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Originally posted by SlowwHand
If you poke yourself in the eye with a stick, then do it again, is the 2nd time less traumatic?
If you poke yourself in the eye with a stick, then do it again, is the 2nd time less traumatic?
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Yes, I'd imagine that it would be.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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Try it and report the results back to us.
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I think SlowwHand is very right on the subject, odd that.Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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Languages dying out
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He's surprised because this is a story that gives the U.S. a black eye, and you ain't one known for posting such things. It doesn't surprise me at all that you would care, however. You have a decent heart.Originally posted by SlowwHand
Why surprised? Because of misconception on your part, is the only explanation.
Tragedy is usually sad, Che. At least from my experience it is.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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But common sense would tell you that. Certainly getting poked in the other eye like that would be less traumatic as the element of surprise would be gone, for one thing. Yes, it would still be painful, but less likely to be as shocking as the first time.Originally posted by SlowwHand
Try it and report the results back to us.
“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"Comment
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I appreciate that, Che. I seriously do.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ BraindeadComment
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Thanks for posting this Sloww. The world will be a poorer place when she passes.
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It doesn't really mean the language is dead, just that everyone who spoke it will be. It just means that it won't be spoken on this earth any longer.Long time member @ Apolyton
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I lived in Whichita Falls for a number of years, first daughter was born there. Our family hometown is but 40 miles north of there, Vernon Texas. They have a Red River Musuem there with lots of things from Quanah Parker and Geranimo (sp?). Many tribes used to freely roam that part of Texas.
I've always thought on some level that the Indians got it right. Respect the earth, air, water etc... use only what you need and then we all appeared. Thanks Sloww for a timely reminder.
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Um.....Lancer love ya' honey but yes that does mean DEAD! Gone forever, bit the big one, no longer here, you get the picture.Originally posted by Lancer
It doesn't really mean the language is dead, just that everyone who spoke it will be. It just means that it won't be spoken on this earth any longer.Welcome to earth, my name is Tia and I'll be your tour guide for this trip.
Succulent and Bejeweled Mother Goddess, who is always moisturised yet never greasy, always patient yet never suffers fools~Starchild
Dragons? Yup- big flying lizards with an attitude. ~ Laz
You are forgiven because you are FABULOUS ~ ImranComment
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Don't these native americans believe in life after death? When they get to the happy hunting grounds, or wherever, what language do you expect they'll be speaking?
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I can't wait 'til l33t sp34k dies out so we can revere it, too.Originally posted by LordShiva
QFT. Languages live and die.
Besides, it's exceedingly silly (and mildly offensive) to be exotifying minor Nepali languages while bemoaning teh rise of slang. How does one think those 100+ languages came about, anyway?Click here if you're having trouble sleeping.
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You mean like: Requiescat in Pace ?Originally posted by Tiamat
Um.....Lancer love ya' honey but yes that does mean DEAD! Gone forever, bit the big one, no longer here, you get the picture.
Lancer:
Doris too will move on one of these days. She believes in heaven and in God, and doesn't figure there's much difference whether it's the Wichita or Christian creator. But if she gets a choice of language in the next world, it would be the one of her mother and grandparents and their parents.
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By that definition nobody is dead.Originally posted by Lancer
Don't these native americans believe in life after death? When they get to the happy hunting grounds, or wherever, what language do you expect they'll be speaking?
Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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