The last one is, at minimum, 7 pages long. Looks like time for a new thread! To those of you who are not in the clan, please recognize the sarcasm in the thread title
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Last two posts of the last thread, to encourage continued discussion:
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Speaking of communists, our wonderful governor, Comrade Lynch(as I have taken to calling him, here in the People's Republic of New Hampshire) has put forth a bill to the state senate. The bill says that "extra" money the state gov't has at the end of a year, ie, surplus dollars, should not be put into areas that need it; no, he wants us to donate(yes, donate) these "extra" funds to charities around the state. It's disgusting. Granted, we do not have a state income tax, so it will be a little less nauseating...but only a little. What do you think of that, friends and neigbors?
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Hmm. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's disgusting, and it's a nice idea in a lot of ways. But in practice, any surplus funds raised by any sort of government should really be put into improving public services - that is their job, after all. If they really want some of the surplus to go towards charitable causes, change it to a clause saying that a certain percentage of the surplus (5-10%, maybe) goes to statewide charities.
T2: I don't think that's disgusting at all. However, I think we probably discussed that way too much on Ideal Government, don't you? =P
Edit: on a hill was better.
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on a Hill it is I just didn't want us to seem too concieted but then again, people who know enough to know what it means probably won't care about our thread title
T2: Isn't support of the poor via charity the preferred Libertarian method? Granted, it's different when the gov't is doling out the money, but really:
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should not be put into areas that need it; no, he wants us to donate(yes, donate) these "extra" funds to charities around the state.
aren't those the same thing? As long as those charities benefit an in-state area, the only difference is who does the distribution legwork.
It's funny that you brought this up, because Virginia has the same thing going on: a budget surplus. Virginian Libertarians are fighting to put that extra money where it belongs:
Libertarians in Virginia are calling for taxpayer relief as the estimated budget surplus in their state has climbed well past $1 billion.
"Lawmakers should be returning the surplus to the people who paid that $1 billion, not coming up with new ways to spend it," said Steve Damerell, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Virginia.
"If they don't, they need to change the state's tourism slogan to 'Virginia is for Tax and Spend Lovers,'" Damerell added.
In 2004, the Virginia General Assembly passed several new taxes and increased spending by $7 billion. The tax increases were estimated to cost taxpayers $850 million, an estimate that increasingly appears to be low. Recently published reports state that Virginia taxpayers have been overcharged as much as $1.2 billion.
Republicans in the House of Delegates followed the news of the surplus with several new spending proposals, none of which included refunds to Virginia taxpayers -- leading Libertarians to decry the immense $60 billion budget.
"Last year's 13 percent spending increase cannot be justified by population growth or inflation," Damerell said. "It's time to cut this bloat.
"Unfortunately, the tax-and-spend mentality of the General Assembly Republicans is unchecked by our Democratic governor. Taxpayers will not be truly safe from tax-and-spend politicians until there are more Libertarians in the General Assembly."
You'll notice that it says the Republicans are largely to blame for this "tax and spend" problem. The Reps. don't believe in fiscal conservatism anymore and the Dems never did. That just leaves the LP...
ahh a new page.... on a hill eh?....well down to business (or something resembling a post) Pesonally I think as long as the surplus is going back into the community it shouldn't matter how they do it. Of course if there are laws in place stating specifically what to do with it, then thats another story all together. Ultimately though as long as the money is going towards projects or funding that helps the community I don't have a problem with it.....or am I completely missing something?
i played in a tournament on fridcay. i played affintiy to a sedond place finish. vial lis broken i wonws many games son th3e poever oif it.
Unless i am mistaken Oxidize, V Shaman and E Witness are showing up in just as many decks and warping the metagame as much as Affinity. They should just ban all of Mirrodin block. Onslaught was always the best block ever. I had a U/W Cleric wizard deck that couldnt be beat.
If California ever finds itself with a budget surplus I think it would be best to place it in education, which is sorely underfunded at the moment. If the legislator has no idea what to do with the money, i.e. no pressing issues or constant concerns, then it should be sent back to the taxpayers. Although it is far easier to overpay on taxes then to recieve a refund.
As for "donating" the funds that seems rather well, not illegal but probably not in the state constitution in any way.
...I know this will seem disjointed but my first name is Justin...
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justin: i doubt we'll ever have a budget surplus, but if we do i'd like to see it become a reduction in the sky-high taxes we have.
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Since NH has no state sales tax or income tax(yet), the largest state income comes from the statewide Property Tax. If there is a surplus, the money(in my opinion) should either
a)go into such crap as education and whatnot
or
b)be put into envelopes and mailed to those who are taxed the most on their property taxes, a tax I consider as immoral as the income tax.
Since choice B is never going to happen, I would prefer A. Because by donating it to soup kitchens and food pantries, it is as bad as gov't funded welfare.
Also, on a sidenote, I do prefer when the poor get their food from soup kitchens rather than the gov't, but if the gov't is funding the soup kitchens, it is the same thing.
Wow, I know I'm only a friend (gotta come up with an appropriate pun for that), but I haven't posted here for 2 threads. Sorry, got cought up with that clan contest thing.
On donating funds to charitys: Well, who decides what charitys are worthy? Also, a precentage of the money donated to a charity, I think, goes to paying the people working at the charity, so I'm not sure that's entirely... well, legal. I'm all for using surplus money to pay for things, like schools, which may go underfunded, or to fix things like roads which may go otherwise unnattended untill they are a huge problem. A road by the town I live in has potholes you could use as small wading pools, that'd also be a good use for such money.
Charities are a good thing but they can get very annoying to people. When you get rang by 5 different charities in one night asking for donations to some emergency fund. Why are there all these different charities?, Its almost like people are making a profit out of them, because they pop up everywhere for every day to day problem.
I know theres lost of problems with just having one charity (Like people may only want to send money to one thing, like heart disease) but they could have say one charity per genre that way its alot less hassle.
Good idea to start a new thread, Ill try and join into any discussions I can but I may be busy with all the schoolwork im getting (Damn 7th form!).
What's your opinion on abortion, it being government funded and all? I know you don't like government funding, but to what extent?
I am utterly and completely pro-choice. I think it is incredibly audacious and arrogant for people to try to dictate what a woman does to her own body.
As for gov't funding, I am against gov't funding for medicine. This is no different. There are plenty of private doctors who are trained to do abortions.
As for the necessary corrolary, gov't laws providing for abortion, I think there should be laws on who may perform an abortion, not who may get one.
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I would prefer that T2 and Tom Cruise donate their money to the poor
You do realize that I'm not rich, right? I make more money than I need to survive on, and I put money in savings, and I am better off than some around me, but I am in no way comparable to Tom Cruise. Just making sure you understand that
@T2Sux: I know what you mean by saying that no one is entitled to the money they didn't earn, but you are assuming that everyone in your country has opportunities, which is far from reality. In your perfect world I would let the rich keep their money because no one would need it anyway.
I understand that not everyone is going to become rich, but I am a firm believer that every person has the opportunity to support themselves; no matter where you come from, there are always jobs available: no one wants to do them. To quote Atlas Shrugged, "They are aristocrats, because they know that there are no lousy jobs, just lousy men who don't wish to do them." I see examples of this every day. A man in my building needs a job, and I told him taht there was an opening at 7/11 for third shift, and he responded "I don't do that ****."
Great news, people! Uber-spectacular awesome news!!!!! I have just finalized the arrangements, and this summer, using vacation time saved up from all my jobs, I am taking 2 full weeks off from work, paid. I rarely have so much as a day off, so this will be a nice break, to say the least... It's going to be the first two weeks of July. Yippee!!!
Wow getting the time off coordinated between all those jobs must be a job in itself.
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You know T2, I've always wanted to ask you:
I've noticed this recently, and realized that it's been going on for a while, that T2 is a person who gets that remark a lot :p. I've started a question towards him like that before, and I've seen others do it. I wonder why T2, and not others? There are other people with non-mainstream opinions, but I don't see too many others recieve that phrasing.
Eh... I'm just kinda rambling here... procrastinating... and stuff...
Wow getting the time off coordinated between all those jobs must be a job in itself.
You have no idea
I've noticed this recently, and realized that it's been going on for a while, that T2 is a person who gets that remark a lot :p. I've started a question towards him like that before, and I've seen others do it. I wonder why T2, and not others? There are other people with non-mainstream opinions, but I don't see too many others recieve that phrasing.
hehe, yep. There're actually a few of those...let's see, there's:
"I say we just ignore T2sux from here on in"- Highroller, Loonook, CHL, Cyan, et al
"I am deeply offended by what T2sux just said."- CorporateNoun, reedofaleethia, all from the above quote, et al
"You are a bastard."- everyone in the universe, save a handfull.
Yep I do You may work ten trillion hours a week, but when there's an event or something to organize or coordinate I usually end up being the one who works 48 hours straight to get it all to fit together.
It's my blessing.... and my curse. *chintzy music*
Hmm... it would appear we need an issue... okay, how about a psychoanalysis one: What is the force that makes me spend money on MTGO to draft when I could easily do the same thing for free with Netdraft and Apprentice?
hmm... is it because, while you could use net draft or apprentice, the fact that MTGO is made by wizards and you feel like supporting them in order to make sure that the game continues and has a long life? Or possibly, you like the interface better. The last option is that you're crazy ;)....or maybe..... nah I think its one of those three.
i played in a tournament on fridcay. i played affintiy to a sedond place finish. vial lis broken i wonws many games son th3e poever oif it.
Unless i am mistaken Oxidize, V Shaman and E Witness are showing up in just as many decks and warping the metagame as much as Affinity. They should just ban all of Mirrodin block. Onslaught was always the best block ever. I had a U/W Cleric wizard deck that couldnt be beat.
Wow, T2, I am amazed by your stamina. I have trouble enough with 1 part-time, can't imagine anything more. Maybe, I am just lazy
My frustration continues over my magic collection. I had to go in my closet to get dress shoes and the things fell on me. Does anyone know I place I can convert those things into online magic cards? If not, I think you could make a small fortune by making an "exchange" and charging a "fee" on each conversion. Because right now, I would easily pay 15-20 bucks to "convert" some 500+ cards in this one box.
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The war is for oil..its one of the ways to make this huge operation worthwhile. People care more about lower gas prices than iraqis anyway.
What others say about me:
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You're obviously an ignorant conservative. I blame your hill-billy Mom and Dad.
Hmm... it would appear we need an issue... okay, how about a psychoanalysis one: What is the force that makes me spend money on MTGO to draft when I could easily do the same thing for free with Netdraft and Apprentice?
I think it's the fact that people on Netdraft suck. Also, it's quite difficult to play past round 1, and half the time someone disconnects halfway through.
Barring that, Magic is a collector's game. You don't get the same thrill of maintaining a collection when you're playing with an unlimited cardpool. MTGO satisfies that part of the game.
BlueWizard: Ah, my playsets of Deeds and Mongers would be worth so much more online...
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If hefner was a rich, gay, playboy and had hot steamy sex with hot guys would you choose him? Of course not, mainly because im a straight male and find that stuff gross.
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If you're talking Invasion or Odyssey block, there's no way your good rares are getting transferred (good Invasion rares run at minimum $40 apiece, Odyssey $10), and if it's newer stuff, it's best just to sell your cards in the real world and then buy the stuff you want on the marketplace. Commons are like 3 cents apiece; medium-power rares about $.50; It's not too difficult
I just had my first experience with World of Warcraft. I don't own the game, but I played it at a friend's house for about five hours (from 1AM to 6AM). You know, it's a really good game. The fighting wasn't intensely boring, and the interaction levels were fun. However, I don't plan to get the game myself, because I hate games where you run from place to place for hours on end, and WoW is definitely one of those. I'm never able to get that deeply into RPGs because of it. They need to make an RPG with teleporters so you can just be where you want to be. Or at least not let the mapmakers cop out by making intensely huge maps with absolutely nothing to do on them but run across them. Or perhaps a "move fast" option. Or at least make moving from place to place fun instead of tedious (like... Spiderman webslinging or Prince of Persia/Ninja Gaiden wallrunning)
I'm finishing up my latest website job, and I've gotta say it's a failure. The site is actually going to look pretty good, and I think he'll be pleased with it, but I failed badly in the "quoting a price" category. By the time everything is said and done it's looking to be about $2.50 an hour :(.
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I think it's the fact that people on Netdraft suck. Also, it's quite difficult to play past round 1, and half the time someone disconnects halfway through.
Barring that, Magic is a collector's game. You don't get the same thrill of maintaining a collection when you're playing with an unlimited cardpool. MTGO satisfies that part of the game.
I never get past round 1 on MTGO either; I suck at drafting. Hard. Mainly because it's so damn expensive I can't practice much. (caaaatch 22)
Magic is a collector's game, but I look at my paltry collection of 1000 commons and 6 rares (rares get pawned to draft more) and think about the $80-odd I must have poured into this and wonder what happened.
I never get past round 1 on MTGO either; I suck at drafting. Hard. Mainly because it's so damn expensive I can't practice much. (caaaatch 22)
Magic is a collector's game, but I look at my paltry collection of 1000 commons and 6 rares (rares get pawned to draft more) and think about the $80-odd I must have poured into this and wonder what happened.
-Goblinboy
Heh. I know the feeling (it's an actual physical feeling, there's nothing in my wallet).
Drafting is incredibly expensive. That's one reason I've mostly switched over to the constructed side of things.
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If hefner was a rich, gay, playboy and had hot steamy sex with hot guys would you choose him? Of course not, mainly because im a straight male and find that stuff gross.
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Drafting is fun, and is great for developing skills, but it is entirely too expensive, and not entirely worth it; I play T1(played) and drafting Kamigawa does nothing for that except take away FoW money.
I think it's appropriate for me to make a magic related post once in a while... since this is a magic board after all.
So, how is the current state of MTG? I "unofficially" quit after prophecy because I hated the direction the game was going, and then I officially quit when they changed the card design a couple years ago. Haven't looked back since. Have I missed anything?
Extended is better than it ever has been, Type 1 (now called Vintage) got really popular, as did 1.5 (now called Legacy). Type II majorly sucks thanks to the RavagerAffinity deck, but that may change tonight at 9 PM PST when they announce the bannings.
Yeah, I kinda zoned out on Magic after Prophecy as well. A lot of my friends quit because of Masques' suckiness. I still bought cards but didn't play in a tournament again until Torment came out.
I totally got owned in school today. I show up in the morning and get casually told that the Theory of Knowledge presentations I thought were due next week were actuall due today. Lovely. I threw something together in an off period and found myself winging it for ten minutes in front of the whole class, talking about the inventor of the telephone (not Bell), connecting it to the ability of the yearning of the human human mind for safety to pervert the truth.
@ rasputin- T1 is at its best, period. Great decks are being created every day, though Workshop-based decks have gotten a little too big recently, to the point of absurdity. Wizards changed 1.5 to be a seperate format, and I don't know about type 2 or Ext. As far as the actual card quality goes, well, we all know that it has sucked since Urza
@GB- That sucks. It happened to me once, I was supposed to give a speech in Public Speaking class about Philosophy, because my teacher and I had a disagreement about Ayn Rand, and he challenged me to basically prove her philosophical relevence. Easy, but I was unprepared because I...well...forgot. I spat a bunch of bull**** for 8 minutes, but since my teacher was basically a moron and didn't know the difference between the real stuff I said and actual philosophy. Meh. How did your presentationg go?
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Last two posts of the last thread, to encourage continued discussion:
-Goblinboy
T2: I don't think that's disgusting at all. However, I think we probably discussed that way too much on Ideal Government, don't you? =P
Edit: on a hill was better.
Be aware of singing as if you were half dead,
or half asleep:
but lift your voice with strength.
Be no more afraid of your voice now,
nor more ashamed of its being heard,
than when you sang the songs of Satan.
T2: Isn't support of the poor via charity the preferred Libertarian method? Granted, it's different when the gov't is doling out the money, but really:
aren't those the same thing? As long as those charities benefit an in-state area, the only difference is who does the distribution legwork.
-Goblinboy
It's funny that you brought this up, because Virginia has the same thing going on: a budget surplus. Virginian Libertarians are fighting to put that extra money where it belongs:
That was the entire article from: http://lp.org/lpnews/0503/virginia-taxes.html
You'll notice that it says the Republicans are largely to blame for this "tax and spend" problem. The Reps. don't believe in fiscal conservatism anymore and the Dems never did. That just leaves the LP...
behold the wisdom of slidegob
As for "donating" the funds that seems rather well, not illegal but probably not in the state constitution in any way.
...I know this will seem disjointed but my first name is Justin...
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As to the argument at hand: allow me to clarify.
Since NH has no state sales tax or income tax(yet), the largest state income comes from the statewide Property Tax. If there is a surplus, the money(in my opinion) should either
a)go into such crap as education and whatnot
or
b)be put into envelopes and mailed to those who are taxed the most on their property taxes, a tax I consider as immoral as the income tax.
Since choice B is never going to happen, I would prefer A. Because by donating it to soup kitchens and food pantries, it is as bad as gov't funded welfare.
Also, on a sidenote, I do prefer when the poor get their food from soup kitchens rather than the gov't, but if the gov't is funding the soup kitchens, it is the same thing.
On donating funds to charitys: Well, who decides what charitys are worthy? Also, a precentage of the money donated to a charity, I think, goes to paying the people working at the charity, so I'm not sure that's entirely... well, legal. I'm all for using surplus money to pay for things, like schools, which may go underfunded, or to fix things like roads which may go otherwise unnattended untill they are a huge problem. A road by the town I live in has potholes you could use as small wading pools, that'd also be a good use for such money.
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Cool stuff here.
What's your opinion on abortion, it being government funded and all? I know you don't like government funding, but to what extent?
I know theres lost of problems with just having one charity (Like people may only want to send money to one thing, like heart disease) but they could have say one charity per genre that way its alot less hassle.
Good idea to start a new thread, Ill try and join into any discussions I can but I may be busy with all the schoolwork im getting (Damn 7th form!).
As for gov't funding, I am against gov't funding for medicine. This is no different. There are plenty of private doctors who are trained to do abortions.
As for the necessary corrolary, gov't laws providing for abortion, I think there should be laws on who may perform an abortion, not who may get one.
You do realize that I'm not rich, right? I make more money than I need to survive on, and I put money in savings, and I am better off than some around me, but I am in no way comparable to Tom Cruise. Just making sure you understand that I understand that not everyone is going to become rich, but I am a firm believer that every person has the opportunity to support themselves; no matter where you come from, there are always jobs available: no one wants to do them. To quote Atlas Shrugged, "They are aristocrats, because they know that there are no lousy jobs, just lousy men who don't wish to do them." I see examples of this every day. A man in my building needs a job, and I told him taht there was an opening at 7/11 for third shift, and he responded "I don't do that ****."
Great news, people! Uber-spectacular awesome news!!!!! I have just finalized the arrangements, and this summer, using vacation time saved up from all my jobs, I am taking 2 full weeks off from work, paid. I rarely have so much as a day off, so this will be a nice break, to say the least... It's going to be the first two weeks of July. Yippee!!!
I've noticed this recently, and realized that it's been going on for a while, that T2 is a person who gets that remark a lot :p. I've started a question towards him like that before, and I've seen others do it. I wonder why T2, and not others? There are other people with non-mainstream opinions, but I don't see too many others recieve that phrasing.
Eh... I'm just kinda rambling here... procrastinating... and stuff...
-Goblinboy
"I say we just ignore T2sux from here on in"- Highroller, Loonook, CHL, Cyan, et al
"I am deeply offended by what T2sux just said."- CorporateNoun, reedofaleethia, all from the above quote, et al
"You are a bastard."- everyone in the universe, save a handfull.
Yep I do You may work ten trillion hours a week, but when there's an event or something to organize or coordinate I usually end up being the one who works 48 hours straight to get it all to fit together.
It's my blessing.... and my curse. *chintzy music*
Hmm... it would appear we need an issue... okay, how about a psychoanalysis one: What is the force that makes me spend money on MTGO to draft when I could easily do the same thing for free with Netdraft and Apprentice?
-Goblinboy
behold the wisdom of slidegob
My frustration continues over my magic collection. I had to go in my closet to get dress shoes and the things fell on me. Does anyone know I place I can convert those things into online magic cards? If not, I think you could make a small fortune by making an "exchange" and charging a "fee" on each conversion. Because right now, I would easily pay 15-20 bucks to "convert" some 500+ cards in this one box.
What others say about me:
Sven Dostei
Unofficial Official arrogant teenage elitist of The Ivory Tower
I think it's the fact that people on Netdraft suck. Also, it's quite difficult to play past round 1, and half the time someone disconnects halfway through.
Barring that, Magic is a collector's game. You don't get the same thrill of maintaining a collection when you're playing with an unlimited cardpool. MTGO satisfies that part of the game.
BlueWizard: Ah, my playsets of Deeds and Mongers would be worth so much more online...
Strengthen my steel should I falter
Smite my back should I flee
Save my soul should I fall
Official Recovering World of Warcraft Addict of The Ivory Tower
I just had my first experience with World of Warcraft. I don't own the game, but I played it at a friend's house for about five hours (from 1AM to 6AM). You know, it's a really good game. The fighting wasn't intensely boring, and the interaction levels were fun. However, I don't plan to get the game myself, because I hate games where you run from place to place for hours on end, and WoW is definitely one of those. I'm never able to get that deeply into RPGs because of it. They need to make an RPG with teleporters so you can just be where you want to be. Or at least not let the mapmakers cop out by making intensely huge maps with absolutely nothing to do on them but run across them. Or perhaps a "move fast" option. Or at least make moving from place to place fun instead of tedious (like... Spiderman webslinging or Prince of Persia/Ninja Gaiden wallrunning)
I'm finishing up my latest website job, and I've gotta say it's a failure. The site is actually going to look pretty good, and I think he'll be pleased with it, but I failed badly in the "quoting a price" category. By the time everything is said and done it's looking to be about $2.50 an hour :(.
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I never get past round 1 on MTGO either; I suck at drafting. Hard. Mainly because it's so damn expensive I can't practice much. (caaaatch 22)
Magic is a collector's game, but I look at my paltry collection of 1000 commons and 6 rares (rares get pawned to draft more) and think about the $80-odd I must have poured into this and wonder what happened.
-Goblinboy
Heh. I know the feeling (it's an actual physical feeling, there's nothing in my wallet).
Drafting is incredibly expensive. That's one reason I've mostly switched over to the constructed side of things.
Strengthen my steel should I falter
Smite my back should I flee
Save my soul should I fall
Official Recovering World of Warcraft Addict of The Ivory Tower
So, how is the current state of MTG? I "unofficially" quit after prophecy because I hated the direction the game was going, and then I officially quit when they changed the card design a couple years ago. Haven't looked back since. Have I missed anything?
Yeah, I kinda zoned out on Magic after Prophecy as well. A lot of my friends quit because of Masques' suckiness. I still bought cards but didn't play in a tournament again until Torment came out.
I totally got owned in school today. I show up in the morning and get casually told that the Theory of Knowledge presentations I thought were due next week were actuall due today. Lovely. I threw something together in an off period and found myself winging it for ten minutes in front of the whole class, talking about the inventor of the telephone (not Bell), connecting it to the ability of the yearning of the human human mind for safety to pervert the truth.
-Goblinboy
@GB- That sucks. It happened to me once, I was supposed to give a speech in Public Speaking class about Philosophy, because my teacher and I had a disagreement about Ayn Rand, and he challenged me to basically prove her philosophical relevence. Easy, but I was unprepared because I...well...forgot. I spat a bunch of bull**** for 8 minutes, but since my teacher was basically a moron and didn't know the difference between the real stuff I said and actual philosophy. Meh. How did your presentationg go?