The Temple Bar - Not Like Everybody Says ... Like Dumb ... UYMFA

[No spoken words]

I use FYM as practice for real life debates. It does go in circles, but I try to use that to refine and perfect my clarity.

I've been in too many real life debates, especially when I was younger, to really ever look at FYM as anything useful for me. I do learn a thing or two from the Yollands of the world, but that's about it.

I've been at the point in my life for a while now where I'd rather do something about a problem or cause than talk about it. I just keep it to myself for the most part.

 

[phillyfan26]

yes that was classic!! i was sad my thread was closed. that had to be my favorite snowlock post ever.

I think you and I were "arguing" in EYKIW once and I dropped that quote on you.

Never a bad time for that.

 

[Dalton]

You guys can join my efforts in rescuing 'deep'. Here's our logo.

 

[redhotswami]

If you guys are talking about deep. I wanted to let you know that I've adopted him/her as a special project.

A fire might take away your hand, but it can't you HUMOR! /braveheart

are you familiar with big rapids? why are they not grand?

 

[U2democrat]

I've been in too many real life debates, especially when I was younger, to really ever look at FYM as anything useful for me. I do learn a thing or two from the Yollands of the world, but that's about it.

I've been at the point in my life for a while now where I'd rather do something about a problem or cause than talk about it. I just keep it to myself for the most part.

I agree. It amuses me that all these people are talking politics, campaigns, etc. Yet they're never out on the streets, making phone calls, connecting with voters. At least not that they talk about.

 

[redhotswami]

I think you and I were "arguing" in EYKIW once and I dropped that quote on you.

Never a bad time for that.

yeah. automatic win every time.

 

[phillyfan26]

I've been in too many real life debates, especially when I was younger, to really ever look at FYM as anything useful for me. I do learn a thing or two from the Yollands of the world, but that's about it.

I've been at the point in my life for a while now where I'd rather do something about a problem or cause than talk about it. I just keep it to myself for the most part.

I don't talk about politics among my friends or family, so for me it's really the only option I have aside from the rare school debate (had one last week in which I called religious reasoning for law "anti-intellectual" ).

In fact, when my mom found out I was liberal a few months ago, she said, "Well, don't discuss politics with my brothers then."

 

[Dalton]

I just feel that FYM is internet flypaper for douchebags. So it's douchepaper if you will.

 

[No spoken words]

You guys can join my efforts in rescuing 'deep'. Here's our logo.

I don't actually have a problem with Deep.

 

[Dalton]

are you familiar with big rapids? why are they not grand?

Am I familiar with Big Rapids ... sheh, I was only there when I found out the Berlin Wall was falling.

 

[No spoken words]

I don't talk about politics among my friends or family, so for me it's really the only option I have aside from the rare school debate (had one last week in which I called religious reasoning for law "anti-intellectual" ).

In fact, when my mom found out I was liberal a few months ago, she said, "Well, don't discuss politics with my brothers then."

My HS was a different sort of place, so, we debated all sorts of shit all the time, and that's where I started to become inquisitve/active politically, and for causes that hit home for me. Granted, as I grew older and perhaps busier, my efforts ran more towards financial support than time and effort, but, I still believe in taking action and not babbling for hours on end about the same.....fucking.....issues.

 

[phillyfan26]

That's the sort of place I'm in: becoming politically interested and aware.

 

[VintagePunk]

I still believe in taking action and not babbling for hours on end about the same.....fucking.....issues.

Exactly! I sign online petitions all the time!

 

[No spoken words]

Exactly! I sign online petitions all the time!

 

[BoMac]

I lurk in FYM for the most part. But my favourite FYM post in a long time was when someone said, and I paraphrase: "When George W. Bush is gone, God help us all." After the initial shock of reading that wore off, I couldn't help but laugh hysterically.

 

[U2democrat]

That's the sort of place I'm in: becoming politically interested and aware.

That's a good thing about FYM, it WILL challenge you and some posters will really make you think and refine your own positions on the issues.

But sometimes it's just

 

[phillyfan26]

When I first started posting in FYM, I considered myself on the fence about the death penalty, and pro-life. Both of those views have evolved.

 

[Dalton]

I still believe in taking action and not babbling for hours on end about the same.....fucking.....issues.

That's rude. These people are not impotent in the real world, they just chosen the keyboard in this war of ideologies.

 

[Dalton]

"When George W. Bush is gone, God helped us all."

I agree with that statement.

 

[No spoken words]

When I first started posting in FYM, I considered myself on the fence about the death penalty, and pro-life. Both of those views have evolved.

There is no topic on G-d's green earth that I feel more strongly about than the death penalty. The last place, therefore, I'd go to talk about it would be FYM.

 

[U2democrat]

Oh man, death penalty debates in FYM, I used to involve myself now I just stay out

 

[No spoken words]

Oh man, death penalty debates in FYM, I used to involve myself now I just stay out

I do not blame you one iota.

 

[phillyfan26]

I'm too egotistical to not throw my opinion in the mix.

:characterflaw:

 

[Dalton]

I have never 'met' anyone on the internet that I feel like I need to know their opinion on serious matters.

I'm not sure why anyone gives a fuck what an FYMer thinks.

 

[U2democrat]

Some people get way over heated. It's not like policy lives or dies from our discussion in there.

 

[phillyfan26]

Does anyone here use the ignore list?

I never have. I don't think people should get away with their stupid comments, personally.

 

[No spoken words]

I do not use it, nor will I. Someone ignores me, though, and it's not MMG.

 

[U2democrat]

Holy crap! Someone actually put me on their ignore list. This is a recent development, too.


I don't recall pissing anyone off.....

 

[phillyfan26]

I have 2. One of them is Diamond. The other is probably Infinitum.

 

[No spoken words]

I really wish I knew who was ignoring me. I am positive I piss people off now and then, but I really am not sure who I've pissed off enough times to ignore me.