Are people really this bored?

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  • FiveB247x
    FiveB247x Posts: 2,330
    I get what you're saying, but to me there's no line in the sand that says something whether funny in jest, cruel, inappropriate by some or even ballsy, can't be stated. I mock it all because it is all a joke. Life is a circus, when you're born, you're given a ticket, if you're born in the US, you get front row ticket to the freak show.. sit back and enjoy the show. And I wouldn't necessarily say I revel in such things, more so I find them so ridiculous, it baffles me how others don't.. this being a perfect example. My comments are inflammatory (pun intended) about a guy who literally cooked himself? Seriously, if such things are to be taken seriously and seen as legitimate, well I find it beyond insulting anything I could ever say. As Bill Hicks used to say - at the 50 second mark: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNR2DfoNfRM&feature=related).
    Drowned Out wrote:
    Either way, that shit would sell ;)
    But but …you seem to revel in throwing it in people’s faces when the worst-case comes to fruition. My point from our prior discussion remains: people take measured risks all the time. I don’t think people deserve to die of ignorance, or misplaced faith in those around them, or precedents/odds related to that risk. Yes, this competition is beyond stupid, they were stubborn enough to die accidentally, ….and on my death scale of one to give-a-fuck, this rates about a 2. But…that doesn’t mean I feel entitled to ridicule his choice or talk shit about him while his family grieves. I guess it comes down to the old “too soon?” joke. I’ve been guilty of off-colour jokes about the deceased myself, so I’m not trying to be preachy…
    What's outlandish is to see you speak of false bravado when there is no way in hell you would have the balls to say these things directly to the guys family. Even if they agreed with you, I'm sure they'd take exception to your insensitive approach.
    CONservative governMENt

    Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. - Louis Brandeis
  • Brock Samson
    Brock Samson Posts: 328
    i'm going back and forth on what i think is more ridiculous: the event the guy entered in, or people actually arguing about comments made in this thread.

    yes, people are really bored enough to outlast others in a sauna. and yes, people are really bored enough to be offended by someones comments about it.

    come on, guys. gaza, iraq, iran, israel, mosques near ground zero, gun control, and abortions aren't enough for you to be going back and forth about?
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  • Drowned Out
    Drowned Out Posts: 6,056
    moe.ron wrote:
    i'm going back and forth on what i think is more ridiculous: the event the guy entered in, or people actually arguing about comments made in this thread.

    yes, people are really bored enough to outlast others in a sauna. and yes, people are really bored enough to be offended by someones comments about it.

    come on, guys. gaza, iraq, iran, israel, mosques near ground zero, gun control, and abortions aren't enough for you to be going back and forth about?
    Ya, i cant speak for gst27, but i know i have lost countless hours of sleep over this indignation :roll:
    So lets get this straight...we're ridiculous for commenting on a topic on a message board....but your comments about those comments should be taken seriously? Isnt this akin to one of those posts/threads bitching about the number of people bitching around here? :?
  • Brock Samson
    Brock Samson Posts: 328
    Drowned Out wrote:
    moe.ron wrote:
    i'm going back and forth on what i think is more ridiculous: the event the guy entered in, or people actually arguing about comments made in this thread.

    yes, people are really bored enough to outlast others in a sauna. and yes, people are really bored enough to be offended by someones comments about it.

    come on, guys. gaza, iraq, iran, israel, mosques near ground zero, gun control, and abortions aren't enough for you to be going back and forth about?
    Ya, i cant speak for gst27, but i know i have lost countless hours of sleep over this indignation :roll:
    So lets get this straight...we're ridiculous for commenting on a topic on a message board....but your comments about those comments should be taken seriously? Isnt this akin to one of those posts/threads bitching about the number of people bitching around here? :?

    no, i didn't say anything about people talking about this subject. what i find laughable is the fact that an argument started in this thread. honestly, someone could post about pimples on their ass and an argument would begin within the first 5 replies to the original post.
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  • Drowned Out
    Drowned Out Posts: 6,056
    moe.ron wrote:
    Drowned Out wrote:
    moe.ron wrote:
    i'm going back and forth on what i think is more ridiculous: the event the guy entered in, or people actually arguing about comments made in this thread.

    yes, people are really bored enough to outlast others in a sauna. and yes, people are really bored enough to be offended by someones comments about it.

    come on, guys. gaza, iraq, iran, israel, mosques near ground zero, gun control, and abortions aren't enough for you to be going back and forth about?
    Ya, i cant speak for gst27, but i know i have lost countless hours of sleep over this indignation :roll:
    So lets get this straight...we're ridiculous for commenting on a topic on a message board....but your comments about those comments should be taken seriously? Isnt this akin to one of those posts/threads bitching about the number of people bitching around here? :?

    no, i didn't say anything about people talking about this subject. what i find laughable is the fact that an argument started in this thread. honestly, someone could post about pimples on their ass and an argument would begin within the first 5 replies to the original post.
    So quit arguing about arguing about it :P
    There is a history to the discussion between FiveB247X and myself that you may not have seen...that's where this is coming from. I think it's a pretty valid, interesting discussion personally...if you don't, well....not much we can do about that.
  • Brock Samson
    Brock Samson Posts: 328
    Drowned Out wrote:
    So quit arguing about arguing about it :P
    There is a history to the discussion between FiveB247X and myself that you may not have seen...that's where this is coming from. I think it's a pretty valid, interesting discussion personally...if you don't, well....not much we can do about that.

    lol, i see what you're saying, but i'm not arguing. just find it funny. sometimes, i don't really get my point across that well.

    anyway, have at it.
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