Creative Distopia

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Creative Distopia

Post by theCryptofishist » Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:33 pm

You know the one--you're forced to be creative and then Big Brother and Mustapha Mond give you a hard time for getting out of place.





I just have to put up counter-threads to thread titles that annoy me.



And Rob doesn't even think I'm evil.

Vile, however. . .
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Post by stuart » Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:35 pm

I am totally confused
call me baby

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Post by theCryptofishist » Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:39 pm

On you. . . it looks good.












(under http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=8120 )
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Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri

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Post by Ranger Genius » Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:42 pm

Is it just me, or is creative distopia a good theme camp name?
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Post by gigglesnort » Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:44 pm

sounds like eplaya camp to me.

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Post by theCryptofishist » Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:45 pm

All I know is that it's probably a bad thread for me to hide out in after sassing the firelf in his own thread. I'm going to the bar.
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Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri

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Post by Bob » Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:46 pm

Ahem...

Distopia? Would that be the opposite of Deuterium?
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Post by Rian Jackson » Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:21 pm

I knew we saw Fire Elf before.

Giving bad advice. But at last (s)he made sense at that point. Maybe one too many revelatory experiences?
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Post by theCryptofishist » Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:29 pm

i recognized there was something about this subculture that was affecting people like miracle grow...
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Our brands give beginning and expert gardeners all they need to create thick, green lawns, beautiful outdoor and indoor gardens, and delicious vegetables and fruits, as well as to keep their homes safe and sound from pests.

Our family of trusted brands includes Scotts, Miracle-Gro and Ortho, as well as specialty brands Osmocote, Hyponex and Earthgro. We are also the exclusive worldwide marketing agent for the consumer Roundup brand, owned by Monsanto, and we also offer products for professional horticulture.
Ha! I knew there was a Monsanto connection. I see your relavatory experiences, Rian, and I'll raise you unholy transgenic breeding.
my first forray was into the party scene...that was where my evolution had occured...so i dove in...but my experimenting with drugs to permanently shift perspectives was unsuccesful...the drug experience broke open the thought structures and allowed for wider vistas of perception, but this wasnt the permanent shift that i had experienced...and these vistas dissapeared like so many shadows once the drugs had run their course...
serendipity is my provider...it is thru the gracious hands of someone willing to make themselves a conduit for serrendipity that i will obtain a ticket for burning man...

whether or not your ticket ends up with me, thank you for being an instigator for serrendipity to flow through...
So did anyone gift him a ticket? And can I hire Rob the Wop to make that person's life a living hell?
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Post by buckethead alien » Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:34 pm

Rian Jackson wrote:I knew we saw Fire Elf before.

Giving bad advice. But at last (s)he made sense at that point. Maybe one too many revelatory experiences?
Too many morning glory seeds for breakfast.

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Post by Rian Jackson » Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:07 pm

if there's one good thing on that thread, it's this:

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Post by Silver 2 » Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:11 pm

Too many morning glory seeds for breakfast.
That's been my take on it

and:
# Individuals currently in the midst of emotional or psychological upheaval in their everyday lives should be careful about choosing to use psychedelics such as Morning Glory seeds as they can trigger even more difficulty.

# Individuals with a family history of schizophrenia or early onset mental illness should be extremely careful as psychedelics have been known to trigger latent psychological and mental problems.
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Post by theCryptofishist » Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:12 pm

Cute Rian.
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Post by Rob the Wop » Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:45 pm

theCryptofishist wrote: So did anyone gift him a ticket? And can I hire Rob the Wop to make that person's life a living hell?
For you fishie, its free. I've actually starting having evil thoughts once I read this.

Hhhmmmm...

What if I were to make interested motions in said person's world of psychodelic expertise? Then 'find' a "research article" (convincing, of course) suggesting that several ingrediants in, say ivory soap, would make a powerful hallucinagen. Think I could convince them to start licking soap bars?

The possibilities are endless...

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Post by Silver 2 » Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:31 pm

Hey, sometimes licking strange things work. On one of my parent's trips to Oz, about 15 years ago, they came across some kids chasing frogs. My parents, being practical folks, figured that they were trying to catch them to eat (the kids looking 'sorry'). While my mother helped chase frogs my father was dug through his pockets for money to give them (to buy something to go with their frogs). After the kids had captured three or four frogs they gave it up and my mother asked them how they were going to cook them. They replied, 'Not gonna eat'em mate; gonna lick 'em'. My parents remained totally bemused until an Aussie friend told them about cane toads.

Memo: to my parents in their 70's kid would be anyone from 15 to 40 and my father reported that he was so startled that he gave the 'rattiest young girl' $20 US.
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Post by samtzu » Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:33 pm

What if I were to make interested motions in said person's world of psychodelic expertise? Then 'find' a "research article" (convincing, of course) suggesting that several ingrediants in, say ivory soap, would make a powerful hallucinagen. Think I could convince them to start licking soap bars?
Make an interesting formula and they will consume it....

Back in my youth, someone mentioned that blue lupines had strychnine in them, so a friend and I spent an afternoon on a hillside consuming them, knowing that anything that had strychnine in it would get you high....

Nope...
The revolutionary does not grow up because he cannot grow, while the creative individual cannot grow up because he keeps growing ~~ Eric Hoffer

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Post by theCryptofishist » Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:12 am

samtzu wrote:
What if I were to make interested motions in said person's world of psychodelic expertise? Then 'find' a "research article" (convincing, of course) suggesting that several ingrediants in, say ivory soap, would make a powerful hallucinagen. Think I could convince them to start licking soap bars?
Make an interesting formula and they will consume it....

Back in my youth, someone mentioned that blue lupines had strychnine in them, so a friend and I spent an afternoon on a hillside consuming them, knowing that anything that had strychnine in it would get you high....

Nope...
Did people actually try and smoke banana peels as "Mellow Yellow"? Or urban myth?
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Post by samtzu » Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:27 am

theCryptofishist wrote:
samtzu wrote:
What if I were to make interested motions in said person's world of psychodelic expertise? Then 'find' a "research article" (convincing, of course) suggesting that several ingrediants in, say ivory soap, would make a powerful hallucinagen. Think I could convince them to start licking soap bars?
Make an interesting formula and they will consume it....

Back in my youth, someone mentioned that blue lupines had strychnine in them, so a friend and I spent an afternoon on a hillside consuming them, knowing that anything that had strychnine in it would get you high....

Nope...
Did people actually try and smoke banana peels as "Mellow Yellow"? Or urban myth?
Yes they did, because of the rumors that it would get you high. Like I said, give them a formula and they will consume it...
The revolutionary does not grow up because he cannot grow, while the creative individual cannot grow up because he keeps growing ~~ Eric Hoffer

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