Yes, RAB is dead
Kavin...@gmail.com
like:
"Does anyone know where I can get images of the tattoos from
Apocalypto? I've been wanting a tattoo all my life and wanted to get
one that had meaning to me.
Please e-mail your response to lo...@aolme.com (yank me to reply)"
or
"I want to have a mid-nose piercing just like the guys in Apocalypto.
Where can I get one done?"
Yes, RAB is dead.
Kavin
i'll teach you to turn away.
Kgc> Apocalypto has been out two weeks and we have yet to have one question
Kgc> like:
Kgc> "Does anyone know where I can get images of the tattoos from
Kgc> Apocalypto? I've been wanting a tattoo all my life and wanted to get
Kgc> one that had meaning to me.
Kgc> or
Kgc> "I want to have a mid-nose piercing just like the guys in Apocalypto.
Kgc> Where can I get one done?"
you won't get those questions, kav. waaaaay too few spelling &
punctuation errors. plus politeness!
all you've proved is that the old, smarter rab is dead. you know,
the one that existed before every dumbshit with a web browser could
access usenet.
lish "who the hell are you
cr...@got.net & why are you talking to me?" -pm
43.9% / 30 RANA 128 / 70
Curt James
[...]
> <snip> the old, smarter rab is dead. you
> know, the one that existed before every dumbshit
> with a web browser could access usenet.
You mean so-called dumbshits like Jon aka jau204 and seemingly
countless others who've received "the old, smarter rab" treatment?
Right.
--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/
Kavin...@gmail.com
Curt James wrote:
> i'll teach you to turn away. wrote:
> [...]
>
ity> > know, the one that existed before every dumbshit
ity> > with a web browser could access usenet.
<snip>
Curt, she didn't really need your reply to prove her point.
But thanks anyway. You really are so helpful.
Kavin
yttrx
Lubbert Das
<Kavin...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1166795026.9...@73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com...
Kavin...@gmail.com
Curt James wrote:
> i'll teach you to turn away. wrote:
> [...]
>
ity> > know, the one that existed before every dumbshit
ity> > with a web browser could access usenet.
>
cj> You mean so-called dumbshits like Jon aka jau204 and seemingly
cj> countless others who've received "the old, smarter rab" treatment?
>
cj> Right.
Yeah, Curt, she meant RAB changed two weeks ago. Way to make YOUR
point.
Kavin
Curt James
> Curt James wrote:
> > i'll teach you to turn away. wrote:
> > [...]
> >
> ity> > <snip> the old, smarter rab is dead. you
> ity> > know, the one that existed before every dumbshit
> ity> > with a web browser could access usenet.
> cj> You mean so-called dumbshits like Jon aka jau204
> cj> and seemingly countless others
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> cj> who've received "the old, smarter rab" treatment?
> >
> cj> Right.
>
> Yeah, Curt, she meant RAB changed two weeks ago.
> Way to make YOUR point.
Kavin, you're really not very good at this.
The words "and seeming countless others" would, oh, just maaaaaybe,
indicate a time factor that exceeds a two-week limitation.
You feeling okay? Take a shot with another volleyball recently?
> Kavin
--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/
Kavin...@gmail.com
Curt James wrote:
> The words "and seeming countless others" would, oh, just maaaaaybe,
> indicate a time factor that exceeds a two-week limitation.
So you ask people "Didn't I see you and seemingly countless others?"
when you're asking if you've seen them maybe a few years ago.
A few others would be, what, 6 months ago?
A room full of people could be a century?
Poor usage on your part. Just admit it.
You should brush up on your 7-week journalism course work.
Kavin
Curt James
> Curt James wrote:
>
> > The words "and seeming countless others" would, oh,
> > just maaaaaybe, indicate a time factor that exceeds a
> > two-week limitation.
>
> So you ask people
Why your underoos are in a bunch?
Nah, I don't really care, Kavin.
[...]
> Poor usage on your part.
Poor comprehension on your part.
Hth. You know, with that whole unconscious incompetence thing you've
got going on.
> Just admit it.
Unnecessary.
Can you count?
How do you define seeming or seemingly countless others? Five posters,
ten? Sheesh, Kavvy, you're saying you can't count at all?
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, perhaps unwisely, and state
that, yes, you recognize, or can count to, say, one thousand as a good
ball park figure. I've been around for, what, eight, nine years? A few
years away, but from initial hello to current day there've been a
number of visitors to this newsgroup, right? Nevertheless, you're
talking about two weeks to cover my mention of seeingly countless
others? HA!
Again, can you count?
There've been about 170 posts this month. Is that the definition that
you'd characterize as "seemingly countless others," Kavin? A
buck-seventy?
Right.
> You should brush up on your 7-week journalism course work.
Here's something I just read, Kavin. Yes, long after my Navy journalism
course work was completed.
"Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean
you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar."
Edward R. Murrow
Again, thought that might help you wrt that unconscious incompetence
thing you're so obviously troubled by.
Consider it an early Christmas gift. ;o)
Kavin...@gmail.com
Curt James wrote:
<snipped all>
Here's my present to you:
Verbosity does not equal veracity.
Kavin
scan...@gmail.com
> Why your underoos are in a bunch?
>
> Nah, I don't really care, Kavin.
For someone who really doesn't care about Kavin's 'underoos':
Curt James wrote:
>Still, and, yeah, again, your underoos-inna-bunch-edness
Curt James wrote:
>What, that your underoos are in a bunch? I'll pass.
Curt James wrote:
>Still, and, yeah, again, your underoos-inna-bunch-edness
Curt James wrote:
>Because yer underoos are in a bunch.
Curt James wrote:
>I mean other than your underoos all inna bunch again?
Curt James wrote:
>Yer cute when your underoos are inna bunch, Kavvy
Curt James wrote:
>Pull your underoos out of your ever-so-tightly-clenched CRACK!
Curt James wrote:
>seemingly panties-inna-bunch impaired
Curt James wrote:
> Your panties are in a bunch.
Curt James wrote:
>Panties... in... a... bunch.
Curt James wrote:
>Some have their panties in a bunch
Curt James wrote:
> Funny, too, how your panties are all inna bunch. ;o)
Curt James wrote:
>your current seemingly panties-in-a-bunch state?
Curt James wrote:
>your panties are in a bunch about SOMETHING
Curt James wrote:
>I mean, your panties, tighty whities, underoos, boxers, what-have-you always seem in a bit of a bunch
Curt James wrote:
>a word that's often gotten panties in a bunch
Curt James wrote:
>heh Kavin's panties were often in a bunch
Curt James wrote:
>Ray's panties are inna bunch.
Curt James wrote:
>how long until your panties fall out of that bunch they're in?
Curt James wrote:
>So, you're wearing panties? Cool. I've worn them on my head.
Curt James wrote:
>A real panties-in-a-bunch
.. you really can't shut up about them (and several other people on
RAB, too, by the look of it).
But of course:
Curt James wrote:
>their panties and however much they're in a bunch are not my concern.
--
Curt James
> Curt James wrote:
>
> > Why your underoos are in a bunch?
> >
> > Nah, I don't really care, Kavin.
>
> For someone who really doesn't care about
> Kavin's 'underoos':
I don't.
However, choosing to - more often than not - avoid name calling and
cursing, hey, I'm left with the underoos. Meh.
Ha ha! That one was from about two years ago. Sweet. Saturday, January
29, 2005.
> Curt James wrote:
> >A real panties-in-a-bunch
>
> .. you really can't shut up about them (and
> several other people on RAB, too, by the
> look of it).
Did your search string include panties or bunch? ;o)
> But of course:
>
> Curt James wrote:
> >their panties and however much they're in
> >a bunch are not my concern.
Naturally.
Thanks for the retrospective, scandump. How'd this one not make the
list?
"CALLING DOCTOR LOOOOOOVE!!!!! Stat! There's a patient here with their
panties in a bunch." From:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.bodyart/msg/468de92dea276614
And proving that panties in a bunch can be used in a variety of ways:
"Also, FAQs and her = lightning rod of disapproval around this
newsgroup. A real panties-in-a-bunch topic."
Say, if your search string had been _curt, bunch_ then, perhaps
you'd've noticed the following:
Art critics don't know everything. What you have
on your arm is a work of art whether it meets a
technician's standards or not.
There will always be someone out there with a tattoo
that has straighter lines, brighter colors, a more
realistic rendering, but this fact does not negate
or make less the beauty of the tattoo that you, he,
she, your pet, or other is wearing.
Ray's mention of a starter tattoo is wonderful, but
the line blurs, for me, when it comes to what is to
be considered professional or not.
Art is subjective and ever will be. What you like I
may detest and the other way around, of course.
Learn, but don't lose sight of what you enjoy and
the art that appeals to you rather than the art
you're told is somehow better.
It's unnecessary for any panties or boxers to rise
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
into a bunch. This is my opinion and by offering it
I'm not stating that anyone else's opinion is to be
ignored or discounted. /From:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.bodyart/msg/cd8c0bd462de7529
Panties OR boxers. Hey, I'm lingerie inclusive.
Btw, what's YOUR definition of happiness?
--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/
Curt James
> Curt James wrote:
>
> <snipped all>
Redundant much, Kav? I mean, it's fairly clear that it's all been
snipped. D'OH! Of course, as with "seemingly countless others"
elsewhere, you, apparently, need things spelled out for you.
> Here's my present to you:
Ah!!! My not-so-secret Santa!
> Verbosity does not equal veracity.
True, however, it doesn't automatically negate it either.
> Kavin
Merry Christmas, big guy. Win some loot in Biloxi. Perhaps it'll
improve your disposition.
--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/
Kavin...@gmail.com
Curt James wrote:
> Kavin Taylor wrote:
kt(or is this redundant? I mean, almost anyone who's used usenet can
probably follow the pattern)> > Verbosity does not equal veracity.
>
cj> True, however, it doesn't automatically negate it either.
In your case, it does. Almost always.
cj> Merry Christmas, big guy. Win some loot in Biloxi. Perhaps it'll
cj> improve your disposition.
Yeah, Curt, that's how it works. People pointing out your mistakes
means they "have their underoos in a bunch." But, again you are wrong.
And lots of time will agree with me.
Kavin
Curt James
> Curt James wrote:
> > Kavin Taylor wrote:
>
> kt(or is this redundant? I mean, almost anyone who's used usenet can
> probably follow the pattern)> > Verbosity does not equal veracity.
> >
> cj> True, however, it doesn't automatically negate it either.
>
> In your case, it does.
Opinion.
> Almost always.
*Almost* always? You're slipping, Kavvy. Stick to your guns!
And what's up with your attribution format?
Rhetorical.
(But, yeah, redundant. The brackets alone are sufficient, right? Yes.)
> cj> Merry Christmas, big guy. Win some loot in Biloxi. Perhaps it'll
> cj> improve your disposition.
>
> Yeah, Curt, that's how it works.
Cool.
> People pointing out your mistakes
What mistake? You offering a misinterpretation and demonstrating your
lack of comprehension, more like.
> means they "have their underoos in a bunch."
No. You saying you hate me means you have your underoos in a bunch. By
way of the figure of speech. Hth.
And why am I picturing Barney the purple dinosaur with two eyebrow
piercings? Singing his song, but substituting hate for love. :oD Yes,
it's good to be easily amused.
> But, again you are wrong.
About what?
> And lots of time will agree with me.
English, please.
Kavin...@gmail.com
Curt James wrote:
> Kavin Taylor wrote:
Curt James wrote:
> Kavin Taylor wrote:
> You saying you hate me means you have your underoos in a bunch. By
> way of the figure of speech. Hth.
No. You don't get it. I do truly wish you were dead. That is not a
figure of speech. I think you have no value. Again, not a figure of
speech. I think you are the worst example of anything the world has to
offer in a human being. Again, not a figure of speech.
Underoos in a bunch implies cuteness. I WISH YOU WERE DEAD. The fact
that you can infect the minds of children makes me want to drive to
Pennsylvania and picket the Foose School.
Don't talk to me of Karma. I WOULD NOT WEEP, MAKE ALLOWANCES, OR SAY
ONE NICE THING ABOUT YOU, were you to die tomorrow.
Do you get it now? That's not bunched underwear, buddy. That is pure
hatred. And you deserve every ounce of it. I am just thankful you
have not reproduced.
kt> > And lots of time will agree with me.
>
cj> English, please.
Bwahahahahahah! Hook, line and sinker.
And seemingly countless others would indicate a time of more than two
weeks?(paraphrased from you)
If, in your POORLY defined post, people equal time, then time must
equal people.
And no, that's not a gauge.
Kavin
Curt James
[...]
> No.
What?
> You don't get it.
I think I do.
> I do truly wish you were dead.
Exactly.
And that reflects on you. It says something about the person you are,
Kavin. It's telling.
> That is not a figure of speech.
Duh. Safe to say I took you literally. So you're a kook. I worked
retail for many years. I'm familiar with kooks. I served overseas in
the U.S. Navy. I'm used to people wishing I was dead. BFD, Mr.
Original.
> I think
Do you?
> you have no value.
Well, coming from you, I suspect that may just be a relative
compliment.
> Again, not a figure of speech.
Cool.
> I think you are the worst example of anything
> the world has to offer in a human being.
You don't get out much? You don't read the headlines? Didn't pay
attention in history class? Shame.
> Again, not a figure of speech.
Again, cool.
> Underoos in a bunch implies cuteness.
It does? I thought it implied you were having a fit. Seems applicable.
And, yeah, not a figure of speech. ;o)
And, speaking of cuteness, here are some random underoos quotes
courtesy of Google:
"That particular catch-22 really, really gets my Superman Underoos in a
bunch. Grr."
"... getting their Darth Vader Underoos in a bunch over Lucas pulling
another..."
"That said, don't you DARE get your Jason Voorhees Underoos in a bunch,
okay?"
"It also made me wonder, though, whether Spiderman Underoos are really
that sinister."
"Quit getting your underoos all in a bunch."
"... so don't get your Wonder Woman Underoos in a bunch."
"That is to say, I refuse to let the wherebys and heretofores of
English grammar get my Underoos in a bunch to the point where I
second-guess my writing and..."
"... and sleeps comfortably at night in his Orgg underoos."
"... doesn't offer a direct link to the post that got your Aslan
Underoos all in a bunch."
"I'm going to work tomorrow with my underoos on the outside."
Underoos, apparently, are really frigging popular.
> I WISH YOU WERE DEAD.
I WISH YOU WERE CALM!
> The fact that you can infect the minds of children
> makes me want to drive to Pennsylvania and
> picket the Foose School.
You'd look pretty stupid out there with your little sign, Kavin. And
I'm certain that a great many of my students would be laughing about an
adult driving from Atlanta to Harrisburg to "save" them from the
"infection" of my art instruction.
You'd better be prepared, also, to draw SpongeBob, Hello Kitty,
Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, "Spider-Man Woman",
"SpongeBob Girl", Power Puff Girls (and Boys), Bratz girls, Tupac,
Fifty Cent, Raven, et al., as well as entertain requests for portraits
and bubble letters, Kavin.
Why? Because the first thing some of the kids will ask is just that.
"*Why* is the man standing there with his sign, Mr. James? Can he draw
better than you?"
> Don't talk to me of Karma.
Can we talk, instead, about SSRIs? What's your deal, Kavin?
> I WOULD NOT WEEP, MAKE ALLOWANCES,
> OR SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT YOU, were
> you to die tomorrow.
Hmm. Well, shoe on the other foot, I'd be able to say, "Kavin said he
bought gift cards for Christmas presents."
Gift cards are nice.
> Do you get it now?
Pretty much, I'd say. Your underoos are REALLY in a bunch.
> That's not bunched underwear, buddy.
Buddy! Aw, see, there's hope yet, buddy.
> That is pure hatred. And you deserve every ounce of it.
So you weigh your hatred in ounces? I would've assumed I'd merit metric
tons of hatred. I mean as much as you complain.
> I am just thankful you have not reproduced.
Hey, me too. Children are expensive. You should see what I spend at
Wal-Mart, Dollar General, Staples, Target, etc. Yeesh! And that's
without kids of my own!
> kt> > And lots of time will agree with me.
> >
> cj> English, please.
>
> Bwahahahahahah! Hook, line and sinker.
I asked for English, not a quote from American Angler! ;o)
> And seemingly countless others would indicate a
> time of more than two weeks?(paraphrased from you)
>
> If, in your POORLY defined post, people equal time,
> then time must equal people.
Oh, good grief. It was a joke. You were making a joke. Now THAT's
genuinely funny albeit accidentally.
> And no, that's not a gauge.
And that's your version of a pun, I gather. Kavin, no wonder you hate
me so much. You have absolutely no sense of humor. Why don't you start
with a nice knock-knock joke?
Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Banana.
Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Banana.
Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Banana.
Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Banana.
Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Orange.
Orange who?
Orange you glad I didn't say banana?
> Kavin
Or try this one:
Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Nobody.
Nobody who?
Hth.
--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/
Lubbert Das
"Curt James" <curt...@gmail.com> just posted more drivel
news:1167006298.7...@48g2000cwx.googlegroups.com...
> Kavin Taylor wrote:
> [...]
>
Damn it, I thought for a second the corpse was twitching but it was just
two guys pokin' it with a stick.
Kavin...@gmail.com
Curt James wrote:
>. Kavin, no wonder you hate
> me so much. You have absolutely no sense of humor.
No. I hate you because you are worthy of contempt.
Your skills of deflection need to be worked upon.
"I was just joking" is something people say when they want someone to
not think poorly of them. Hat in hand, Mr. James?
It changes nothing. Yes, my wishing you were dead does reflect on me.
Who else? And I stand by it. You are the weakest example of a 44
year-old male I've ever met. I don't think you should be teaching. I
don't think you should be breathing.
Unlike you, I can take a stand.
And by the way, I'm very happy. You can ask quite a few here on RAB
about my sense of humor. They have met me. I don't have posts about
me being creepy, unlike you.
I'm very happy with the thought that you could be dead at any moment.
The sooner the better. If it doesn't happen, my happiness does not
change. If it does happen, I might not throw a party, but I will never
write anything saying you had any worth.
You can't declare me bad, evil or anything else. As I've pointed out
before, the fact you can't declare a tattoo bad makes you incapable of
ever declaring anything as good or bad, good or evil, black or white, 1
or 2.
Do I wish you dead? That would be too much effort. But then maybe
there is a student in your alternative school that has a black
trenchcoat . . .
Willyboy
>
> Curt James wrote:
>>
>> . Kavin, no wonder you hate me so much. You have absolutely no
>> sense of humor.
>>
> No. I hate you because you are worthy of contempt.
>
the courtesy to killfile the other? Better yet why not
each of you killfile the other.
I mean seriously... I had you both killfiled myself, changed
my mail reader and bam, here you are, *still*, yammering away
at each other like a couple of pissed off lovers.
It's Christmas eve, go crawl under the mistletoe and kiss and
make up or just let it be, fer god's sake....
Sheesh...
--
Willyboy |"I know of no more encouraging fact
| than the unquestionable ability of
willyboy at one dot net | man to elevate his life by a conscious
| endeavor" -H. D. Thoreau
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Willy is a charter member of the Peter Pan Club. Ask him about it.
The Queen of Cans and Jars
Kavin...@gmail.com
Willyboy wrote:
> Christ you two... Shut up already!
First, who the Fuck are you?
Second, why do I care?
You want attention? Start a thread.
If you think you are being witty, think again.
I'm trying to prove a point here. I'm not playing. I don't care if it
is Christmas. I do truly wish Curt to be dead. I don't think he has
purpose.
Go climb up Curt's ass if you think you need to. If you see my name,
don't read the post. Or aren't you capable of that? Actually, you
just proved you aren't.
And I wouldn't brag about being a member of the Peter Pan club.
And I bet you think that wars just, what, dissolve?
Hippie.
Kavin
Kavin...@gmail.com
Willyboy wrote:
>
<snipped>
P.S.
Shut up you stupid, fat fag.
Did I miss anything?
I'm sure Buddha loves you, so why the Christmas reference? Covering
your bases?
Kavin
Curt James
Curt James
> Curt James wrote:
> "I was just joking" is something people say
> when they want someone to not think poorly
> of them. Hat in hand, Mr. James?
I've said it before and I'll say it here for the last time:
You're not very good at this, Kavin.
I didn't say, "I was just joking." Rather, I said, "Oh, good grief. It
was a joke. You were making a joke. Now THAT's genuinely funny albeit
accidentally." That in response to your weak "And lots of time will
agree with me."
Again, "It was a joke," with *It* referring to your attempt at humor or
however you choose to describe your words. Duh, Kavin. Read for
comprehension much? Go back and read the post again. Or not. I'm done
with you.
Enjoy your hate, Peaches. :oD
--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/
Curt James
[...]
> It's Christmas eve, <snip>
Yes, it is.
Enjoy your holiday and have a prosperous 2007.
--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/
yttrx
> Kavin...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> Curt James wrote:
>>>
>>> . Kavin, no wonder you hate me so much. You have absolutely no
>>> sense of humor.
>>>
>> No. I hate you because you are worthy of contempt.
>>
> Christ you two... Shut up already! Would one of you have
> the courtesy to killfile the other? Better yet why not
> each of you killfile the other.
>
> I mean seriously... I had you both killfiled myself, changed
> my mail reader and bam, here you are, *still*, yammering away
> at each other like a couple of pissed off lovers.
>
> It's Christmas eve, go crawl under the mistletoe and kiss and
> make up or just let it be, fer god's sake....
>
> Sheesh...
>
Shut the FUCK up willyboy, you stupid cunt.
PS: fuck you.
-----yttrx
i'll teach you to turn away.
LD> Damn it, I thought for a second the corpse was twitching but it was just
LD> two guys pokin' it with a stick.
as it has been for way, way too long.
rab died before keith did. it's at least two years.
lish "who you don't hurt
cr...@got.net will never know you." -lh
43.9% / 30 RANA 128 / 70
Willyboy
I've been kicking around here since 1997 or so; mostly a
silent lurker, posting when I get new ink or upsize a
piercing or when something moves me to chime in. Why, I
got rabbit ears when I first came along. Things were a bit
different back then. :)
So, my Queen, I'm a nobody. A long time lurker. Just
an ink collector; nothing more, nothing less, and I'll not
be out of lurk mode long.
Oh and for the historians out there who will research my
claim of 1997ish, other accounts have been 'nawhh' 'gewhh'
and a few others I suspect...
Cheers, Queen, and thanks for asking. I won't disturb you
any further... < bows > < retreats to a comfortable chair
in the corner, by the fire, to continue reading his book >
Willyboy
>
> Willyboy wrote:
>> <snipped>
>>
> Shut up you stupid, fat fag.
>
BooHoo, the big bad man was mean to me...
> Did I miss anything?
>
> I'm sure Buddha loves you,
>
The short fat one loves no one, Kavin. Of course, he
also hates no one but his compassion is all encompassing.
So tell me, do you know what to do if you meet a Buddha
on the road?
<comments on your other post>
You know, Kavin, I didn't attack you and didn't support
Curt; the fact that you opted to attack me is very illuminating.
*And* if you read my post I think it was quite clear that
I *did* have you both in my ignore file. When I upgraded
my newsreader (new, empty filters) I found both of you still
going at it. It surprised me and I felt like commenting on
it. You shouldn't read more into it than that. Blame it on
the egg nog or the spiced rum cider.
> And I wouldn't brag about being a member of the Peter Pan club.
>
That's because you don't have any idea what PPC is all about.
Still, I get the sense that you'd not be interested.
Frankly, I don't care. Congratulations on your new piercings,
BTW. And don't worry, Kavin - I won't disturb you and Curt
any further. I'm back in lurk mode, so no need to reply.
Cheers to all...
Curt James
[...]
> So tell me, do you know what to do if you
> meet a Buddha on the road?
http://www.google.com/search?q=what+do+you+do+if+you+meet+a+buddha+in+the+road
Damn! That's rather harsh.
http://www.amazon.com/Meet-Buddha-Pilgrimage-Psychotherapy-Patients/dp/0553278320
"This book is a wonderful read for anyone who wonders, worries or
agonizes about the meaning of life, and whether they're doing it
"right." Psychotherapist Kopp wrote this book in 1972, but it still
works today.
Whether giving or receiving therapy, this book reminds us that we are
all humans -- nobody has all the answers. The eschatological laundry
list (which I've seen roaming around the web, but never attributed to
Kopp) has become a classic.
1. This is it!
2. There are no hidden meanings.
3. You can't get there from here, and besides, there's no place else to
go.
4. We are all already dying and we'll be dead for a long time.
5. Nothing lasts!
6. There is no way of getting all you want.
7. You can't have anything unless you let go of it.
8. You only get to keep what you give away.
9. There is no particular reason why you lost out on some things.
10. The world is not necessarily just. Being good often does not pay
off and there is no compensation for misfortune.
11. You have the responsibility to do your best nonetheless.
12. It is a random universe to which we bring meaning.
13. You don't really control anything.
14. You can't make someone love you.
I'll stop there -- there's more in the book, and if you find the list
discouraging, you need to read the book. If you find the words
encouraging, you need to read the book. Add it to your list of books to
give friends who are feeling glum and hopeless.
Use it as a group discussion book!
After reading this (at different stages in my life), I still find it
centering and soothing. A good addition to the self-help library, along
with The Road Less Traveled."
Dale A. Blanchard
Hmmm. And *that*'s rather cool.
> I'm back in lurk mode, so no need to reply.
Ha!
Hey, if you've lurked since 1997 (and I trust that you have) then you
fully realize or are at least aware that I never *need* to reply but,
yeah, I often do.
--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/
Lubbert Das
"Curt James" <curt...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1167104528.5...@f1g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hey, if you've lurked since 1997 (and I trust that you have) then you
> fully realize or are at least aware that I never *need* to reply but,
> yeah, I often do.
>
> --
> Curt
> http://curtjames.com/
>
goes against every miserable fiber in your scrawny little body.....even
when you have nothing to say.
Lubbert Das
"i'll teach you to turn away." <cr...@got.net> wrote in message
news:4vatr3F...@mid.individual.net...
except for the tumor. Came back a couple months ago to find Keef gone,
RAB a wasteland and the tumor happy as a clam about the whole thing.
TANJ.
yttrx
> Lubbert Das <lubbe...@stoneofmadness.net> wrote:
> LD> Damn it, I thought for a second the corpse was twitching but it was just
> LD> two guys pokin' it with a stick.
>
> as it has been for way, way too long.
>
> rab died before keith did. it's at least two years.
>
Rab was dead before the second time I left, and that was while I was still
in Chicago. So it's been more than six years.
-----yttrx
yttrx
You got it exactly. Keith dying was great fortune for Curt.
Of course, Curt claims to be ignoring me now, so you'll have to quote
this for him to see it.
-----yttrx
The Queen of Cans and Jars
> Cheers, Queen, and thanks for asking. I won't disturb you
> any further... < bows > < retreats to a comfortable chair
> in the corner, by the fire, to continue reading his book >
what disturbs me is people who complain about the state of things but
don't contribute anything themselves.
Willyboy
>
little voice in here, but...
It was a *minor* complaint. Truth is, compared to yourself
and many of the others, I don't have a lot to contribute. I'm
not nearly as knowledgeable about tattoos and piercings and the
like than many others here. I can share from personal experience-
four tattoos, two run of the mill (though stretched) piercings-
but not much more. From 1997 through about 2002 (mostly in 1997
thru 1999 - I checked, my first post was July 1997) I was a bit
more active, but since then things have become more contentious
in here and I've been far less inclined to chime in.
I should try and do better...
Curt James
> The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
> > what disturbs me is people who complain about the state
> > of things but don't contribute anything themselves.
> >
> You're right, of course,
How is she right?
Firstly, what is "the state of things" per Queen's comment? Secondly,
what does she offer here that would indicate she's the one to protest
about those who "don't contribute anything themselves"?
> and I pointed that I really had very little voice in here, but...
>
> It was a *minor* complaint.
And what some would certainly consider a contribution as well. You
simply asked two patrons of a newsgroup to "stop yammering away at each
other." A reasonable request, imo.
> Truth is, compared to yourself and many of the others, I don't
> have a lot to contribute.
Opinion.
> I'm not nearly as knowledgeable about tattoos and piercings
> and the like than many others here.
And while that may be true, it doesn't mean much so far as posting to
RAB is concerned. In fact, how many newsgroups do you frequent that
actually maintain a completely on topic posting standard?
> I can share from personal experience-
> four tattoos, two run of the mill (though stretched) piercings-
> but not much more.
And?
What makes your experiences any less than those of others here?
> From 1997 through about 2002 (mostly in 1997 thru 1999 - I
> checked, my first post was July 1997) I was a bit more active,
> but since then things have become more contentious in here
> and I've been far less inclined to chime in.
Okay.
> I should try and do better...
Sounds almost like a resolution to me.
> Willyboy
--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/
i'll teach you to turn away.
y> i'll teach you to turn away. <cr...@got.net> wrote:
>> as it has been for way, way too long.
>> rab died before keith did. it's at least two years.
y> in Chicago. So it's been more than six years.
well, rab was still FUN at that point, so i wasn't counting those
years.
lish "forget it," he said.
cr...@got.net "oral sex gives me amnesia." -sk
jmwill...@yahoo.com
> Kavin...@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > I'm sure Buddha loves you,
> >
> The short fat one loves no one, Kavin.
Hotei was short and fat. The Tathagata was pretty lean.
> Of course, he
> also hates no one but his compassion is all encompassing.
> So tell me, do you know what to do if you meet a Buddha
> on the road?
The same thing nearly everyone wants to do with Curt.
--
JMW
(A Zen Buddhist from MFW whose karuna is constantly tested by Mr.
James)
Special note to Mr. James: Whenever you start really screeching at your
"enemies" in MFW, like during the past few days, I usually check RAB to
see if you're taking vengeance for being smacked around here. My
suspicions are now confirmed.
Willyboy
>
> Willyboy wrote:
>>
>> Kavin...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm sure Buddha loves you,
>>>
>> The short fat one loves no one, Kavin.
>>
> Hotei was short and fat. The Tathagata was pretty lean.
>
discovered I post to, alt.buddha.short.fat.guy
In reality Buddhas come in all shapes and sizes. I'm pretty
sure my Malinois is a bodhisattva, here to help me on my journey.
>> Of course, he also hates no one but his compassion is all
>> encompassing. So tell me, do you know what to do if you meet a
>> Buddha on the road?
>>
> The same thing nearly everyone wants to do with Curt.
>
:)
Curt
> Willyboy wrote:
> > Kavin...@gmail.com wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm sure Buddha loves you,
> > >
> > The short fat one loves no one, Kavin.
>
> Hotei was short and fat. The Tathagata was pretty lean.
>
> > Of course, he also hates no one but his compassion
> > is all encompassing.
> > So tell me, do you know what to do if you meet a
> > Buddha on the road?
>
> The same thing nearly everyone wants to do with Curt.
Hey, I'm not alone on that count though, am I, John? ;o)
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.fitness.weights/msg/fde1dc983ee8b77d
> JMW
> (A Zen Buddhist from MFW whose karuna is constantly
Karuna? HA! You're a Zen Buddhist like [insert any diametrically
opposed items here].
> tested by Mr. James)
You seem to need a test or two, John.
> Special note to Mr. James: Whenever you start really
> screeching at your "enemies" in MFW, like during the
> past few days,
Really? Guess you haven't been reading MFW then.
> I usually check RAB to see if you're taking vengeance
> for being smacked around here. My suspicions are
> now confirmed.
Keep telling yourself that, John.
--
Curt