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Narcissism's highest point

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Originally posted by spookyfish
Ooh. Burn.

Translation: I wish I was from Trenton.

Narcissism's highest point

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Translation: I wish I was from Trenton.

Confidential to b n'b: "were"

Quick, fix it before a certain someone checks the board!!

Narcissism's highest point

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Confidential to b n'b: "were"

Quick, fix it before a certain someone checks the board!!

Too late.

(you know you're my favorite, right?)

Narcissism's highest point

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Translation: I wish I was from Trenton.

Translation: I'm from Newark.

Religion is for Suckers

Everyone knows my stance on penguins.* Why the fuck can't the Christian right leave the things I like alone? These brainwashed motherfuckers have absolutely lost control of their small, closed, flawed minds.

Here are some interesting quotes about how they interpret March of the Penguins.

On the conservative Web site WorldNetDaily.com, an opponent of abortion wrote that the movie "verified the beauty of life and the rightness of protecting it."

At a conference for young Republicans, the editor of National Review urged participants to see the movie because it promoted monogamy. A widely circulated Christian magazine said it made "a strong case for intelligent design."

[COLOR=sky blue]To Andrew Coffin, writing in the widely circulated Christian publication World Magazine, that is a winning argument for the theory that life is too complex to have arisen through random selection.

"That any one of these eggs survives is a remarkable feat - and, some might suppose, a strong case for intelligent design," he wrote. "It's sad that acknowledgment of a creator is absent in the examination of such strange and wonderful animals. But it's also a gap easily filled by family discussion after the film."[/color]

"Some of the circumstances they experienced seemed to parallel those of Christians," he said of the penguins. "The penguin is falling behind, is like some Christians falling behind. The path changes every year, yet they find their way, is like the Holy Spirit."

Mr. Hunt has provided a form on the Web site lionsofgod.com that can be downloaded and taken to the film. "Please use the notebook, flashlight and pen provided," it says, "to write down what God speaks to you as He speaks it to you."

Richard A. Blake, co-director of the film studies program at Boston College and the author of "The Lutheran Milieu of the Films of Ingmar Bergman" said that like many films, "March of the Penguins" was open to a religious interpretation.

"You get a sense of these animals - following their natural instincts - are really exercising virtue that for humans would be quite admirable," he said. "I could see it as a statement on monogamy or condemnation of gay marriage or whatever the current agenda is."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/13/sc...eng.html?8hpib

Although, maybe they're right. Maybe it does outline strong Christian ideals. When one penguin loses a chick, they will often try to steal another from a neighbor. Better yet, each mating season, they fuck, the chick is born, and once able to swim, mother, father and chick all go their separate ways, never to see each other again. A new sacred family unit every year!

Jesus Christ.

TM

*Penguins are superior.

Religion is for Suckers

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Everyone knows my stance on penguins.*
. . .

*Penguins are superior.

I'm glad you're back.

While you were gone, I had cause to watch City Slickers: A Tale of Two African Penguins on Animal Planet, and I think we need to organize a penguin lovers trip to Simon's Town or Boulder Beach, South Africa to hang out with the African Penguins. They pretty much wander all over town, hang out on the beach with all the people, and essentially rule the small town in the vicinity.

http://animal.discovery.com/converge...ery/magell.jpg

ETA:

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Why the fuck can't the Christian right leave the things I like alone? These brainwashed motherfuckers have absolutely lost control of their small, closed, flawed minds.

Here are some interesting quotes about how they interpret March of the Penguins.

On the conservative Web site WorldNetDaily.com, an opponent of abortion wrote that the movie "verified the beauty of life and the rightness of protecting it."

At a conference for young Republicans, the editor of National Review urged participants to see the movie because it promoted monogamy. A widely circulated Christian magazine said it made "a strong case for intelligent design."

[COLOR=sky blue]To Andrew Coffin, writing in the widely circulated Christian publication World Magazine, that is a winning argument for the theory that life is too complex to have arisen through random selection.

"That any one of these eggs survives is a remarkable feat - and, some might suppose, a strong case for intelligent design," he wrote. "It's sad that acknowledgment of a creator is absent in the examination of such strange and wonderful animals. But it's also a gap easily filled by family discussion after the film."[/color]

"Some of the circumstances they experienced seemed to parallel those of Christians," he said of the penguins. "The penguin is falling behind, is like some Christians falling behind. The path changes every year, yet they find their way, is like the Holy Spirit."

Mr. Hunt has provided a form on the Web site lionsofgod.com that can be downloaded and taken to the film. "Please use the notebook, flashlight and pen provided," it says, "to write down what God speaks to you as He speaks it to you."

Richard A. Blake, co-director of the film studies program at Boston College and the author of "The Lutheran Milieu of the Films of Ingmar Bergman" said that like many films, "March of the Penguins" was open to a religious interpretation.

"You get a sense of these animals - following their natural instincts - are really exercising virtue that for humans would be quite admirable," he said. "I could see it as a statement on monogamy or condemnation of gay marriage or whatever the current agenda is."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/13/sc...eng.html?8hpib

Although, maybe they're right. Maybe it does outline strong Christian ideals. When one penguin loses a chick, they will often try to steal another from a neighbor. Better yet, each mating season, they fuck, the chick is born, and once able to swim, mother, father and chick all go their separate ways, never to see each other again. A new sacred family unit every year!

Jesus Christ.

Weren't these the same guys who were pissed off about the gay penguins in Brooklyn?

ETA again: Thurgreed! They're looking for volunteers to wash penguins who were caught in an oil spill. Poor little guys.

http://www.sanccob.co.za/images/oilspill_image1.jpg

Religion is for Suckers

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Everyone knows my stance on penguins.* Why the fuck can't the Christian right leave the things I like alone? These brainwashed motherfuckers have absolutely lost control of their small, closed, flawed minds.

Here are some interesting quotes about how they interpret March of the Penguins.

On the conservative Web site WorldNetDaily.com, an opponent of abortion wrote that the movie "verified the beauty of life and the rightness of protecting it."

At a conference for young Republicans, the editor of National Review urged participants to see the movie because it promoted monogamy. A widely circulated Christian magazine said it made "a strong case for intelligent design."

[COLOR=sky blue]To Andrew Coffin, writing in the widely circulated Christian publication World Magazine, that is a winning argument for the theory that life is too complex to have arisen through random selection.

"That any one of these eggs survives is a remarkable feat - and, some might suppose, a strong case for intelligent design," he wrote. "It's sad that acknowledgment of a creator is absent in the examination of such strange and wonderful animals. But it's also a gap easily filled by family discussion after the film."[/color]

"Some of the circumstances they experienced seemed to parallel those of Christians," he said of the penguins. "The penguin is falling behind, is like some Christians falling behind. The path changes every year, yet they find their way, is like the Holy Spirit."

Mr. Hunt has provided a form on the Web site lionsofgod.com that can be downloaded and taken to the film. "Please use the notebook, flashlight and pen provided," it says, "to write down what God speaks to you as He speaks it to you."

Richard A. Blake, co-director of the film studies program at Boston College and the author of "The Lutheran Milieu of the Films of Ingmar Bergman" said that like many films, "March of the Penguins" was open to a religious interpretation.

"You get a sense of these animals - following their natural instincts - are really exercising virtue that for humans would be quite admirable," he said. "I could see it as a statement on monogamy or condemnation of gay marriage or whatever the current agenda is."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/13/sc...eng.html?8hpib

Although, maybe they're right. Maybe it does outline strong Christian ideals. When one penguin loses a chick, they will often try to steal another from a neighbor. Better yet, each mating season, they fuck, the chick is born, and once able to swim, mother, father and chick all go their separate ways, never to see each other again. A new sacred family unit every year!

Jesus Christ.

TM

*Penguins are superior.

What a pretty rainbow post. I did not know you were gay. This is ironic considering how much you seem to respect the heterosexual Christian penguins. That a disgusting gay like you is filled with such self-loathing as to so admire a creature whose very existence is proof of the wrongness of your deviant lifestyle is, in itself, proof of intelligent design.

Religion is for Suckers

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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
What a pretty rainbow post. I did not know you were gay. This is ironic considering how much you seem to respect the heterosexual Christian penguins. That a disgusting gay like you is filled with such self-loathing as to so admire a creature whose very existence is proof of the wrongness of your deviant lifestyle is, in itself, proof of intelligent design.

Is it gay that I like rockhopper penguins better than Kings?

http://www.kosen.com/images/2920.jpg

Religion is for Suckers

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Although, maybe they're right. Maybe it does outline strong Christian ideals. When one penguin loses a chick, they will often try to steal another from a neighbor. Better yet, each mating season, they fuck, the chick is born, and once able to swim, mother, father and chick all go their separate ways, never to see each other again. A new sacred family unit every year!

Jesus Christ.

TM

*Penguins are superior.

this is why Thurgreed is my favorite boy poster.

Narcissism's highest point

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
There's no rule against guaranteed contracts in the NFL; the players don't push for them because the money is less.

Well, that certainly convinces me. I'll hold my breath waiting for the MLB and NBA player's associations' push for non-guaranteed contracts with the only guaranteed money coming in the form of bonuses.

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Regardless, I have a really hard time ginning up sympathy for players who make millions to do what many of us, as kids, dreamed of doing, even for free.

I see. I guess you never dreamt of owning a team...as a hobby.

Sure, there are a good number of players who have signing bonuses that guarantee a lush lifestyle for the rest of their lives. Sure, many of them make so much more than we could ever hope to make, even if they are caught in a contract and aren't earning what is market for their position. But arguing that the players are so lucky that they shouldn't whine about getting fucked by owners is the argument I avoid having with the idiot at the game wearing this:

http://www.guffyspace.com/area52/y3kstore/beerhat.jpg

Are you one of those guys who think baseball should never have been forced to give players free agency too?

So many of the players in the NFL have very short careers (on average, careers last three years). Minimum salaries for the first three years are as follows:

1st year -- $225,000
2nd year -- $300,000
3rd year -- $375,000

Combine that with the fact that most players don't receive signing bonuses that will ensure their financial security in case of injury. Then throw in the fact that teams can release players in the middle of their contracts without being responsible for any of the player's salary for the remaining years on the contract. Once you've got that bubbling, sprinkle in all the injuries and destruction on players' bodies a lifetime of football brings and tell me again why I should weep for owners and turn my nose up at the players for being spoiled brats living my childhood dream. I'd switch places with any owner before any player in a second.

TM

Religion is for Suckers

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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
That a disgusting gay like you is filled with such self-loathing as to so admire a creature whose very existence is proof of the wrongness of your deviant lifestyle is, in itself, proof of intelligent design.

Tell it to Darwin.

TM

Narcissism's highest point

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I'd switch places with any owner before any player in a second.

TM

Most owners are pretty old. Did you factor in the liklihood of erectile problems?

Narcissism's highest point

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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Most owners are pretty old. Did you factor in the liklihood of erectile problems?

But they also have a team doctor on payroll, so access to Viagra, Cialis, etc. shouldn't be a problem. Also, cheerleaders. But considering that Thurgreed is now apparently a big rainbow-font posting gay, locker room access alone may be enough.

Religion is for Suckers

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
this is why Thurgreed is my favorite boy poster.

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Originally posted by Ollie
Considering that Thurgreed is now apparently a big rainbow-font posting gay.

Is it also because you find him non-threatening?

Religion is for Suckers

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Tell it to Darwin.

TM

I tried to PM him, but he is dead.