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Crests for Euro 2012 and other stuff by 9jack9in soccer

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 2 points3 points ago

testes

Almost like fate... by pumpkinbutterin vegan

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 16 points17 points ago

Sometimes people seem confused by the positions I take on controversial subjects, like Michael Vick's dog murders. I find I am often the least histrionic in any given room in my response to such incidents/stories, while dog-lovers are often reduced to foaming at the mouth in anger and disgust. I'm not a Vick supporter by any stretch. I just think it makes little sense to go overboard in condemning someone for the callous disregard of animals' suffering while chomping down on a hot dog from the stands.

Is this appropriate attire for a graduation? by goddarnasianin pics

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 0 points1 point ago

I am not in a relationship with this woman. Therefore, appropriate.

Is France really hated in the USA ? by SThorin AskReddit

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 0 points1 point ago

Yeah, it's a mistaken belief, even when limited to our conception of modern constitutional democracy.

Is France really hated in the USA ? by SThorin AskReddit

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 0 points1 point ago

I, too, have often thought that any strain between the peoples of America & France stems, in part, from our similarities. For example, we both significantly & mistakenly believe our respective countries to have invented modern democracy. In fact, many different countries established constitutional democracies within a short timeframe.

This is why dogs are the most amazing animals of all by Saarrexin aww

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 1 point2 points ago

Interesting. Every one of those dogs had a master who died.

...omg...

Dogs = HARBINGERS OF DEATH.

Just had my 65 year old patient describe death metal to me as, "Cookie Monster music". What is the funniest thing you've heard an older person say? by GazelleThreein AskReddit

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 6 points7 points ago*

Your patient was correct. It is not uncommon for certain kinds of metal and hardcore that feature low, non-melodic, back-of-the-throat singing as music with "cookie monster" vocals. Either her son told her this term, or she is a senior with a badass streak.

As I jumped a guy on the side of the road this morning it reminded me of the greatest story I've ever read on reddit. Just reading it changed my life and it still chokes me up a year later. by VadersGonnaVadein bestof

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That reminds me of a section in Cormac McCarthy's Cities of the Plain, where the main character is riding down the road with a bunch of cowboys and spots a truck full of Mexicans (symbolically the cowboy's counterparts- it's a McCarthy novel) broken down with a flat tire. What follows is an extended, evening-long episode of relatively silent tire-rebuilding, followed by the quiet & respectful thanks.

Awesome tree carving in my neighborhood. by GammaOmicronGammain pics

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Are you in the Ozarks? These old man carvings are a common form of folk art in the region. Although typically they are rendered in logs, not living trees.

Border by occupyfacebookin pics

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Visited myself about 15-20 years or so ago. Came in from Paraguay through Ciudad del Este, which at that time was probably still named after General Stroessner. The city was just a huge black-market free-for-all, and would later be investigated as a potential hotbed of al-Qaida money-laundering in the Western hemisphere.

Once into Brazil, though, things changed in pretty short order. We pulled up to the pink hotel, and capybara ransacked our car as soon as we opened the door. Inside the hotel was a scene from Casablanca - people from all over who had traveled god knows how far to be here in the middle of the jungle.

The falls were/are incredible. You get the feeling you are witnessing a moment from the Earth's formative past. Awesome, in the true sense of the word.

Just watched No Country for Old Men. Question about absurdism... by bonafideblacksheepin philosophy

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 0 points1 point ago*

I read No Country as a playing out of free will and determinism against the backdrop of the end of the concept of the American "West". Watch the film again (it is one of only a few perfect films, imo), keeping the following in mind. Remember, each of these characters, taken individually, would qualify as a quintessential movie badass - a necessity for observing the variations in their worldview.

Moss = Free Will. Tough guy, veteran, cowboy. He believes if he just makes the right decision at the right time, he will win. His undoing comes when he returns to the scene of the drug deal to deliver water to the dying man. He knows it may mean his death, too: "I'm fixing to do something dumber than hell."

Chigurh = Determinism. No back story. He is a force of nature, in this case a symbol of the West's formative and ongoing violence. He is remorseless and doesn't hold himself accountable for his actions, because "I got here the same way the coin did."

Bell = We, the observers. Tied to the history and ways of the past (his uncle was killed by Indians), all he can do is watch as these two forces chase each other around the landscape/film. He never sees either living, and is left dealing only with the repurcussions of their duel. His final monologue is an acknowledgment that the only certainty for us all is death.

The subject of free will pops up in many of McCarthy's novels. For example, in All the Pretty Horses the two friends have a conversation about whether to rescue a third party from a Mexican cell, acknowledging that the decision to do so will change the course of their lives in unknowable ways.

The facts of life. by KnewFoundKnowledgein funny

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 0 points1 point ago

For a glass to contain liquid - the entire premise of the graphic - gravity and atmosphere are implied. The graphic is predicated on semantics. What's your point again?

The facts of life. by KnewFoundKnowledgein funny

[–]sir_wooly_merkins -2 points-1 points ago

The glass is always full. When it is half full of liquid, the other half is comprised of air. When the glass is completely empty of liquid, as in the diagram, the entire glass is still full - of air.

Straight guys of reddit - what is it about redheaded women that you like so much? by thehumantenniselbowin AskReddit

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 0 points1 point ago

Can you find an example of what you mean? I mean a brown-eyed natural red head.

Straight guys of reddit - what is it about redheaded women that you like so much? by thehumantenniselbowin AskReddit

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 1 point2 points ago

For me it's probably socio-/anthropological: I see pale skin, freckles and red hair and I just recognize someone from my genetic "clan" (british isles/scandiniavia) and that probably triggers some reproductive instinct that makes me view them as potential mates. Women of other ethnic backgrounds with (dyed) red hair don't have the same effect on me.

James Bond on; The Kardashians by sup299in funny

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 1 point2 points ago

The only thing he didn't mention is that the reason the Kardashians became tv celebrities is because Kim got fucked on the internet.

An interesting view of death. by inferno719in atheism

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 1 point2 points ago

Also, pass the bread.

An interesting view of death. by inferno719in atheism

[–]sir_wooly_merkins -1 points0 points ago

4th dimension. Problem solved.

Is the Stoic ideal of dealing with hardships realistic? by brownsound44in philosophy

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 0 points1 point ago

I think the basic principles remain quite applicable indeed. Actually, they derive from a time when western philosophy was focused in large part on applicability (or 'how best to live').

Like others I'm curious to learn where Aristotle addressed ugliness. I recognize that in the classical world there was a common belief that outward appearance reflected inner virtue. Yet Aristotle was the student of Plato, whose teacher and primary subject, Socrates, was considered one of the uglier citizens of Athens. How the wisest man in Athens could also be the least virtuous, when 'philosophy' is defined as "love of wisdom" and wisdom is virtue, is a puzzle to me.

Match Thread: Arsenal vs. Fulham by Golotapin soccer

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Vermaelen could get a hat trick today!

Match Thread: Arsenal vs. Fulham by Golotapin soccer

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I don't like RVP taking all the corners over there. He belongs in the box. Surely someone else can kick with their left foot?

Match Thread: Arsenal vs. Fulham by Golotapin soccer

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Well this is some bullshit.

Match Thread: Arsenal vs. Fulham by Golotapin soccer

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Alright boys- enough mucking about.

Match Thread: Manchester United v. Newcastle by alb1234in soccer

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FORCE FIELD?

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