Guest " " Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 You all have been granted a second chance...go out and make use of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Yah.... SWMBO said, "Well... nice try, it did not end, so get back in there and finish the painting..." [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Back in the late 70’s my brother used to work for Sight-and-Sound (a local stereo shop). Mr. & Mrs. Biddle (the owners) would leave notes in the employee’s paycheck envelopes asking them to join their church and other such things. Then Mr. & Mrs. Biddle believed the world was going to end very soon (within days) and was telling all the employees good-bye and such. Then one of the sales people said “Well, if the world is ending, I guess you won’t mind me taking the cash register and everything in it…” The Biddle’s weren’t amused…LOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundbound Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 You all have been granted a second chance...go out and make use of it. Maybe we're the ones left behind. [6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 This whole end of the world (EOTW) thing is funny and provided me with an insight into the myriad examples of "pragmatic" behavior in teenagers.... My extremely bright, very independent college student daughter called last night; not unusual, but just wanted to say that she was sorry for being a "dork" and upsetting "Daddy" all the time (that's what teenager kids live for, I'm convinced...). That of course was unusual because the "usual" call is to inform her "easy touch" mother that's she's coming back from school in Orlando and wants money, food, wash her clothes, etc. (in no particular order). So... This opening conversation being unusual.... Mommy asks, "Pray tell? Why the general apology to Daddy? Have you done something? Is everything all ok?", etc. She tells Mommy that while she does not believe the end is nigh, she did not want to take any chances....... [] My son.... a true representative of the new "Y" generation (as in everything he's asked to do is usually prefaced with a "wh(Y)"....) had no interest in the whole EOTW. His only comment on the situation was a sarcastic "Great! Guess no homework for next week!!!". Gotta love them. [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Yeah - I've been running "high security" on the vintage Mac system, worried that "he" might decide that "he" wanted the MC30s. I have since learned that "he" already has a pair, and therefore have no need to worry. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Perhaps no one was worthy of being taken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapidrob Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 It figures. I party'ed like there was no Tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 " She tells Mommy that while she does not believe the end is nigh, she did not want to take any chances..." Pascal's Wager (or Pascal's Gambit) is a suggestion posed by the French philosopher, mathematician, and physicistBlaise Pascal that even if the existence of God cannot be determined through reason, a rational person should wager as though God exists, because living life accordingly has everything to gain, and nothing to lose. Pascal formulated his suggestion uniquely on the God of Jesus Christ as implied by the greater context of his Pensées, a posthumously published collection of notes made by Pascal in his last years as he worked on a treatise on Christian apologetics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Perhaps the best thing I remember about philsophy class djk. The irony implied in his wager is magnificent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Lex parsimoniae would be the most applicable philosophical outlook in my daughter's case.... She has always demonstrated a pragmatic approach to decision making..... [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Myself and singer for band I worked with Sat night were both hoarse from cold/pollen and were conversing in our 'Wavy Gravy' voices before the show. Started talking about this whole 'end of the world' thing and I mentioned that 'We must be in Heaven, man', which he used as intro to a song later that night. Made for a great theme on a perfect Indiana night under the stars playing music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I suppose betting everything I own on thirteen on the roulette wheel Friday wasn't such a good idea after all... [*-)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Started talking about this whole 'end of the world' thing and I mentioned that 'We must be in Heaven, man', which he used as intro to a song later that night. Made for a great theme on a perfect Indiana night under the stars playing music. Sounds like a great evening! Thanks for sharing, mang. [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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