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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 25th May 2012, 09:52 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 762
Posted By Complexity
'End the Fed' Poem: I wrote it!

Oversimplified

Part 1

Shrinking wealth, exploding debt,
Problems here at home,
Money made by pushing buttons,
Glutton to the bone.
Once on solid ground we stood,
On gold our wealth was...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th April 2012, 10:12 AM
Replies: 839
Views: 59,732
Posted By Complexity
Love Calvin and Hobbes. Hate Kincaid.

Love Calvin and Hobbes.

Hate Kincaid.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th April 2012, 10:10 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,848
Posted By Complexity
Gay, queer, faggot here. Must disagree with...

Gay, queer, faggot here.

Must disagree with the OP.

Strategy is quite effective and personally healing.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th April 2012, 10:02 AM
Replies: 1,631
Views: 91,464
Posted By Complexity
You know, he'll just walk away with the idea that...

You know, he'll just walk away with the idea that he's transcendental and glorious.

So it goes.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th April 2012, 09:58 AM
Replies: 1,231
Views: 107,033
Posted By Complexity
Nonsense. He is pointing out that you are...

Nonsense.

He is pointing out that you are consistently wrong, deluded, and pigheaded.

The rest of us have been making the same observations, to no effect.

I don't think any of us has any...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th April 2012, 09:51 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 6,789
Posted By Complexity
Yes, we have seriously overpopulated this planet....

Yes, we have seriously overpopulated this planet.

On a personal note, I am in a room with 14 people, and far more than that are driving within sight.

It is very important that they all go...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 10th April 2012, 10:35 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,674
Posted By Complexity
Milton is at his best when writing about Satan,...

Milton is at his best when writing about Satan, easily the most interesting and sympathetic character in Paradise Lost. God/Jesus and the angels are far less interesting and sub-meh.

Milton at...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 10th April 2012, 10:08 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 3,764
Posted By Complexity
What ignorant, deluded fools.

What ignorant, deluded fools.
Forum: Education 10th April 2012, 10:01 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,978
Posted By Complexity
:o We are mortified. I no longer own...

:o

We are mortified.

I no longer own a copy of any Dr. Seuss book.

I'm going to start writing my name and address on all of my clothes.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th April 2012, 07:06 PM
Replies: 793
Views: 35,645
Posted By Complexity
You forgot to ask for money.

You forgot to ask for money.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 9th April 2012, 07:04 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 35,093
Posted By Complexity
peculiar, but not odd.

peculiar, but not odd.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 9th April 2012, 07:00 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 35,093
Posted By Complexity
Not if the definition continues "... except for...

Not if the definition continues "... except for 1" or contains the phrase "an integer greater than 1".

Hint: 1 is not prime.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 9th April 2012, 06:58 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 35,093
Posted By Complexity
Nah... (it is subprime, though)

Nah...

(it is subprime, though)
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th April 2012, 06:31 PM
Replies: 839
Views: 59,732
Posted By Complexity
I think Kincaid's art is lousy, his business a...

I think Kincaid's art is lousy, his business a fraud, and I'm glad he won't make another painting or another dollar.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th April 2012, 06:23 PM
Replies: 839
Views: 59,732
Posted By Complexity
There is no object measure of its worth. Popular...

There is no object measure of its worth. Popular appeal, however, I usually regard as a negative recommendation.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th April 2012, 06:21 PM
Replies: 839
Views: 59,732
Posted By Complexity
Quit being an apologist.

Quit being an apologist.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th April 2012, 06:20 PM
Replies: 839
Views: 59,732
Posted By Complexity
Now I dislike him even more. His tacky...

Now I dislike him even more.

His tacky 'art', assembly-line production, and ego were enough for me to stomp on him.

I really hate dominionists.

The world is far better off without him.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th April 2012, 06:15 PM
Replies: 839
Views: 59,732
Posted By Complexity
'Kincaid' and 'lust' simply do not go together. ...

'Kincaid' and 'lust' simply do not go together.

(I need to take a shower now).

Perhaps a quick drink will knock out my short-term memory if I take it quickly enough...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th April 2012, 06:12 PM
Replies: 839
Views: 59,732
Posted By Complexity
:) An infectious meme. Funny, and the...

:)

An infectious meme.

Funny, and the thought makes me happy.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th April 2012, 06:10 PM
Replies: 839
Views: 59,732
Posted By Complexity
I never claimed that art is not subjective. ...

I never claimed that art is not subjective.

In my opinion, Kincaid's work is tacky, insulting, and just plain sucks.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th April 2012, 06:07 PM
Replies: 839
Views: 59,732
Posted By Complexity
I like Turner's work.

I like Turner's work.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th April 2012, 06:06 PM
Replies: 839
Views: 59,732
Posted By Complexity
Extend the analogy as you wish. For...

Extend the analogy as you wish.

For 'flies', try 'xians'.

Also, worthiness, like beauty, has no objective basis.

And 'proof' is inappropriate in this context.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th April 2012, 06:03 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 36,749
Posted By Complexity
How peculiar. Capers are small, salty, and...

How peculiar.

Capers are small, salty, and very tasty - especially with lemon, some butter, and chicken.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th April 2012, 06:02 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 36,749
Posted By Complexity
Oh, I thought you said 'humidity'. That...

Oh, I thought you said 'humidity'.

That actually appears to be a property of the 'dark side of the moon'.

(how you dance on that is a bit unseemly - spin and glide?)
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th April 2012, 05:58 PM
Replies: 240
Views: 10,932
Posted By Complexity
My interest is diminishing with each post.

My interest is diminishing with each post.
Forum: Education 9th April 2012, 05:49 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,978
Posted By Complexity
The Cat in a Hat

The Cat in a Hat
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th April 2012, 06:32 AM
Replies: 839
Views: 59,732
Posted By Complexity
Ah, the "Ten million flies can't be wrong"...

Ah, the "Ten million flies can't be wrong" argument.

Millions of people love many things that are unworthy.
Forum: USA Politics 7th April 2012, 09:08 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 9,977
Posted By Complexity
At the moment, I regard the views you are...

At the moment, I regard the views you are expousing as the greater problem.
Forum: USA Politics 7th April 2012, 01:57 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 9,977
Posted By Complexity
And the xian apologists appear... Xian...

And the xian apologists appear...

Xian fundamentalism and muslim fundamentalism arise from the same cause, are equally evil, and equally harmful.
Forum: USA Politics 7th April 2012, 01:53 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 2,577
Posted By Complexity
Sorry, but I had to cut away more than the...

Sorry, but I had to cut away more than the infection to ensure that I got it all.

I forgot to mention that I also removed all pleasure from heterosexual sex - from now on, no one would want to do...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th April 2012, 01:41 PM
Replies: 839
Views: 59,732
Posted By Complexity
:)

:)
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th April 2012, 01:39 PM
Replies: 839
Views: 59,732
Posted By Complexity
Ok. You should hear what I have to say...

Ok.

You should hear what I have to say about the 'pope'.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th April 2012, 01:37 PM
Replies: 839
Views: 59,732
Posted By Complexity
It will take time, money, and dedication, but you...

It will take time, money, and dedication, but you can be fixed.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th April 2012, 01:34 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 7,972
Posted By Complexity
John Derbyshire has problems with race. He wrote...

John Derbyshire has problems with race. He wrote a decent book on the Riemann Hypothesis (though a few of his responses to questions in personal correspondence were off the mark), but I don't have...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 7th April 2012, 01:26 PM
Replies: 1,479
Views: 210,995
Posted By Complexity
If being referred to by a character, use the...

If being referred to by a character, use the character's voice - how he or she would refer to them. If being referred to by a narrator, use the narrator's voice. Your characters and narrator will...
Forum: USA Politics 7th April 2012, 10:04 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 4,537
Posted By Complexity
That statement reveals far more than you intended.

That statement reveals far more than you intended.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th April 2012, 09:45 AM
Replies: 839
Views: 59,732
Posted By Complexity
I never liked his work. I love Monet and...

I never liked his work.

I love Monet and Van Gogh.

The wrong people make money.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 7th April 2012, 09:42 AM
Replies: 1,479
Views: 210,995
Posted By Complexity
I've been writing a science fiction novel for...

I've been writing a science fiction novel for several years. It will be part of a series if/when I finish the first volume.

Plot and characters come easily to me. I've had several years to...
Forum: USA Politics 6th April 2012, 10:42 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 2,577
Posted By Complexity
Well, I've rewritten Arizona. Chocolate and...

Well, I've rewritten Arizona.

Chocolate and good coffee are no longer allowed there, all land that is either productive or beautiful has been given back to the Native Americans, and all...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 6th April 2012, 10:24 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 8,428
Posted By Complexity
Typical, absolutely typical. I really hate...

Typical, absolutely typical.

I really hate these people.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th April 2012, 10:18 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 4,115
Posted By Complexity
I've lived in the U.S. all of my life. The...

I've lived in the U.S. all of my life. The government here is fairly representative of Americans, which means that it truly sucks.

I have never given my consent to being 'ruled' by a majority of...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th April 2012, 10:03 AM
Replies: 1,631
Views: 91,464
Posted By Complexity
I don't understand why he thinks we should pay...

I don't understand why he thinks we should pay any attention to his ideas on physics.

He is both unschooled and uneducated in the field. His mind is so full of his own unfounded ideas that he has...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 5th April 2012, 04:48 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 36,749
Posted By Complexity
Back away from the dog...

Back away from the dog...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 5th April 2012, 04:47 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 36,749
Posted By Complexity
Play?

Play?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 5th April 2012, 04:45 PM
Replies: 418
Views: 22,719
Posted By Complexity
I know that is a euphemism for something, but I...

I know that is a euphemism for something, but I haven't decided what.

Any suggestions?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th April 2012, 04:07 PM
Replies: 1,631
Views: 91,464
Posted By Complexity
Nonsense.

Nonsense.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th April 2012, 03:55 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 932
Posted By Complexity
And many of them pay you for the privilege! ...

And many of them pay you for the privilege!

:)
Forum: USA Politics 2nd April 2012, 07:18 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 8,005
Posted By Complexity
You are much kinder and more forgiving than I am.

You are much kinder and more forgiving than I am.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd April 2012, 04:23 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 3,399
Posted By Complexity
Get the government out of the marriage business. ...

Get the government out of the marriage business.

Allow people to enter into contracted relationships in any combination and number.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd April 2012, 04:20 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,023
Posted By Complexity
Nah... My interests are somewhat more...

Nah... My interests are somewhat more conventional (in a gay sort of way).
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