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Posted: November 01 2005 at 07:38

Moogtron III wrote:

A serious one:

Freedom without boundaries

That's one from Mahatma Moogy

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Posted: November 01 2005 at 07:39

And I won´t say a word about ..................

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Posted: November 02 2005 at 05:03

Tony R wrote:

Ghandi described these as the 7 Blunders Of The World:

"Seven Blunders of the World"

1. Wealth without work

2. Pleasure without conscience

3. Knowledge without character

4. Commerce without morality

5. Science without humanity

6. Worship without sacrifice

7. Politics without principle

—Mahatma Gandhi

* Attributed to Gandhi in a December 15, 1998, article in 'Edupage'

1 and 4 are close to my heart.

Anyone add any more to this list?

I'll try:

8. Work without wealth

9. Conscience without pleasure

10. Character without knowledge

11. Humanity without science

12. Sacrifice without meaning

13. Principle without thought

"In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun

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Posted: November 02 2005 at 05:57

1. Wealth without work - Hmmm what would I do if I won the lottery?

2. Pleasure without conscience - Hmm do I have to feel guilty about smoking, drinking, having random sex?

3. Knowledge without character - Makes sense

4. Commerce without morality - Ditto

5. Science without humanity - likewise

6. Worship without sacrifice - Hmm why do I need to worship at all?

7. Politics without principle - Seems an impossibility as politics is always compromised by the opposite of 1, 2 and 4

—Mahatma Gandhi

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Posted: November 04 2005 at 20:02

1. God.

2. Allowing England to be so close to Scotland.

3. Scotland never getting past the first phase in the World cup, or European championships.

4. The homosexual James the 6th and 1st............sold the Scots down the river.

5. The Lords of Scotland who sided with the above.

6. England winning the world cup.......because they go on and on and on and on and on..........about how they only ever won one major tournament on the same ground for every game.

7. The corrupt Russian linesman whose guide dog barked that the ball crossed the line in the most infamous and talked about world cup final farce (see above).

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Posted: November 04 2005 at 20:11

1. Beer without alcohol.

2. Potato Chips without fat.

3. Ice Cream without sugar.

4. Hookers without teeth.

5. Popular musicians without talent.

6. The world without The Doctor as its emperor.

7. The Doctor without 5 different women a night.

I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?

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Posted: November 04 2005 at 21:09

My daughter came up with this a year ago, no kidding. She left the class speechless.

1. To See

2. To Hear

3. To Touch

4. To Smell

5. To Taste

6. To Remember

7. To Love

It's true. She couldn't remember the real ones, so she came up with these. Teacher gave her an A.

Of course as nice as this is, I don't expect much appreciation from the likes of Tony or Syz on things like this. They always seemed to have something negative to say about things like this. But it's not going to deter me in any way.

There's another wonder that's seems to be left out here by Tony, and that's the ego! And believe me, he's an expert on this one!

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Posted: November 05 2005 at 05:56

dream_orchestra wrote:

1. God.

2. Allowing England to be so close to Scotland.

3. Scotland never getting past the first phase in the World cup, or European championships.

4. The homosexual James the 6th and 1st............sold the Scots down the river.

5. The Lords of Scotland who sided with the above.

6. England winning the world cup.......because they go on and on and on and on and on..........about how they only ever won one major tournament on the same ground for every game.

7. The corrupt Russian linesman whose guide dog barked that the ball crossed the line in the most infamous and talked about world cup final farce (see above).

I'll give you most of that, but I think that in addition to number 3 on your list you should add Scottish goalkeepers - and that's one thing that definitely isn't England's fault .

'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'

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Posted: November 06 2005 at 06:20

Yeah i have to agree...we gave the world the worst goalies ever........however calamity james is every bit as bad......now has he got a scottish granny, i wonder......

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Posted: November 06 2005 at 11:12

The Doctor wrote:

1. Beer without alcohol.

2. Potato Chips without fat.

3. Ice Cream without sugar.

4. Hookers without teeth.

5. Popular musicians without talent.

6. The world without The Doctor as its emperor.

7. The Doctor without 5 different women a night.

This one is the best yet...

And above all, is punk

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Posted: November 06 2005 at 13:08

Fantômas wrote:

The Doctor wrote:

1. Beer without alcohol.

2. Potato Chips without fat.

3. Ice Cream without sugar.

4. Hookers without teeth.

5. Popular musicians without talent.

6. The world without The Doctor as its emperor.

7. The Doctor without 5 different women a night.

This one is the best yet...

Certainly not my best work, but I was having trouble coming up with seven. My personal favorite is number 4.

I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?

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Posted: November 06 2005 at 13:32

^ "Beer without alcohol" is my fav...

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Posted: November 09 2005 at 18:50

Doctor.....what is funny about rugby players with no teeth?

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Posted: November 09 2005 at 20:06

Not sure where you're from but I'm gonna guess G.B., in the U.S. hooker=prostitute, and they are often missing several teeth.

I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?

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Posted: November 09 2005 at 20:30

James Lee wrote:

"x without y" presupposes that x is a desirable thing...and in my mind, that's debatable for the majority of the examples.

Plus, not all good things require suffering or sacrifice. That's a major fallacy that so many people have bought into for so long that it seems to us to be a given. That's part of why things like compassion, charity and generosity often seem so difficult for us...

Why does "x without y" presuppose that x is a desireable thing? I could say "murder without an alibi." That does not presuppose that murder is a desireable thing.

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Posted: November 09 2005 at 20:34

yargh wrote:

James Lee wrote:

"x without y" presupposes that x is a desirable thing...and in my mind, that's debatable for the majority of the examples.

Why does "x without y" presuppose that x is a desireable thing? I could say "murder without an alibi." That does not presuppose that murder is a desireable thing.

That depends on who you killed.

I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?

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Posted: November 10 2005 at 20:40

I think my attempt at humour died a slow agonising death.

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Posted: November 11 2005 at 04:42

Syzygy wrote:

dream_orchestra wrote:

1. God.

2. Allowing England to be so close to Scotland.

3. Scotland never getting past the first phase in the World cup, or European championships.

4. The homosexual James the 6th and 1st............sold the Scots down the river.

5. The Lords of Scotland who sided with the above.

6. England winning the world cup.......because they go on and on and on and on and on..........about how they only ever won one major tournament on the same ground for every game.

7. The corrupt Russian linesman whose guide dog barked that the ball crossed the line in the most infamous and talked about world cup final farce (see above).

I'll give you most of that, but I think that in addition to number 3 on your list you should add Scottish goalkeepers - and that's one thing that definitely isn't England's fault .

There's only two Andy Gorhams, only two Andy Goooooorhams!