General

[Azzy]

Its all the college professors fault, especially those damn philosophy ones!

[TrojanMan]

Originally Posted by Mayvik

The fact that was penned by a writing major makes me weep for America's education system.

Ha-yup.

She wasn't getting laughed at because she had a foggy lens or was shooting at a tree. She was getting laughed at because she's a high maintenance bimbo.


Oh, and Tom Clancy sucks.

[Walking_Target]

Going to have to pass this on to Silver_Dragon.

She's a duel major: English literature and French literature; just got into grad school for English.

I think she'll LOL over this, namely because she plays and has a very different attitude about paintball.

[heinous]

Originally Posted by Painthappy

Here's an interesting read from the University of Miami...

A girl's guide to paintball - Opinion


And her advice seems sound... heh...

"Do not wear nice clothes. Wear something you don't care about, like your boyfriend's clothes."

We all know how THAT relationship will turn out....

my history teacher once told me this is how women sees property in a marriage:

"What is mine is mine and what is yours is ours."

I think it applies here.

[oldschool]

Heinous - he got that wrong or your misquoting him

It's -

What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine and what's ours is mine

[Talfuchre]

Originally Posted by stevedavidson

"People have been saying 'kids these days' since the beginning of time. Generation X was critiqued by being a bunch of slackers and it disturbs me when we do the same to the millenials. We create our kids - and they act like we train them to act."

Did you ever stop to think that maybe the reason people have been saying this for generations is because it is true?

So your argument is that even though medicine has improved greatly in the last 500 years, technology is doubling every six months in the field of computers, and life expectancy has doubled in the last 300 years - that every successive generation is worse than the last?

I think there are some flaws in your logic.

I think you are arguing like EVERY generation has before you - that because the next generation doesn't do it like you do - that it MUST be wrong.

Don't get me wrong - I don't like everything I see from the Millenials - but I know they are hard working (most of them work full time and go to school full time) and thoughtful (many of them - you need to remember were raised by their grandparents - because the X'rs are working 2+ to afford all their debt.

I think you need to spend some more time really getting to know THIS generation - before you comment on what the media and a few bad examples tell you.

TF

[Walking_Target]

nah, it's simple.

We lack the natural causes that kill off the stupid....

[Talfuchre]

Originally Posted by Walking_Target

nah, it's simple.

We lack the natural causes that kill off the stupid....

I always wonder how many of the stupid make that claim. Not calling you stupid - but one thing that unites humanity is our ability to think we are superior to everyone.

TF

[Walking_Target]

that is true, but from a simple, scientific standpoint, using Darwin's theory of 'Survival of the Fittest' we currently lack most of the natural mechanisms which would weed out those unfit to survive.

On the other hand, we would also not have many great minds like Stephen Hawking.

However, aren't there days, when you would just love to reach across the counter at Starbucks and prove Darwin right?

[Kindred]

Originally Posted by Talfuchre

Sorry - I am a professor who needs better medication. I really do mean this as 95% joke and 5% 'put your money, or time, where you mouth is' critique of those who slam education.



TF

I don't need to....my township tax assessor puts my money wherever he damn well pleases ! (posted under the same 95%/05% rule)