MrPeng Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 You will all be happy to know that I have returned from my vacation, mostly safe, but with a bad case of sunburn... yes, it's true, I have a red neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Abbott Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 "Picture yourself in a boat on a river........." "We were talking - about the space between us all And the people - who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion Never glimpse the truth - then it's far too late - when they pass away." I for one appreciate your point of view and the fact you take the time to post it. What color is your bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbott Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 In your time The innocence will fall away In your time The mission bells will toll All along The corridors and river beds There’ll be sign In your time Towering waves Will crash across your southern capes Massive storms Will reach your eastern shores Fields of green Will tumble through your summer days By design In your time Feel the wind And set yourself the bolder course Keep your heart As open as a shrine You’ll sail the perfect line And after all The dead ends and the lessons learned After all The stars have turned to stone There’ll be peace Across the great unbroken void All benign In your time You’ll be fine In your time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidan1 Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 I never got to be a hippy.....I spent my wonder years in the military, those experiences shaped my point of view...whether some think it good or bad, I can't account for that, but it is my point of view and I'm sticking to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbott Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I never got to be a hippy.....I spent my wonder years in the military, those experiences shaped my point of view...whether some think it good or bad, I can't account for that, but it is my point of view and I'm sticking to it. My father was a WWII veteran, 5th. Army Airforce. I enlisted on my eighteenth birthday. My brother was a Marine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeng Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 KneeDanONE! Hippies aren't good for much. Some of their sentiments peace, love and understanding are attractive, but when you get down to brass tacks, they pretty much just fold on getting anything done. It is the rare Hippie with the wherewithal to actually do something. All talk and a lot of sitting around stoned. I worked on a Green Peace campaign for awhile. I was the only one who seemed to take the job seriously (other than the committed handlers). All the "field reps" were slackers, and they made very little money in our suburban forays. I dressed neatly, studied the material, and was able to bring coherent arguments and actual facts to the door of our targets. My cohorts looked like hippies, came to work stoned, didn't know what they were talking about (although they had very definite opinions about everything) and didn't appear to actually give a rat's bung about doing the actual hard work of knocking on doors, talking intelligently to people and closing the sale. It is, after all, a sales job. Selling whatever the customer wants - no nukes, save the whales, stop ocean dumping - whatever, I was there to sell it to them for the low low price of a $25 annual subscription. More, if they were willing to pay for it. My colleagues were more interested in hacky sack, a quick joint on the drive to the target neighborhood and how they were going to spend their 5% commission at the bar on Friday after work, than they were in selling people a feeling that they were helping. So, Hippies are useless, except as an object lesson in how not to get anything worth doing done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Hippie Chicks excepted, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidan1 Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 Yesterdays hippies are today's CEOs in some cases, Mr Peng , a lot of the counter culture stuff from the 60's is now translated into "Corporate Paradigm". I guess feeeling good all the time can be fun....but eventually the hard work needs to be done in order to survive. I am remined of the tale of the ants and the grasshopper, but who pays attention to that old stuff now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlichtingen Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Hippies were good for music... beyond that, ship 'em off to boot camp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlichtingen Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Yesterdays hippies are today's CEOs in some cases, Mr Peng , a lot of the counter culture stuff from the 60's is now translated into "Corporate Paradigm". Very true... I think Steve Jobs is one of the last hippies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeng Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I am generalizing about hippies of course. I'm all for sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll. Although I'm too old for the drugs these days, the sex and rock 'n' roll still work for me. You don't have to be a hippie to be a lazy, ignorant putz with a huge sense of entitlement - you pretty much just have to be an American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeo Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I want licorice flavored toothpase without flouride but with whitening agents, and I want it now, damnit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rleete Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Hippies aren't good for much. My neice, an aspiring actress, has recently been chosen as a "minor character" in the hippy film Taking Woodstock, directed by Ang Lee. It's a speaking role, so it's step up from just an extra. Here's hoping she makes the big time. IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127896/fullcredits (no, she is not listed there) MrPeng, I've left you hanging for long enough (you're starting to get a bit pungent). I hereby officially surrender. You may now place the Asterisk of Shame next to my name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbott Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 You don't have to be a hippie to be a lazy, ignorant putz with a huge sense of entitlement - you pretty much just have to be an American. LOL, you would make a good Canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeng Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 My neice, an aspiring actress, has recently been chosen as a "minor character" in the hippy film Taking Woodstock, directed by Ang Lee. It's a speaking role, so it's step up from just an extra. Here's hoping she makes the big time. IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127896/fullcredits (no, she is not listed there) MrPeng, I've left you hanging for long enough (you're starting to get a bit pungent). I hereby officially surrender. You may now place the Asterisk of Shame next to my name. Bloody hell. I want a rematch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbott Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 My neice, an aspiring actress, has recently been chosen as a "minor character" in the hippy film Taking Woodstock, directed by Ang Lee. It's a speaking role, so it's step up from just an extra. Here's hoping she makes the big time. IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127896/fullcredits (no, she is not listed there) Is it enough of a role for her to get a union card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeng Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I want licorice flavored toothpase without flouride but with whitening agents, and I want it now, damnit! Why? Why Licorice? It is the most horrible 'flavor' ever discovered. It's as tasty as guano, as delectable as cat-sick and as appealing as watching two girls one cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeo Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Ok, Ok, I want cinnamon flavored toothpaste without flouride but with whitening agents, and I want it in a gold box, and I want it now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rleete Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Bloody hell. I want a rematch! I take 8 months to give up halfway through the first one, and you want to do it again? Have you always been a glutton for punishment like that? Did you purposely pass notes in class so the nuns would rap your knuckles with a ruler? Do you swear at cops just for the fun of getting a ticket? Do you blatantly cheat on income taxes just to experience the joy that is an IRS audit? Sheesh, just tell Berlichtingen that you don't hate Mondays and leave me out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlichtingen Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Why? Why Licorice? It is the most horrible 'flavor' ever discovered. Not even close. Artificial raspberry has got to be the worst... and what halfwit thought it would be a good idea to put it in tea? Or worse, salad dressing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Radley Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 It's all a matter of who I'm playing ... in your case, yes I did get bored ... very early ... and consistently but then I'm sure you're used to people getting bored in your presence. Joe What is harder? Arguing with Joe or fighting my own apathy towards arguing with Joe. Or Joe's head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeng Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Not even close. Artificial raspberry has got to be the worst... and what halfwit thought it would be a good idea to put it in tea? Or worse, salad dressing? Probably some filthy Hippie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Radley Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Not even close. Artificial raspberry has got to be the worst... and what halfwit thought it would be a good idea to put it in tea? Or worse, salad dressing? What about caviar-flavored ice cream? That'll bring tears to your eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeo Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 My big KITTY will be drinking caviar flavoured Tea over the mangled remains of your doughty Murkin hippies, RADLEY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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