Eplaya, a cross section of views?

[tatonka]

I hope Green Bay wins Sunday

Lived in Wisc. 1/3 of my life before moving to the left coast..
Hope to see the game on TV>>

I was born in Cumberland Wis , lived there from 1955 - 1969

[Captain Goddammit]

All shall be eventually doomed by the unstoppable Seattle Seahawks!

[ranger magnum]

I never had much interest in the NFL, but when they let that piece of shit Michael Vick back in, I now boycott it completely.

[goathead]

who is Michael Vick?

[gaminwench]

I'm from Lubbock, Texas;
California, now.

Ex-organizedreligion, ex-football, ex-fast food.

[lucky420]

All shall be eventually doomed by the unstoppable Seattle Seahawks!

Yes!

[Elderberry]

who is Michael Vick?

He's the football player that was involved with dog fighting.
http://www.google.com/search?q=michael+ ... TF-8&hl=en

[unjonharley]

I wpould not take her to a dog fight.. Even If she was a sure winner..

[The Rod]

Fuck professional sports.


Talk about a waste of time, money and resources.



Bread and circuses will keep the masses distracted while Rome burns to the ground. With corporate sponsorship no less...




With my unpopular views vs. the sports fans on here, I'd say that Eplaya represents a section of cross views for sure...

[BeeWeeDee]

Eplaya, a cross section of views on a single topic?? - possibly but

There is never a single topic that stays as a single topic - EVER

Eplaya, a cross section of views on everything?? - Not possible (I have in mind a Venn diagram illustrating this)

[maryanimal]

All this stuff about Reddit made me curious. I've never heard of it, so I took a look, read some Burning Man threads. and decided it's not for me.I wasn't impressed. I looked at other threads too. I'm sure it has some here other threads that may be interesting.

[Elderberry]

Fuck professional sports.


Talk about a waste of time, money and resources.



Bread and circuses will keep the masses distracted while Rome burns to the ground. With corporate sponsorship no less...




With my unpopular views vs. the sports fans on here, I'd say that Eplaya represents a section of cross views for sure...

And tax free non-profit status for the NFL don't forget.

[TomServo]

Fuck professional sports.


Talk about a waste of time, money and resources.



Bread and circuses will keep the masses distracted while Rome burns to the ground. With corporate sponsorship no less...




With my unpopular views vs. the sports fans on here, I'd say that Eplaya represents a section of cross views for sure...

Except Roller Derby..not really professional by NFL standards..but I will allow them to distract me.

[media]

[robbidobbs]

Who is this Miss Conda that's being outed, like its something important? I'd be pissed if I was trying to keep upright and there was a damn camera in my face.
Default celebrity has no value in the dirt IMO. Respect is currency. Unless you're working or actively participating, you're just another spectator.
My fucking opinion, and it farts too.

[The Rod]

And tax free non-profit status for the NFL don't forget.

Oh, of course!






Roller Derby is a REAL sport,

[Lonesomebri]

One reason I really love this forum more than many online political forums is the cross section of views. In many other places, the standard is kinda set; a liberal website has liberal comments with dissenters from the right. Or the other way around. Seldom is there a feeling that basic humanity is shared, many things held in common, but here's where we disagree. In most on-line political comments it's either "yeah, absolutely right", or "get out of here". Mostly just alot of confirmation of already held opinions swapped around. On social/hobby on-line forums it's just agreeing about something or refining it, but not a lot of mental challengers to one's own personal views. I never come here to see my outlook confirmed. What I see is a bunch of freaking weirdo geniuses who blow me away, then I discover we disagree on whatever, and they still blow me away, and maybe I learn something. Eplaya, like the Burn is so big and diverse, there is no unifying view. Whenever everyone agrees, that's the time to worry ('cause everyone never agrees, somebody is getting shafted when they do). Oh well, thanks to the internet and eplaya I get to hang out with a bunch of incredible, talented, smart, engaging people who I don't agree with. I love the cross section of views that is found here.

[vargaso]

One reason I really love this forum more than many online political forums is the cross section of views. In many other places, the standard is kinda set; a liberal website has liberal comments with dissenters from the right. Or the other way around. Seldom is there a feeling that basic humanity is shared, many things held in common, but here's where we disagree. In most on-line political comments it's either "yeah, absolutely right", or "get out of here". Mostly just alot of confirmation of already held opinions swapped around. On social/hobby on-line forums it's just agreeing about something or refining it, but not a lot of mental challengers to one's own personal views. I never come here to see my outlook confirmed. What I see is a bunch of freaking weirdo geniuses who blow me away, then I discover we disagree on whatever, and they still blow me away, and maybe I learn something. Eplaya, like the Burn is so big and diverse, there is no unifying view. Whenever everyone agrees, that's the time to worry ('cause everyone never agrees, somebody is getting shafted when they do). Oh well, thanks to the internet and eplaya I get to hang out with a bunch of incredible, talented, smart, engaging people who I don't agree with. I love the cross section of views that is found here.

Yep. The only thing we all have in common is, we love the Burn. That's about it, but it's enough to foster a sense of a common purpose, so that when we do disagree, we're able to compartmentalize that disagreement to the subject at hand, while still respecting each others' humanity (for the most part). That's a freeing feeling.

[Roy333]

"I just came back from my first time. Burning Man is interesting. It's amazing and terrible. Awe-inspiring and depressing. Mind-blowing and cynical. Paradise, purgatory, and hell all rolled into one. I had a great time, I also had an awful time. But all in all I would go back. It's like a complicated book - you have to read it a couple times to figure out what it's about and if you like it or not. There are sad parts and happy parts, but hey man, that's life. You can still enjoy it."

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way...

I say high, you say low
You say why and I say I don't know, oh no
You say goodbye and I say hello
(Hello goodbye hello goodbye) Hello hello
(Hello goodbye) I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello

I'm a little late responding to the post and I'm not sure why I did, but I felt the moment.

[Roy333]

I just read this whole thread, including my last post. I must say 99% of the time I was totally confused, but suddenly like a lightning bolt there it was.
Now I Totally GET it.
Do you think I'm going to let you in on my secret and enlighten everyone?
No Way.
At least if I don't explain myself people can't tell me I'm wrong,
but if they do tell me I'm wrong I know it will only be because they misunderstood what I would have said.

[robbidobbs]

The peak lasts about 4 hours. You should come down in a safe place without anything sharp around.

[graidawg]

What's this thread about again?