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I finally understand the Barb!

 
  

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17:35 / 04.12.05
Yeah agreed, that was cool.
 
 
Axel Lambert
18:26 / 04.12.05
No no I meant your views here were similar to the ones expressed in The Invisibles, and that the fix I got from this thread will soon wear off.
 
 
Aertho
18:43 / 04.12.05
Second language. I believe we both mean the same thing, Harry. Barbequotes Ahoy.
 
 
Regrettable Juvenilia
20:59 / 04.12.05
Of course I've been wrong, Jack! I used to believe all kinds of things that I now realise were wrong! But your earlier post didn't acknowledge that Ender might once have been anything as absolute as wrong - he'd just come to "different conclusions", not wrong ones, hadn't he? Because we musn't judge, and Donald Rumsfeld is as good and right as any of us, in his own way, isn't he? And yes, Invisibles fans can get with this too, because in his own way, George W. Bush is part of the same cosmic squid we are! Fnord!
 
 
Ender
21:25 / 04.12.05
This is the Barb at its best.

And to clarify,

I am admitting with no doubt (and after some self evaluation) that in the past my world views were very very off. and that I am sure that I will be wrong again about things in the future, and I am greatful to Jack for his words about growth and change and self awareness.
 
 
Jack Fear
21:32 / 04.12.05
Rightness or wrongness was never the point, Petey. The aim here, as one's thinking evolves with time, is not to simply exchange one adolescent sense of superiority for another.

The point is that, whatever Ender's conclusions, right or wrong, he was thinking and considering and axamining—not blind, not asleep, not a zombie or a moron or whichever farm animal you choose to use as a metaphor for the notional mindless conformist.

That's what you disputed: that's what I corrected, and forcibly dragging Donald Rumsfeld (?) into it doesn't change a thing. The absolute rightness or wrongness of anyone's conclusions is another discussion entirely.
 
 
Alex's Grandma
21:34 / 04.12.05
How (and I don't mean to seem intrusive, BF, it's just that I'm genuinely interested, as I'm guesssing a lot of us are,) is the S-meister doing these days?
 
 
Ender
21:46 / 04.12.05
Oh, Alex! you guys!...

You know I have made a vow not to write about my boy steve here any more.

But, I supose I could make an exeption, however I dont want to reawaken the cult following of old stevie.

Be patient, and I will soon write a posting of Steve's current status.

He writes comics for my college news paper, they are pretty good, if someone wants to post them for me at the Barb, I would not mind emailing them.
 
 
unheimlich manoeuvre
22:04 / 04.12.05
Be patient, and I will soon write a posting of Steve's current status.

*Jumps with joy*

< coughs >

*Blushes*
 
 
Mourne Kransky
22:16 / 04.12.05
to reawaken the cult following of old stevie

And, as you will know from your journalism classes, that's what we call a euphemism. Damn good one too.
 
 
Ganesh
22:23 / 04.12.05
... my boy steve

I think you'll find that you're Steve's "boy", m'boy.
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
22:28 / 04.12.05
the cult following of old stevie

Ia! Ia! SsT'eeveh Ftang! Ia! Ia! Ftang!
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
22:32 / 04.12.05
GIMME AN S!!!
 
 
Aertho
22:37 / 04.12.05
S!

(I've missed something along the way. Steve?)
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
22:37 / 04.12.05
GIMME A T!!!
 
 
Spaniel
22:40 / 04.12.05
T!
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
22:41 / 04.12.05
GIMME AN E!!!
 
 
Spaniel
22:43 / 04.12.05
Chad, I'd love to help you out, it was truly beautiful, but I can't be bothered to trawl through all the old threads, and Google isn't helping.
 
 
Bed Head
22:44 / 04.12.05


GIMME A ‘V’!
 
 
Spaniel
22:46 / 04.12.05
 
 
Ender
22:51 / 04.12.05
you had a chance but you blew it... sorry guys.
 
 
Spaniel
22:53 / 04.12.05
Tease
 
 
Bed Head
22:58 / 04.12.05
So, it’s ‘STEV’ from now on, then? This moment of chance-blowing must be commemorated forever, somehow.
 
 
Bed Head
23:00 / 04.12.05
On which, here you go chad:

The original Steve thread
A sequel
A (sort of) explanation
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
23:05 / 04.12.05
GIMME ANOTHER E!!!

(sorry... got distracted by work)
 
 
Sekhmet
23:10 / 04.12.05
I started to, but I think I like it better as Stev.
 
 
Tryphena Absent
23:15 / 04.12.05


E
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
23:16 / 04.12.05
WHAT'S THAT SPELL???
 
 
Bed Head
23:18 / 04.12.05
(Just saying, but Google image search for ‘stev’ brings us...)



...helloooooo barbelith.
 
 
Aertho
23:18 / 04.12.05

STEVE
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
23:27 / 04.12.05
I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!

I SAID

WHAT'S THAT SPELL???
 
 
Ender
23:54 / 04.12.05
After careful consideration of how to take the least amount of teasing, I have decided to roll with the punches, and join in the merriment and help with the laughing, and I admit this is pretty funny,

SO,

It spells STEVE,

Let me hear it again!
 
 
Spaniel
00:05 / 05.12.05
Ender, to break the wall of ribbing for just a second, if you continue to post in good humour around these parts, it will get easier.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
00:08 / 05.12.05
STEVE!!!

(He's right, you know).
 
 
Ender
00:17 / 05.12.05
You know, those pictures really look nothing like him, he has a much bigger build.
 
  

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