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[unknown]

I'd like to go back to the masturbating on an airplane. is this an actual law? wtf is billy talking about?

 

[mutantllama]

Yeah, I'm confused in multiple ways.

 

[Cythraul]

This page gave me the perfect term to describe dance as an artform; lava lamp - stimulation. Ok, it can be very entertaining to look at for a couple of minutes, but it always stays at that, there's nothing to gather from beneath the surface. Come to think of it, the term could encompass all "instant access" - forms of artistic expression, which rely solely on trivial hypnotic attributes. One particular race excels in lava lamp - stimulation.

I actually love this post.

 

[Srontgorrth]

but how about airplane bathroom?

That makes sense, but in regards to billy's post I don't see why you would have to be 19 to do it.

I'm confused

 

[Satanstoenail]

This guy is pretty good...

Insane.

 

[-CC-]

The Beethoven pic is the one meme I never understood, when is the pic applicable?

 

[Episteme]

Imagine the first 4 notes of the 5th Symphony whenever that picture comes up.

 

[DarkBliss]

It runs deeper than I thought.

Beethoven looks really odd in that meme. He resembles a male version of my grandmother(my dad's mom). :zombie:

 

[Valerie]

It's more like a forum meme. Toth Amon had a picture of Beethoven as his sig, and I would reply with the only the picture after he said something. Then I started photoshopping it in a few weird ways.

 

[Satanstoenail]

 

[damnromulans]

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDES I had the BEST day yesterday. Went to this local rockabilly/rock and roll show which ended up costing 1000 yen or about $10 USD for 7 bands, all of which were pretty awesome. Varied acts from a bunch of junior high school kids in their school uniforms covering the Ventures to the Vietnamese Celine Dion (but way better and cuter), a Rolling Stones cover band where the singer was COMPLETELY WASTED wearing a wig and reading the lyrics off a sheet of paper, a bunch of amazing rockabilly/Roy Orbison worship bands, and a doo-wop band who wrote a song about the LOCAL TRAIN LINE. I am a huge train dork so this made me REALLY happy.

Not only was the music great but the PEOPLE WATCHING, ohhhh my gosh. So many fucking weirdos showed up. There was this dude who may have been half Brazilian who looked like a guido from Long Island, a horde of toothless old men missing their fingers and teeth, a bunch of drunk men with leather jackets and pompadours, a small child wearing real Doc Martens, a fat man who just screamed uncontrollably the whole time but wasn't mentally handicapped in any way, a 60 year old skanky woman wearing no panties...ah, I love my town, and yesterday reminded me why.

 

[Valerie]

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDES I had the BEST day yesterday. Went to this local rockabilly/rock and roll show which ended up costing 1000 yen or about $10 USD for 7 bands, all of which were pretty awesome. Varied acts from a bunch of junior high school kids in their school uniforms covering the Ventures to the Vietnamese Celine Dion (but way better and cuter), a Rolling Stones cover band where the singer was COMPLETELY WASTED wearing a wig and reading the lyrics off a sheet of paper, a bunch of amazing rockabilly/Roy Orbison worship bands, and a doo-wop band who wrote a song about the LOCAL TRAIN LINE. I am a huge train dork so this made me REALLY happy.

Not only was the music great but the PEOPLE WATCHING, ohhhh my gosh. So many fucking weirdos showed up. There was this dude who may have been half Brazilian who looked like a guido from Long Island, a horde of toothless old men missing their fingers and teeth, a bunch of drunk men with leather jackets and pompadours, a small child wearing real Doc Martens, a fat man who just screamed uncontrollably the whole time but wasn't mentally handicapped in any way, a 60 year old skanky woman wearing no panties...ah, I love my town, and yesterday reminded me why.

 

[st3333phani3333]

That sounds pretty much amazing krampus. I am sure that was a blast. I see that alot aswell. Well, not the singing part. My cousin's husband does wrestling, not WWF/WWE or whatever it is called (even though he has been on it), but I think it is called like indy wrestling or something. Anyways, up at those shows, there is the raunchiest people ever. Skany old and young woman, toothless and perveted men, true blue hillbillies, and some kids. There was a few times that I seen and met some really neat people up there. There was this guy that was wearing a Destroyer 666 shirt and lugged around a 6 pack of Heineken and I got along with him great. There was this guy that put this old lady (I am sure it was his grandmother) in a headlok and rolled her into the ring. I never go for the show. Just the people and the food.

 

[Srontgorrth]

Lulz, I have doc martens >_>

And why didn't you take pictures??

 

[damnromulans]

I did take pictures, but I haven't uploaded them yet. Trust me, THERE WILL BE PICSPAM.

That sounds awesome st3333ph3h3h3hhh! Do you have photos/specific stories?

Srontgorrth - you may have Docs but you're not 3 years old in rural Japan

 

[Srontgorrth]

Haha good point.

 

[Belligerent]

Not only was the music great but the PEOPLE WATCHING, ohhhh my gosh. So many fucking weirdos showed up. There was this dude who may have been half Brazilian who looked like a guido from Long Island, a horde of toothless old men missing their fingers and teeth, a bunch of drunk men with leather jackets and pompadours, a small child wearing real Doc Martens, a fat man who just screamed uncontrollably the whole time but wasn't mentally handicapped in any way, a 60 year old skanky woman wearing no panties...ah, I love my town, and yesterday reminded me why.

Pics NAO! Laughing at weirdo people = win.

u know what else is win....
10,000 posts niggas















wow i'm a loser

 

[damnromulans]

Congratulations!

haha, one of my friends who was there is named Nao and I thought for a second I'd mentioned her in passing or something. I'll post them tonight or tomorrow night.

 

[Belligerent]

haha, one of my friends who was there is named Nao and I thought for a second I'd mentioned her in passing or something.

 

[Zephyrus]

So UMaine is trying to eliminate language majors as a means of balancing the budget. It's absurd. I just wrote in response:
http://mainecampus.com/2010/03/29/o...21;-to-the-future-of-culture-in-maine/?ref=hp

The Philistines are taking over. A new Persian empire of ignorance is threatening the strongholds of our Greek inheritance. A utilitarian tyrant, whose planned abdication shows he admits failure, is trying to drag this institution down to hell with him.

This is shameful. To recommend this state’s flagship university should no longer grant degrees in foreign languages is downright asinine. The administration that has hijacked our education is so shortsighted it views the liberal arts as useless and aims to perpetuate such unenlightenment in future generations of Mainers.

They force me to spell out what they plan to destroy. I’ll start with French. Not only are we closely tied to Québec, Maine has a responsibility to the Franco-Americans who make up 30 percent of its own population. Our Centre Franco Américain has championed this commitment for 40 years. Without French, its mission will fail.

To eliminate Spanish is to tell this country’s fast-growing Hispanic population its culture should be wiped out so as to become “proper Americans.” A friend of mine was looking for a place to live in Rumford for a paper mill internship. A local waitress warned him of streets to avoid because “that’s where all the Hispanics live.” Such ignorance doesn’t serve to integrate; rather, it isolates minorities in ghettos. Sound familiar?

German, the first cousin of English, is more important than many realize. Not only is it our greatest European trading partner, Germany gave us the modern language of history and philosophy. You might as well do away with those two majors if nobody can read Hegel and Nietzsche.

Anyone wishing to study languages who cannot afford to go elsewhere would be flat-out of luck. All others would be discouraged from attending Maine schools, let alone working here, which would negatively affect the state’s already dismal economy. Worse, language teachers who feel devalued by this anti-intellectualism may leave the university and no one would even want to come here to replace them. Retiring professors may be replaced by adjuncts who would only teach enough to satisfy those silly general education requirements.

Language majors exist because it takes a full college term to develop fluency and an understanding of the cultural and literary traditions of each tongue. Even English students need foreign languages in order to gain perspective on their own tongue.

According to Phi Beta Kappa, who in the past saved the Latin major from perdition, UMaine should no longer be considered a legitimate university if it becomes bereft of languages, and it has threatened to withdraw its chapter from the campus.

No graduate student in the humanities can be taken seriously without a strong background in languages. As an aspiring ancient historian, I need to master Latin, Greek, French and German. I could not fulfill that dream if I came here five years from now. Not only history, but also international affairs and business cannot survive without training their students to communicate in the new global century.

“Americans are derided for their lack of knowledge of languages,” said professor Tina Passman, one of the only reasons classical languages — the former cornerstone of education — still exist here. “I can’t understand keeping Maine in the dark ages this way.”

We owe our civilization to Greece and Rome. The wisdom of Plato and Virgil, even the Gospel writers, would soon be lost, as philosophy scholars rely on translations rather than truly understanding the ancients.

In 2001, an assistant to Robert Kennedy, the provost at the time, attempted and failed to exterminate German and Latin. I wouldn’t be surprised if he flunked Latin in his youth. He must still have a vendetta against the liberal arts. The elimination of language majors from Maine’s brightest beacon of hope can only perpetuate the same backwardness and provincialism that passed Question 1. But as they say, “If English was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for me!”

Jeremy Swist is a junior Latin and history student.