| Topic: Sex: Please Fuck With Me - Nebulous Sexual Encounters |
| piper | Posted: 3/26/1997 1:03:00 PM - View this Thread
This was a sophomoric joke. Stop wasting time here. Go bug Ven.
peace
piper
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| Topic: Gun Control: Empire State Building scenario doesn't wash |
| piper | Posted: 3/3/1997 3:03:00 PM - View this Thread
Now I'm lost. Please redirect me toward the point of our contention:
· I have a great deal of respect for the constitution and I often marvel at the applicability of its discipline. However, I would be foolish to assume that the framers anticipated all of our problems.
· The slavery reference was added to illustrate the real time adjustments we must make when applying codes, and not as a slap toward your interpretation of the second amendment.
· At no time during this discussion have I suggested that guns or the legal right to possession be abolished. To the contrary, your right to own, display, fire, sell, trade or do whatever people do with guns should be protected and cherished.
So I'm confused. All I ask is for a "well-regulated" system, to quote our forefathers. 'kay?
buiochas,
piper
btw, can I assume from your posted legal finding that the fragment "To Serve and Protect" plastered on all of my hometown's police cars is nonsense?
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| Topic: Gun Control: Empire State Building scenario doesn't wash |
| piper | Posted: 3/3/1997 1:02:00 PM - View this Thread |
Okay, let's deal with the constitution first. In so much as slavery was not considered a violation of the unwillingly imported African's right to liberty, I think it is safe to assume that ceteris paribus applies to the time in which our founding fathers spoke their piece. Let's not become wholly dependent upon a 200+year old document when trying to solve the complexities of our age.
Second, notice I use the word liberty, not freedom. Even Tom J. and the boys recognized the importance of due restraint. I have to register for a driver's license, I have to carry car insurance, I have to register to vote, and if my girlfriend has her way I'll have to sign legal documents to get married. The implicit dangers of these actions pale in comparison to those associated with gun ownership (although my girlfriend comes close when she gets in one of her moods). Why is it so difficult to register a gun and so easy to register a dog?
I admit I don't own any guns and, other than the mechanical beauty of weaponry, I don't understand their appeal. I can however read a newspaper, and I can't ignore what people do with guns. Maybe not you, maybe not your friends-hell, maybe not even that moron down the street wearing a NRA cap and "burn this flag, faggot" T-shirt, but there are alot of pre-postal maniacs out there and I just want a little piece of mind.
peace.
piper
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| Topic: Gun Control: Suppose you were fond of Books |
| piper | Posted: 3/2/1997 5:48:00 PM - View this Thread
Excuse me for asking, but when was the last time someone walked into the Empire State Building and slaughtered several people with a copy of The Catcher in the Rye?
piper
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| Topic: Sex: Please flame me. |
| piper | Posted: 2/25/1997 1:02:00 PM - View this Thread
I suppose that in a purely biological (reproductive) sense, homosexuality can be viewed as an unnatural act, but please consider…
· As a social phenomenon, gay sex is no more unnatural than straight sex performed without the intent to procreate;
· Generally speaking, the level of discomfort straight men experience when exposed to gay culture stems from socialization, not from some type of innate defense mechanism;
· It is normal to find "unusual" behavior disconcerting;
· Curiosity is healthy, normal and very human.
… And you're correct to leave the godbots out of this one. This may sound highly simplistic, but the notion of two people enjoying each other, LIKING each other, is at a premium these days. Who cares about methods?
peace.
piper
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| Topic: Beliefs: throw on some more gasoline... |
| piper | Posted: 2/21/1997 4:44:00 PM - View this Thread
...our god?
no, your deity is whatever you choose it to be. buddah or broccoli, your god does not apply to me or anyone else in these threads. please stop assuming that we are all covered by some type of theological insurance policy, whether we want to believe or not.
hey, have fun with your god or cripple yourself with guilt. it's up to you. just leave the rest of us out of it.
peace,
piper
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| Topic: Racism: Fast Food / Slow Food |
| piper | Posted: 2/4/1997 6:43:00 PM - View this Thread
uh, I guess this problem will go away if we just eat more salad...
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| Topic: Racism: Fast Food / Slow Food |
| piper | Posted: 2/3/1997 6:28:00 PM - View this Thread
Wow, it didn't take long for this thread to turn to shit.
Instigator, I'm sure you're a good person and you probably wouldn't go out of your way to harm anyone regardless of skin color, etc. What I tried to point out (and what Ven so eloquently alluded to) is that perceptions give rise to their own consequences. No harm meant, honest.
Now for you dickheads who thought this thread was a good chance to get in some cheap shots and racial jokes, how about logging off and heading to the front of the trailer...I think Springer is about to start.
How's that for pc bigotry?
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| Topic: Racism: Fast Food / Slow Food |
| piper | Posted: 2/2/1997 12:22:00 PM - View this Thread
gee..."you" can buy fast food with one hundred dollar bills and "they" get to work at McDonalds...nope, can't see any cause for resentment here.
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| Topic: Sex: Please Fuck With Me - Nebulous Sexual Encounters |
| piper | Posted: 1/31/1997 3:00:00 AM - View this Thread
Please tell me why somebody like Tommy Lee gets to sheet polka with Pamela Anderson while I can't even get a hand-job from the pudgy fry-girl at Denny's…
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