Things I do & Don't Understand

[Jimbo]

Things I don't Understand:

1)The liberal theory of Robin Hood Economics
2)Gun control advocates
3)Patriotism (Until recently I thought I understood this)
4)PETA
5)The movies: Soylent Green and A Clockwork Orange
6)Women
7)How the government could know what is better for me than me
8)Voodoo
9)Why The Beatles broke up besides the Yoko Ono theory
10)Why Rap music is popular

Things I do understand:

1)Trickle down economics (aka Reaganomics)
2)Self defense
3)Why we should pre-emptively invade Iraq
4)Cock fighting
5)The movies: Scooby Doo and Risky Business
6)Why water drains in opposite directions in different hemispheres
7)Why a smaller Federal government is better
8)Why colors lose their clarity at night
9)Most aspects of poker
10)Why the Dallas Cowboys lose

Jimbo

Jimbo,

That's a myth about the water draining; also, let's reconcile self-defense and a smaller federal government.

Would you agree that the government knows better for some people?

A Clockwork Orange: book or movie?

John

[BonJoviJones]

9)Why The Beatles broke up besides the Yoko Ono theory

Clearly they got sick of the "Paul Is Still Alive" charade and chose to quit.

[John Cole]

"next to of course god america i
love you land of the pilgrims' and so forth oh
say can you see by the dawn's early my
country tis of centuries come and go
and are no more what of it we should worry
in every language even deafanddumb
thy sons acclaim your glorious name by gorry
by jingo by gee by gosh by gum
why talk of beauty what could be more beaut-
iful than these heroic happy dead
who rushed like lions to the roaring slaughter
they did not stop to think they died instead
then shall the voice of liberty be mute?"

He spoke. And drank rapidly a glass of water

e.e. cummings


For your reading pleasure.

John

[brad]

8)Voodoo

power of suggestion i guess

[Jeffage]

A Clockwork Orange is about whether or not Alex should be sterilized so to speak in order to keep the world safe from his murderous ways or whether or not this idea destroys his inherent free will to be who he IS. It is about free choice, and is Kubrick's futuristic view of a world where government is in complete control, changing the inherent nature of some men so society can rest. If you don't like big government, you should love A Clockwork Orange. BTW, this is a very simplistic explanation for this....This is one of my favorite movies and I've written a thesis paper on it. Def. Kubrick's best stuff.

Jeff

[Jimbo]

To quote Anonymous "That's a myth about the water draining-- Nope no myth!

Jimbo

[Ed Miller]

Do you understand why we shouldn't pre-emptively invade Iraq? Hint... it's not because "war is bad and soldiers will die" (though I won't argue that there isn't something to that viewpoint).

The war against Iraq is an interesting topic. I listened to Bush's speech, and afterwards I found myself agreeing with him. Then about an hour later I remembered why I opposed the war and why what he said didn't address that at all. I thought his speech was well-written and persuasive, though.

[ripdog]

Yes, no myth! Please do some reading about the Coriolis Effect! Where would we be without it? Maybe dead.

[Jimbo]

Majorkong,

You asked me "Do you understand why we shouldn't pre-emptively invade Iraq?" No I do not undersatnd why. Would you please outline some reasons?

Thanks in advance,

Jimbo