Selene Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 "Nuts"--only I once read it wasn't the actual word the General used.--BrantI would be surprised also. However, that is the mythology that we accept."Fuck you." is much more believeable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moralist Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 ...my interest in philosophy was spurred at the age of 15 when a close friend and mentor recommended I read Atlas Shrugged. It was awesome - AS put words to things I had always known but couldn't articulate, and made me reflect a lot on my actions. Unfortunately, as a troubled teen I too often rationalized it and did not fully grasp (grok?) the various points being made, and I straddled the line into petty moralizng and outright evasion for a while. Over time, though, I've recognized and appreciated more and more the relationship between my willful choices, my passions, and my happiness, and I feel like I'm on a real upward trend.Hi Alex,Welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy your visits here. I'm tracking with your own experience as my "gateway drug" was also Atlas Shrugged. I laughed, I cried, I stayed up all night unable to put it down... and ever since the day I opened that book my life has also been on an upward trend. And don't mind the Punch and Judy routine of our regulars who jacked your thread. They're as harmless as their puppet counterparts... as long as you know when to duck.Regards,Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 And don't mind the Punch and Judy routine of our regulars who jacked your thread. They're as harmless as their puppet counterparts... as long as you know when to duck. Greg: Remember this. I was taught to anticipate the "ducking" you refer to on my second shot. A... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brant Gaede Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 "Harmless"? Was I harmless when I sunk all those government relief ships and starved all those Europeans?--BrantI'm nasty at least (but my wife is beautiful, almost as beautiful as me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Are there puppets around here?What puppets?Sockpuppets? Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brant Gaede Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I wonder what Alexander thinks of the elephants running wild all over his thread?--Brantor mice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDS Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I don't think of Alexander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brant Gaede Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I don't think of Alexander. Do you dream of Jeanie?--Brant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Babar just thumped twice. That means yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moralist Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Are there puppets around here?What puppets?Sockpuppets? MichaelOh, no Michael! I only meant Punch and Judy as their puppet counterparts. I didn't even think of sockpuppets.Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Greg,LOL...It was a quip. (Don't mind me. I'm quirky like that. )Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Are there puppets around here?What puppets?Sockpuppets? MichaelSpeaking of which, has anyone heard from the Valliants lately? Are they alive and well and still frantically zealous? Are they still meat-puppeting and playing their little games, all in the name of advancing Objectivism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brant Gaede Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Are there puppets around here?What puppets?Sockpuppets? MichaelSpeaking of which, has anyone heard from the Valliants lately? Are they alive and well and still frantically zealous? Are they still meat-puppeting and playing their little games, all in the name of advancing Objectivism?I think he has some serious health problems.--Brant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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