Quote O' The Day

[Peelz]

Today at 09:42:30 AM] Adam700Raptor08: anal lube is the best

rock it out brutha! 

[Krandall]

"Man is a mystery. One must solve it. I occupy myself with this mystery because I want to be a man." -Fyodor Dostoevsky


The 19th-century Russian writer, best known for his novel Crime and Punishment, wrestled with the idea of the human condition while writing about the psychological state of man; his musings are considered a precursor to 20th-century Existentialism. These were the prophetic words of the writer -- at the time only 18 years old -- in a letter to his brother. He wrote: "the atmosphere of man's soul consists in a fusion of heaven with earth" and "the law of man's inner nature is beyond him."

[Krandall]

"A man who does not endeavour to seem more than he is will generally be thought nothing of." -William Hazlitt


In his 1837 treatise In The Manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims, the English humanist writer continues: "we habitually make such large deductions for pretence and imposture that no real merit will stand against them. It is necessary to set off our good qualities with a certain air of plausibility and self-importance, as some attention to fashion is necessary." On the same subject of appearance and character, Hazlitt also notes in his book of essays, Table Talk, that judging by looks, through seemingly "the most superficial, is perhaps the safest, and least liable to deceive," as "actions may be counterfeited; but a man cannot help his looks."

[Troy]

[Today at 02:59:52 PM] SegKast: Hola Lang

[Today at 02:59:58 PM] SegKast: How goes the day Corrie >

[Today at 02:59:58 PM] PeelsSE2: so...glad you arre not black

[Troy]

[Today at 03:04:34 PM] PeelsSE2: just saying, I dont wanna see you drinking outta my water fountain

   

[Peelz]

damn you troy!

[Krandall]

"The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not also a man of honor." -George Bernard Shaw


This quote came from the Irish playwright's 1906 work, The Doctor's Dilemma, which, like most of his work, illustrated ethically ambiguous situations. Even Shaw's bleaker plays tended to have his trademark wit: he is said to have been one of the most influential playwrights in the English language. But The Doctor's Dilemma never strays into overly serious territory. "Life does not cease to be funny when people die," announces the main character, Dr. Ridgeon, "any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh."

[Spartan]

[Today at 07:00:07 PM] SegKast: time to hit the gym as Geo's cock gobblin ass would say

[Today at 07:00:18 PM] Spartan727: Later geo, I mean seg

[Today at 07:00:18 PM] SegKast: Stay beautiful Bitches

[Today at 07:00:22 PM] Langford: have fun, do a few extra reps for me

[Today at 07:00:25 PM] Spartan727:

[Today at 07:00:28 PM] SegKast: hell no

[Today at 07:00:36 PM] Langford: then pinch your ass and wink in the mirror for me too 

[Krandall]

"Man's greatest concern is to know how he shall properly fill his place in the universe and correctly understand what he must be in order to be a man." -Immanuel Kant


In his 1904 book, Educational Theory of Immanuel Kant, the German philosopher explained that man has an incomplete understanding of his will and his compulsions. He argued that articulating -- as opposed to only philosophizing -- about morals is crucial. "The simple man has a sense of right very early, but very late, or not at all, a concept of right." In other words, "filling his place in the universe" requires deciding, intellectually and with reasoning, to be guided by certain morals -- rather than just growing into them.

[Krandall]

"The men who know most are the most gloomy." -Bertrand Russell


In his 1955 Russell-Einstein Manifesto, the British philosopher sought to articulate the dangers of nuclear warfare. The document was issued in the midst of the Cold War and boasted a collection of famous signatories (including Einstein). Elsewhere, Russell meditated on happiness: sometimes a man "may feel so completely thwarted that he seeks no form of satisfaction, but only distraction and oblivion... he seeks to make life bearable by becoming less alive. Drunkenness, for example, is temporary suicide."

[Peelz]

totally true.


Ignorance is bliss.  I wish I was stupid, like preddy, life would be sweet.

[Krandall]

Or like funyun

[Krandall]

we know..
[Today at 03:21:04 PM] del ban preddy08: What can I say, randi and I like it black

[Krandall]

[Today at 04:00:51 PM] del ban Mad Dog: hmm, if I consider the computer a replacement for a woman and a social life...which at this point it basically is anyway....I'm sure I can justify a larger budget

[Today at 04:01:01 PM] del ban Krandall:

[Today at 04:01:09 PM] del ban Krandall: md, you don't need a girl

[Today at 04:01:13 PM] del ban Krandall: you have raptor forums

[Today at 04:01:17 PM] del ban Mad Dog: I've talked to you bastards more than I have a woman

[Today at 04:01:19 PM] del ban Krandall:

[Today at 04:01:22 PM] del ban Krandall:

[Krandall]

A man can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe



The 19th-century German writer was anything but ordinary. His legacy extended into at least three different fields and he is considered one of history's greatest polymaths. A 1926 attempt by psychologist Catherine Cox to estimate the IQs of major historical figures put Goethe squarely at the top, estimating his at 210 (5 points above Einstein). Goethe started writing when very young -- allegedly he wrote an experimental novel in six languages at the age of seven -- and he went on to write about color theory and biology as well as producing landmark works of literature.