Toadfish Monastery

Quote from: Sibling Kephra (Tansy) on November 21, 2006, 03:06:54 AM
Johnny English. lol

Rowan Atkinson! 


Duke

Quote from: Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith on November 20, 2006, 11:28:21 PM

Quote from: Duke on November 20, 2006, 04:30:18 AM
Oh, just today I adopted a copy of The Great Gatsby. I'll start reading it...eventually.


Duke

Gatsby--- *bleah*

This was the very book where I concluded the "great classics" were often neither great, nor classic.

If a story is not readable, and does not have an actual plot - WHY is it a "classic"?  And who decided it was "great literature" anyway?

I did slog through it, though (and do I mean slog -- *bleah*! worse than Tolstoy. Only one of 2 people in my participatory english lit class to finish, out of 8 people total.  I only went 1/2 the time, and I was the only one who spoke.  I got an "A" in participation, even though I missed 50% of the classes - I suppose because I was the ONLY participant.  Double-*bleah* for dredging up that particular memory-fragment.  ) 

After that class, I finally let go the notion that once I started a book, no matter how bad, I must finish it.  Quite a list of "not finished" by now ...  Life's just too short to waste reading a book you don't identify with. At the very least, it should make you think, even if you don't like it much.  Otherwise, give it a miss... 

Well, I started to read it, and I enjoy it quite a bit. Maybe it's just my kind of book.


Duke

James Bond...


Duke

I love Terry Jones! I was just watching Monty Python, minutes ago! 


Duke

TNT--AC/DC. 


Duke

Keck Telescopes.


Duke

Quote from: Sibling Qwertyuiopasd on November 20, 2006, 10:48:44 PM
I'm sorry, I was under the impression your questoin was about who exactly can give karma or not. if its soemthing else I missed, please repeat it.

No, that's not it. Not who, but why, more like:

Quote from: DukeBut I was wondering why it was only allowed to be used for full Toadfish. Even though it doesn't effect me, I was wondering why it wasn't it wasn't used for all members if any members at all. I sincerely wouldn't mind if everyone, even guests, could use the system or if nobody could use it, but I was wondering why it was just halfway.

Quote from: Sibling Qwertyuiopasd on November 20, 2006, 10:48:44 PM
ok... I get the part about you not actually feeling shunned, although you could've.... yoru exact wording had just confused me was all...


has someone complained to you about the karma system?

~Qwerty

No, nobody came to me to complain.


Duke

I have no idea what I would do with a million. Probably something to do with a bigger submarine...


Duke

Faded From The Winter--Iron and Wine.


Duke

Quote from: Sibling Qwertyuiopasd on November 20, 2006, 07:53:15 PM

Quoteit is you who assumed that I assumed something about you. and remember, assuming makes an 'ass'_ume out of _ass'u'_me

Assummed of assuming assumptions, perfect. If you re-read your post you will see a thing or two you may have not thought out exactly, but I don't want to get into this.

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Quote from: DukeI don't think the karma system is a great tool or a terrible one. I don't think it's a tool at all. To me, it's just a gimmick that can be fun but doesn't have much of a point.

Quote from: dukeIt seems that it has more capability to hurt than help.

I'm sorry, these two statements seem to conflict. first you say you think it hurts (more than helps), but then you say it isn't bad or good.

They don't contradict at all. I'm saying that I don't see what the use of the karma system is, but it appears, from my experience, that, when it is taken seriously, it proves divisive and offensive. Although not to me.

Quote from: Sibling Qwertyuiopasd on November 20, 2006, 07:53:15 PM
but overall, if you don't care, and your question has been answered, why do you continue to bring it up? I would go so far as to say you actually do care about it, simply because you continue to bring it up in an unsavory light.

~Qwerty

Has my question been answered?


Duke

Quote from: Quasimodo (The Meromorph) on November 20, 2006, 07:46:43 PM
Duke, reading your above post, I have to ask, are you saying you really don't care what people here think of you?

Not at all. If the karma system was an accurate representation of the forum community's opinion towards a person, then I would certainly care. I don't believe it is so. I'm not saying it doesn't matter at all, but it isn't perfect. I could have simply left, feeling shunned and insulted as soon as I saw the number -107, but I didn't. If you think that -107 accurately represents the cumulative opinion of the forum towards me, I would gladly leave.


Duke

The shape of time....


Duke

Peacock--A long life.

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Only one golf course?
How shall we ever survive?


Duke

Around noon, on Wednesday, I get to return to my home-hill! It's far superior to this hill....


Duke

Happiness Is A Warm Gun--The Beatles.


Duke