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Politics, Mature and taboo => Political Pundits => Topic started by: Calavera on September 13, 2011, 10:42:52 PM
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You know, we see a lot of sites that speak against religion but not enough against conspiracy theories. Wish there were more of them, specifically pertaining to the psychology behind such theories (if they should be called theories).
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Great topic. Like conspiracy theories quite a bit when they're encountered, but not enough to seek them out. It's late. I'll contribute tommorrow and we can dig around and share links and delve into the mind of the conspiracy theorist. :)
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Do you want articles? I haven't looked, but there may be some stuff on Google Scholar.
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I was thinking more like an actual website, but articles are fine. I'd appreciate it if you could link me to a few.
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I found this abstract:
The popularity of conspiracy theories of presidential assassination: A Bayesian analysis
Clark McCauleya, Susan Jacquesa
Available online 28 May 2007.
Journalist T. Bethell (1975) advanced the hypothesis that conspiracy explanations of presidential assassination are popular because people have an irrational need to explain big and important events with proportionately big and important causes. This is a species of consistency hypothesis and clearly predicts that a shot that kills a president is more likely than a miss to be attributed to a conspiracy. Four studies with 80 undergraduate Ss are reported that support this prediction. Three of the studies provided a check on whether conspiracy was overly favored, in the case of successful assassination, by comparison with the normative Bayesian formulation. No evidence of this kind of departure from rationality was found. It appears that people associate conspiracy with successful assassination, not because of any kind of special need for proportionality of cause and effect, but because of a belief that conspiracies are more effective and successful than lone assassins. (9 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
I can get the whole article through my uni's database links.
There is also part of a book here:
http://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=SoyalAxDItYC&oi=fnd&pg=PA115&dq=psychology+conspiracy+theory&ots=3W9iTSIOdc&sig=dghoZCZN2KqGUOIm_TXmuCMJ8PQ#v=onepage&q=psychology%20conspiracy%20theory&f=false (http://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=SoyalAxDItYC&oi=fnd&pg=PA115&dq=psychology+conspiracy+theory&ots=3W9iTSIOdc&sig=dghoZCZN2KqGUOIm_TXmuCMJ8PQ#v=onepage&q=psychology%20conspiracy%20theory&f=false)
Heh, that was a long link.
And the internet isn't being friends with me at the moment - pages keep crashing. So I will look more later.
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I don't trust this thread, I believe sinister forces are behind it. :tinfoil:
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I don't trust this thread, I believe sinister forces are behind it. :tinfoil:
Yes I believe he came here to mislead us and hide the real truth :tinfoil:
Mostly just nuts but a few links to sites that go into facts and refuting the nuts
http://www.crank.net/conspiracy.html (http://www.crank.net/conspiracy.html)
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You must be one of those people who think we actually landed on the moon.
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I usually try not to think about this stuff because it then makes me judge the validity of THAT source, and I go in circles.. Im sure there have been lots of secrets plots. I am fairly confident that 9/11 was a conspiracy. I dont know of any websites, sorry.
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I usually try not to think about this stuff because it then makes me judge the validity of THAT source, and I go in circles.. Im sure there have been lots of secrets plots. I am fairly confident that 9/11 was a conspiracy. I dont know of any websites, sorry.
Denying that 9/11 was the work of terrorists seems to almost be becoming the new "holocaust denial."
I notice that a young Liverpool football player is "under investigation" from his club for tweeting "I ain't going to say attack don't let the media make u believe that was terrorist that did it"
I have no idea if there was a conspiracy or not, but I do think that it was a massive boon for Bush and the far-right in America.
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I usually try not to think about this stuff because it then makes me judge the validity of THAT source, and I go in circles.. Im sure there have been lots of secrets plots. I am fairly confident that 9/11 was a conspiracy. I dont know of any websites, sorry.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/conspiracy (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/conspiracy)
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I usually try not to think about this stuff because it then makes me judge the validity of THAT source, and I go in circles.. Im sure there have been lots of secrets plots. I am fairly confident that 9/11 was a conspiracy. I dont know of any websites, sorry.
Conspiracy (http://www.intensitysquared.com/index.php/topic,16575.0.html)
:zoinks:
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You know, we see a lot of sites that speak against religion but not enough against conspiracy theories. Wish there were more of them, specifically pertaining to the psychology behind such theories (if they should be called theories).
Have you considered looking at Richard's posts? Particularly the ones on putting ones self on ignore.
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I'll look for some links later. Though would assume most articles will be more based in the nature of paranoia. What's interesting to me is conspiracy theorist encountered have an outlook on humanity in terms sheep and wolves in shepherd's clothing. Though this doesn't include a place for them; they see themselves as neither sheep nor shepherd. Noticed the indirect association in the op to the concept of religion and liked it, because even though the theorist doesn't every say it, their position is similar to the prophet when drawing parallels.
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I usually try not to think about this stuff because it then makes me judge the validity of THAT source, and I go in circles.. Im sure there have been lots of secrets plots. I am fairly confident that 9/11 was a conspiracy. I dont know of any websites, sorry.
Denying that 9/11 was the work of terrorists seems to almost be becoming the new "holocaust denial."
I notice that a young Liverpool football player is "under investigation" from his club for tweeting "I ain't going to say attack don't let the media make u believe that was terrorist that did it"
I have no idea if there was a conspiracy or not, but I do think that it was a massive boon for Bush and the far-right in America.
Like the Kennedy assisination theory, much of 911 theory is based in the eye not agreeing with the ear. There's video evidence which contradicts the infomation that's been fed the public by the powers that be. Used to think the 911 theorists to be nutty until taking the time to listen and see. There's logical reasons for some of the quesitons when concerning video, though much of the other stuff is hard to grasp, personally.
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Psychology today website has a few articles. Only read the first two but would be happy to discuss any of your choosing, Mcalavera. Found them quite good, giving two different but logical perspectives of reasoning even though both articles did have the feel of being written by the same person. http://www.psychologytoday.com/search/query?keys=conspiracy+theory (http://www.psychologytoday.com/search/query?keys=conspiracy+theory)
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I don't trust this thread, I believe sinister forces are behind it. :tinfoil:
Maybe Sinnocent will rectify.
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Thanks for all the links, Renaeden, Parts, and Jack.
Jack, a lot of points that make sense in those two articles you've read from that link. So nothing really much for me to disagree with. Just that I also think people seek excitement in their lives, and that some seek it through these conspiracy theories.
One of my brothers is a conspiracy theorist, and that is why I am interested in what the hell is on his mind when he keeps spouting the same kind of nonsense Alex Jones spouts. Even intellectual arguments against his claims don't help much. These articles are making sense, especially how we tend to focus on the strengths in any evidence supporting our beliefs and ignore the weaknesses in such evidence. And that's what often keeps both sides (not just conspiracy theorists or fundamentalist Christians or extremist Muslims) stubbornly clinging to often presupposed beliefs ... even if one side has all the major evidence supporting his position.
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I have no idea if there was a conspiracy or not, but I do think that it was a massive boon for Bush and the far-right in America.
Of course, there was a conspiracy. Those plane hijackers didn't hit the buildings by accident.
A good question would who exactly was involved in this conspiracy.
Actually, that isn't the main focus of this thread. The issue is in how and why people who cling to conspiracy theories that are conclusively contradicted by all sorts of evidence think the way they do. If it's not America, it's the Illuminati or the Reptilians or the Titans or what have you.
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Thanks for all the links, Renaeden, Parts, and Jack.
Jack, a lot of points that make sense in those two articles you've read from that link. So nothing really much for me to disagree with. Just that I also think people seek excitement in their lives, and that some seek it through these conspiracy theories.
One of my brothers is a conspiracy theorist, and that is why I am interested in what the hell is on his mind when he keeps spouting the same kind of nonsense Alex Jones spouts. Even intellectual arguments against his claims don't help much. These articles are making sense, especially how we tend to focus on the strengths in any evidence supporting our beliefs and ignore the weaknesses in such evidence. And that's what often keeps both sides (not just conspiracy theorists or fundamentalist Christians or extremist Muslims) stubbornly clinging to often presupposed beliefs ... even if one side has all the major evidence supporting his position.
I see. Good luck with your brother.
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You must be one of those people who think we actually landed on the moon.
:lol:
Well, think of it this way.
If they can cause earthquakes to happen using super advanced technology, then I don't see how landing men on the moon should be of any trouble to them. ;)
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You must be one of those people who think we actually landed on the moon.
:lol:
Well, think of it this way.
If they can cause earthquakes to happen using super advanced technology, then I don't see how landing men on the moon should be of any trouble to them. ;)
You sir, just brilliant summed up why conspiracy theorists are such nutters.
Besides, clearly they fail physics as considering the amount of energy required to produce a 9.0 earthquake utterly trumps all of Earth's nuclear arsenal yield. Even if you resorted to a resonance build-up by exciting iron ore with a resonant frequency of sound/emf, it would take decades to even get a significant earthquake to emerge, and it's target capabilities would be limited to already stressed fault lines. So in other words, all you could do with a earthquake machine is prematurely trigger earthquakes that are destined to happen soon.
Come to think of it, that would be very useful/life-saving technology if it meant the difference between a 5.9 (as the stress wasn't allowed to build up) and a 7.2 for instance.
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You must be one of those people who think we actually landed on the moon.
:lol:
Well, think of it this way.
If they can cause earthquakes to happen using super advanced technology, then I don't see how landing men on the moon should be of any trouble to them. ;)
You sir, just brilliant summed up why conspiracy theorists are such nutters.
Besides, clearly they fail physics as considering the amount of energy required to produce a 9.0 earthquake utterly trumps all of Earth's nuclear arsenal yield. Even if you resorted to a resonance build-up by exciting iron ore with a resonant frequency of sound/emf, it would take decades to even get a significant earthquake to emerge, and it's target capabilities would be limited to already stressed fault lines. So in other words, all you could do with a earthquake machine is prematurely trigger earthquakes that are destined to happen soon.
Come to think of it, that would be very useful/life-saving technology if it meant the difference between a 5.9 (as the stress wasn't allowed to build up) and a 7.2 for instance.
Speaking of science, that's one other funny thing about conspiracy theorists. All of a sudden, they're all experts in various fields of science (from physics to engineering to biology and so on).
Thanks to Alex Jones, of course.
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You must be one of those people who think we actually landed on the moon.
:lol:
Well, think of it this way.
If they can cause earthquakes to happen using super advanced technology, then I don't see how landing men on the moon should be of any trouble to them. ;)
You sir, just brilliant summed up why conspiracy theorists are such nutters.
Besides, clearly they fail physics as considering the amount of energy required to produce a 9.0 earthquake utterly trumps all of Earth's nuclear arsenal yield. Even if you resorted to a resonance build-up by exciting iron ore with a resonant frequency of sound/emf, it would take decades to even get a significant earthquake to emerge, and it's target capabilities would be limited to already stressed fault lines. So in other words, all you could do with a earthquake machine is prematurely trigger earthquakes that are destined to happen soon.
Come to think of it, that would be very useful/life-saving technology if it meant the difference between a 5.9 (as the stress wasn't allowed to build up) and a 7.2 for instance.
Speaking of science, that's one other funny thing about conspiracy theorists. All of a sudden, they're all experts in various fields of science (from physics to engineering to biology and so on).
Thanks to Alex Jones, of course.
Alex Jones is a fucktard. Hell even in my heavily nutter conspiracy theory days I saw him as nuts. That says something doesn't it?
But I'm speculating on how a real-world application of a Earthquake machine would work, and unfortunately, it's not as awesome as they like to think it is, and not very practical either. Same goes for weather manipulation, finding a way to adjust barometric pressure on the fly? Same problem, requires a lot of energy that would be noticeable as artificial and traceable to it's source, and the conditions must already favour your goal.
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Speaking of conspiracy theories, how about global warming?
We know that global warming is a natural event that happens at the beginning and end of each ice-age, and yet we have all these greenies and pollies pushing the alternative energy message. I'm convinced that it's all to do with money, as the alternative energy people need grants and things to get their projects underway, and who better to convince than the greenies who have the government's ear.
Global warming = carbon tax = more money for govt funding.
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I have no idea if there was a conspiracy or not, but I do think that it was a massive boon for Bush and the far-right in America.
Of course, there was a conspiracy. Those plane hijackers didn't hit the buildings by accident.
A good question would who exactly was involved in this conspiracy.
Actually, that isn't the main focus of this thread. The issue is in how and why people who cling to conspiracy theories that are conclusively contradicted by all sorts of evidence think the way they do. If it's not America, it's the Illuminati or the Reptilians or the Titans or what have you.
:lol:
Fair enough. :-[
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The ultimate conspiracy the Reptilians rule the world
http://www.reptilians-exposed.com/ (http://www.reptilians-exposed.com/)
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The ultimate conspiracy the Reptilians rule the world
http://www.reptilians-exposed.com/ (http://www.reptilians-exposed.com/)
By all means, continue to doubt us, our power remains undiminished. :snake:
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my 9/11 point...
Yes I know it was terrorism. I just wonder if the US govt recruited those terrorists. It created a lot of public sport for war. I think that without 9/11 the following 2 wars would not have been embraced by so many people. This is just like an idea I have and cant prove it or give any facts. I am not convinced one way or another I am just cynical.
I think that the Jessica Lynch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Lynch) scandal was a conspiracy by the US govt to entice patriotism in the country.
And I have a lot of doubts as to where all the money that goes into NASA really goes. I do believe we went to the moon lol I just think much of the money goes to creating secret weapons.
I must sound crazy :P
And not a conspiracy theorist, I just doubt things.
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You know, we see a lot of sites that speak against religion but not enough against conspiracy theories. Wish there were more of them, specifically pertaining to the psychology behind such theories (if they should be called theories).
I'm not sure if it's still up, but skeptic.com used to be a good site for de-bunking just about everything.
It's run by Dr. Michael Shermer, a hevyweight in the de-bunking biz here in the US.
He's good friends with the Mythbusters duo ( Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage), Penn&Teller and Eugine Scott from the National Center for Science Education.
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Mythbusters and Penn & Teller were good.
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You know, we see a lot of sites that speak against religion but not enough against conspiracy theories. Wish there were more of them, specifically pertaining to the psychology behind such theories (if they should be called theories).
I'm not sure if it's still up, but skeptic.com used to be a good site for de-bunking just about everything.
It's run by Dr. Michael Shermer, a hevyweight in the de-bunking biz here in the US.
He's good friends with the Mythbusters duo ( Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage), Penn&Teller and Eugine Scott from the National Center for Science Education.
It's up. Very good site.
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There is most likely all sorts of shady crap going on with governments and such, and I don't deny any possible existence of some secret "world government", but to be honest I am fairly apathetic about it. I hate humanity too much to care. :LOL:
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There is most likely all sorts of shady crap going on with governments and such, and I don't deny any possible existence of some secret "world government", but to be honest I am fairly apathetic about it. I hate humanity too much to care. :LOL:
It's clear from this post you are the leader of such a government. :tinfoil: :GA:
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I just want everyone to know that my government is exemplary, and totally honest. :harp:
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I just want everyone to know that my government is exemplary, and totally honest. :harp:
How can we not believe Her Majesty?
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I just want everyone to know that my government is exemplary, and totally honest. :harp:
How can we not believe Her Majesty?
Thank you. Your comment is most kind.
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I just want everyone to know that my government is exemplary, and totally honest. :harp:
How can we not believe Her Majesty?
Indeed, at 4'11" she is clearly too tiny and cute to do anything dishonest! :heart:
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Besides,
The Beatles - Her Majesty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J070ZJIBX-o#)
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Besides,
The Beatles - Her Majesty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J070ZJIBX-o#)
Consult with Lady Weeble to see if I can fit you into my schedule.
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[Telephone ringing...]
"Lady Weeble, is there a possiblity that QV can fit me into her schedule?
Thanks"
[click]
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[Telephone ringing...]
"Lady Weeble, is there a possiblity that QV can fit me into her schedule?
Thanks"
[click]
I'm always happy to help Her Majesty's subjects when they wish to meet with her! :snowman:
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Speaking of conspiracy theories, how about global warming?
We know that global warming is a natural event that happens at the beginning and end of each ice-age, and yet we have all these greenies and pollies pushing the alternative energy message. I'm convinced that it's all to do with money, as the alternative energy people need grants and things to get their projects underway, and who better to convince than the greenies who have the government's ear.
Global warming = carbon tax = more money for govt funding.
That particular conspiracy theory belongs to the anti-science American neo-conservative tea party movement. i didn't know it actually got any traction out in the rest of the rest of the world. My opinion of Australia just dropped :(
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I must sound crazy :P
Just a little bit. :)
Occam's Razor.
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Speaking of conspiracy theories, how about global warming?
We know that global warming is a natural event that happens at the beginning and end of each ice-age, and yet we have all these greenies and pollies pushing the alternative energy message. I'm convinced that it's all to do with money, as the alternative energy people need grants and things to get their projects underway, and who better to convince than the greenies who have the government's ear.
Global warming = carbon tax = more money for govt funding.
That particular conspiracy theory belongs to the anti-science American neo-conservative tea party movement. i didn't know it actually got any traction out in the rest of the rest of the world. My opinion of Australia just dropped :(
No, the global warming theory is conspiracy, as these idiots think that by getting govt taxes to spend on half-assed projects like solar power and windfarms, they are going to save the planet. Bullshit with a capital B.
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Speaking of conspiracy theories, how about global warming?
We know that global warming is a natural event that happens at the beginning and end of each ice-age, and yet we have all these greenies and pollies pushing the alternative energy message. I'm convinced that it's all to do with money, as the alternative energy people need grants and things to get their projects underway, and who better to convince than the greenies who have the government's ear.
Global warming = carbon tax = more money for govt funding.
That particular conspiracy theory belongs to the anti-science American neo-conservative tea party movement. i didn't know it actually got any traction out in the rest of the rest of the world. My opinion of Australia just dropped :(
No, the global warming theory is conspiracy, as these idiots think that by getting govt taxes to spend on half-assed projects like solar power and windfarms, they are going to save the planet. Bullshit with a capital B.
:o :o :o
So you, with your vast knowledge on the subject have decided that global warming is a conspiracy ???
Open your eyes, luv. You've been conned. That's if you can pull your head out of your fundament long enough.
Hypocrite.
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Speaking of conspiracy theories, how about global warming?
We know that global warming is a natural event that happens at the beginning and end of each ice-age, and yet we have all these greenies and pollies pushing the alternative energy message. I'm convinced that it's all to do with money, as the alternative energy people need grants and things to get their projects underway, and who better to convince than the greenies who have the government's ear.
Global warming = carbon tax = more money for govt funding.
That particular conspiracy theory belongs to the anti-science American neo-conservative tea party movement. i didn't know it actually got any traction out in the rest of the rest of the world. My opinion of Australia just dropped :(
No, the global warming theory is conspiracy, as these idiots think that by getting govt taxes to spend on half-assed projects like solar power and windfarms, they are going to save the planet. Bullshit with a capital B.
:o :o :o
So you, with your vast knowledge on the subject have decided that global warming is a conspiracy ???
Open your eyes, luv. You've been conned. That's if you can pull your head out of your fundament long enough.
Hypocrite.
OK, so do you think we should just keep burning fossil fuel as we have been, or do you think we should be aiming to create more renewable energy?
Fossil fuels will last for eternity. They are being produced all the time. Besides, the earth has had cycles of 'global warming' for millennia, and has recovered. This 'save the planet' bullshit only came about becasue of a lot of pot-head hippie greenies got their knickers in a twist about an inversion layer over Los Angeles. That's what made all the polution there. In other places, a similar thing may have happened, or weather phenomena may have caused the pollution to linger. Solar power and windfarms are only ever going to power a small amount of the grid, where do you find the rest of the energy? Besides, the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is at 0.02%, which is negligible compared to oxygen and nitrogen. Yes, everyone who has listened to these halfwits has been conned, left right and center.
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Fossil fuels will last for eternity. They are being produced all the time.
Let's start there. Explain.
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Speaking of conspiracy theories, how about global warming?
We know that global warming is a natural event that happens at the beginning and end of each ice-age, and yet we have all these greenies and pollies pushing the alternative energy message. I'm convinced that it's all to do with money, as the alternative energy people need grants and things to get their projects underway, and who better to convince than the greenies who have the government's ear.
Global warming = carbon tax = more money for govt funding.
That particular conspiracy theory belongs to the anti-science American neo-conservative tea party movement. i didn't know it actually got any traction out in the rest of the rest of the world. My opinion of Australia just dropped :(
No, the global warming theory is conspiracy, as these idiots think that by getting govt taxes to spend on half-assed projects like solar power and windfarms, they are going to save the planet. Bullshit with a capital B.
:o :o :o
So you, with your vast knowledge on the subject have decided that global warming is a conspiracy ???
Open your eyes, luv. You've been conned. That's if you can pull your head out of your fundament long enough.
Hypocrite.
OK, so do you think we should just keep burning fossil fuel as we have been, or do you think we should be aiming to create more renewable energy?
Fossil fuels will last for eternity. They are being produced all the time. Besides, the earth has had cycles of 'global warming' for millennia, and has recovered. This 'save the planet' bullshit only came about becasue of a lot of pot-head hippie greenies got their knickers in a twist about an inversion layer over Los Angeles. That's what made all the polution there. In other places, a similar thing may have happened, or weather phenomena may have caused the pollution to linger. Solar power and windfarms are only ever going to power a small amount of the grid, where do you find the rest of the energy? Besides, the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is at 0.02%, which is negligible compared to oxygen and nitrogen. Yes, everyone who has listened to these halfwits has been conned, left right and center.
:facepalm2: :facepalm2:
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Hmmm. What's a fossil? Those things the devil but in the ground to confuse the good christian folk? Is jesus still putting new fossils in the ground, and adding more carbon fuels while he is at it? :P
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Must read up more on this global warming conspiracy thingy to see what exactly it is about ...
That said, my advice to Steve would be to not believe everything he reads that caters to his ears.
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Fossil fuels will last for eternity. They are being produced all the time.
Let's start there. Explain.
Why? Either take my word or look it up.
But if you want an explanation, volcanos, trees, and most lifeforms produce carbon. Now as the amount of CO2 in the atmoshere is 0.02%, the carbon is being absorbed by the earth. After millions of years, coal is formed through vulcanisation and rotting vegetation. Sure, they have said tat it takes 70 million years to form coal, but as the earth was vegetated at least 400,000,000 years ago, and the amount of volcaninc activity that took place in that time, there would have been coal produced on a regular basis. We as a planet could not have used up 70,000,000 years worth of resources in 200 years, even accounting for the oil reserves and coal reserves that we've used. Think it's bullshit? That's up to you. Don't care. Me? I'm hardly going to listen to a bunch of wankers sitting around singing Kumbaya and hoping that the world can be saved with some cosmetic changes. I say we as humanity have a good 30,000 years before we need to worry about anything. That is unless some idiot decides to start another stupid war, like Afghanistan.....
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To the naysayers who want to ridicule: :finger:
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Fossil fuels will last for eternity. They are being produced all the time.
Let's start there. Explain.
Why? Either take my word or look it up.
But if you want an explanation, volcanos, trees, and most lifeforms produce carbon. Now as the amount of CO2 in the atmoshere is 0.02%, the carbon is being absorbed by the earth. After millions of years, coal is formed through vulcanisation and rotting vegetation. Sure, they have said tat it takes 70 million years to form coal, but as the earth was vegetated at least 400,000,000 years ago, and the amount of volcaninc activity that took place in that time, there would have been coal produced on a regular basis. We as a planet could not have used up 70,000,000 years worth of resources in 200 years, even accounting for the oil reserves and coal reserves that we've used. Think it's bullshit? That's up to you. Don't care. Me? I'm hardly going to listen to a bunch of wankers sitting around singing Kumbaya and hoping that the world can be saved with some cosmetic changes. I say we as humanity have a good 30,000 years before we need to worry about anything. That is unless some idiot decides to start another stupid war, like Afghanistan.....
OMG Steve. I am stunned at your ignorance. Just read a few articles on the internet about global warming.
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To the naysayers who want to ridicule: :finger:
I don't agree with you about the global warming thingy being a conspiracy by the government (or whatever) to exploit people's money. Doesn't mean I'm interested in ridiculing you.
As long as you don't insult me, I won't insult you.
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To the naysayers who want to ridicule: :finger:
I don't agree with you about the global warming thingy being a conspiracy by the government (or whatever) to exploit people's money. Doesn't mean I'm interested in ridiculing you.
As long as you don't insult me, I won't insult you.
Not intending to.
@ Butterflies: if the internet is your prime source of knowledge, then you have DEFINITELY got a long way to go. You surely don't believe EVERYTHING you read on it??
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We as a planet could not have used up 70,000,000 years worth of resources in 200 years
I never looked at it that way. The one number is certainly bigger than the other. Thank you for backing up your point with such grounded scientific evidence and obvious intellect and reason. :)
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To the naysayers who want to ridicule: :finger:
I don't agree with you about the global warming thingy being a conspiracy by the government (or whatever) to exploit people's money. Doesn't mean I'm interested in ridiculing you.
As long as you don't insult me, I won't insult you.
Not intending to.
@ Butterflies: if the internet is your prime source of knowledge, then you have DEFINITELY got a long way to go. You surely don't believe EVERYTHING you read on it??
You don't use the internet for your conspiracy theories, right? You rely on books and the radio, right? :viking:
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We as a planet could not have used up 70,000,000 years worth of resources in 200 years
I never looked at it that way. The one number is certainly bigger than the other. Thank you for backing up your point with such grounded scientific evidence and obvious intellect and reason. :)
And as the years go by, even more would be made.
Now, even though rainforests have been cleared in some parts, there is an answer. Plant more trees. New growth will be more beneficial than old growth anyway, as the older growth will be failing to produce enough fuel after a certain amount of time due to its dying out.
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To the naysayers who want to ridicule: :finger:
I don't agree with you about the global warming thingy being a conspiracy by the government (or whatever) to exploit people's money. Doesn't mean I'm interested in ridiculing you.
As long as you don't insult me, I won't insult you.
Not intending to.
@ Butterflies: if the internet is your prime source of knowledge, then you have DEFINITELY got a long way to go. You surely don't believe EVERYTHING you read on it??
I like to garner information and facts from a variety of places including internet, TV, and newspapers before I form opinions on big matters.
Where are you getting your knowledge from?
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To the naysayers who want to ridicule: :finger:
I don't agree with you about the global warming thingy being a conspiracy by the government (or whatever) to exploit people's money. Doesn't mean I'm interested in ridiculing you.
As long as you don't insult me, I won't insult you.
Not intending to.
@ Butterflies: if the internet is your prime source of knowledge, then you have DEFINITELY got a long way to go. You surely don't believe EVERYTHING you read on it??
You don't use the internet for your conspiracy theories, right? You rely on books and the radio, right? :viking:
Books and radio. Unfortunately, there are also dickheads who write books and spout bullshit on the radio.
And while the 'net can be useful, don't trust everything you read on it.
BTW, I think most conspiracy theories are shite too.
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We as a planet could not have used up 70,000,000 years worth of resources in 200 years
I never looked at it that way. The one number is certainly bigger than the other. Thank you for backing up your point with such grounded scientific evidence and obvious intellect and reason. :)
And as the years go by, even more would be made.
Now, even though rainforests have been cleared in some parts, there is an answer. Plant more trees. New growth will be more beneficial than old growth anyway, as the older growth will be failing to produce enough fuel after a certain amount of time due to its dying out.
Why haven't the scientists thought of this? Just plant more trees. Trees equal oil and coal. I'm off to my backyard to make some gas for my car right now. I do have several trees back there.
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We as a planet could not have used up 70,000,000 years worth of resources in 200 years
I never looked at it that way. The one number is certainly bigger than the other. Thank you for backing up your point with such grounded scientific evidence and obvious intellect and reason. :)
And as the years go by, even more would be made.
Now, even though rainforests have been cleared in some parts, there is an answer. Plant more trees. New growth will be more beneficial than old growth anyway, as the older growth will be failing to produce enough fuel after a certain amount of time due to its dying out.
:probe: :probe: :probe: :probe:
There are simply no words to describe your ignorance :tard: :tard: :tard:
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To the naysayers who want to ridicule: :finger:
I don't agree with you about the global warming thingy being a conspiracy by the government (or whatever) to exploit people's money. Doesn't mean I'm interested in ridiculing you.
As long as you don't insult me, I won't insult you.
Not intending to.
@ Butterflies: if the internet is your prime source of knowledge, then you have DEFINITELY got a long way to go. You surely don't believe EVERYTHING you read on it??
I like to garner information and facts from a variety of places including internet, TV, and newspapers before I form opinions on big matters.
Where are you getting your knowledge from?
Same sources you are, but not so much with the net. Also people I talk to.
Now, let's call a truce to all this shite with fighting etc, cos really, it is getting rather boring and pointless. You don't respect me, your choice. But having textual warfare over something written is hardly going to solve anything, right?
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We as a planet could not have used up 70,000,000 years worth of resources in 200 years
I never looked at it that way. The one number is certainly bigger than the other. Thank you for backing up your point with such grounded scientific evidence and obvious intellect and reason. :)
And as the years go by, even more would be made.
Now, even though rainforests have been cleared in some parts, there is an answer. Plant more trees. New growth will be more beneficial than old growth anyway, as the older growth will be failing to produce enough fuel after a certain amount of time due to its dying out.
Why haven't the scientists thought of this? Just plant more trees. Trees equal oil and coal. I'm off to my backyard to make some gas for my car right now. I do have several trees back there.
Should have seen the sarcasm there. :boxers:
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Here's the thing.
If the majority of scientists disagree with a view on something to do with science, and they not only disagree with the view but find it ridiculous, then chances are they have very good reasons to reject such view.
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Dr. Phil says otherwise.
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Fuck Dr. Phil. :autism:
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Here's the thing.
If the majority of scientists disagree with a view on something to do with science, and they not only disagree with the view but find it ridiculous, then chances are they have very good reasons to reject such view.
But Steve's spoke to people, and he's done the maths in his head, so he knows more than any of those scientists.
Just because he's pretty stupid, doesn't mean that he's not an authority on global warming :nerdy:
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Here's the thing.
If the majority of scientists disagree with a view on something to do with science, and they not only disagree with the view but find it ridiculous, then chances are they have very good reasons to reject such view.
But Steve's spoke to people, and he's done the maths in his head, so he knows more than any of those scientists.
Just because he's pretty stupid, doesn't mean that he's not an authority on global warming :nerdy:
And just because your a bitch doesn't make you an authority on mental health.
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Here's the thing.
If the majority of scientists disagree with a view on something to do with science, and they not only disagree with the view but find it ridiculous, then chances are they have very good reasons to reject such view.
But Steve's spoke to people, and he's done the maths in his head, so he knows more than any of those scientists.
Just because he's pretty stupid, doesn't mean that he's not an authority on global warming :nerdy:
And just because your a bitch doesn't make you an authority on mental health.
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No, but I know enough about it to know that you are in serious need of a professional.
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Here's the thing.
If the majority of scientists disagree with a view on something to do with science, and they not only disagree with the view but find it ridiculous, then chances are they have very good reasons to reject such view.
But Steve's spoke to people, and he's done the maths in his head, so he knows more than any of those scientists.
Just because he's pretty stupid, doesn't mean that he's not an authority on global warming :nerdy:
And just because your a bitch doesn't make you an authority on mental health.
:probe: :probe: :probe:
No, but I know enough about it to know that you are in serious need of a professional.
No, I don't pay whores like you.
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Here's the thing.
If the majority of scientists disagree with a view on something to do with science, and they not only disagree with the view but find it ridiculous, then chances are they have very good reasons to reject such view.
But Steve's spoke to people, and he's done the maths in his head, so he knows more than any of those scientists.
Just because he's pretty stupid, doesn't mean that he's not an authority on global warming :nerdy:
And just because your a bitch doesn't make you an authority on mental health.
:probe: :probe: :probe:
No, but I know enough about it to know that you are in serious need of a professional.
No, I don't pay whores like you.
:probe: :probe: :probe: :probe:
First you accuse MLA of being a pedo. Now you accuse me of being a prostitute.
The good ship Steve is sinking fast. Just how low can you go?
Please keep trying
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:popcorn:
Another TCO meltdown in 5..4..3..2..
:lol:
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Here's the thing.
If the majority of scientists disagree with a view on something to do with science, and they not only disagree with the view but find it ridiculous, then chances are they have very good reasons to reject such view.
But Steve's spoke to people, and he's done the maths in his head, so he knows more than any of those scientists.
Just because he's pretty stupid, doesn't mean that he's not an authority on global warming :nerdy:
And just because your a bitch doesn't make you an authority on mental health.
:probe: :probe: :probe:
No, but I know enough about it to know that you are in serious need of a professional.
No, I don't pay whores like you.
:probe: :probe: :probe: :probe:
First you accuse MLA of being a pedo. Now you accuse me of being a prostitute.
The good ship Steve is sinking fast. Just how low can you go?
Please keep trying
When I get to the Titanic I'll give you a wave.
Slut.
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There goes the thread.
Guys, seriously ...
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Here's the thing.
If the majority of scientists disagree with a view on something to do with science, and they not only disagree with the view but find it ridiculous, then chances are they have very good reasons to reject such view.
But Steve's spoke to people, and he's done the maths in his head, so he knows more than any of those scientists.
Just because he's pretty stupid, doesn't mean that he's not an authority on global warming :nerdy:
And just because your a bitch doesn't make you an authority on mental health.
:probe: :probe: :probe:
No, but I know enough about it to know that you are in serious need of a professional.
No, I don't pay whores like you.
:probe: :probe: :probe: :probe:
First you accuse MLA of being a pedo. Now you accuse me of being a prostitute.
The good ship Steve is sinking fast. Just how low can you go?
Please keep trying
When I get to the Titanic I'll give you a wave.
Slut.
Still sinking. Keep going. You might still surpass your last episode.
You've mentioned child abuse, prostitution, and claimed I'm a slut. Why don't you top it off by telling me you hope me and my family die of cancer?
C'mon Steve. You can do it :headbang2:
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:jerry:
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There goes the thread.
Guys, seriously ...
Yeah, when there's drama, no thread is safe. You do have the power to lock it though as you're OP. :orly:
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There goes the thread.
Guys, seriously ...
Yeah, when there's drama, no thread is safe. You do have the power to lock it though as you're OP. :orly:
Do you really want that? :laugh:
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There goes the thread.
Guys, seriously ...
Yeah, when there's drama, no thread is safe. You do have the power to lock it though as you're OP. :orly:
And deny the rest of us the lulz?? WTF??
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There goes the thread.
Guys, seriously ...
Yeah, when there's drama, no thread is safe. You do have the power to lock it though as you're OP. :orly:
Do you really want that? :laugh:
Well I don't mind... But you better kiss MCalavera's ass now. :trollface:
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Here's the thing.
If the majority of scientists disagree with a view on something to do with science, and they not only disagree with the view but find it ridiculous, then chances are they have very good reasons to reject such view.
But Steve's spoke to people, and he's done the maths in his head, so he knows more than any of those scientists.
Just because he's pretty stupid, doesn't mean that he's not an authority on global warming :nerdy:
And just because your a bitch doesn't make you an authority on mental health.
:probe: :probe: :probe:
No, but I know enough about it to know that you are in serious need of a professional.
No, I don't pay whores like you.
:probe: :probe: :probe: :probe:
First you accuse MLA of being a pedo. Now you accuse me of being a prostitute.
The good ship Steve is sinking fast. Just how low can you go?
Please keep trying
When I get to the Titanic I'll give you a wave.
Slut.
Still sinking. Keep going. You might still surpass your last episode.
You've mentioned child abuse, prostitution, and claimed I'm a slut. Why don't you top it off by telling me you hope me and my family die of cancer?
C'mon Steve. You can do it :headbang2:
Come to think of it, a few melanomas would go astray.
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There goes the thread.
Guys, seriously ...
Yeah, when there's drama, no thread is safe. You do have the power to lock it though as you're OP. :orly:
Do you really want that? :laugh:
Well I don't mind... But you better kiss MCalavera's ass now. :trollface:
Wow! that's a lot of cock and ass flying around.
Sounds like this place is about to turn into a big grudgefuck orgy! :yikes:
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Still sinking. Keep going. You might still surpass your last episode.
You've mentioned child abuse, prostitution, and claimed I'm a slut. Why don't you top it off by telling me you hope me and my family die of cancer?
C'mon Steve. You can do it :headbang2:
Come to think of it, a few melanomas would go astray.
Nope, you're not quite at Francis E Dec. levels of ranting and raving yet, keep trying. :thumbup:
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Wow! that's a lot of cock and ass flying around.
Sounds like this place is about to turn into a big grudgefuck orgy! :yikes:
:LMAO:
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Here's the thing.
If the majority of scientists disagree with a view on something to do with science, and they not only disagree with the view but find it ridiculous, then chances are they have very good reasons to reject such view.
But Steve's spoke to people, and he's done the maths in his head, so he knows more than any of those scientists.
Just because he's pretty stupid, doesn't mean that he's not an authority on global warming :nerdy:
And just because your a bitch doesn't make you an authority on mental health.
:probe: :probe: :probe:
No, but I know enough about it to know that you are in serious need of a professional.
No, I don't pay whores like you.
:probe: :probe: :probe: :probe:
First you accuse MLA of being a pedo. Now you accuse me of being a prostitute.
The good ship Steve is sinking fast. Just how low can you go?
Please keep trying
When I get to the Titanic I'll give you a wave.
Slut.
Still sinking. Keep going. You might still surpass your last episode.
You've mentioned child abuse, prostitution, and claimed I'm a slut. Why don't you top it off by telling me you hope me and my family die of cancer?
C'mon Steve. You can do it :headbang2:
Come to think of it, a few melanomas would go astray.
Yeah Dude. I knew you had it in you :headbang2:
Come on though, I'm sure you can top that. A melanoma is no good. I might recover. Would it not be better if we all got terminal cancer.
You're getting there. You're almost as low as I've seen anyone go. C'mon Steve. Reach for the gutter.
Run Forest, Run :viking:
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Kiss my ass and then kiss me on the mouth?
Nah, no way. Just no way.
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Kiss my ass and then kiss me on the mouth?
Nah, no way. Just no way.
Lit wouldn't mind if you're a hot chick and doing that to him.
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Kiss my ass and then kiss me on the mouth?
Nah, no way. Just no way.
I've no problem kissing you on the mouth or cheek, but I aint going near your butt :zombiefuck:
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Kiss my ass and then kiss me on the mouth?
Nah, no way. Just no way.
I've no problem kissing you on the mouth or cheek, but I aint going near your butt :zombiefuck:
What if there was money involved?? :zoinks:
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What money? I don't want anyone near my ass. Period. It's supposed to be a sacred place down there - the Holy of Holies.
Now the opposite side of the body (with the rod and all), that is fine. I'd definitely welcome a lesbian to that realm.
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What money? I don't want anyone near my ass. Period. It's supposed to be a sacred place down there - the Holy of Holies.
Now the opposite side of the body (with the rod and all), that is fine. I'd definitely welcome a lesbian to that realm.
you wouldn't let a chick toss your salad??
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What a horrible euphemism, tossed salad.
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I didn't make that term up. :dunno:
I don't know of any other slang besides "rim job".
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What money? I don't want anyone near my ass. Period. It's supposed to be a sacred place down there - the Holy of Holies.
Now the opposite side of the body (with the rod and all), that is fine. I'd definitely welcome a lesbian to that realm.
you wouldn't let a chick toss your salad??
What can I say? I'm just not gay enough.
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What money? I don't want anyone near my ass. Period. It's supposed to be a sacred place down there - the Holy of Holies.
Now the opposite side of the body (with the rod and all), that is fine. I'd definitely welcome a lesbian to that realm.
you wouldn't let a chick toss your salad??
What can I say? I'm just not gay enough.
What's gay about letting a woman do it?? :dunno:
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What money? I don't want anyone near my ass. Period. It's supposed to be a sacred place down there - the Holy of Holies.
Now the opposite side of the body (with the rod and all), that is fine. I'd definitely welcome a lesbian to that realm.
That is gracious of you :eyelash:
Kiss my ass and then kiss me on the mouth?
Nah, no way. Just no way.
I've no problem kissing you on the mouth or cheek, but I aint going near your butt :zombiefuck:
What if there was money involved?? :zoinks:
No, sorry :P
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I didn't make that term up. :dunno:
I don't know of any other slang besides "rim job".
Lol, not blaming you. Never heard it before and found it on urban dictionary after reading your post. My salads are now ruined. It's one of those things for the 'things wished to unlearn' thread.
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I've no problem kissing you on the mouth or cheek, but I aint going near your butt :zombiefuck:
What if there was money involved?? :zoinks:
No, sorry :P
Gawd fucking damnit!! So much for that porno fantasy. :dunno: :bigcry:
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I didn't make that term up. :dunno:
I don't know of any other slang besides "rim job".
Lol, not blaming you. Never heard it before and found it on urban dictionary after reading your post. My salads are now ruined. It's one of those things for the 'things wished to unlearn' thread.
No worries! there's always...
BRAIN BLEACH!!!
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Two lesbians were checking out stick books, and saw someone's willie. "wtf is that?" said one. "fucked if I know, but according to these things one of us is missing one".
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Bump.
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My favorite conspiracies are the hollow earth coverup, and the ancient aliens guiding mankind's progress theory.
Very entertaining.
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Conspiracy "theorists" are morons. They are like religious people - they have some aversion against accepting reality for what it is.
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I'd call the majority of humanity "theorists" about something, usually involving politics. Recently, magically poofing all the guns away. Unless we had a race of robots like GORT from the day the earth stood still forcing people to behave themselves, banning guns in America would raise the rate of gun murder dramatically.
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Recently, magically poofing all the guns away.
No, not the guns, the ammo. :tinfoil:
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I'm convinced that's a money making market cornering scheme. Being carried out by butthole conservative intrests.
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Conspiracy "theorists" are morons. They are like religious people - they have some aversion against accepting reality for what it is.
It's a little surprising to read that you don't think the government conspires behind the public's back.
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Conspiracy "theorists" are morons. They are like religious people - they have some aversion against accepting reality for what it is.
It's a little surprising to read that you don't think the government conspires behind the public's back.
I wouldn't call it a conspiracy, because their oppression isn't really in the hidden. Their lies are obvious.
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Conspiracy "theorists" are morons. They are like religious people - they have some aversion against accepting reality for what it is.
It's a little surprising to read that you don't think the government conspires behind the public's back.
Shhhhh! That's because Lit is part of the secret Illuminati government that is the REAL power behind every world event. :tinfoil:
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:toporly:
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Their lies are obvious.
Their lies are only obvious to those who know the truth. :tinfoil:
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Their lies are obvious.
Their lies are only obvious to those who know the truth. :tinfoil:
No, to those who can think for themselves.
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But some of the theories are really interesting. :tinfoil:
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:tard:
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:laugh:
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The truth is out there.
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I have a conspiracy... in my pants. :green:
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I have a conspiracy... in my pants. :green:
You've stuffed photos taken on the grassy knoll down your pants? :asthing:
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I was ON the Grassy Knoll!!! :evillaugh:
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I was ON the Grassy Knoll!!! :evillaugh:
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