The Post Your Picture Thread

[zenidogx]

Yeah, but can you explain that using only pictures of Win Butler and Chris Martin?

[zajaa]

I'm proud of having a GED because it helped me avoid dealing with jerkoffs who go around spouting uninterpretable pseudo-intellectual babble, like yourself.

boasting about not having gone to college is fucking stupid.

[SubBass49]

Kauai has to be my favorite island. I have been to Maui, Oahu and Kauai, alot of people say Maui is better because it is more of the party island but I can party anywhere, Kauai is just beautiful, and less tourists then the other two islands. Although being afraid of birds all the wild roosters freaked me out a bit.

Kauai was definitely more my style than any other island. I did my research before travelling there, and knew what to expect with all the wild chickens/roosters. Stayed in a little condo on Poipu Beach. Fresh mango trees all around us dropping their fruit. Tropical birds eating mangos in the early morning sunlight. The quick rainshowers that would hit and leave within 5 minutes. Shave Ice at JoJo's. Kalua pork in Waimea.

Goddamnit...I wanna go back.

[locachica73]

OMG Kalua Pork in Waimea was one of my favorites. Although my first trip we did stay at North Shore Oahu, which was pretty sweet too. There was a little shack up there called Killer Tacos and they made Kalua Pork tacos and burritos. They were so fuckin good. I plan on going back sometime soon. I have never felt more relaxed then the time spent in Hawaii.

[MissingPerson]

[TommyboyUNM]

So, to sum it all up, Chris Martin and Win Butler were talking about what it means to be agnostic then started personally attacking each other and went to Hawaii? I love this thread.



(Randy and BlackSwan, I'm actually interested in your banter. Proceed.)

[WhyTheLongFace]

boasting about not having gone to college is fucking stupid.

boasting about going to college is kind of dumb too. It's about the intelligence not the diploma.

/devil's advocate

[locachica73]

Agreed...

coming from a non college person with a GED.

[SubBass49]

OMG Kalua Pork in Waimea was one of my favorites. Although my first trip we did stay at North Shore Oahu, which was pretty sweet too. There was a little shack up there called Killer Tacos and they made Kalua Pork tacos and burritos. They were so fuckin good. I plan on going back sometime soon. I have never felt more relaxed then the time spent in Hawaii.

You should try San Felipe Mexico some time. Relaxing like Hawaii, but MUCH LESS expensive. It's like a desert version of Hawaii...but don't drink the water.

[locachica73]

Water is the last thing I think about drinking while on vacation.

I have never been to Mexico. My ex was from Ixtapa and he always promised to take me there but we never made it. I would like to go sometime though. But Hawaii will always hold a special place in my heart. I also am a huge fan of NYC but for completely different reasons.

[MissingPerson]

So, to sum it all up, Chris Martin and Win Butler were talking about what it means to be agnostic

This bit is weirdly plausible, but dammit man, USE THE PICTURES.

[zenidogx]

[TommyboyUNM]

This bit is weirdly plausible, but dammit man, USE THE PICTURES.

I'm at work. I do what I can while I hide the browser from people walking behind me

[zajaa]

boasting about going to college is kind of dumb too. It's about the intelligence not the diploma.

/devil's advocate

granted. but college is about more than just gaining intelligence. it's four incredibly important, formative years in the lives of young adults. school is not for everyone, but i would say the more people who achieve higher education, the better.

irritating positions:
"i don't need 'book-smarts', i have real-world knowledge"
"you won't learn _______ at your fancy college..."
etc.

[locachica73]

There was a comic once that said something about spending thousands of dollars to send their kid to a university and he came back only knowing how to bounce a quarter in a glass. I know people with four year degrees who can't get jobs and when they do make less money then I do. It just depends on the person and the motivation.

[zajaa]

There was a comic once that said something about spending thousands of dollars to send their kid to a university and he came back only knowing how to bounce a quarter in a glass. I know people with four year degrees who can't get jobs and when they do make less money then I do. It just depends on the person and the motivation.

Eventually making a ton of cash is definitely not the point of going to college. Although for some people that's the only goal. It's a shame.

[WhyTheLongFace]

granted. but college is about more than just gaining intelligence. it's four incredibly important, formative years in the lives of young adults. school is not for everyone, but i would say the more people who achieve higher education, the better.

irritating positions:
"i don't need 'book-smarts', i have real-world knowledge"
"you won't learn _______ at your fancy college..."
etc.

Yeah I understand that. I am actually enrolled in college. I am just saying how those are irritating positions to you so is
"What do you mean you're not going to school? You need college"
"You won't be successful without some form of education"
"I graduated from ______ university which means I know more than you"
That's all I'm saying

[marooko]

you guys seem pretty . . . true to your schools.

[BlackSwan]

It just depends on the person and the motivation.

There we go.

[zajaa]

Yeah I understand that. I am actually enrolled in college. I am just saying how those are irritating positions to you so is
"What do you mean you're not going to school? You need college"
"You won't be successful without some form of education"
"I graduated from ______ university which means I know more than you"
That's all I'm saying

well the first two of those are said by people trying to encourage others, which i see as a good thing, even at the risk of being misinterpreted as being condescending. the third one is obviously rude and unnecessary, but in many cases it's probably true.

the anti-college positions i pointed out are terrible because they come from a position of ignorance, since the person hasn't been to college and cannot judge, and secondly because they seem very defensive, like the person actually feels inferior for not completing higher education, so they turn it around on those who actually made the effort and achieved it.

[locachica73]

I do not feel inferior by any means, although it seems you feel a little superior in your arguement. Some people don't have the option of going to a 4 year college and do the best they can with what they have. Someone with such a high education should probably recognize that.

[MissingPerson]

[Gribbz]

Hahaha I had no idea there was so much hate for the arcade fire out there.

I don't listen to their music but they were pretty good in 07.

[WhyTheLongFace]

well the first two of those are said by people trying to encourage others, which i see as a good thing, even at the risk of being misinterpreted as being condescending. the third one is obviously rude and unnecessary, but in many cases it's probably true.

the anti-college positions i pointed out are terrible because they come from a position of ignorance, since the person hasn't been to college and cannot judge, and secondly because they seem very defensive, like the person actually feels inferior for not completing higher education, so they turn it around on those who actually made the effort and achieved it.

ok the 1st are not encouraging because you're assuming whats good for you is good for everyone else. If I go the route I want to go without heading through college then what's the point for college. You obviously think college is/was necessary for you and I do as well. But it isn't some out of this world idea that maybe some people can bypass college and be successful.

And I don't know how you can defend the 3rd statement. I can find someone who didn't go to college who is smarter a lot of college graduates. It isn't some crazy Matt Damon janitor success story either I'm talking regular people. The statement "I went to college and am smarter than you because of it" is just as ignorant as "I didn't go to college and I'm smarter than you because of it"

And you seem more defensive as if you think your diploma makes you smarter and someone saying it doesn't takes away from your college experience.

[MissingPerson]

Hahaha I had no idea there was so much hate for the arcade fire out there.

I don't listen to their music but they were pretty good in 07.

Arcade Fire cannot generate hate. Only greater or lesser degrees of love.

That's just their way. They're Canadian.

[zenidogx]

Arcade Fire cannot generate hate. Only greater or lesser degrees of love.

That's just their way. They're Canadian.

[BlackSwan]

well the first two of those are said by people trying to encourage others, which i see as a good thing, even at the risk of being misinterpreted as being condescending.

I'd say they first two are not very convincing and inaccurate before condescending.

[zajaa]

I do not feel inferior by any means, although it seems you feel a little superior in your arguement. Some people don't have the option of going to a 4 year college and do the best they can with what they have. Someone with such a high education should probably recognize that.

oh well i don't mean you in particular, i'm speaking in general.

i imagine there are legit circumstances that make it difficult for people to go to college... but if it's a matter of income, i do not understand, because grants, loans and scholarships are always available. if it's a matter of poor grades in high school, i really can't sympathize.

[BROKENDOLL]

So, to sum it all up, Chris Martin and Win Butler were talking about what it means to be agnostic then started personally attacking each other and went to Hawaii? I love this thread.
(Randy and BlackSwan, I'm actually interested in your banter. Proceed.)

But, Tommyboy, this is not the banter thread, so... It looks as if someone has to try and get this thread back on track...

I do not feel inferior by any means, although it seems you feel a little superior in your arguement. Some people don't have the option of going to a 4 year college and do the best they can with what they have. Someone with such a high education should probably recognize that.

I R not college graduate and R best I can B...

[zajaa]

ok the 1st are not encouraging because you're assuming whats good for you is good for everyone else. If I go the route I want to go without heading through college then what's the point for college. You obviously think college is/was necessary for you and I do as well. But it isn't some out of this world idea that maybe some people can bypass college and be successful.

And I don't know how you can defend the 3rd statement. I can find someone who didn't go to college who is smarter a lot of college graduates. It isn't some crazy Matt Damon janitor success story either I'm talking regular people. The statement "I went to college and am smarter than you because of it" is just as ignorant as "I didn't go to college and I'm smarter than you because of it"

And you seem more defensive as if you think your diploma makes you smarter and someone saying it doesn't takes away from your college experience.

the notion that the average college graduate is smarter/more intelligent/etc than the average person who did not attend college is not ignorant or indefensible... it's common sense. it's not very 'nice' but it's reality: some people are smarter than others, better at certain things than others, etc. i believe in treating people equally regardless, but if you want to get down to it then sorry but the average person is smarter for going to college.

i personally don't feel like anyone is 'taking away from my college experience'. that is one thing that no one can take away. i just really wanted to offer a protest against this common attitude of putting down college. perhaps i should not speculate that it comes from 'inferiority' like i said, maybe that is unfair. but either way, i think it's just bad advice to discourage people in their educational aspirations.