I was about to ask something very similar, Vortex. I'm not too keen on the whole thing about the "other" either. If they mean throughout history "stupidity" has been used that way then they should have made a lot clearer instead of sounding like...well...something from a BNP pamphlet.
As Willow goes, so goes my nation.
Oz ,'Selfless'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 24, 2009 9:10:38 am PDT #5307 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Jessica - Aug 24, 2009 9:11:46 am PDT #5308 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think it means that math is hard.
Polter-Cow - Aug 24, 2009 9:21:24 am PDT #5309 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I just got an e-mail about the happening event this weekend in San Francisco: Sneaker Pimps.
Sneaker Pimps is the world's largest sneaker exhibition - featuring over 1500 pairs of rare, limited, artist customized sneakers on display.
Turtle would go nuts.
Fred Pete - Aug 24, 2009 9:28:52 am PDT #5310 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
what exactly does this mean, the "sign of the feminine"
What Frank said. I think the college was looking at phenomena like, for example, "dumb blonde" jokes that are rarely told about men.
Ginger - Aug 24, 2009 9:34:02 am PDT #5311 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
A right versus a privilege isn't really referring to privileged people; it's more of a legal concept. For example, freedom of speech is a right granted by the Constitution. Driving a car is a privilege, i.e., something you have to be licensed for and meet certain criteria like insurance. You have no inherent right to drive.
Health care is considered a right under the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but the U.S. is not exactly a shining star in meeting those.
(Please jump in any time, lawistas.)
Five Myths about Health Care in the Rest of the World: [link]
what exactly does this mean, the "sign of the feminine"
It means that the course designer has gotten too involved in stupidity.
tommyrot - Aug 24, 2009 9:37:54 am PDT #5312 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It means that the course designer has gotten too involved in stupidity.
An unfortunate side-effect of studying stupidity....
Jessica - Aug 24, 2009 9:42:09 am PDT #5313 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Heh - I listened to a lecture once by a TA who was doing their thesis on boredom. I almost fell asleep...
Nora Deirdre - Aug 24, 2009 9:42:41 am PDT #5314 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
They misspelled Beavis in there, too:
Beevis and Butthead
Polter-Cow - Aug 24, 2009 9:43:46 am PDT #5315 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
A right versus a privilege isn't really referring to privileged people; it's more of a legal concept. For example, freedom of speech is a right granted by the Constitution. Driving a car is a privilege, i.e., something you have to be licensed for and meet certain criteria like insurance. You have no inherent right to drive.
Ginger, thank you. I think this is the way I was interpreting it.
Five Myths about Health Care in the Rest of the World
I keep reading articles like this and keep wondering why so many people are opposed to health care reform.
Jesse - Aug 24, 2009 9:47:03 am PDT #5316 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Who in the US doesn't have to wait weeks or months for non-emergency care?? And hours for (non heart attack, non bleeding) emergency care???
And who in the US has more than a limited number of choices of provider (assuming they don't have unlimited funds)?????
Grrr.