. if any of you have the chance to extend your time in academia then take it, seriously.


trivia: over 70% of canadians live within 100 miles of the border with america.

the canadians have done well to avoid contamination!

[Mr. Ron]

I wish I had time to play soccer still.

Actually that's business. Saying "I'm a business major" is usually saying "My parents wanted me to go to college and I would feel like a loser if I didn't, plus I wanted to delay adulthood and party a lot, except I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life because I lack motivation, so I chose a ridiculously easy major."

I ****ing hate business majors. I overheard a mechanical engineering major say his GPA was a 2.8 last semester, and some business major started calling him stupid and saying his was a 3.6. No ****, you don't have to take calc 3.
lol most business majors are meat-heads who hope their sports careers play out.



I also enjoy the fact that all stereotypes about art majors are 100% true.

[808]

You suck at football, dumb yank.

[Mr. Ron]

*nuke*

[808]

Highly unnecessary!

[Mr. Ron]

u started it

[808]

No.

[Mr. Ron]

w/e

[808]

And don't come back!

[Iskandar]

Why do you keep being a mod and not being one.

[808]

I let some other user have my dei account when I was a mod under that one, and he told everyone so Jelle removed all their powers. Then he made me mod under this name. When the boards got ****ed over, I was promoted to admin and I guess Jeremy didn't like that so he demoted me down to regular user.

[McP3000]

art history is pretty lol

[Iskandar]

I let some other user have my dei account when I was a mod under that one, and he told everyone so Jelle removed all their powers. Then he made me mod under this name. When the boards got ****ed over, I was promoted to admin and I guess Jeremy didn't like that so he demoted me down to regular user.How were you promoted to admin and why does your name still have italics even though you're not a mod anymore.

[808]

It's a secret (I didn't do it) and my name is not in italics. Unless you're talking about dei, then I don't know. I don't have the password or email to that account anymore.

[McP3000]

why. Can't you just get jeremy or superpeer to reset it for you

[808]

superpeer is not an admin anymore, I don't think.

[McP3000]

oh dear

is it just jeremy? if it is my point still stands

[808]

Nevermind, superpeer is still an admin. He wasn't for a while, though.

I'll ask one of them later.

[Iskandar]

It's a secret (I didn't do it) and my name is not in italics.It was the last time I was online. Weird.

Jelle needs to be an admin because Jeremy isn't really online that much (understatement).

[Smokey D]

I ****ing hate business majors. I overheard a mechanical engineering major say his GPA was a 2.8 last semester, and some business major started calling him stupid and saying his was a 3.6. No ****, you don't have to take calc 3.

Finance and economics both require pretty good calculus skills.

What exactly is a business major? In NZ if you do a bachelor of commerce you specialise in either Finance, Eco, Accounting, Marketing or some other thing.

Oh, and management.

I don't think you can do 'business' as a major.

[808]

I think most business majors here focus on management.

[Iskandar]

What exactly is a business major? In NZ if you do a bachelor of commerce you specialise in either Finance, Eco, Accounting, Marketing or some other thing.
I think you just answered your own question.
I don't think you can do 'business' as a major.If you do something business-related and/or go to a business school you call yourself that. Economics is often considered separate from "business" in my experience though, probably because it has less to do with actually running a business or some **** like that.

[cobert]

Most people that major in business are just business management. I understand that economics is a lot more complicated that management.

[Smokey D]

I think you just answered your own question.

Why are you guffawing at people in business majors then? Doesn't sound like a dumping ground for dumb people at all.

[Iskandar]

Why are you guffawing at people in business majors then? Doesn't sound like a dumping ground for dumb people at all.I don't remember doing that. I was making fun of art history majors.

Or taking the mickey. Or whatever you Zyeelenders say.

Business is useful but patently boring. Economics somewhat less so.

Then there's politics which seems useful but actually isn't.

[808]

I took economics with a Persian dude. He was pretty cool.

[Mr. Ron]

this chick in my English history class is an "art therapy" major. LOL

[Dave de Sylvia]

The most useless major is obviously labour studies. Whatever happened to Danish anyway?

[cobert]

this chick in my English history class is an "art therapy" major. LOL

wut

[Mr. Ron]

wut
idk what it even is really


sounds like you use arts and crafts to help people get rehabilitated or some stupid garbage

[cobert]

wut

‪‪‪

[808]

idk what it even is really


sounds like you use arts and crafts to help people get rehabilitated or some stupid garbage

Pretty sweet gig.

[gregulus]

Any business major who tries to talk down to anyone for their GPA is delusional. That said, I do know a lot of dumb engineering majors too. Few things are more annoying than the average pre-med, though.

[Smokey D]

My cousin does music therapy. I assume art therapy is something similar. Basically it's using music (art) to connect with mentally ill people or disabled people. Probably deeply rewarding but not financially so.

The most useless major is obviously labour studies. Whatever happened to Danish anyway?

It's probably pretty good if you have aspirations of being an apparatchik, which Danish probably does.

[Dave de Sylvia]

yeah but i mean you hardly need a qualification for that

a loud speaking voice will usually suffice

[Smokey D]

Not one step backwards!

[beso negro]

anyone else wake up in a pool of their own vomit?

wow what a night

[Iskandar]

It's probably pretty good if you have aspirations of being an apparatchik, which Danish probably does.A union apparatchik, I take it.

Or a union leader.

Labour studies is probably as useful as women's studies or something. Just because it's specialized doesn't mean it's useless.

Though there is Carribean studies.

[cobert]

anyone else wake up in a pool of their own vomit?

wow what a night

My entire residence hall smells like puke.

[Iskandar]

If you puke you drank too much.

[Knifeboy]

if you puke you're a pusssy

[gregulus]

If you puke you drank too much.

You don't say?

[Knifeboy]

i puke when i don't drink enough!

[mph4ever]

i never puke from drink

there is something in certain tomato based sauces that stops me digesting, never feel sick but have to stick two fingers down my throat the next day and most of what i consumed since the sauce comes back. mad tasting food and drink in reverse

[cobert]

I don't drink, so I can't relate.

[McP3000]

smoke weed

[Iskandar]

Every day.

[McP3000]

hell yes

[beso negro]

drugs are dumb drinking is so much more fun

[McP3000]

both are beyond fun what are you talking about

i prefer getting smashed though

(i also get baked 5x as much as i get drunk though)

[Knifeboy]

I drink because I love the taste. i don't think I'd enjoy the taste of drugs, so i've never done them

[beso negro]

I can't smoke it would prevent me from getting a security clearance.

Yet the older I get the more I realize marijuana is much safer than alcohol these laws make no sense.

[Iskandar]

drugs are dumb drinking is so much more funAlcohol is a drug and a more potent one than marijuana.

[Knifeboy]

Yet the older I get the more I realize marijuana is much safer than alcohol these laws make no sense.


I agree completely

[McP3000]

I can't smoke it would prevent me from getting a security clearance.

Yet the older I get the more I realize marijuana is much safer than alcohol these laws make no sense.
yeah basically

if everyone was baked there'd be no broken laws. we'd be just chillin and too lazy to do anything

[Iskandar]

Marijuana is probably about as harmful and cigarettes and those have never been illegal so.

[McP3000]

Marijuana is probably about as harmful and cigarettes and those have never been illegal so.
but cigarettes are addictive and prone to use more often

but i guess i you get bigger emotional swings off weed

[Knifeboy]

ugh, cigarettes

stinky sticks of crap

[ridethelib]

Smoking anything is bad for one's health.

Make brownies and cookies instead. -__-

[Mr. Ron]

I've decided that I do not want to teach anymore.

[Iskandar]

Why not? It's a noble pursuit.

[gregulus]

Why not? It's a noble pursuit.

Teaching at any level below the university level would be terrible. Even then, teaching introductory undergraduate classes would also suck.

[Mr. Ron]

Why not? It's a noble pursuit.
I realized that my heart just isn't in it, and I don't have strong enough conviction to go on with it. I've been doing a lot of thinking about it and I think this is for the best.


I have no clue what else I want to do though, so yeah...

[Iskandar]

Teaching at any level below the university level would be terrible. Even then, teaching introductory undergraduate classes would also suck.Yeah unless you liked working with children which I imagine most elementary school teachers do. Not teenagers though. Nobody likes them.

Plus you get to shape young minds. Power! Unlimited power!

[gregulus]

Yeah unless you liked working with children which I imagine most elementary school teachers do. Not teenagers though. Nobody likes them.

Plus you get to shape young minds. Power! Unlimited power!

Yeah, but you get in trouble if you do anything deemed inappropriate.

[Reaganista]

the dropper how do i put you on ignore

[Smokey D]

Ron, you could become a policy analyst or an HR guy. Or lots of other things really.

There's lots of jobs out there for arts graduates which don't strictly relate to your major. My mum was a history major and she worked in the movies.

[Reaganista]

you could take the lsat its ez

[Smokey D]

What is lsat?

[Reaganista]

law school admission test

[cobert]

Yeah unless you liked working with children which I imagine most elementary school teachers do. Not teenagers though. Nobody likes them.

Plus you get to shape young minds. Power! Unlimited power!

I want to teach high school because the kids are able to understand more complex ideas. I would prefer teaching an AP class, but I know I'll get caught teaching some idiots.

I'm probably actually in it because I do indeed like the unlimited power associated with mind control.

I WILL TEACH THEM SECTIONS OF A PEOPLE'S HISTORY

Teaching has a high burnout rate, it's no surprise to see somebody decide their heart's not in it.

[FingersOfStone]

conservapedia is even funnier that stormfront:

http://www.conservapedia.com/Homosexuality_and_Choice

[cobert]

Conservapedia is insulting to intelligence.

[beso negro]

me and a couple members of the libertarian club are diligently working on libertypedia.com which is set to debut sometime in 2011

[McP3000]

lol that would be awesome

[FingersOfStone]

Many believe that Islam is, with Atheism, currently the greatest threat to Christianity and Christian values, [5][6][7] and the overwhelming majority of modern terrorists are Muslims.

http://www.conservapedia.com/Islam

bahahahah

[mph4ever]

islam will rule by 2050

only ones strong enough to oppose it will be americans that will be mostly heterosexual white, black and hispanic christians

america will have developed enough defence mechanisms that isalm will not take it on

a quicker route would be an immediate halt to american foreign policy and a rapid return to total isolationism, like when the native americans ruled

[Mr. Ron]

Ron, you could become a policy analyst or an HR guy. Or lots of other things really.

There's lots of jobs out there for arts graduates which don't strictly relate to your major. My mum was a history major and she worked in the movies.
Yeah I have to talk to my adviser to see what I could do. I just never really did something in life and said to myself "Wow, this is what I really want to do for a career."

[Iskandar]

me and a couple members of the libertarian club are diligently working on libertypedia.com which is set to debut sometime in 2011Or we could use the real Wikipedia which tries to be impartial and is far more extensive.

[McP3000]

wikipedia is not impartial though

[Iskandar]

Oh yeah it has a liberal bias.

Not really though.

[Dave de Sylvia]

me and a couple members of the libertarian club are diligently working on libertypedia.com which is set to debut sometime in 2011
that club sounds like a barrel of laughs

[Iskandar]

Hey you're a neo-liberal which is pretty much the same thing.

[McP3000]

Oh yeah it has a liberal bias.

Not really though.
you see id agree with you but normally you compare sources to a moderate standpoint, not your standpoint

[Mr. Ron]

wikipedia has reputable content professors are just jealoz

[McP3000]

super jealous

[Iskandar]

you see id agree with you but normally you compare sources to a moderate standpoint, not your standpointI wouldn't agree with you because you're wrong and people who think Wikipedia and the MSM have a liberal bias are the fine folk who brought us Conservapedia.

[McP3000]

Conservapedia is a trolling site

tyvm

edit: MSM?

[suspect device]

all wiki contributors should be shot. then we wouldn't have to doubt if what they say was true or not

[McP3000]

oh great a new pnwi troll account

[Iskandar]

Hey, I'm a Wiki contributor! I take great offense to that!

[Dave de Sylvia]

Hey you're a neo-liberal which is pretty much the same thing.
Doesn't mean I actually like talking about it.

[Iskandar]

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[Mr. Ron]

lol

[Iskandar]

Why post on an alt when your main isn't banned.

Unless he thought he could keep it a secret. The very idea is laughable.

[FingersOfStone]

hey can you unban my main iskandar

[suspect device]

Why post on an alt when your main isn't banned.

Unless he thought he could keep it a secret. The very idea is laughable.

hey i know more about technology than you do about kebabs so don't be so silly. i was trying out my new avatar for size and couldn't resist commenting on the wiki reliable bs

[suspect device]

and anyways, there is that little traffic around here that the alt account makes it look interesting, all the bold stuff and mph4ever everywhere

[mph4ever]

^^this

[Iskandar]

hey can you unban my main iskandarWhat is it?
hey i know more about technology than you do about kebabs so don't be so silly. i was trying out my new avatar for size and couldn't resist commenting on the wiki reliable bs
I don't know all that much about kababs though there is one called the Iskandar kabab.

Wikipedia is reliable sort of except when overenthusiastic nerds edit in their interpretation of fanon or some bs. Also new articles without any sourcing are obviously no good.

[Mr. Ron]

wikipedia saved my life

[McP3000]

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i want everyone to know that i called it

[mph4ever]

I don't know all that much about kababs though there is one called the Iskandar kabab.iskandar kababs are the only kabab

Wikipedia is reliable sort of except when overenthusiastic nerds edit in their interpretation of fanon or some bs. Also new articles without any sourcing are obviously no good.
so who says the original authors were not just over enthusiastic nerds and everyone believed them

you have to learn to stop seeing things through the eyes of an interpreter because their opinion is obviously influenced by their circumstance

you must be your own authority

[Mr. Ron]

whenever I see the word "Kebab", I hear a woman with a thick mid-western accent say it in my mind.

[mph4ever]

her name is donna kebab

[Iskandar]

whenever I see the word "Kebab", I hear a woman with a thick mid-western accent say it in my mind.Lol why.
her name is donna kebabLol, no.

[Mr. Ron]

Lol why.
.
I'm ****ing nuts

[cobert]

Oh yeah it has a liberal bias.

Not really though.

It could just be that they're making a site that talks about libertarian issues; it would be more like a wiki about libertarianism instead of a libertarian take on issues which don't concern it (like conservapedia seems to do) and it won't present itself as the complete truth (like conservapedia seems to do).

When I first saw conservapedia I thought it was really dry humor.

[Knifeboy]

When I first saw conservapedia I thought it was really dry humor.


But it is!

The creators just aren't aware of this

[Iskandar]

Unintentional humour.
It could just be that they're making a site that talks about libertarian issues; it would be more like a wiki about libertarianism instead of a libertarian take on issues which don't concern it (like conservapedia seems to do) and it won't present itself as the complete truth (like conservapedia seems to do).Knowing libertarians it won't be this.

[cobert]

Actually yeah you're probably right.

[beso negro]

well no **** the whole point of the site will be to subtly persuade people away from universal health care and other socialist practices

[Reaganista]

80% of conservapedia content is intentional humor

[FingersOfStone]

What is it?

Ando!

[Iskandar]

well no **** the whole point of the site will be to subtly persuade people away from universal health care and other socialist practicesOh great an entire site of ideologues pushing their obscure agenda. We don't have enough of those already.

Also try "cornerstone of public policy."

[Reaganista]

the dropper how do i put you on ignore

[Iskandar]

I don't know. You'll just have to enjoy my superb posts full of dashing wit.

Somebody tell me how to say "I don't speak Spanish" in response to this message:
hola, quieres hablar?

[Mr. Ron]

is everyone done with their mid-terms? I had two the other day. :(

[Reaganista]

i have 4 weeks left in the term

[cobert]

I don't know. You'll just have to enjoy my superb posts full of dashing wit.

Somebody tell me how to say "I don't speak Spanish" in response to this message:

No hablo espanol.

Or a simple 'go **** yourself' would suffice.

[beso negro]

finished all mine last week.

90 on differential equations
98 on astrophysics
86 on programming languages
84 on graph theory
bombed my database midterm

[beso negro]

lol lestat why do spanish goth kids want to talk to you iskandar

[Iskandar]

I decided it was no habla español. I don't know why Cubans are PMing me but whatever.

[cobert]

****ed up my art history mid term, did swell (B) on my educational theory and practice one, second English essay got a high A, I'm guessing my feminist philosophy midterm went superbly, I have a really oddly late history midterm next Friday.

I still have like 6 weeks left in the term.

[beso negro]

hah you suck at spanish iskandar

[Mr. Ron]

I got a D+ for my military history mid-term, mostly because he put impossible questions on it that were not on the study guide he gave us. I don't think anyone got over a B-. But w/e, its not like mid-terms matter, i'll have it up to at least a B+ before the end.

Other than that I got two B+'s, one A- and one A.

[Iskandar]

Ando!You have 181 days left on your ban so no. No way even.
hah you suck at spanish iskandarI'm not a wetback and so have little interest in your awful language.

You could be helpful though and provide the correct translation.

[cobert]

I decided it was no habla español. I don't know why Cubans are PMing me but whatever.

It's no hablo. No habla is 'he/she doesn't speak."

[Iskandar]

It's no hablo. No habla is 'he/she doesn't speak."I assumed your translation was wrong because you wrote "Espanol."

[Mr. Ron]

Spanish is probably the easiest language to learn.

[Reaganista]

mr ron there was somebody who got 100 on that mid term he just played it off like he didnt do good because he doesnt want ppl to hate him u wont find out who it was until graduation when they announce the ppl graduating summa/magna cum laude

just sayin

Spanish is probably the easiest language to learn.
when i was in mexico i started speaking spanish to the locals/help after 3 or 4 drinks they pretended to understand me
one night i got bombed enough to do backstreet boys karaoke at a bar in my mind i was thinking entirely in spanish even though i know hardly any
hope this helps

[cobert]

I got a D+ for my military history mid-term, mostly because he put impossible questions on it that were not on the study guide he gave us. I don't think anyone got over a B-. But w/e, its not like mid-terms matter, i'll have it up to at least a B+ before the end.

Other than that I got two B+'s, one A- and one A.

Ugh that's what happened on my Art History test. The study guide was so misleading.

I need to get B's on the next 2 tests to bring that grade up to something good, right now it's a D. Every other class I have anywhere from a B- to a very high A. Assuming I'm not an idiot for the rest of Art History, I should get a GPA of about a 3.35.

Next semester's schedule is looking pretty okay. A stupid geography class, educational psychology, teaching observation hours, alternative voices in American literature, western history I, calc, and silly 1 credit concert band.

I don't schedule until April 10th though, so I can't say for sure I'll get into any of these. I have alternatives set up and macroeconomics set up as a back-up to any class without a direct alternative.

I should probably meet with my adviser, but last semester I didn't talk about scheduling with her and she said my current schedule was just fine.

I assumed your translation was wrong because you wrote "Espanol."


I don't have time for these silly tildes.

[beso negro]

iskandar pensé que eran buenos con los idiomas

[Mr. Ron]

mr ron there was somebody who got 100 on that mid term he just played it off like he didnt do good because he doesnt want ppl to hate him u wont find out who it was until graduation when they announce the ppl graduating summa/magna cum laude

just sayin
there's this one kid in my class that just remembers EVERYTHING. You know the type, there's on in every class. He's literally a sponge. I hate him.

[beso negro]

i might be graduating magna cum laude idk it depends on where i rank in my class but they don't tell me. 3.6 gpa used to guarantee magna cum laude

[Reaganista]

idk pensé

[Mr. Ron]

I think the highest my GPA was was a 3.5 idk

[Iskandar]

Spanish is probably the easiest language to learn.Yeah but it's awful.
iskandar pensé que eran buenos con los idiomas أليس كذلك؟ أفكر أن صحيح

[Reaganista]

i might be graduating magna cum laude idk it depends on where i rank in my class but they don't tell me. 3.6 gpa used to guarantee magna cum laude
i prolly couldve found out somewhere earlier but i didnt look so i didnt find out until i picked up my dipolma before graduation
it was just funny that the people in my major were all surprised like since i'd been lying about my grades

[beso negro]

tway le da besos negros

[Mr. Ron]

yeah alex I don't like spanish either

[beso negro]

أليس كذلك؟ أفكر أن صحيح

lo siento no hablo terrorista

[Reaganista]

le da
wat
idk

[Mr. Ron]

just realized that I missed tonight's office


****

[Iskandar]

lo siento no hablo terroristahttp://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_influencia_%C3%A1rabe_en_espa%C3%B1ol

Better yet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_influence_on_the_Spanish_language

There's a full list if you care to read it.

Lol.

[cobert]

just realized that I missed tonight's office


****

I haven't watched that show in forever. How is the new season?

[Mr. Ron]

I haven't watched that show in forever. How is the new season?
its pretty good.

[cobert]

I might watch it on hulu over the weekend.

[beso negro]

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_influencia_%C3%A1rabe_en_espa%C3%B1ol

Better yet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_influence_on_the_Spanish_language

There's a full list if you care to read it.

Lol.

yea that's pretty cool actually i didn't realize

[Iskandar]

Well the towelheads did occupy Spain for a few hundred years.

[Smokey D]

E-peens over grades. Awesome.

the only way comparing grades could be meaningful is if you went to the same schools and did the same classes.

I got a D+ for my military history mid-term, mostly because he put impossible questions on it that were not on the study guide he gave us.

Ugh that's what happened on my Art History test. The study guide was so misleading.

That's why you should study the course not some silly guide.

[cobert]

E-peens over grades. Awesome.

the only way comparing grades could be meaningful is if you went to the same schools and did the same classes.

no ****. I don't think anybody was really comparing, it was more a discussion than a competition.

That's why you should study the course not some silly guide.

Maybe the ****ing professor should either not give a study guide or instead of calling it a study guide call it a 'fun fact finding page' or something that let's me know its 'just 'cause heehee' and not related to the test.

[Mr. Ron]

E-peens over grades. Awesome.

the only way comparing grades could be meaningful is if you went to the same schools and did the same classes.





That's why you should study the course not some silly guide.
well if a professor gives you a guide and tells you "This is what will be on the mid-term" then it only makes sense to study the guide.

[cobert]

You tell 'em, dawg.

[808]

just realized that I missed tonight's office


****

You can watch it on atdhe.net right now, I think.

[808]

Yeah but it's awful.

No it's not.

[Mr. Ron]

You can watch it on atdhe.net right now, I think.
Thanks man. :chug:

[spitfirejunky]

/posting from programming hell

[Smokey D]

well if a professor gives you a guide and tells you "This is what will be on the mid-term" then it only makes sense to study the guide.

I dunno what your course was like but he was probably being a clever dick professor and expecting some mad lateral thinking.

[fingers mccoy]

got east european 20th c composers next term

kurtag, lutoslawski, penderecki, ligeti

gonnna be awesome doing pastiche comp

found out i got 85% for my jazz studies project and the handbook says that means like professional standard like as good as anything my tutor could do which is pretty sweet cause i've had real confidence issues about this course as i'm as far from a natural musician as you can get but i guess my work pays off

plus the work was as close to ethnomusicological research as i've ever gotten and that's what i wanna do for my postgrad so pretty sweet

[Reaganista]

E-peens over grades. Awesome.

the only way comparing grades could be meaningful is if you went to the same schools and did the same classes.
you can compare the results of getting those grades at that place vs. the results of someone else getting their grades elsewhere
for example my undergrad grades got me free lawl school
lol

[JohnXDoe]

the retarded people groups are going to be mad at President Obama because he made mention of the Special Olympics last night concerning his bowling. anyone one see that on the tonight show?

he and leno were chatting and laughing and joking about his bowling skills and Obama said of his day in the lanes "it was like the Special Olympics"

i'm not sure if any groups will really get on him being he probably funds them well, but who knows. i'm sure their are some conservative groups out there who support "special needs" kids

i can hear Sarah Palin now, playing politics with her retarded child...

..."as a mother with a special needs child i thought President Obama's remarks were especially disturbing..." and blah blah blah

[cobert]

Yeah, people will probably flip **** over that.

[FingersOfStone]

well as long as the best they can do is attack his gaffes thats ok

[JohnXDoe]

its funny, the timing, also. some people are looking for anything to drag him down atm

" did he know about these AIG bonuses and when"

"Timothy w/e his name is should resign" (treasury secretary)

"Obama makes fun of retarded kids"

wow, the list of scandals goes on and on....

[BridgeToSolace]

http://www.fancast.com/tv/The-Tonight-Show-With-Jay-Leno/4514/1066542780/Barack-chats-with-Jay/videos

Holy ****. Why does it make me feel happy to watch that -- separately from the efficacy of the policy he's espousing.

Good lord, he even takes responsibility!

[FingersOfStone]

good interview, funny guy

[cobert]

http://www.clerkdogs.com/

[mph4ever]

after ireland's win in wales, dunner doing the job in boxing, don't be surprised if the stupid paddys decide to challenge americas position as the worlds superpower

[Dave de Sylvia]

Bernard's win was immense though. It was nice to see how concerned he was for Cordoba after the fight. Despite his general cockiness, he's always seemed like a decent bloke.

[Angmar]

Hello PNWI, being a senior in high school I unfortunetly have to do a senior project, and it has to be some global issue that can have a solution propsed for it, you guys got any ideas? Anything relating to US imperialism or perhaps human rights? I'm still browsing but good ideas would be welcome.

[Reaganista]

we had to do our senior projects when we were juniors

[BridgeToSolace]

We had to do our juniors when we were seniors.

[cobert]

Some frat party just got busted up and every person there that was under 21 got a citation. My future roommate wasn't there, and instead got shitfaced and smoked a ton of weed and started to throw up. Instead of apologizing for being an idiot and ruining himself, he apologized for being a 'pussy' and not being able to handle it.

I can't feel sorry for any of these fools. Frat parties are full of douchebags that would know how to have fun without alcohol if they DIDNT DRINK IT EVERY ****ING NIGHT and it bothers me that my roommate is more worried about his ability to drink than his poor grades and health risks.

/judgmental
/vent

[BridgeToSolace]

Health risks?

Throwing up from weed? I've only smoked a few times so I don't know much about it, but I've never heard of that. (I'm not against it, btw)

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

it can happen if you irritate your throat with smoke

[BridgeToSolace]

Vaporizers ftw

[cobert]

Apparently the combo of beer and weed often produces vomit.

I personally don't drink or smoke, and it doesn't bother me that people do it, it does bother me when people let it dictate their lives and don't know how to use responsibly.

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

the way i smoke its 2L of smoke inhaled in like a second so sometimes ill gag, but it's proly just from doing it too much


when i started smoking like that it was hard i'd lay on the floor in pain about my throat but i got used to it, those waterfalls

[cobert]

Just saw Eyes Wide Shut. I need to digest it some more before throwing an opinion out there, but my current thoughts on it are positive.

[mph4ever]

Bernard's win was immense though. It was nice to see how concerned he was for Cordoba after the fight. Despite his general cockiness, he's always seemed like a decent bloke.

hes eight stone and from neilstown, 5 foot nothing and wears tracksuits and hoodies, one of those blokes that look like they are always trying to grow a ronnie, cockiness comes as standard

[BridgeToSolace]

I personally don't drink or smoke, and it doesn't bother me that people do it, it does bother me when people let it dictate their lives and don't know how to use responsibly.

I drink a little bit, like maybe once a month at most.

I've smoked weed a few times but I've never actually been high. we'll see how that works out.

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

It's best for the few weeks months or whatever enjoy it.

[McP3000]

I drink a little bit, like maybe once a month at most.

I've smoked weed a few times but I've never actually been high. we'll see how that works out.
if youve tried it a couple times and havent been high then its because youre doing it wrong.

[beso negro]

don't smoke BridgeToSolace aren't you in engineering school

[Iskandar]

Didn't inhale.

[McP3000]

i never inhale, i swear

[Mr. Ron]

Thought this was funny:





What if Hitler had won WW2?


1933: Hitler begins policy of courting the international scientist community and interning all German intelligentsia wishing to leave. Einstein et al remain.

1939-41: War fails to break out between western powers as Poland is not invaded. Germany uses pretext of Russian aggression against Finland to invade Russia with the west’s approval. In the absence of a British/French declaration of war, Hitler is concerned with only one front and Russia receives little outside logistical support.

1945-7: German advance is halted somewhere near the Urals. German research into the atomic bomb pays off after graphite, not heavy water, is discovered as the best moderator for plutonium. One V2 nuclear rocket later, and Russia capitulates completely.

1959: Hitler dies at the age of 70, having lived his entire life as leader of Germany and overseeing construction of the now booming and massive Third Reich.

1960: Constitution is changed; Nazi Germany's first female Führer is democratically elected.

1961: World’s first Gay Pride March held in Berlin.

1962: World’s first trans-gender operation performed in Frankfurt-am-Main.

1962: Nazi Germany opens its immigration borders to the third world.

1964: Campaigning on a platform for change, Nazi Germany’s first black President is elected.


1965: Nazi Germany apologises for the holocaust.

[Reaganista]

why would you think that was funny

[Knifeboy]

yeah i really don't get why that would be funny

[Mr. Ron]

because its all implausible

[Knifeboy]

What if Hitler had won WW2?


1933: Hitler begins policy of courting the international scientist community and interning all German intelligentsia wishing to leave. Einstein et al remain.

1939-41: War fails to break out between western powers as Poland is not invaded. Germany uses pretext of Russian aggression against Finland to invade Russia with the west’s approval. In the absence of a British/French declaration of war, Hitler is concerned with only one front and Russia receives little outside logistical support.

1945-7: German advance is halted somewhere near the Urals. German research into the atomic bomb pays off after graphite, not heavy water, is discovered as the best moderator for plutonium. One V2 nuclear rocket later, and Russia capitulates completely.

1959: Hitler dies at the age of 70, having lived his entire life as leader of Germany and overseeing construction of the now booming and massive Third Reich.

1960: PANCAKES!!!! EVERYWHERE!! ATTACKING! DEVOURING HUMAN FLESH!!! TURNING PEOPLE INTO PANCAKE ZOMBIES! AAAAHHH

[Mr. Ron]

That would be a tasty twist on zombie apocalypse fantasies across the globe.

[Reaganista]

We thought you looked super cute
In your rubber jogging suit
You were trying to make your way
So you could be the best in state

But you know, we’re just crazy for you
You’re the only thing we want to do

Butwe know you’ve got a wife
And we’re sure she’s really nice
And we know you’ve got some kids
And we could be your kids

But are you into polygamy?
Cause we are like
Totally free
We could move to New York state
And we could go on lots of dates
And you could bring along Phoebe Cates
Please bring along Phoebe Cates!

Oh Matthew Modine
We want to be your blow job queens
Oh Matthew Modine
We think that you are peachy keen
Oh Matthew Modine

It’s hard
trying to get through medical school
But you did (why? why?) because you ****ing rule!

you seduce a girl at the motor inn
Come on, come on, come on, come on
And live with us in sin

Well you’re a double veteran
And you’ve been on Letterman
At the Academy Awards
You have rudely been ignored

Well your middle name’s Avery
And you an Aries
And you just turned forty three
Save some birthday cake for me (me! me! me! me!)

Your *** is like no other
It gets us hot and bothered
Your movies make us scream and cry
We wish you were a single guy
Oh Matthew Modine

we’re going mad with unrequited love

Oh Matthew Modine
You give us creamy jeans

[Mr. Ron]

is dat sum pony up?

[Knifeboy]

imperial march played on a tesla coil? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJqoRaphiEk

awesome^awesome

[Mr. Ron]

haha that was amazing

[Iskandar]

Is this some Discovery Channel ****.

[Its Me Uber]

WTF does this mean: "Der Übermensch, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation."

Thats what I get when ever I try to reply to anything or make a new thread!!! WTF!?!?

[Mr. Ron]

They are trying to silence the Overman!

[Iskandar]

I have no idea. That's bizarre.

I'll check Mod CP to see if you've been accidentally banned or something.

Well, you haven't been banned but it does say your usergroup is "Users Awaiting Email Confirmation." That isn't right. I started a thread in the mod forum. mx will know what to do, probably.

I don't know if it's just a problem with the authentication or something but it's weird that it's only affected you.

[Iskandar]

Try this:

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/register.php?do=requestemail

[Mr. Ron]

lol look at this little douche

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJb5t0BAlSU

[McP3000]

i drank too much apple juice

[Reaganista]

that kid has a lot of lipstick on typical closet gay republican

[Mr. Ron]

i drank too much apple juice
I love apple juice :>

[ridethelib]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i78/andtakingnames/lg_simply_apple_grapefruit.jpg

[McP3000]

I love apple juice :>
i love it too, i just drank way too much of it because i had just ran and i was really thirsty

[mph4ever]

i love it too, i just drank way too much of it because i had just ran and i was really thirsty

are the blokes in your avatar ron and tway?

[sweboy]

Guys what is the proper English greeting phrase to be used in a semi-formal e-mail?

[Mister_Che]

[Name],

[Text]

[Signature]

That's what I use around the office, so it may not be exactly semi-formal.

Wait, you wanted phrase, not format. In that case, I'm not sure.

[Iskandar]

If you don't know the name:

To whom it may concern,

If you do, just put Dear _______________.

[sweboy]

"Dear" seems a bit too formal for my purposes, I'm looking for someting more casual but not "Hi"/"Hey"/"Hello"-level casualness.

[Knifeboy]

Ahoy!

I use that all the time

[Reaganista]

you can just do like dis

sweboy:

text

signature

but that's more formal than dear dear is not that formal

[Already_Taken]

greetings, but then you'll just look stupid.

say dear.

[sweboy]

dear is to intimiate, like i wanna cuddle the person or sumthn

[Reaganista]

then just use a colon

[Already_Taken]

dear is to intimiate, like i wanna cuddle the person or sumthn

dear sweboy,

i don't want to cuddle you.

sincerely, a_t



that's believable right

[Iskandar]

"Dear" is not that formal, trust me.

"Greetings" will do if you really don't want to use it, but nobody actually says that.

[Knifeboy]

http://www.tobez.org/presentations/Perl6/Perl6/colon.jpg name

text

signature


edit: oh wait the colon goes on the other side of name

[Der Übermensch]

Yay! Much better!

[sweboy]

ok guys i didn't use a greeting phrase at all lol! thx for da helps anywys

[Knifeboy]

Yay! Much better!

welcome back!

[cobert]

I usually just use the person's name with a comma after it.

[Smokey D]

Dear is either not that formal or super formal.

Diplomats use things like dear.

Semi formal does not require dear.

[Mr. Ron]

Whenever I e-mail my professors I begin with "Hello,".

[Reaganista]

sup b

[mph4ever]

where are all the good men gone

[cobert]

Where have all the cowboys gone?

[mph4ever]

looks like some of the good have returned to add to the already present good ones too

now all we need is a crisis of significant proportions

[beso negro]

i miss siva

[mph4ever]

thats serious. take a pill or something

[Already_Taken]

behind every great man is a great women.

don't worry beso, you'll reunite one day

[Mr. Ron]

Footnote question:

If i'm using an internet database in a footnote, and I footnote the database more than once in a paragraph, how would I footnote it? Would I use "Ibid"?

[Reaganista]

only if it's consecutive u can use iibid

[Mr. Ron]

so all of the footnotes after the first one would be Ibid then since its just one page where all the info is on.

[Reaganista]

sounds like u should research more thoroughly lol

[Mr. Ron]

bro i've been thumbing through this stupid writing guide forever and nuffin' shows up

[Reaganista]

i dont know wat that means

[Mr. Ron]

me neither

[Reaganista]

r u slacking in ur studies

[Mr. Ron]

Absolutely.

[gregulus]

dammit, mr. ron.

[Reaganista]

mr ron u should go to grad school in the dc area so i can molest u

ps stop slacking

[Mr. Ron]

dammit, mr. ron.
???????????????? :confused:

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

so this is where the nerds of the internet nerds go

[Already_Taken]

im the best starcraft player on mx bring it