silent thunder Posted February 28 (edited) I favor revolvers... so reliable. eta: Actually i favor bows and staves... but when in Rome... Edited February 28 by silent thunder 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liminal_luke Posted February 28 (edited) Despite the occasional moderation dustup, this forum is mostly placid and peaceful. Like a quiet mountain lake (or mosquito-infested bog), whole days go by with only occasional ripples, perhaps because the usual suspects are busy shooting stuff. Edited February 28 by liminal_luke 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apech Posted February 28 2 hours ago, liminal_luke said: Despite the occasional moderation dustup, this forum is mostly placid and peaceful. Like a quiet mountain lake (or mosquito-infested bog), whole days go by with only occasional ripples, perhaps because the usual suspects are busy shooting stuff. Seems like ages since we had a moderation dust up. Must be one coming round soon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue eyed snake Posted February 28 shhhhh Spoiler 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted February 29 3 hours ago, liminal_luke said: Despite the occasional moderation dustup, this forum is mostly placid and peaceful. Like a quiet mountain lake (or mosquito-infested bog), whole days go by with only occasional ripples, perhaps because the usual suspects are busy shooting stuff. I had two kids at 21, and have done more housework in my life than a team of maids and cooks (plus a full time job), and it was imperative to find yin-yang balance at some point... Most people can find it by just not being pushed too hard by life's circumstances toward this or that extreme. Some have to work on it though. Besides, if there's a human type I don't particularly admire, it's a damsel in distress... I prefer to clutch my pearls with one hand only, while wielding something more convincing with the other. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liminal_luke Posted February 29 (edited) 1 hour ago, Taomeow said: Besides, if there's a human type I don't particularly admire, it's a damsel in distress... I prefer to clutch my pearls with one hand only, while wielding something more convincing with the other. Can I tell you something I admire about you? Your range. From scientific analysis to poetic metaphor, from handicrafts to target practice. You once posted an image of an armed Israeli soldier sitting (on a bus, I think) doing his knitting, perhaps the best example of yin-yang integration I've seen. If you were a guy, I think you'd be that guy. Nobody is going to mistake you for a damsel in distress anytime soon. Edited February 29 by liminal_luke 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted February 29 Thank you, LL. I think part of what attracted me to taoism to begin with was this range of things they are able and willing to do based on the unified underlying theory. This, and a maxim by a 19th century guy (or rather a group of guys writing lapidary funnies under the pseudonym Kozma Prutkov): "A specialist is like a tooth abscess: his fullness is one-sided." 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted February 29 5 hours ago, Apech said: Seems like ages since we had a moderation dust up. Must be one coming round soon. You mean like this one ; Ninpo-me-this-ninjutsu-me-that Stop!! Hammertime! The Dao Bums 774 posts Report post Posted April 13, 2011 On 12/04/2011 at 11:55 PM, Apech said: "Good morning madam, would you like some extra cream?" "Good morning madam, can a satisfy you with a doorstep delivery?" These are the lines that always worked for me. There's no need to be vulgar! Right, that does it, I'm making a 'citizens forum banning'! Apech(7), by the power vested in me, I do hereby ban you from further postings on this forum, or any other forum known to man (or woman), so that our fellow man (or woman), can rest in peace without the fear of online tyranny. That'll learn you! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maddie Posted February 29 (edited) I don't want to overdo it but I just went blonde and did bangs! First time ever! Edited March 2 by Maddie 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liminal_luke Posted February 29 3 hours ago, Maddie said: I don't want to overdo it but I just went blonde and did bangs! First time ever! Overdo it? Impossible! There's no such thing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apech Posted February 29 Why do they call a fringe 'bangs'? I wish I knew. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apech Posted February 29 1 hour ago, Apech said: Why do they call a fringe 'bangs'? I wish I knew. serious question - have they always been called bangs in America or is it a new thing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenn Posted February 29 1 minute ago, Apech said: serious question - have they always been called bangs in America or is it a new thing? It's definitely not new - as long as I've been alive (at least in Canada). The real question is why do you over the pond'ers call bangs a "fringe"? 😋 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted February 29 2 hours ago, Apech said: Why do they call a fringe 'bangs'? I wish I knew. Same mystery as a "flat." Why do you guys call where you live what we call a punctured tire? 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apech Posted February 29 Just now, Taomeow said: Same mystery as a "flat." Why do you guys call where you live what we call a punctured tire? what’s a tire? Do you mean a tyre? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelerner Posted February 29 16 hours ago, Taomeow said: I had two kids at 21, and have done more housework in my life than a team of maids and cooks (plus a full time job), and it was imperative to find yin-yang balance at some point... Most people can find it by just not being pushed too hard by life's circumstances toward this or that extreme. Some have to work on it though. Besides, if there's a human type I don't particularly admire, it's a damsel in distress... I prefer to clutch my pearls with one hand only, while wielding something more convincing with the other. Chicagoans have always been partial to Capone's advice- You can get more done with a smile and kind word than with a gun.. but it's best to use both. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted February 29 the metric system makes more sense but I still like the old way of inches and pounds in the US. And tool makers oblige by selling tools in both formats, and I can see why if they can make extra money off the situation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted February 29 (edited) 22 hours ago, Taomeow said: so when we are externally armed with guns or whatever we are more or less in some kind of or form of stress in preparation for some kind of or form of potential violence. Edited February 29 by old3bob 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted February 29 (edited) Hi bob. While I am peaceful by default. I have found in this world preperation unused/unneeded is preferrable to unpreparedness on the whole. I prefer to be a Warrior in a Garden than a Gardener in a War. Edited March 1 by silent thunder 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted February 29 29 minutes ago, old3bob said: so when we are externally armed with guns or whatever we are more or less in some kind of or form of stress in preparation for some kind of or form of potential violence. We are definitely "more or less in some kind of stress" -- most people are -- financial, health-related, gender/race/nationality/religion/age etc. related, political, environmental, natural and unnatural disasters, crime, family, employment/unemployment, housing, business, war and rumors of war, and so on. I try to have an assortment of coping strategies, tools and skills more or less ready for a variety of eventualities. People who don't feel any stress from any sources are either invincible, very lucky, very ignorant, delusional, or comfortably numb. I'm none of the above. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted February 29 5 minutes ago, Taomeow said: We are definitely "more or less in some kind of stress" -- most people are -- financial, health-related, gender/race/nationality/religion/age etc. related, political, environmental, natural and unnatural disasters, crime, family, employment/unemployment, housing, business, war and rumors of war, and so on. I try to have an assortment of coping strategies, tools and skills more or less ready for a variety of eventualities. People who don't feel any stress from any sources are either invincible, very lucky, very ignorant, delusional, or comfortably numb. I'm none of the above. so it goes for most of us in the "world" but this world is not the only reality which is what I was indirectly trying to get at... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted February 29 (edited) 47 minutes ago, silent thunder said: Hi bob. While I am peaceful by default. I have found in this world preperation unused is prefferable to unpreparedness on yhe whole. I prefer to be a Warrior in a Garden than a Gardener in a War. I'll take a recurve over one of those complex compound contraptions... Edited February 29 by old3bob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted February 29 10 minutes ago, old3bob said: so it goes for most of us in the "world" but this world is not the only reality which is what I was indirectly trying to get at... I also hope this world is not the only reality. Hope is dope. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted February 29 most every father and mother has hopes for their children and work to make those hopes come true... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
