NationStates Jolt Archive

In honor of the coming New Year, I thought it would be appropriate to make a thread to recap all of the wonderful things we've learned from reading the General forum.


George W. Bush is a moron.
John Kerry is a moron.
Ralph Nader is a moron.
Creationism is stupid because it is totally unscientific.
Evolution is stupid because it leaves people with no reason to live.
Rush Limbaugh is fat, arrogant, moronic windbag.
Michael Moore is a fat, arrogant, moronic windbag.
The United States was, is, and will always be a Christian nation.
The United states was never, is not, and will never be a Christian nation.
John Kerry and the French have a secret plan to ruin the United States.
George W. Bush and the extreme right wing have a secret plan to ruin the United States.
Muslim intolerance and extremism is threatening the West.
Christian intolerance and extremism is threatening the West.
Anti-religious intolerance and extremism are threatening the West.
The culture of the United States is too sexually repressive.
The culture of the United States is too sexually libertine.
The United States should be in Europe's debt.
Europe should be in the United States' debt.
The Confederate flag is a symbol of Southern heritage.
The Confederate flag is a symbol of racism.
Christianity has all of the answers.
Christianity has none of the answers.
Atheism has all of the answers.
Atheism has none of the answers.
Countries that use the death penalty are barbaric and cruel.
Countries that do not use the death penalty are barbaric and cruel.
The Democratic Party is good while the Republican Party is the supreme evil.
The Republican Party is good while the Democratic Party is the supreme evil.
Both major parties suck; vote Green.
Both major parties suck; vote Libertarian.
Both major parties suck; vote Nader.
George W. Bush is a horrible leader.
George W. Bush is an excellent leader.


But here's one for all time that I think we actually should keep in mind:

Debates, flames, and rants on an online forum will never, ever change anybody's mind.


Feel free to post any that I may have missed, but I ask that you please try to keep it bipartisan and fairly good-natured.

And, come on people, it's just satire. Please take your flames elsewhere.

Basically, I've learned just about every liberal opinion expressed on this message board since February 2004

I didn't learn a thing this year...

I've learned how to fluffle. :fluffle:

ROTFLMFAO!!!

That is the funniest lis tI have ever seen...can I post it on another board?

I learned how to make a poo cannon. :)

I agree with every one of those statements.

Edit: Except the one about evolution, but that is the only one.

I also learned about Capital Gains tax as applied to real estate. :headbang:

I think someone has a job at the Whitehouse to just sit in a room and think up new taxes.

Things I learned...

Everyone knows everything
Everyone knows nothing

Noone can spell my nations name
Examples:
Siesta
Siesatina
Saesta
Sistiatia
And even Satinia

Star Wars pwns Star Trek
Star Trek pwns Star Wars
Stargate pwns them all

Star Wars pwns Star Trek
Star Trek pwns Star Wars
Stargate pwns them all
And Babylon 5 pwns all of them ;)

Things I've learnt:

Paradise Club is actually very amusing
Mods don't like posters making shrines to other mods
Cake songs amuse me very very much (http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/comforteagle.php)
Various topics DO NOT DIE (abortion/evolution/gay marriage)

Noone can spell my nations name
Examples:
Siesta
Siesatina
Saesta
Sistiatia
And even Satinia
At least you never got called Sativa...

I've learned that people make a fuss when two men wish to marry here (US), but that nobody seems to mind if they go elsewhere (Like Amsterdam, parts of Canada, etc).

I've learned that satirical shows will stay away from the topic of a certain musician's death, but will mention that rap saved us from grunge (...pfft. Can we be sure it wasn't the other way around?).

I've learned that Marilyn Manson, while he should never again cover a Ramones song, does a fine job covering Depeche Mode (go figure).

I've learned that any concert featuring many powerhouse bands is more likely to sellout faster than a movie featuring two... let's not go there.

I've learned that two old men who should have quit music back in the early 90's are liked far more than four/five old men who should have quit music once they started to deteriorate (1981).

I've learned. Indeed I have.

I've learned that Defensor Fidei is a bible bashing racist moron and that Roach-Busters is a hyprocrite who takes no sides and bashes them all.
And that there's a lot of people who don't understand how Star Trek pwns Star Wars militarily.

People need to smoke more weed and just get along with each other.
The human race is doomed for the next four years.
Linux isn't really as great as it should be.
House music is the best ever.

I've learned the true meaning of Hanukah

I learned that Dubya is Time's Man of the Year.

eBay is a sweet website.

Tamiya makes good model kits.

Lynyrd Skynyrd is the best band EVER.

And to NEVER say that Halo sucks. Even though it does. :confused:

Things I learned...

Everyone knows everything
Everyone knows nothing



Everyone thinks they know everything...but no one knows a damn thing

Linux isn't really as great as it should be.
Sacrilege!

Things I learned... (Cont)

Coke is better than pepsi

SG-1 is better than Atlantis
Atlantis is better than SG-1

Europe Owes the US
The US owes Europe

Jurassic Park iz T3H UBZ0R /\/\0\/!3

I can speak 1337 Language

Advil is better than Tylenol
Tylenol is better than Advil (Yes, I did see a thread on this)

People still can't spell my name

that the Josef Nickl method of locking works as well or better than the Browning method, even in 45 ACP.

I've learned that people are sheep.
Pro basketball players are in the news to often
President Bush was reelected... I don't know what to learn about that one...

I've learned that people are sheep.
Pro basketball players are in the news to often
President Bush was reelected... I don't know what to learn about that one...

Hmm. It could be said then that:

1. You don't want to be a sheep. Since you don't want to follow the crowd, you must want to be an individualist.
2. Don't know how basketball fits in this.
3. In light of #1, you've learned not to trust what everyone else is doing. Another vote for being an individualist.

Sure you're not really a conservative who believes in personal responsibility over the nanny state?

Debates, flames, and rants on an online forum will never, ever change anybody's mind.

Exactly! That's just what I was thinking.

Exactly! That's just what I was thinking.
Now there's a depressing thought for everybody who was under the impression that systematically repeating your opinions on an internet forum actually matters when it comes to the greater principles to which this world abides.

* Most people can't drive.
* There are no such things as orbital mind control lasers.
* The number of people who can keep a friendly debate going on these forums without flaming is rarer than a Bush voter in DC.

I've learned that to call some one a bigot makes the caller a bigot.
That Democrats are bigots
That Republicans are bigots

And, like you said, no one on this site is convincing anyone else of anything.
I guess that means we each know it all. :p

BTW, good original post. Makes a pretty sad commentary on us as a group, but it appears to be accurate in the short time I've been here, and I'm pointing the finger at myself as well with that criticism. Hope that doesn't consititute partisanship or flaming. ;)

Hmm. It could be said then that:

1. You don't want to be a sheep. Since you don't want to follow the crowd, you must want to be an individualist.
2. Don't know how basketball fits in this.
3. In light of #1, you've learned not to trust what everyone else is doing. Another vote for being an individualist.

Sure you're not really a conservative who believes in personal responsibility over the nanny state?

People blindly accept what other people tell them. It sucks really. I even heard that a majority of people trust the government. Baaaaahhhh!

i've learnt:

reading the newspaper every day really is as easy as it seems and should be done
most people dont' believe in being romantic any more
people are normally more similar than they realise

and on another note, jumpers really are the way forward

People still can't spell my name

No one can spell my name in 'real life', either. Both first name and last name. My first name is Kaitlin (which has hundreds of spellings already), and they always insist on putting a c into my last name, which I won't mention here. :3;

I have learned this year...

*It really is not a good idea to tell people you would like the Democratic candidate to win in a Catholic school, even when they ask you of your opinion on the matter.
*It actually really is not a good idea to BE Catholic and have a preference for the Democratic idea on most things.
*Raisinets are the chocolate and raisiny Lifesaver's Fusions.
*Do not keep a dead hamster in the freezer to preserve it for longer.
*Kanji is a necessary evil.
*Dubbed anime and translated manga are unfortunately necessary evils.
*The word baka has three different meanings in three different languages:
~Russian- bye
~Japanese- stupid, fool, idiot...
~Spanish- cow
So, when saying 'baka', it is more like saying, 'Bye, stupid cow.'
*My computer somehow receives radio signals... So, whenever we turn on the volume even a little bit, we can hear weird voices and music from the radio. I'm beginning to recognize the channel by the music... Recently, they have been playing Christmas music.
*Chain emails are evil, and much like spam (even though I have never had that before...).
*The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker is a madly awesome game.
*No matter how I try, I will never beat The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask without a guidebook.
*Dress codes make life easier...except for the pants.
*Never, ever...when your little tennis team is in Wal-mart, and one girl goes off to buy ProPEL...tell, by mistake, your coach (if he asks)...that she has gone to buy ProPANE.
*Spanish is the easiest language in the book...after Japanese, that is.
*You really can tell a lot about a person from the kinds of movies they own.
*Broccoli and braces just do NOT mix.
*As long as brainwashing does not exist, opinions and resistance will.
*It is not a good idea to pick articles about cloning and stem cell research for Science class in a Catholic school, even if it is about chickens.
*American Eagle carries the softest hoodies known to mankind.
*Apparently, Christmas is evil and will somehow disturb the peace in the United States, although Hanukkah is perfectly healthy.
*He will always win Florida.
*There is a giganourmous super volcano under Yellowstone Lake that will kill off most of the United States, if not beaten to it by terrorists or the giganourmous tsunami that is supposed to come from a landslide on the western coast of Africa. So much for an enviously good geografic location.
*Where there are answers, there also are more questions.
*The ancient civilizations liked to 'keep it in the family'.
*Moses's father's wife was also his aunt.
*Never set limits to a teacher's thought capacity... (In Geometry, my teacher once said, with his Alabama accent, of the children in public schools, 'You can't kill THEM...')
*Never ignore your little brother when your sleeping is standing between him and his Christmas presents.

There most definitely was more, but I feel that this is a sufficient amount. :3

How long did it take you to come up with all of those?

I also learned about Capital Gains tax as applied to real estate. :headbang:

I think someone has a job at the Whitehouse to just sit in a room and think up new taxes.
Oh, dear. I'm inheriting an estate of $18 million dollars. I have to give some of it away because my president desperately needs a way not to cut and run on his oil war. I have to give some of it away because people are starving and nobody gives a damn. I have to give some of it away because that's the way a progressive income tax works. Pay your taxes like everyone else!

How long did it take you to come up with all of those?

Personal experiences during the course of the year, and probably longer, and just recalling many of them. I found myself in a bit of hell in Spanish class after Kerry conceded that election... 'F*** Kerry! F*** Kerry, you stupid Democrat!' :mp5: It was not a good day, to put it in short. XD;

Oh, dear. I'm inheriting an estate of $18 million dollars. I have to give some of it away because my president desperately needs a way not to cut and run on his oil war. I have to give some of it away because people are starving and nobody gives a damn. I have to give some of it away because that's the way a progressive income tax works. Pay your taxes like everyone else!

I love it when people assume paying inheritance tax is a rich thing. :rolleyes:

Depending on where you live, you could end up paying inheritance tax on a mortgaged property.

READ what it is before casting stones, please:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inheritance_tax

So, here's one for you:
Your parents come from (insert country here). They work for 30 years, build up a nice (grocery/farm/gas station/small business), with an attached house. Sadly, they both die in a tragic car accident. Everything gets left to you, the only child. Total value of the property is $200,000. *BAM* you now owe the feds and state government $20,000-$100,000. Have a nice day. :(

Now imagine that the property is mortgaged as well. "Paying your taxes like everyone else"? Pfah. Paying is one thing. Paying extra because somebody dies is stupid.

and what have I learned? Trolls bite.

I learned not to submit proposals to the UN asking for dissolution of the UN. :D

(got warned for that)

bump

I learned that threads get better with age.

Noone can spell my nations name
Examples:
Siesta
Siesatina
Saesta
Sistiatia
And even Satinia
You think you got problems?
Santaphrax
santaprax
sanctaphras

ad infinitem...
SANCTAPHRAX people, it isn't that hard!

Debates, flames and rants on an online forum will never change anyone's mind

Exactly! That's just what I was thinking.

I wasn't thinking it til i just read it

<snip>
*American Eagle carries the softest hoodies known to mankind.
<snip again>


*gasps and points*

BLASPHEMER!!!

It's Aeropostale!

*sends mob after Hakumaru*

I have learnt...to learn.

No matter how hard you try to tell people that certain weapons choices are a bit silly the US army will always go and use that eaxct choice...
(ie the minigun armed hummer of Faluga).

*gasps and points*

BLASPHEMER!!!

It's Aeropostale!

*sends mob after Hakumaru*

Aeropostale? Well, then again, my opinion is biased towards my fluffy pink hoody... We don't have an Aeropostale where I live. Well...at least...I don't think we do... :confused: After all, this is the middle of Missouri. :3