(May 23, 2020 at 1:59 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(May 23, 2020 at 1:27 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Past, present and future........ 

I cant change the past, but everyone should work toward a more educated society. Or do you want to live in an ignorant society? Boru, you are a smart person, and I would hope you would not.

I place a tremendous value on education, probably more than you realize. But I just don’t think that some people not knowing that the Earth goes round the Sun is something to get all all fatootzed about.  

In fact, one of the greatest minds of the 19th century, the principle founder of modern criminology, said, ‘What the deuce is it to me? You say that we go round the sun. If we went round the moon it would not make a pennyworth of difference to me or to my work.’

Boru

You are talking to an ABBA fan. I think you far to often take me far to seriously than I take myself.

The article is disturbing to me, but no, not to the point of genocide or civil war. But it is concerning enough to want to advocate for more effective education long term. 

And remember this every time you correct my spelling. I am sure you get annoyed by it, but I also think you are not going to hunt me down and murder me over "pixy" vs "pixie". I could understand you hunting me down over ABBA though.

What the fuck is WRONG with you?

Boru

(May 23, 2020 at 2:45 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: What the fuck is WRONG with you?

Boru

What?

If you and I both value a more educated society, then what is your problem?

I was venting, not calling for armed insurrection.

It is called "nuance". Go grab whatever favorite alcoholic beverage you like or smoke a joint. 

In all seriousness, outside you and me, AND I MEAN THIS, this is one thing about social media that doesn't translate well. If you and I were having a voice to voice conversation, intonation, inflection and facial expressions are picked up on far more easily than text.

Stop taking everything so literally. Yes I have a problem with our education system. No, I am not going to go on a killing spree.

(May 23, 2020 at 2:57 pm)Brian37 Wrote:

(May 23, 2020 at 2:45 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: What the fuck is WRONG with you?

Boru

What?

If you and I both value a more educated society, then what is your problem?

I was venting, not calling for armed insurrection.

It is called "nuance". Go grab whatever favorite alcoholic beverage you like or smoke a joint. 

In all seriousness, outside you and me, AND I MEAN THIS, this is one thing about social media that doesn't translate well. If you and I were having a voice to voice conversation, intonation, inflection and facial expressions are picked up on far more easily than text.

Stop taking everything so literally. Yes I have a problem with our education system. No, I am not going to go on a killing spree.

^That’s exactly what I meant by, ‘What the fuck is WRONG with you?’. You don’t seem at all interested in dialogue, you never answer the simplest of questions, you can’t take correction or polite disagreement like a grown up, and you continually bring in great, steaming irrelevancies.

Boru

(May 23, 2020 at 3:17 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(May 23, 2020 at 2:57 pm)Brian37 Wrote: What?

If you and I both value a more educated society, then what is your problem?

I was venting, not calling for armed insurrection.

It is called "nuance". Go grab whatever favorite alcoholic beverage you like or smoke a joint. 

In all seriousness, outside you and me, AND I MEAN THIS, this is one thing about social media that doesn't translate well. If you and I were having a voice to voice conversation, intonation, inflection and facial expressions are picked up on far more easily than text.

Stop taking everything so literally. Yes I have a problem with our education system. No, I am not going to go on a killing spree.

^That’s exactly what I meant by, ‘What the fuck is WRONG with you?’. You don’t seem at all interested in dialogue, you never answer the simplest of questions, you can’t take correction or polite disagreement like a grown up, and you continually bring in great, steaming irrelevancies.

Boru

And once again, you are talking to an ABBA fan.

Don't take life so seriously, you will never get out of it alive. Are emoji's mandatory?  

(May 23, 2020 at 3:24 pm)Brian37 Wrote:

(May 23, 2020 at 3:17 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: ^That’s exactly what I meant by, ‘What the fuck is WRONG with you?’. You don’t seem at all interested in dialogue, you never answer the simplest of questions, you can’t take correction or polite disagreement like a grown up, and you continually bring in great, steaming irrelevancies.

Boru

And once again, you are talking to an ABBA fan.

Don't take life so seriously, you will never get out of it alive. Are emoji's mandatory?  

And you’re talking to a Gordon Lightfoot fan. Unlike you, however, I don’t have some pathological need to keep bringing it up.

No, emojis (not ‘emoji’s’, you ignorant wretch) are not mandatory. You’re just not funny. Not even a little. Not remotely.

Boru

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(May 23, 2020 at 4:00 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: igh:

I tried being nice. It didn’t take.

Boru

(May 23, 2020 at 3:42 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(May 23, 2020 at 3:24 pm)Brian37 Wrote: And once again, you are talking to an ABBA fan.

Don't take life so seriously, you will never get out of it alive. Are emoji's mandatory?  

And you’re talking to a Gordon Lightfoot fan. Unlike you, however, I don’t have some pathological need to keep bringing it up.

No, emojis (not ‘emoji’s’, you ignorant wretch) are not mandatory. You’re just not funny. Not even a little. Not remotely.

Boru

Does someone need a hug?

(May 23, 2020 at 4:55 pm)Brian37 Wrote:

(May 23, 2020 at 3:42 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: And you’re talking to a Gordon Lightfoot fan. Unlike you, however, I don’t have some pathological need to keep bringing it up.

No, emojis (not ‘emoji’s’, you ignorant wretch) are not mandatory. You’re just not funny. Not even a little. Not remotely.

Boru

Does someone need a hug?

I need a bullet to the head.

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