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Good one! I adore Ella Fitzgerald, and you can hear her laughing... moreGood one! I adore Ella Fitzgerald, and you can hear her laughing at herself a bit here along with Duke Ellington and the gang.Superbly 'swingful' song, Ella's scatting filled with delights, and not a bad point to say that what makes life live is energy.
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Man, should there be a survey questioning "mass expulsion, slave... moreMan, should there be a survey questioning "mass expulsion, slavery, or sending your people to kill and die in a foreign country: which is prettier?" I don't know if I'd even tick a box if I knew what to answer.
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I'm sure it varies quite greatly; that sounds like a good approa... moreI'm sure it varies quite greatly; that sounds like a good approach, and nice of you to do it. In other countries I believe it's necessary to regularly reaffirm the will to donate.
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Seems like a proper thing to do, though it's apparently a bureau... moreSeems like a proper thing to do, though it's apparently a bureaucratic hassle. Don't get why administrations couldn't make such donation the standard, that--instead of the people trying to help--everyone who would not want it be the ones to go through that paperwork repeatedly.
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Hehe, difficult to answer in and of itself. Suppose the decisive... moreHehe, difficult to answer in and of itself. Suppose the decisive factor is just how vocally either would be expressed.Or perhaps stupidity must always lead to greater ignorance while the reverse is not true; ignorance can be remedied (at least to some extent), so to see it nonetheless persist is the more irksome.
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Haha, that is a valid point. Actors usually shouldn't generate t... moreHaha, that is a valid point. Actors usually shouldn't generate the impression that they're trying to prove themselves, if that's what bothered you. You're welcome, Welby!
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Didn't watch it until the end. Can understand why others do like... moreDidn't watch it until the end. Can understand why others do like it, but to me it's only one of those sentimental movies focused on eliciting some emotions, without (aesthetic) significance. The most popular works tend to be that: formally filled with cliches but just about fresh enough to appeal greatly to a broad audience.Great lead performance, though; haven't heard anyone argue against that.
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You knows what, guv'nor, so does me!No, seriously.
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Try to understand others' perspectives better. Make no mountains... moreTry to understand others' perspectives better. Make no mountains of molehills.
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Very much agree with you, Welby.I'm of the opinion that how many... moreVery much agree with you, Welby.I'm of the opinion that how many people "go for" the Golden Rule is irrelevant: if how one is oneself treated becomes too much of a factor in that, we might all sink each other into disrespect. I.e. niceness is always worth striving for--perhaps all the more when it resists opposing attitudes.Thank you; always great to see you!
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Campfires, maybe, with some corn/maize on top. These are good da... moreCampfires, maybe, with some corn/maize on top. These are good days too, though.
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'Tab for a Cause' (not that I believe too strongly in their comm... more'Tab for a Cause' (not that I believe too strongly in their commitment, yet trust it does no harm) is a simple project that allows one to donate 'hearts' to several charities. I was looking at the eight options given, each concerning one of these issues: famine, health, education, human rights, access to clean water, and conservation of nature. Speaking for myself, I view these matters as intimately connected, without exception existing--persisting--due to lack of respect and of equality (both of which I would again argue to come down to the same: lack of culture).I am convinced that such an outlook is more helpful: by delineating the issue it does so for the solution as well, it restricts to a bare minimum the chaos of trying to control many factors, and hopefully resists tracking symptom rather than cause. But it is about this that I wish to ask: why might one not agree? less
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Thank you, Rosie. I very much address the "should" concerning my... moreThank you, Rosie. I very much address the "should" concerning myself, but in other contexts generally feel it can cause people to get overly defensive, countering actual argument. Happy Monday to thee too!
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Indeed they don't. The "should"-question I tend not to answer, c... moreIndeed they don't. The "should"-question I tend not to answer, certainly when it comes to the pitfalls of politics.In my case, many of the family are of the opinion that "our enemies" (not spoken so literally) will always despise us, and that we must therefore be defensive. Others and I hold that such an attitude must always lead to aggression.
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Why would I drink something of which I don't really know the con... moreWhy would I drink something of which I don't really know the contents when something more basic does the job entirely? Water all day, Randy baby.
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I shall have THE TRUTH, sir!
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The internet can be a wonderful thing, but one of its core issue... moreThe internet can be a wonderful thing, but one of its core issues is that people too readily believe what they read on it. Perhaps they simply assume that if some piece of information were wrong, it would have been corrected by the time they arrive at it. Newton did not invent break-dancing: I have here Thucydides's History that clearly affirms it was John Locke, hence the phrase "popping Locke did," thereafter bastardized as "pop-and-lock it." You people need to pick up a book every now and then. less
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Ah, remaining unremarked is the true mark of a master!
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Introspection, I reckon; challenging but perhaps therefore the m... moreIntrospection, I reckon; challenging but perhaps therefore the mark of wisdom.By definition, motivation can't be forced: as with many things, if not all, the central question is "why; where did this come from?" (and that is one sole question).EDIT: Also, those friggin' nineties, man...
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Then there is also the idea that it is but a literary myth.
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Sure, because they decide to be. Might make for better thinking.
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Wow, that's like the "one hand clapping" thing. Kudos.
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Considering it either way. People sure do like using "energy" as... moreConsidering it either way. People sure do like using "energy" as an excuse even though the nutritional value of meat is so easily replaced; not that I'm looking to start the same old fuss.
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That doesn't happen to me since I considered that lying awake is... moreThat doesn't happen to me since I considered that lying awake is also rest. In this big pot of irony that we call life, such de-emphasizing of sleep makes it easier to sleep.EDIT: My father has another technique, which is thinking of Advaita Vedanta. Puts a person right out.
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I support women doing what they want with their own bodies, yet ... moreI support women doing what they want with their own bodies, yet I often get the impression that they are in pain truly due to some social convention or beauty standard. So I try to make clear that I put comfort first in these matters, and that a gentle comfortable person must be a beautiful person.If surgery is the way to avoiding or limiting back problems (which can be extremely burdening), and I'm sure no-one will commit to it without considering other options first, then I simply say "don't suffer," or "don't allow others to push you to suffer." less
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I don't need to handle it. I'm just gifted like that. I know the... moreI don't need to handle it. I'm just gifted like that. I know the rest of you can't understand it, but arrogance simply doesn't touch me--never has; never will.(Let me clarify that's a joke, just in case, although I do reckon many arrogant people either don't recognize it in themselves or don't view it as negative.)
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A really kind gesture; I'm sure it is much appreciated.
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China to Greece--that's some earthquake!
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If so, I think we (will) get along fine. My stepgrandmother used... moreIf so, I think we (will) get along fine. My stepgrandmother used to say that professors tend to be distracted people, but not every distracted person is a professor.
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Go ahead and vent. You'll have dealt with it when ready.
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Hey Old School, just wanted to say it's good to see you around h... moreHey Old School, just wanted to say it's good to see you around here again--been a long time (I happen to be absorbed by Fallout 4 of late). All the best to you and Sharonna.
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You're very welcome, Rosie. Dictionaries and encyclopedia are pe... moreYou're very welcome, Rosie. Dictionaries and encyclopedia are peculiar things once one reads about any topic and then feels the need to jump to another. I guess all of our knowledge is such: we grow wiser as we realize how little we know, and vice versa.The reason I also mentioned asking what we are is because that's much more metaphysical (while "who we are" can be taken in many different ways, perhaps socially in the first place). And that question, I reckon, is more difficult to answer. A neighbor back in Bosnia once put it very well: in short, he posed that--considering that we have personalities, memories, experiences, virtues and vices, thoughts etc., which in that clause are grammatical 'objects'--what are we? Philosophies and religions across the world revolve around the same subject.Maybe you are an existentialist, though, since, in the meaning that mainly Sartre gives it, such a person is rather simply someone who takes all responsibility for their own being in the world. Happy Valentine's We... less
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The latter I think a good description of existentialism, under t... moreThe latter I think a good description of existentialism, under the constraint of brevity, but an "existential issue" may generally be taken more broadly. As I understand it, it is an individual's doubt in who or what they are, or in the significance of any of their choices and actions. So it's primarily metaphysical: a person in existential turmoil might then feel like "they are not themselves anymore," or "don't know who they are."I've avoided the term "threat" in this because anything that calls attention to such uncertainties must ultimately be positive. less
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Sounds good, and very relevant indeed! Reminds me of Discon... moreSounds good, and very relevant indeed! Reminds me of Disconnect, should you have seen or be interested in that one, though your angle would be more focused there.(Didn't realize that's a Symmetra avi until just now--nice.)
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Thank you, Chloe; it's a fine question. How would you answer it?
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Gee, now that's a pleasant first thing to read in the morning. T... moreGee, now that's a pleasant first thing to read in the morning. Thank you very much; you're both the kind of people who make others (provided they know how to listen) want to be better too.Since I've never been good at taking compliments, though, I must say something to deflect it a tiny bit, if you'll forgive me. So, my actual topic for a film would be how much easier you'll find carpet beating if you do it over the heads of regular, unwitting pedestrians.Looking forward to your movies! (Sharonna, how about one that treats the usefulness/uselessness of itself?) less
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There being beauty in acceptance of an ugly fate. Starring someo... moreThere being beauty in acceptance of an ugly fate. Starring someone with great talent but not as much recognition (in the West) yet; say, Go Ah-Sung.Set in the nineties with cinematic technology to match, widescreen, yellow subtitles to foreign languages (rather than the standard white captions) and lighting both dark and colorful--very crimson.
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The way I see it, their misguidance (and I surely agree it is th... moreThe way I see it, their misguidance (and I surely agree it is that) can be remedied in two ways: either you converse with them--that is, have them see reason, since bigotry is utterly unreasonable--or you eliminate them, physically. Presuming that all of us here agree that the former would be preferable (or we might become as they are), we have to grant that there is not a chance that they would listen if they are not shown the same courtesy.But it now seems that most, especially in popular media, don't believe such discussion is possible; hence it proceeds to a shouting contest, and from there it's a little step to mania.Edit: By the way, I'm sure many who voted for Trump are not racist, or in any other way so vilely prejudiced. The same principle goes for them: we have to hear them out before we can actually talk sense. less
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As opposed to the NRA and what it represents as I am myself, I d... moreAs opposed to the NRA and what it represents as I am myself, I do think the issue broader than that. What I principally meant by "manic" is that there's presently such an overinflated insistence on being at one far end of the political spectrum. (What little middle ground there was seems to have dissolved with Trump's election.) The consequence is a constant struggle that, in my opinion, neglects how important it is to listen to the other side rather than to try being louder than it.To add a little more context to my choice of "imperialistic," there certainly has been an ebb and flow to it, as you say, yet to me it has been one vacillating between openly/concretely and covertly/culturally conquering. Worth pointing out is that little changes in this whether Democrats or Republicans run the show.Thank you, Rosie (particularly for taking no offense, which I would in no way intend), and Happy Wednesday to thee too! less
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"Manic," perhaps, with all due respect to its peoples. "Misled,"... more"Manic," perhaps, with all due respect to its peoples. "Misled," "delusional" or "imperialistic" might also count, but that has been the case since far beyond recent history.
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You might have noticed my use of the word "confirms."I wouldn't ... moreYou might have noticed my use of the word "confirms."I wouldn't have used Google to double-check if we were involved in a quiz of some sort, and, for that matter, English is my third language.
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A.E. Housman, as a Google search confirms.
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Give away free cookies and wine.No, hang on--that's done.
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How did I not think of the spray park thing myself? We should te... moreHow did I not think of the spray park thing myself? We should team up, you and I.I mean, not for the soaping thing but maybe for the shifts.
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If I drive at night, which is smoother anyway, I can safely park... moreIf I drive at night, which is smoother anyway, I can safely park during the day while all the normies are at work. There will be parking space aplenty, and then I'll only be cold-vulnerable during peak sunlight!Showering, washing, refrigerating? What are fountains and vegetables for?
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A skoolie, yes, ingenious--that's the kind of thinking we need.A... moreA skoolie, yes, ingenious--that's the kind of thinking we need.All aboard the MuggerTugger!
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With all the money I'll save, I'll be able to pay a chauffeur/he... moreWith all the money I'll save, I'll be able to pay a chauffeur/helmsman and be perpetually traveling without ever having to leave the comfort of home! That's even better than becoming a wizard-pimp!
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That sounds like the life.
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Are we all just waiting for Randy to come across this?
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Their so dum.
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