Re: A life of privilege

[Edward Dolan]

"JimmyMac" <jimmymac_4@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:09b8bc61-65a8-4a0f-9625-7a9fa6e50625@h25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 8, 4:45 pm, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
>> "JimmyMac" <jimmyma...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
[...]
>> > 2. Nuclear radiation would make the area bombed unsuitable for
>> > pilfering and pumping of oil far enough into the future that by then
>> > alternative fuels will largely replaced dino-crude as a major source
>> > for fuel.
>>
>> There are plenty of third world denizens who would be willing to work in
>> contaminated areas for a little food and water. They lead short and
>> miserable lives anyway, so it would not make any difference what kills
>> them.
>> Give them some bad whiskey to drink and some loose women to **** and they
>> will be happy as larks despite their shortened life span.
>
> It is precisely this less than endearing quality of yours that we have
> all come to recognize ..... your complete lack of sensitivity and
> compassion for your fellow man. Is it any wonder why you haven't got
> a single friend and are so poorly regarded? You earned your
> reputation, but the question remains, were you born an ******* or did
> you work at it all you life?

I am a realist and I refuse to deal in pabulum anymore. I leave that to
younger folks who still have some hope for the future.

So why aren't most folks realists like me you may well ask? It is because no
one, but no one, reads history anymore. If they did, they would KNOW that it
is all for nothing. But even so we cannot learn from our history because of
the way our human nature is constituted. We are doomed to make the same
blunders over and over for all eternity. Please read up on the myth of
Sisyphus.

The one constant in mankind's history is hatred of anyone who is different
in even the slightest way. I have simply taken it one step further and hate
everyone equally, whether they are different or not. I consign everyone to
Hell, our true home and ultimate destiny!

Anyone who does not agree with the above has been blinded by the so-called
cardinal virtues of faith, hope and charity. Alas, all delusions of those
who have been smitten with religion. Verily I tell you that there is not one
person in a million who can see through the veil of Maya. You have to be
Great for that and only Ed Dolan is Great!

Thus spake Zarathustra.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

[Red Cloud]

On Mar 8, 6:22 pm, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
> "JimmyMac" <jimmyma...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:09b8bc61-65a8-4a0f-9625-7a9fa6e50625@h25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > On Mar 8, 4:45 pm, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
> >> "JimmyMac" <jimmyma...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> [...]
> >> > 2. Nuclear radiation would make the area bombed unsuitable for
> >> > pilfering and pumping of oil far enough into the future that by then
> >> > alternative fuels will largely replaced dino-crude as a major source
> >> > for fuel.
>
> >> There are plenty of third world denizens who would be willing to work in
> >> contaminated areas for a little food and water. They lead short and
> >> miserable lives anyway, so it would not make any difference what kills
> >> them.
> >> Give them some bad whiskey to drink and some loose women to **** and they
> >> will be happy as larks despite their shortened life span.
>
> > It is precisely this less than endearing quality of yours that we have
> > all come to recognize ..... your complete lack of sensitivity and
> > compassion for your fellow man. Is it any wonder why you haven't got
> > a single friend and are so poorly regarded? You earned your
> > reputation, but the question remains, were you born an ******* or did
> > you work at it all you life?
>
> I am a realist and I refuse to deal in pabulum anymore. I leave that to
> younger folks who still have some hope for the future.
>
> So why aren't most folks realists like me you may well ask? It is because no
> one, but no one, reads history anymore. If they did, they would KNOW that it
> is all for nothing. But even so we cannot learn from our history because of
> the way our human nature is constituted. We are doomed to make the same
> blunders over and over for all eternity. Please read up on the myth of
> Sisyphus.
>
> The one constant in mankind's history is hatred of anyone who is different
> in even the slightest way. I have simply taken it one step further and hate
> everyone equally, whether they are different or not. I consign everyone to
> Hell, our true home and ultimate destiny!
>
> Anyone who does not agree with the above has been blinded by the so-called
> cardinal virtues of faith, hope and charity. Alas, all delusions of those
> who have been smitten with religion. Verily I tell you that there is not one
> person in a million who can see through the veil of Maya. You have to be
> Great for that and only Ed Dolan is Great!
>
> Thus spake Zarathustra.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
> aka
> Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota


The problem of your point is you are living in Whitepenis NASCAR
nation. Did you know that despise of housing market and subprime
mortgage collapse, those CEO have earn more than ever? 2007 was
boomed time for those subprime mortgage and Financial CEO.
Why they made so much earning despite of the depression? BEcause they
just don't give you ****. They don't care what happened to you or
society in general. Their attitude is the core of what Whitepenis
NASCAR mentality is all about. They don't give you ****. That is
what United State of AmeriKKKa is all about. Nobody give you ****.
Really. Who gives you ****? REally. Nobody. You can cry all you want.
You can complain all your want. Nobody cares. They take money and
they run and say "Have nice day!".

Welcome to Whitepenis NASCAR nation!

[Michael Press]

In article <b4idnRDA7pBj1E7anZ2dnUVZ_tSknZ2d@prairiewave.com>,
"Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> wrote:

> Anyone who does not agree with the above has been blinded by the so-called
> cardinal virtues of faith, hope and charity.

Where do you get that? Theology for the congregation?

prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance.

--
Michael Press

[ZBicyclist]

Michael Press wrote:
> In article <b4idnRDA7pBj1E7anZ2dnUVZ_tSknZ2d@prairiewave.com>,
> "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> wrote:
>
>> Anyone who does not agree with the above has been blinded by the
>> so-called cardinal virtues of faith, hope and charity.
>
> Where do you get that? Theology for the congregation?
>
> prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance.

Even Wikipedia gets these right.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_virtues

[A Muzi]

> "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> wrote:
>> Anyone who does not agree with the above has been blinded by the so-called
>> cardinal virtues of faith, hope and charity.

Michael Press wrote:
> Where do you get that? Theology for the congregation?
> prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance.

Pride, anger, gluttony, lust, envy, greed and sloth are enough to keep
me busy!
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

[Edward Dolan]

"ZBicyclist" <ZBicyclist@excite.com> wrote in message
news:38UAj.8315$Mh2.2824@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com...
> Michael Press wrote:
>> In article <b4idnRDA7pBj1E7anZ2dnUVZ_tSknZ2d@prairiewave.com>,
>> "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone who does not agree with the above has been blinded by the
>>> so-called cardinal virtues of faith, hope and charity.
>>
>> Where do you get that? Theology for the congregation?
>>
>> prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance.
>
> Even Wikipedia gets these right.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_virtues

Saint Edward the Great is a Great Saint and only concerns himself with the
theological virtues. I leave all the lesser virtues to sinners like ZB and
Michael Press.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota



Cardinal virtues
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In some Christian traditions, there are four cardinal virtues: prudence,
temperance, fortitude, and justice. These were derived initially from
Plato's scheme (see Protagoras 330b, which also includes piety (hosiotes))
and adapted by Saint Ambrose, Augustine of Hippo, and Thomas Aquinas (see
Summa Theologica II(I).61).

The term "cardinal" comes from the Latin cardo or hinge; the cardinal
virtues are so called because they are hinges upon which the door of the
moral life swings.

Plato identified them with the classes of the city described in the
Republic, and with the faculties of man. Temperance was associated with the
producing classes, the farmers and craftsmen, and with the animal appetites;
fortitude with the warrior class and with the spirited element in man;
prudence with the rulers and with reason. Justice stands outside the class
system and divisions of man, and rules the proper relationship among the
three of them.

It may have been taken up from there into Jewish philosophy; Wisdom 8:7
reads, "She [Wisdom] teacheth temperance, and prudence, and justice, and
fortitude, which are such things as men can have nothing more profitable in
life."

It was certainly taken up in Christianity, as St. Augustine, discussing the
morals of the church, described them:

For these four virtues (would that all felt their influence in their minds
as they have their names in their mouths!), I should have no hesitation in
defining them: that temperance is love giving itself entirely to that which
is loved; fortitude is love readily bearing all things for the sake of the
loved object; justice is love serving only the loved object, and therefore
ruling rightly; prudence is love distinguishing with sagacity between what
hinders it and what helps it.

These "cardinal" virtues are not the same as the three theological virtues:
faith, hope, and charity (see 1 Corinthians 13). Together, they comprise
what is known as the seven cardinal virtues, also known as the heavenly
virtues.

History of the Virtues

While history suggests that the first four date back to Greek philosophers
and were applicable to all people seeking to live moral lives, the
theological virtues appear to be specific to Christians as written by Paul
in The New Testament.

In Genesis, Chapter 28 Jacob describes his vision of a ladder or stairway
leading to heaven. In oral tradition, the three principal rungs on the
ladder were denominated Faith, Hope and Love. (The King James Version of the
Bible uses "charity," but "charity" was derived from caritas, or "love.")
These three are mentioned in Chapter 13 of First Corinthians: And now these
three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Because of this reference, the seven attributes are sometimes grouped as
four cardinal virtues (prudence, temperance, fortitude, justice) and three
heavenly graces (faith, hope, charity).

The cardinal virtues are distinguished from the capital virtues. The capital
virtues are often paired with the much more widely known capital (or
"deadly") sins. The capital virtues are: humility, liberality, brotherly
love, meekness, chastity, temperance, and diligence. The capital sins,
sometimes called the "seven deadly sins," are pride, avarice (greed), envy,
wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth.

[Jay]

"A Muzi" <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote in message
news:13t8hqfbl08ms64@corp.supernews.com...
>> "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> wrote:
>>> Anyone who does not agree with the above has been blinded by the
>>> so-called cardinal virtues of faith, hope and charity.
>
> Michael Press wrote:
>> Where do you get that? Theology for the congregation?
>> prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance.
>
> Pride, anger, gluttony, lust, envy, greed and sloth are enough to keep me
> busy!
> --
> Andrew Muzi
> www.yellowjersey.org
> Open every day since 1 April, 1971
>
>
Oh, no!!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114369/

The Se7en legend lives on. Much like Jason. Just when you think he is
dead...

Fearful of the dark - J.

[Tim McNamara]

In article <13t8hqfbl08ms64@corp.supernews.com>,
A Muzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

> > "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> wrote:
> >> Anyone who does not agree with the above has been blinded by the
> >> so-called cardinal virtues of faith, hope and charity.
>
> Michael Press wrote:
> > Where do you get that? Theology for the congregation?
> > prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance.
>
> Pride, anger, gluttony, lust, envy, greed and sloth are enough to
> keep me busy!

Sloth. I like sloth.

[Tom Sherman]

Andrew Muzi wrote:
>> "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> wrote:
>>> Anyone who does not agree with the above has been blinded by the
>>> so-called cardinal virtues of faith, hope and charity.
>
> Michael Press wrote:
>> Where do you get that? Theology for the congregation?
>> prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance.
>
> Pride, anger, gluttony, lust, envy, greed and sloth are enough to keep
> me busy!

The secrets to successfully running a LBS are revealed! ;)

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

[Tom Keats]

In article <13t8hqfbl08ms64@corp.supernews.com>,
A Muzi <am@yellowjersey.org> writes:
>> "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> wrote:
>>> Anyone who does not agree with the above has been blinded by the so-called
>>> cardinal virtues of faith, hope and charity.
>
> Michael Press wrote:
>> Where do you get that? Theology for the congregation?
>> prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance.
>
> Pride, anger, gluttony, lust, envy, greed and sloth are enough to keep
> me busy!

A long time ago, in a galaxy far away (okay, back in the '60s)
I read a Readers' Digest bio about William Beebe, creator of
the Bathysphere, in which he was quoted as saying something to
the effect of: "The greatest sin is boredom."

That stuck with me. This world is so full of wonderments,
the appreciation of which is greatly facilitated by bicycling.

When people admit to being bored, I confess I'll regard
and discount them as vacuous. I know that's a terrible
thing to say about anybody, but I just fail to understand
how anyone can be bored. Heck, I've known a few bi-polar
people who've plombed the depths the despair, but even
they weren't bored. Ennui is like just giving up, rolling
over, and deciding to die on the spot. "FTW, I'm outa here."

That print by Albrecht Durer, titled "Melancholia"
http://www.alchemylab.com/melancholia.htm
pisses me off something fierce, and makes me wanna kick
the guy-in-the-picture's ass. He needs to spread his
wings and ride his bike.

If you're of a spiritual/intuitve nature, being bored
boils down to denying the elaborate mystique of Creation.

If you're of a scientific/analytical nature, being
bored smacks of quitting and despairingly giving-up.

And if you're of an artistic/creative nature, being
bored means your creative pilot light has been blown
out and you don't feel like relighting it or letting
anyone/anything else relight it for you so you could
continue to embellish the world.

Boredom is stupidity, wastefulness, detrimentality and
destructiveness. The next step down from boredom is
downright malevolence. Boredom is the threshold of evil.


cheers,
Tom

My mom got talked into subscribing. Okay, I admit
to deriving occasional enjoyment from Reader's Digest.
Please don't bug me about it.

--
Nothing is safe from me.
I'm really at:
tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca

[Tom Sherman]

Tim McNamara wrote:
> In article <13t8hqfbl08ms64@corp.supernews.com>,
> A Muzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
>
>>> "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> wrote:
>>>> Anyone who does not agree with the above has been blinded by the
>>>> so-called cardinal virtues of faith, hope and charity.
>> Michael Press wrote:
>>> Where do you get that? Theology for the congregation?
>>> prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance.
>> Pride, anger, gluttony, lust, envy, greed and sloth are enough to
>> keep me busy!
>
> Sloth. I like sloth.

Here is the bicycle for you then, since it offers a sloth-like riding
position: <http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisil/costin/Monky1.jpg>.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

[Tom Crispin]

On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:45:22 -0500, Tim McNamara
<timmcn@bitstream.net> wrote:

>In article <13t8hqfbl08ms64@corp.supernews.com>,
> A Muzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
>
>> > "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> wrote:
>> >> Anyone who does not agree with the above has been blinded by the
>> >> so-called cardinal virtues of faith, hope and charity.
>>
>> Michael Press wrote:
>> > Where do you get that? Theology for the congregation?
>> > prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance.
>>
>> Pride, anger, gluttony, lust, envy, greed and sloth are enough to
>> keep me busy!
>
>Sloth. I like sloth.

Gluttony. I prefer gluttony.

[A Muzi]

>>> "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> wrote:
>>>> Anyone who does not agree with the above has been blinded by the
>>>> so-called cardinal virtues of faith, hope and charity.

>> Michael Press wrote:
>>> Where do you get that? Theology for the congregation?
>>> prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance.

> Andrew Muzi wrote:
>> Pride, anger, gluttony, lust, envy, greed and sloth are enough to keep
>> me busy!

Tom Sherman wrote:
> The secrets to successfully running a LBS are revealed! ;)

A guy who can't laugh at himself has no humor.
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

[Bill Sornson]

A Muzi wrote:

> A guy who can't laugh at himself has no humor.

TAKE THAT BACK THIS INSTANT!!!!!!!!!!!

Bill "need an emoticon thingy denoting 'sheepish grin'" S.

[Edward Dolan]

"Bill Sornson" <askme@ask.me> wrote in message
news:47d49af0$0$22803$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>A Muzi wrote:
>
>> A guy who can't laugh at himself has no humor.
>
> TAKE THAT BACK THIS INSTANT!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Bill "need an emoticon thingy denoting 'sheepish grin'" S.

Well, here is a perfect example of what is wrong with all these confounded
cycling newsgroups. Even the redoubtable Tom Sherman of ARBR, who is not as
stupid as he seems, encourages this sort of dumb repartee. I think there
must be an awful lot of lonely folks in this old world!

Bill Sornson, always a man of few words, is ever ready with a snide remark
or two as long as he does not need to expound at length on anything. He is
an example of a man who probably can think, but refuses to do so, at least
on these cycling newsgroups.

As bad as RBM is, it can't compare to the Australian group. Of course that
group is composed exclusively of Aborigines who are dark of mind and soul.
Mostly all you can ever get out of them are a few grunts here and there. The
English group pretends to be more intelligent but may actually be even
dumber. In any event, ALL the cycling groups are equally zany. I am
convinced that only the dumbest of the dumb ever post messages on Usenet.

All you bozos should be modeling yourselves after the Great One. Yea, Ed
Dolan the Great is as a beacon for you if you but open your eyes. Follow in
my footsteps and all will be right with the world. Go your own way and all
will be bedlam.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

[Fabrizio Mazzoleni]

On Mar 9, 8:28*pm, tkeats2...@hotmail.com (Tom Keats) wrote:

>
> A long time ago, in a galaxy far away (okay, back in the '60s)
> I read a Readers' Digest bio about William Beebe, creator of
> the Bathysphere, in which he was quoted as saying something to
> the effect of: "The greatest sin is boredom."
>

Tom, back then us cool kids were into the Apollo 11 mission.
The guys that were into deep-sea submersible stuff never
really scored with the hotties at school.

Just an observation of mine, don't spend too much time
worrying about it.

[Edward Dolan]

"Tom Keats" <tkeats2005@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ls92rf.ld.ln@vcn.bc.ca...
> In article <13t8hqfbl08ms64@corp.supernews.com>,
> A Muzi <am@yellowjersey.org> writes:
>>> "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> wrote:
>>>> Anyone who does not agree with the above has been blinded by the
>>>> so-called
>>>> cardinal virtues of faith, hope and charity.
>>
>> Michael Press wrote:
>>> Where do you get that? Theology for the congregation?
>>> prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance.
>>
>> Pride, anger, gluttony, lust, envy, greed and sloth are enough to keep
>> me busy!
>
> A long time ago, in a galaxy far away (okay, back in the '60s)
> I read a Readers' Digest bio about William Beebe, creator of
> the Bathysphere, in which he was quoted as saying something to
> the effect of: "The greatest sin is boredom."
>
> That stuck with me. This world is so full of wonderments,
> the appreciation of which is greatly facilitated by bicycling.
>
> When people admit to being bored, I confess I'll regard
> and discount them as vacuous. I know that's a terrible
> thing to say about anybody, but I just fail to understand
> how anyone can be bored. Heck, I've known a few bi-polar
> people who've plombed the depths the despair, but even
> they weren't bored. Ennui is like just giving up, rolling
> over, and deciding to die on the spot. "FTW, I'm outa here."
>
> That print by Albrecht Durer, titled "Melancholia"
> http://www.alchemylab.com/melancholia.htm
> pisses me off something fierce, and makes me wanna kick
> the guy-in-the-picture's ass. He needs to spread his
> wings and ride his bike.
>
> If you're of a spiritual/intuitve nature, being bored
> boils down to denying the elaborate mystique of Creation.
>
> If you're of a scientific/analytical nature, being
> bored smacks of quitting and despairingly giving-up.
>
> And if you're of an artistic/creative nature, being
> bored means your creative pilot light has been blown
> out and you don't feel like relighting it or letting
> anyone/anything else relight it for you so you could
> continue to embellish the world.
>
> Boredom is stupidity, wastefulness, detrimentality and
> destructiveness. The next step down from boredom is
> downright malevolence. Boredom is the threshold of evil.

All of the above is only too true, but even so other people can be
incredibly boring, especially when you can't escape their presence. Frankly,
I am never more alone and bored than when I am with other people. When I am
by myself, I am NEVER bored. Go figure!

We need to distinguish between boredom and depression however. They are two
different things entirely. Everyone understands boredom but unless you have
depression you are not ever likely to understand it.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

[Newsreading.Fool@gmail.com]

> A long time ago, in a galaxy far away (okay, back in the '60s)
> I read a Readers' Digest bio about William Beebe, creator of
> the Bathysphere, in which he was quoted as saying something to
> the effect of: "The greatest sin is boredom."

You know, this is awesome! I have been feeling very bored in a key
area of my life, and beyond that feeling, I feel that there is some
degree of ego that connects to the feeling of boredom. I came to
usenet seeking the source of boredom, as well as the cure & the
spiritual/emotional connections surrounding the feeling.

> That stuck with me. This world is so full of wonderments,
> the appreciation of which is greatly facilitated by bicycling.
>
> When people admit to being bored, I confess I'll regard
> and discount them as vacuous.

Yes.

> I know that's a terrible
> thing to say about anybody, but I just fail to understand
> how anyone can be bored. Heck, I've known a few bi-polar
> people who've plombed the depths the despair, but even
> they weren't bored. Ennui is like just giving up, rolling
> over, and deciding to die on the spot. "FTW, I'm outa here."
>
> That print by Albrecht Durer, titled "Melancholia"
> http://www.alchemylab.com/melancholia.htm
> pisses me off something fierce, and makes me wanna kick
> the guy-in-the-picture's ass. He needs to spread his
> wings and ride his bike.
>
> If you're of aspiritual/intuitve nature, being bored
> boils down to denying the elaborate mystique of Creation.
>
> If you're of a scientific/analytical nature, being
> bored smacks of quitting and despairingly giving-up.
>
> And if you're of an artistic/creative nature, being
> bored means your creative pilot light has been blown
> out and you don't feel like relighting it or letting
> anyone/anything else relight it for you so you could
> continue to embellish the world.

BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> Boredomis stupidity, wastefulness, detrimentality and
> destructiveness. The next step down fromboredomis
> downright malevolence. Boredomis the threshold of evil.
>
> cheers,
> Tom
>

[Edward Dolan]

"Fabrizio Mazzoleni" <edward_whitebone@stream.com> wrote in message
news:90234165-b615-473e-b74d-1ff295982459@e25g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
On Mar 9, 8:28 pm, tkeats2...@hotmail.com (Tom Keats) wrote:

>
> A long time ago, in a galaxy far away (okay, back in the '60s)
> I read a Readers' Digest bio about William Beebe, creator of
> the Bathysphere, in which he was quoted as saying something to
> the effect of: "The greatest sin is boredom."
>
>>Tom, back then us cool kids were into the Apollo 11 mission.

Fab, you were never cool in your entire freaking life!

>>The guys that were into deep-sea submersible stuff never
really scored with the hotties at school.

Too bad the dip****s didn't all drown! But by all means tell us what you
know about the "hotties". Were these the school whores?

>>Just an observation of mine, don't spend too much time
worrying about it.

We worry about you ... oh fabulous Fab! You stay away from ARBR for months
at a time and then when you do show up you post **** and nonsense. It seems
the least you could do is to tell us about those "hotties" since you brought
the subject up. Were these run-of-the-mill whores or special whores? Tom
Sherman especially would like to know.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

[Tom Keats]

In article <90234165-b615-473e-b74d-1ff295982459@e25g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
Fabrizio Mazzoleni <edward_whitebone@stream.com> writes:
> On Mar 9, 8:28*pm, tkeats2...@hotmail.com (Tom Keats) wrote:
>>
>> A long time ago, in a galaxy far away (okay, back in the '60s)
>> I read a Readers' Digest bio about William Beebe, creator of
>> the Bathysphere, in which he was quoted as saying something to
>> the effect of: "The greatest sin is boredom."
>>
> Tom, back then us cool kids were into the Apollo 11 mission.

http://www.vancouvermaritimemuseum.com/modules/vmmuseum/treasures/?artifactid=92

> The guys that were into deep-sea submersible stuff never
> really scored with the hotties at school.

How do you know?

> Just an observation of mine, don't spend too much time
> worrying about it.

Okay, I won't.

In my day, the guys who /really/ scored with the hotties
at school were into Arts classes. The Occies
(Occupational/shop) guys who were a step away from being
relegated to Vancouver Tech were at the bottom of the
social barrel.

The Acedemics were just nerds who had no idea of what was
going on in real life as they memorized the Mendelev
Atomic Chart. The Artsies sold the best hash. The Occies
could get your Vauxhall working again, at least enough to
get you home -- sometimes. And the jox wanted to kill you
during a boisterous game of Rugby. Basketball was considered
a girl's game. At school assemblies we had to sing "O Canada
at the beginning and "God Save the Queen" at the end.

Then there were the Bible readings & reciting of the
Christrian prayer at the beginning of every school day.


cheers,
Tom


A lot of people don't even realize HRM is also the
Queen of Canada, albeit in a formal sense.

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> All of the above is only too true, but even so other people can be
> incredibly boring, especially when you can't escape their presence.

Yes, it's quite true!

> Frankly,
> I am never more alone and bored than when I am with other people. When I am
> by myself, I am NEVER bored. Go figure!

Haha. I understand! I however enjoy the company of others but I
wonder if the company I'm keeping is so FABULOUS that when I return to
this key area of my life, everyone pales in comparison...

[Edward Dolan]

"Tom Keats" <tkeats@2005.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:n0d8rf.5k.ln@vcn.bc.ca...
[...]
> In my day, the guys who /really/ scored with the hotties
> at school were into Arts classes.

That is the reason why respectable folks would never have anything to do
with artists. They were traditionally always regarded as trash people. I
think they had it right too! Artists have the morality of swine.

The Occies
> (Occupational/shop) guys who were a step away from being
> relegated to Vancouver Tech were at the bottom of the
> social barrel.

These would be the future blue collar workers, all of whom seem to lack
social skills. This is where Tom Keats ended up, a dock worker who labors by
the sweat of his brow.

> The Acedemics were just nerds who had no idea of what was
> going on in real life as they memorized the Mendelev
> Atomic Chart.

These are the only kinds of people that you ever want to have any
association with. They can be difficult, but ultimately they are the most
rewarding. They have souls and minds which they have cultivated.

The Artsies sold the best hash. The Occies
> could get your Vauxhall working again, at least enough to
> get you home -- sometimes. And the jox wanted to kill you
> during a boisterous game of Rugby. Basketball was considered
> a girl's game. At school assemblies we had to sing "O Canada
> at the beginning and "God Save the Queen" at the end.

The athletes make the best warriors. They need to go into the military
services where they can express their surplus of testosterone.

> Then there were the Bible readings & reciting of the
> Christrian prayer at the beginning of every school day.

These types end up as caretakers of one sort or another. Thank God for them.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

[Tom Keats]

In article <W4WdnR_497GRXEranZ2dnUVZ_qqgnZ2d@prairiewave.com>,
"Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> writes:

>> (Occupational/shop) guys who were a step away from being
>> relegated to Vancouver Tech were at the bottom of the
>> social barrel.
>
> These would be the future blue collar workers, all of whom seem to lack
> social skills. This is where Tom Keats ended up, a dock worker who labors by
> the sweat of his brow.

Richard Brautigan lives on in me.

>> The Acedemics were just nerds who had no idea of what was
>> going on in real life as they memorized the Mendelev
>> Atomic Chart.
>
> These are the only kinds of people that you ever want to have any
> association with. They can be difficult, but ultimately they are the most
> rewarding. They have souls and minds which they have cultivated.

They can't discuss anything noteworthy.

And they're too, too meticulous about their bike-riding presentation,
what with their helmets and yellow-&-black killer bee suits with the
bum-flaps, &c. Trying to look like the local bicycle parking-meter
cops. Heh.

Y'know how you can tell a pyromaniac type by the way they
lingeringly gawk at a lit match? Well you can similarly
tell an Academic/analytical type as they enrapturedly
dawdle in stationery dept's.


cheers, & beware the Killer Bees,
Tom (Richard Brautigan)

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I'm really at:
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[Edward Dolan]

"Tom Keats" <tkeats2005@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dkdirf.1i3.ln@vcn.bc.ca...
> In article <W4WdnR_497GRXEranZ2dnUVZ_qqgnZ2d@prairiewave.com>,
> "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> writes:
[...]
>>> The Acedemics [Academics] were just nerds who had no idea of what was
>>> going on in real life as they memorized the Mendelev [Mendeleev]
>>> Atomic Chart.
>>
>> These are the only kinds of people that you ever want to have any
>> association with. They can be difficult, but ultimately they are the most
>> rewarding. They have souls and minds which they have cultivated.
>
> They can't discuss anything noteworthy.

This coming from a dock worker (a blue collar type) who no doubt only wants
to discuss loose women and bad beer, but not necessarily in that order.

> And they're too, too meticulous about their bike-riding presentation,
> what with their helmets and yellow-&-black killer bee suits with the
> bum-flaps, &c. Trying to look like the local bicycle parking-meter
> cops. Heh.

I know the type. They are only pretend academics, pseudo-intellectuals if
you will. It takes a Great One to know the difference. True academics and
intellectuals are retiring and humble - like ME!

> Y'know how you can tell a pyromaniac type by the way they
> lingeringly gawk at a lit match? Well you can similarly
> tell an Academic/analytical type as they enrapturedly
> dawdle in stationery dept's.

We intellectuals love words the way working slobs like Tom Keats loves bad
beer and loose women, but not necessarily in that order.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota