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Are you really Baby Kangaroo Tribiani? :p

Pardon?

...Cost?


Thought requires energy.


Does it?


Yes, even the chemical processes in your brain which are used to create thoughts require a certain amount of energy, of course this amount is smaller than the amounts which are used for operating other muscles.

Yes, even the chemical processes in your brain which are used to create thoughts require a certain amount of energy, of course this amount is smaller than the amounts which are used for operating other muscles.

Less energy than that required to scratch, methinks.

Verbose dandiprat! :)

Ein?:confused:

It's sensual. It's sensitive. It's a display of raw emotion. You can connect with the person on a level you've never connected before.

Than it is clearly for someone who likes people.

It wasn't a particularly good comparison, especially since sex isn't an issue that we need to get over. It's not as though sex's term is up in a few months.

Its term never ends. :(

I didn't imply that you said the two contradict, persay; I was just making a statement. And I'm not "stereotyping" you, especially since I've never come across someone with your, uhh, unique "beliefs".

I am...unique? Thank you. :)

You're the only one who can convey your image, and unfortunately you've made yourself appear like a "twit" all on your own.

*weeping*

Your neurological pallet? Bahahaha.

...Perhaps you would prefer cerebral palate?

Actaully, if you are eating 0-1 meal a day, you are probably consuming less than 1000 calories a day, which is classified a "starvation" diet. If you are fencing to "work off" any food you have consumed, this is technically purging. The fact that you don't believe that eating 0-1 meal per day is "disordered" means you're in denial. You do, in fact, have an eating disorder, and - depending on your Body Mass Index - it's either Anorexia Nervosa or ED-NOS (Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified).

Hm. Should I not be getting tired easier? No, no. I am of the opinion that that is a load of nonsense--understand that I am not saying that you are lying, but I am saying that those studies need to be redone.

You've never had the chance to enjoy such a pleasure.

There is always a chance.

And I am certainly not attacking you as though you were a Nazi.

To be honest, if you were a Nazi, I'd be spending a lot more time constructing an argument. You, however, are just ignorant, so I'm only sparing a few minutes here and there.

Oh...you...you think I am more ignorant than a Nazi? I am deeply hurt. Il Ruffino speaks so highly of you....

Ein?:confused:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verbose

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Dandiprat

Well, you know, there ARE some people who just don't feel very much when having sex...Maybe it does reduce the amount of emotions involved (and if there is not much emotional or physical pleasure...what is there?).

If indeed you are a virgin, Parkus Empire, then...well, what could we say to change your mind? I don't see why everyone is attacking him...mustn't we respect his disdain of sex? I hardly see how you could like if you're repulsed by it in the first place...?

Respect? Hell no. Accept, sure. But respect is earned, and the way Parkus is being deliberately obtuse in his reasoning, observations and prattling on about his particular view of intellect does not demand respect. It demands derision.

Someone truly intelligent would think more about their actions.

Such as knowing the difference between "pallet" and "palate" before using either word, especially when one is touting one's editing skills?

Smart is as smart does.

Thank you, Forrest Buckley.

Well, clearly he's the only one that matters because his musical "pallet" :p is intrinsically more refined than any other. Music made by anyone who is still alive is only for intellectual slugs who can't appreciate opera. *nod*

What is a "musical pallet", anyway? Is it the wooden platform upon which scores of music shipped in bulk are placed? Is it where musicians sleep? What?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verbose

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Dandiprat

Thank you.:)

Respect? Hell no. Accept, sure.

I could not agree more, as you will notice by my prior posting.

But respect is earned, and the way Parkus is being deliberately obtuse in his reasoning, observations and prattling on about his particular view of intellect does not demand respect.

Most certainly not. But I hope you understand that my reasoning is not deliberately obtuse.

It demands derision.

I would feel shamed to demand anything.

Such as knowing the difference between "pallet" and "palate" before using either word, especially when one is touting one's editing skills?


I did not "tout" my editing skills. I merely stated that I edit my writing before posting, which is why it sounds better than how I speak. However, my editing has only so many fingers to stop the flood of stupidity from breaking the dike and some is bound to leak through my paragraphs.

Thank you, Forrest Buckley.


Cute.

What is a "musical pallet", anyway? Is it the wooden platform upon which scores of music shipped in bulk are placed? Is it where musicians sleep? What?

Doryphore.

What is a "musical pallet", anyway? Is it the wooden platform upon which scores of music shipped in bulk are placed? Is it where musicians sleep? What?

Obviously it is where musicians sleep, since we don't make enough to afford a proper bed.

The idea that someone can be intelligent enough to be "above" sex seems ridiculous to me. I've known some people who were extremely intelligent that enjoy sex quite a bit.

I also think that someone who seems to hate people so much 1) wouldn't really enjoy posting in a forum like this and 2) would have some sort of social or psychological disorder. There's a difference between enjoying being solitary and seeming to hate other people for no real reason.

person of course!
i tried the hand thing didnt really get the point of it

Person, okay. Well, the 12th of Never, quite frankly, is when it happened.

The idea that someone can be intelligent enough to be "above" sex seems ridiculous to me. I've known some people who were extremely intelligent that enjoy sex quite a bit.

For the last time: I never said it had anything to do with intelligence. Einstein had illegitimate children! Napoleon did! Julius Caesar did! Now that there are birth-control methods, how many more geniuses are having sex regularly?

I also think that someone who seems to hate people so much 1) wouldn't really enjoy posting in a forum like this

I enjoy arguing!

]and 2) would have some sort of social or psychological disorder. There's a difference between enjoying being solitary and seeming to hate other people for no real reason.

So, sue me.

I would feel shamed to demand anything.

Even a recount?

I did not "tout" my editing skills. I merely stated that I edit my writing before posting, which is why it sounds better than how I speak. However, my editing has only so many fingers to stop the flood of stupidity from breaking the dike and some is bound to leak through my paragraphs.

I like how you manage to both condescend to those with whom you disagree and attempt to somehow ameliorate your arrogance with self-abuse. All I ask is that you clean up afterward.

Cute.

I do try.

Doryphore.

Was that some kind of an entomological insult, or are you just fond of Colorado potato beetles (and/or Orson Scott Card)?

Even a recount?

Of what?

I like how you manage to both condescend to those with whom you disagree

Ego and humor are practically synonymous with me (I have a puppet nation called Bellicose Coxcombs). If my arrogance has affected you any other way then to make you laugh, I apologize.

and attempt to somehow ameliorate your arrogance with self-abuse. All I ask is that you clean up afterward.

Clean-up the dike? Fix it?

I do try.


"Do, or do not. There is no 'try'."

Was that some kind of an entomological insult, or are you just fond of Colorado potato beetles (and/or Orson Scott Card)?

It is defined as: "an annoying or pedantic critic" in the Unabridged Oxford English Dictionary.

Now that there are birth-control methods, how many more geniuses are having sex regularly?

How would you know? Aren't you an idiot? Do you regularly hang out with the intelligent?

And I thought "geniuses" were really just deluding themselves?

:)

:(
Amen to that. *nods emphatically*
...and now you're doomed to a fan club.
Well, if you weren't already, this helps. :p
:D
Again, ever further reason for a fan club/cult. You rock. *bows*

Aww, I always blush when you say nice things about me. :)

What's annoying is that I've probably studied just as much classical music as he has, but most people have open minds and can enjoy other music as well.

"Just because a music is defined as classical does not say anything about it's quality. There are pieces of popular music that are musically brilliant, and classical pieces that are absolutely dreadful." My Music Theory & Aural Skills I teacher opens every semester with a definition of what "classical" music is, and also that statement. It's pretty true.

Plus, it seems like he's limiting "classical" to the traditional operatic, symphonic, orchestral, and choral works by dead white German, Italian, and French guys. (Yeah, I'm leaving out some nationalities, but you have to admit that covers the majority of them.) Jazz is a classical music, too... and I think the blues may also be. (You could possibly link them together, I think. Possibly.)

Than it is clearly for someone who likes people.

I don't particularly like people. If I had my way I'd probably be locked in a nice dark room with some paint, but instead I choose to be a functional member of society, and I open my mind to interacting with other human beings. By interacting, I've found a few rare and wonderful people with whom I truly connect with. Perhaps you should try it.



Its term never ends. :(

If it did, we'd die.


...Perhaps you would prefer cerebral palate?

I'd prefer it if you'd use words you understand.


Hm. Should I not be getting tired easier? No, no. I am of the opinion that that is a load of nonsense--understand that I am not saying that you are lying, but I am saying that those studies need to be redone.

It's nothing to do with "getting tired easier". It is not a load of nonsense. These "studies" are medical and psychiatric fact. If you're deliberately choosing to under-eat to the point where your BMI falls below "healthy", you have an eating disorder. It's nothing to be ashamed of, but it's certainly nothing to brag about like you have. Not eating does not show control, strength or power. Finding the strength to eat healthily is real control.


There is always a chance.

There isn't if you don't open your mind.

Well, clearly he's the only one that matters because his musical "pallet" :p is intrinsically more refined than any other. Music made by anyone who is still alive is only for intellectual slugs who can't appreciate opera. *nod*

What's annoying is that I've probably studied just as much classical music as he has, but most people have open minds and can enjoy other music as well.

"Just because a music is defined as classical does not say anything about it's quality. There are pieces of popular music that are musically brilliant, and classical pieces that are absolutely dreadful." My Music Theory & Aural Skills I teacher opens every semester with a definition of what "classical" music is, and also that statement. It's pretty true.

Plus, it seems like he's limiting "classical" to the traditional operatic, symphonic, orchestral, and choral works by dead white German, Italian, and French guys. (Yeah, I'm leaving out some nationalities, but you have to admit that covers the majority of them.) Jazz is a classical music, too... and I think the blues may also be. (You could possibly link them together, I think. Possibly.)

Exactly.

Also, many works people think are "classical" don't technically come from the period known as the "Classical Period". What about "Baroque" etc? It's still what the general public would consider "classical" music, but if he wants to get really nitty-gritty...

& in regards to your signature...

Pro-tools? You use Pro-tools? Damn, I'm still using Avid.

Pro-tools? You use Pro-tools? Damn, I'm still using Avid.

I don't really get a choice. I think my school runs exclusively ProTools. (We used to have RADAR in the studios I can currently use, but they also have been switched to ProTools.)

(I'm broke and don't have a set-up of my own. Maybe that will change if I ever make some money.)

How would you know? Aren't you an idiot? Do you regularly hang out with the intelligent?

And I thought "geniuses" were really just deluding themselves?

:)

I believe a technical genius is someone with an I.Q. of 132 or more; that does not mean they are intelligent. :)

"Just because a music is defined as classical does not say anything about it's quality. There are pieces of popular music that are musically brilliant, and classical pieces that are absolutely dreadful." My Music Theory & Aural Skills I teacher opens every semester with a definition of what "classical" music is, and also that statement. It's pretty true.

Plus, it seems like he's limiting "classical" to the traditional operatic, symphonic, orchestral, and choral works by dead white German, Italian, and French guys. (Yeah, I'm leaving out some nationalities, but you have to admit that covers the majority of them.) Jazz is a classical music, too... and I think the blues may also be. (You could possibly link them together, I think. Possibly.)

Aside: I enjoy Tom Lehrer! He is not classical or romantic.

I don't particularly like people. If I had my way I'd probably be locked in a nice dark room with some paint, but instead I choose to be a functional member of society, and I open my mind to interacting with other human beings. By interacting, I've found a few rare and wonderful people with whom I truly connect with. Perhaps you should try it.

I have "found a few rare and wonderful people"...they hate me. :(



If it did, we'd die.


Oh, dear. :eek:


I'd prefer it if you'd use words you understand.

So would I. I was once told I needed grammar lessons because I used the word "funner". Another time I was called an "uncultured buffoon" because I spelled Cyrano with an i.


It's nothing to do with "getting tired easier". It is not a load of nonsense. These "studies" are medical and psychiatric fact. If you're deliberately choosing to under-eat to the point where your BMI falls below "healthy", you have an eating disorder. It's nothing to be ashamed of, but it's certainly nothing to brag about like you have. Not eating does not show control, strength or power. Finding the strength to eat healthily is real control.

I do not brag about it. If I actually wanted to eat, do you think anything upon this earth could stop me? :D No, it has nothing to do with willpower.

There isn't if you don't open your mind.

It opened too wide and became cynical.

I don't really get a choice. I think my school runs exclusively ProTools. (We used to have RADAR in the studios I can currently use, but they also have been switched to ProTools.)

(I'm broke and don't have a set-up of my own. Maybe that will change if I ever make some money.)
Pro-Tools is for the bourgeois. 64studio (http://64studio.com/) is the people's choice for a music workstation.

Pro-Tools is for the bourgeois. 64studio (http://64studio.com/) is the people's choice for a music workstation.

I'm computer literate, not a complete geek. Linux is not for me. Plus... I think I'll trust the industry standard.

And damn Trotskylvania for making bourgeois the favorite word of the night.

What is a "musical pallet", anyway? Is it the wooden platform upon which scores of music shipped in bulk are placed? Is it where musicians sleep? What?

When I worked for a newspaper, the crazy bike lady (as she was generally known--we had a bizarre habit of nicknaming our homeless) used to sleep on the pallets we tossed out. Sometimes she hummed?

I did not "tout" my editing skills. I merely stated that I edit my writing before posting, which is why it sounds better than how I speak. However, my editing has only so many fingers to stop the flood of stupidity from breaking the dike and some is bound to leak through my paragraphs.

Wait, I must have missed this. You don't actually talk aloud like that? I'm not being derisive here, I'm honestly curious. I type pretty much exactly as I speak (a fact which amuses everyone who meets me IRL after first meeting me online).

What's annoying is that I've probably studied just as much classical music as he has, but most people have open minds and can enjoy other music as well.

I admit to being totally clueless about classical music. With a gun to my head I might be able to identify Vivaldi.

However, I am a fairly well-read person possessing a degree in Literature who can, with some competence, dissect and critically analyze a given piece of fiction. I love the written word beyond was is reasonable and have very strong preferences and tastes in literature. I feel this is the sort of pseudo-artsy geekiness that compares to music snobbery, and while I think the written word is greater than anything on earth, I can certainly understand that, 1) other people may not, 2) this doesn't make me smarter or better than anyone else, just more educated in a particular subject, and 3) there are many other pursuits that I do not particularly enjoy but in which I can find intrinsic value, or at least attractiveness.

I believe a technical genius is someone with an I.Q. of 132 or more; that does not mean they are intelligent. :)

In this I will agree. I.Q. tests are bunk, and 132 is way too low a mark for a genius!

Pro-Tools is for the bourgeois. 64studio (http://64studio.com/) is the people's choice for a music workstation.

Bourgeoisie, damnit, bourgeoisie! Use the word right!

And damn Trotskylvania for making bourgeois the favorite word of the night.

If people used it right, I wouldn't bitch about it!

If people used it right, I wouldn't bitch about it!

But now are they misusing it out of ignorance... or because they know you're watching?

But now are they misusing it out of ignorance... or because they know you're watching?

Probably the latter, I think its a bourgeois plot to make smoke come out of his ears. :p

In this I will agree. I.Q. tests are bunk, and 132 is way too low a mark for a genius!

I agree 132 is too low for genius, because I'm pretty sure that'd make me one.

I have "found a few rare and wonderful people"...they hate me. :(

Well, do you act this pretentious in person? Because if you do, I think we've found the answer to your problem...



So would I. I was once told I needed grammar lessons because I used the word "funner". Another time I was called an "uncultured buffoon" because I spelled Cyrano with an i.

www.dictionary.com



I do not brag about it. If I actually wanted to eat, do you think anything upon this earth could stop me? :D No, it has nothing to do with willpower.

Yes you do. You've been mentioning it consistantly in this thread, which would make most people assume you're proud of it. It's normal, natural and vital to eat. I don't want to beat you up about it, but perhaps you should seek help.

Yes you do. You've been mentioning it consistantly in this thread, which would make most people assume you're proud of it. It's normal, natural and vital to eat. I don't want to beat you up about it, but perhaps you should seek help.

I will say eating one meal a day isn't necessarily unhealthy if it's not a regular habit and if it's a healthy meal. Sometimes all I want a day is just one meal, and then I'm good. So maybe he is just overstating (in a really pretentious way) a habit that isn't really disordered eating.

I will say eating one meal a day isn't necessarily unhealthy if it's not a regular habit and if it's a healthy meal.

Sometimes all I want a day is just one meal, and then I'm good.

So maybe he is just overstating (in a really pretentious way) a habit that isn't really disordered eating.

It is unhealthy. Even if the calories in said meal exceed 1000, it is still unhealthy. It is bad for your body, including your digestive system, metabolism, sugar levels and overall mood.

And, he is making a regaular habit of it. Perhaps you should read entire threads. He stated - quite proudly - that he only eats 0-1 meals a day.

Perhaps that may happen to you sometimes, but it's still not "healthy" eating.

No. It's disordered eating.

The End.

I'm hoping to meet someone up north when I go.

Aside: I enjoy Tom Lehrer! He is not classical or romantic.

Awright, you get a major bow for that.
*mega-BOW*

EDIT: oh lul. I misread that. Yeah, that does go against my Christian beliefs significantly. And to top it off it seems that my bible verse email talks about just that! Mere Chance? I think no.
Maybe Zilam is stalking you! :eek:

32nd of Never.I'm sure i mentioned somewhere that our proposal anniversary is on the 29th of February, right, which we celebrate 'cuz we keep forgetting the other one?

No.You should hook up with ThePeoplesFreedom, then. It could work out! :)

Indeed. A woman's "sex appeal" pales in comparison to her capability for understanding literature.

This is why I am repulsed by Paris Hilton.

You seem to think that they are not connected, when I find that the opposite is the case.

Edit: Oh, and by the way, the whole arrogance thing isn't funny. I'm not sure why, but several posters on here seem to think it's funny when they're arrogant, despite the fact that it isn't funny, never was funny, and shows no signs of becoming funny. Really, it just makes you look bad.

No, I am saying that a sexually appealing woman can still be repulsive.

Not really. I find Paris Hilton quite unappealing. The most important sexual organ is the brain.

No, it really is dull.

Oral sex, on the other hand...

Only because you're selfish and suck at it ;)