Evil Firefly Haters
POSTED BY: Succatash
UPDATED: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 07:06
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Originally posted by Nur:
Wolverine is from Canada and always calls people 'Bub'.
"Bub"? How rude! I thought that was for NY cab drivers.
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Originally posted by Succatash:
Sarge is pretty cool, eh? He's probably my most favorite Browncoat I've met, but don't tell him or he'll give me shit.
Ahhh, more Canadian. Shiny. Don't worry, my lips=sealed.
Those who restrain desire, do so because thiers is weak enough to be restrained.
-William Blake
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Originally posted by Saint Jayne:Quote:
Originally posted by Nur:
Wolverine is from Canada and always calls people 'Bub'.
"Bub"? How rude! I thought that was for NY cab drivers.
Hehe. But remember, we're stereotyping Canada here and all Canadians are a hockey-loving, beer-drinking, kind folk. So it can't possibly be rude, eh?
Those who restrain desire, do so because thiers is weak enough to be restrained.
-William Blake
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Succatash understands beer, but hockey not so much. Thinks playing it is fun, but watching it and waiting for a fight is unexciting.
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I thought Canadians were Hosers, eh?
and they do that curling thing too. Which makes absolutely no sense at all.
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Originally posted by Nur:Quote:
Originally posted by Saint Jayne:Quote:
Originally posted by Nur:
Wolverine is from Canada and always calls people 'Bub'.
"Bub"? How rude! I thought that was for NY cab drivers.
Hehe. But remember, we're stereotyping Canada here and all Canadians are a hockey-loving, beer-drinking, kind folk. So it can't possibly be rude, eh?
Those who restrain desire, do so because thiers is weak enough to be restrained.
-William Blake
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Originally posted by SergeantX:
Or to put it another way, I'm reminded of an incident immediately after 9/11. My boss at work was telling me how happy he was to have George Bush as president, because Bush was a "prayin' man". I was compelled to remind him that the terrorists who smashed into the World Trade Center towers were "prayin' men". Probably prayin' while they did it.
There is a large difference between what Bush is praying for, and what the 9-11 hijackers were praying for, and to a large extent, that makes all the difference
The desire to condemn the sentiments of religious folks is a natural reaction to such attacks. The idea that the problem is religion in general, is also natural as well. But ultimately its a very superficial similarity.
Our fundies in this country may be annoying, but they are not out actively killing folks. Even the few who claim to bomb abortion clinics "in the name of God" don't get much support even from other Christians who agree with their goals
I know its considered hip to denigrate religious beliefs as being nothing but superstition. But, I don't think this is either an effective persuasional stratagy, or even a valid point. Religion, like culture, is ultimately and pragmatically a collection of ideas. Ideas have to work their way out in the real world if they are to survive, as bad or false ideas end up getting their adherents killed off.
One thing that has bugged me about 9-11 is not the people who were killed, but all the ones that were not. The towers were expected to contain 50,000 to 100,000 people that day, either working or visiting. Even with 30,000 there at the time of the attack, only 10 percent of that number did not make it. The other 90 percent survived.
Also, the Pentagon was undergoing a refurbiment project to protect the building in case of a major attack. One side had just been completed, and not all of the staff had moved back in. The terrorists had a 1 in 5 chance of hitting this exact side on 9-11. Hmmm...
As a pagan, I recognize that it was Christians who put in the separation of Church and state into the US Constitution. Granted, it was a lesson they learned the hard way, in Europe. But the key point is that most Christians have learned that lesson. And that makes all the difference in the world.
"Wash, where is my damn spaceship?"
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Originally posted by RocketJock:
Point is, what I'm looking for is a one-sentence "High Concept" explanation to throw at the aforementioned "Linear/Binary" mindsets; best I've been able to come up with is "Yeah, it's like the Civil war, except that here the north was the side with the slaves."
Anybody got better?
Umm.. Do we really know the war was a civil one? It may have been an Alliance war of conquest. We really don't know, and the more I think about it, Mal does mention "uniting all the planets under one government to be equally ignored". If they were not united in the first place, then how could the INDEPENDENTS rebel? Wouldn't they have been called Rebels instead by the Alliance?
"Wash, where is my damn spaceship?"
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Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
I thought Canadians were Hosers, eh?
and they do that curling thing too. Which makes absolutely no sense at all.
Curling, yes we do (personally I don't get it, but my mother swears its the greatest winter sport ever). Lacross too. But Hosers, eh? thats just plain unkind. Bob and Doug would be ashamed of you.
Those who restrain desire, do so because thiers is weak enough to be restrained.
-William Blake
Long live beavers, and coloured money!
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Nah, I took my nephews and nieces to "Brother Bear" last month (after they hounded me endlessly about it) and was glad that the brothers were in the movie. Them mooses were just funny as heck...
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Originally posted by Nur:Quote:
Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
I thought Canadians were Hosers, eh?
and they do that curling thing too. Which makes absolutely no sense at all.
Curling, yes we do (personally I don't get it, but my mother swears its the greatest winter sport ever). Lacross too. But Hosers, eh? thats just plain unkind. Bob and Doug would be ashamed of you.
Those who restrain desire, do so because thiers is weak enough to be restrained.
-William Blake
Long live beavers, and coloured money!
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Hey Browncoat1, sorry about my comments. I do remember the thread had some good arguments in it, but from my perspective it felt like they didn't have the oomph I wanted them too. Just an opinion. And the grownups thing was more an acknowledgement to the guys who hopped on here and were basically flaming wz. People can be defensive and it isn't them, just the way they are, but I was a little bit embarrassed. You are exempt, of course.
It looks like the thread is very pleasant but I still see merit in an analysis of the "rules" of the medium the show is presented on. Just two cents.
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