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Re: Life on planet EarthWhere is “crushed by snake” on your list? “I thought the snake loved me like I loved him!”
LANESVILLE, Ind. - A 14-foot pet python crushed its owner to death, authorities said Tuesday after finding the snake loose in a southern Indiana shed with the man
- Airplane crash
- Eaten alive
- Burned alive
- Drowning
- Bleeding to death (stab, gunshot, etc)
- Woodchipper
- Langur Attack
- Crushed by Snake
Whoa whoa, whoa. You want the what to ride the what?
This guy lives here on planet Earth. And there are countless more people like him. Maybe in your neighborhood.
Police arrest naked man after he allegedly said he had a tool in his rectum
EL CERRITO, Calif. - A man was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon after police found him outdoors
THAT GUY HAD AN AWL IN HIS ASS!!!
THAT IS THE MOST FUCKED UP THING EVER!!!
(not really but its damn funny)
no, the most fucked up thing ever is that he was masturbating with an awl in his ass.
Scientists Levitate Small Animals
posted: 29 November 2006
Scientists have now levitated small live animals using sounds that are, well, uplifting.
In the past, researchers at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi’an, China, used ultrasound fields to successfully levitate globs of the heaviest solid and liquid
I don’t find this levitation article half as remarkable as the guy with the awl up his keister. Hell, I’ve found myself several feet off the ground at most Phish shows, so sound levitation aint that big a deal. But sticking a long pointed spike up your ass? I don’t care whether it’s wrapped in tape or not, I just can’t see doing that one at all. Know what I mean Vern?
I have three kids, and there are times when I’m totally convinced people are born totally evil, and it’s all about learning how to be good. Some people don’t get that far.
Going back to another thread somewhere on this board, good and evil are defined by the moral code of the society into which the children are born. Their behavior as babies/toddlers are simply impulse or non-reflective behaviors. Some children are more passive, some more active in their behaviors based upon genetic dispositions, but all of the behaviors are simply a response to internal desires and needs.
What we teach them is how to satisfy those needs in a morally, ethically, socially acceptable manner. Those who are not taught this, or for some physiological reason are incapable of understanding this learning, generally exhibit the “evil” or socially unacceptable behaviors. But in the process, all babies attempt to do the evil things because it’s not evil to them. It’s just them attempting to get what they want.
I’m not sure if this conversation is a hijack; if so, sorry, … but I just wanted to say that it can be argued that “evil” is really just selfish impulses that attempt to satisfy internal desires & needs. That was my point, and I was basically joking about my kids, who I don’t think are actually evil. They’re just … you know. Kids are awfully self-centered until they learn not to be is all. I think we all learn how to eventually care and love, but we start off naturally defensive and self-centered.
^ You’re not hijacking the thread, hosemasterflex. This is about life on Planet Earth. Everyone post. You all live here too. It’s great to hear what you think. “Water is too wet.” “Air is too dry.” “Dirt is too dirty.” “There are lots of other creatures that will eat me.” Don’t leave it up to me to post pictures of bears riding horses.
So people with the “Yea for me. Fuck you.” attitude just haven’t been taught how to be nice? Or perhaps the moral code of their society also dictates their behavior, like you said Fone? Some people are just especially nasty. Maybe they weren’t taught how to be nice or past experience with the opposite of nice changed them. Or perhaps a psychological problem keeps them grouchy. Or maybe they see smurfs and elves from other dimensions that tell them to do the wrong things. People locked up in mental institutions might just have an otherworldy influence that they can’t get rid of. Your asshole neighbor might have been stuck talking to Finsky the troll since he was little. (Or maybe I’m insane for even entertaining that thought. Or maybe other people are insane for never entertaining such thoughts.)
And what about extreme examples like serial killers? I wouldn’t think that something like an “Uncle Rudy touched my speacial area” experience would lead someone to want to kill and eat other people. I read some books written by the guy who started the criminal profiling stuff at the FBI. He and another guy went to prisons and extensively interviewed all the serial killer/mass muderer/holy shit guys. I can’t even begin to explain any of the details about the things they did. Why would such things ever happen? You could sit with a group of friends and spend ten minutes thinking of the most awful things that could ever happen. Worse than you could imagine is going on somewhere right now.
Kohlberg’s stages of moral development:
Level 1 (Pre-Conventional)
1. Obedience and punishment orientation 2. Self-interest orientation ( What's in it for me?)[b]Level 2 (Conventional)[/b]
3. Interpersonal accord and conformity (The good boy/good girl attitude) 4. Authority and social-order maintaining orientation ( Law and order morality)[b]Level 3 (Post-Conventional)[/b]
5. Social contract orientation 6. Universal ethical principles (Principled conscience)his theory is interesting... don't know if it buy it 100% because its a bit one dimensional but worth some thought. here's the wiki for an overview: [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlberg%27s_stages_of_moral_development]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlberg%27s_stages_of_moral_development[/url]
My simple answer is that children start basically useless, and are taught how to “live” and how to act. Usually, bad development yields bad kids. I see it all the time around school. Lots of the troublemakers at my school only have one parent. Most of these parents are fairly young. I think that some of their unruliness is because they weren’t raised firmly enough. If your single mother is still trying to “enjoy” herself, you’ll often be left with babysitters and family members. These people don’t feel responsibility to raise you, just take care of you. Relatives might scold you, but babysitters lots of times will just get by and make sure the house and child are okay. By the time the inconsiderateness starts to protrude, this is about the time kids start getting facetious and “hide” things, “I have a secret” style. They know not to mess with authority or will get punished, so they keep the “bad” behavior until the mother gets home. Eventually they stop try to hide it, and by this time (5, 6, 7 i’d say?), the parents will, in many cases, give up on correction or simply not care.
wow, that turned into a rant fast…
See! This is what I mean! Goblins. Or maybe Hakon and I need to be locked up.
Most creative excuse for not obeying a court order: It might upset the goblins.
Hakon Robertsen of Norway has refused to tear down a condemned barn on his property because of the goblins he claims live there, the Aftenposten reports.
Robertsen was ordered to tear down the barn in 2005 after complaints from neighbors, but has continued to refuse on the grounds that the “little people” who live there will make bad things happen if he does. He is even willing to sue local authorities in order to keep the barn protected.
“I don’t believe in ghosts, but underworld creatures have taken up residence in the building,” Robertsen said to the local newspaper Nordlys.
He wouldn’t go into details about what he meant, but he said that if he were to comply with the court order, it would be bad news for his life and health.
“A while back I removed the top of the building and that is an experience I will not repeat,” he said, and points out that the barn is built on an old Viking site.
He offered to build a fence around the barn, but otherwise remains steadfast in his determination to leave the goblins’ homestead as is.
people… people are really out there.
It’s so bright here. When I really want to see the stars I just vacation on my private island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
What an absolute legend. Look at him.
he looks… old.