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Who said: "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all art and science"
-Tese the Tangerine
4/09/02
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I don't know, but I sure disagree with it. I say
we should throw up our hands at the unsolved mystery
and just live. Stop questioning. The only mystery in
art is why people would think abstract art is art.
They are stupid.
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-pH34|2 7h3 7@ng3|2|n3z
4/09/02
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Wow! Never have I seen something so ridiculous.
Language should be easy to understand, not a chore to
type and read.
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why do we have math work that we dont use in the real world
-tee
4/09/02
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That's a good question Suzy. School is just a
waste of time, you should learn that as soon as
possible. You learn math you'll never use unless you
become a math teacher who teaches it, you learn
history that you'll never need to remember because
it's already written down somewhere. And who said you
want to become a historian? Theres all sorts of other
stuff you'll never use because they think they're
doing what's best for you. They're wrong, they don't
know what's best for you because they aren't you.
Only you know what's best for you and they'll continue
to think they know what's best for you until you stop
paying them, which will be after about 4 years of
college, which will be a good waste of 4 years, and
then 2 to 4 or more years of graduate school, which
is where you'll actually learn something. So you have
to waste a good amount of time(25-ish) years before
you learn something. Sorry.
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I just dont see how u dont think ignorance is not bliss. with knowelage u know when u are likely to die, u know the world is ending and u know how the human race instead of bettering the world is slowly destroying it. u know ur faults, u know everyone else's. If u were ignorant u'd be blind from the bad characteristics of humans, thus u will be happy. u can live in ur own little or big world. i just dont see how u can see otherwise.
-some1
4/09/02
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I don't ever remember saying ignorance wasn't
bliss. I would be a lot better off (happier) if I
didn't know people were starving in Africa. It's not
my problem and if I didn't know about it I wouldn't
have to worry.
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I was looking back at past questions, and realied that you had recommended "A Stranger in a Strange Land" as a book to read two years ago. It has been read! So, I would like to thank you for your excellent recommendation. I grokked the fullness.
So, my question would be, do you think Michael's "church" he creates could actualy work in today's world?
-_tailPail
4/09/02
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It's been so long since I read that, I don't
remember what it is based on. I don't even have the
book with me to look it up in. I'm glad you liked it
though, it's one of my top fave books. From what I
remember though, I do not think it would work in
TODAY's society because everything is so 'taboo' now
that the things that go on in Michael's church would
probably get him lynched: free love, eating of the
dead. It just isn't acceptable right now, but I'd
join! Except for all the std's going around now, it
would be grand fun!
(Polite Interruption From Dr. Noah-- That sounds awful!
Being one already dedicated to one church, I find that
highly offensive. I do not believe that anyone would
go for consuming the dead, no matter what their
beliefs.
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This is less of a question than a response. You seemed to argue with me, the theory behind the Ontological View. To clarify, it is NOT my theory, and it is in fact one that has been around for ages, that has yet to be disproven. I shall reiterate and explain how it does, indeed, make sense.
("Just like your argument, the premises are true, but the conclusion just doesn't follow.")
The follow steps, I shall state again...
1 - We can conceive of a perfect being.
2 - It is more perfect to exist than NOT to exist.
3 - Therefore, God must exist.
"God" is merely replaced with "perfect" This entails one of many things - You see, to exist is NOT perfect, just MORE perfect than existence. (That is part of THEIR argument, not mine) and so, in order for God to TRULY be perfect, He exists. But in a more perfect form thatn WE do for he is omnipresent. As well, you needn't do anything more, for affirmation of this theory, say "I can CONCEIVE of a PERSON who is omnipotent, omniscient, and all other omni's one can be." That is ALL. You needn't understand it, nor fathom it, merely note that it is a possibility. And I do concur with you, when you say, 'nothing is perfect' and that's why I discount any possible belief in God, for why would one have faith in a flawed creature? You might as well assume me God and bow to me, despite my many (many) flaws. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to answer my question, and I hope perhaps, I've answered some of your (silent) questions.
-Kurt
4/09/02
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So if 'god' is replaced with 'perfect', our
conclusion would be 'Perfect must exist.' I do note
that we can conceive of a being that is all powerful,
I think about stuff like that all the time, but they
only exist in my mind. Ok, I get now what that second
premise means, I had to check something else because
you didn't quite explain to me but now I do. I shall
state it for anyone else who was boggled. It means
thus: We can imagine a being that nothing is greater
than. Or, to use our current terms, we can imagine a
perfect being. If we imagine it, it doesn't exist in
reality, but only in our mind. It would be stupid to
to believe in a god who only exists in our heads, SO,
if he exists, he would be be greater, or more perfect.
But then, if he exists, he is greater, and our
original thought of him is shot down, for our original
premise, that we can imagine a perfect being,
something that which no thing is greater, if he exists
we CAN imagine a being greater than perfect. This
way, a being that which we can imagine nothing greater
has to exist in reality and in the mind, because if he
was greater than we thought originally, he wouldn't
exist. Aha! I get it now. But if he exists, he must
be perfect, and therefore, not exists, again: because
no perfect thing can exist. This way, since this
proves that a 'god' does exist, he's flawed! Why would
you want to worship him? I totally agree, why don't
you all worship Kurt? He's flawed just like god.
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I daresay... according to the Ontological View, the existence of God can be proven in three steps. Within these three steps, all arguments are negated... 1 - We can conceive of a perfect being.
2 - It is more perfect to exist than NOT to exist.
3 - Therefore, God must exist.
Now they don't argue that you must BELIEVE in God, merely grasp the concept that he CAN exist. Therefore, since existence is more perfect than non-existence, and we can percieve a perfect being. I do so hope you follow. Now unto my question... If one does not exist, in any nature, one cannot be flawed. But if one does exist, outside of beauty and math, one is most certailny flawed. So I submit... WHY is to EXIST more perfect than NOT to EXIST for if God were more perfect than us, he'd simply NOT exist as an entity, just merely a thought negating humanism.
-Kurt
4/04/02
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Bet you thought I don't know any philosophy
now do you?
You forget that nothing perfect can exist. This
destroys your Ontological view from the outset. There
are flaws in everything. We can also conceive all we
want, but it doesn't make it true. I could conceive
that you are an elephant. That doesn't mean you exist
as an elephant. Your conclusion also does not follow
from your premises. Where does it say that god is
perfect in your argument? Let me make a similar
argument where the conclusion does not follow from the
premises:
1: I can conceive of a talking, typing elephant.
2: It's better to be an elephant than not be at all.
3: Therefore, you are an elephant.
Just like your argument, the premises are true, but
the conclusion just doesn't follow. Nowhere in my
premises do I bring you up at all, and nowhere in
yours do you bring up 'god.'
Moore claims to prove the existence of a world outside
our grasp of perception by this argument:
1: Here is one hand (points at it).
2: Here is another hand (points at it).
3: Two hands exist, therefore, two worlds exist. One
we can perceive and one we can't.
I disagree with this because no where in his premises
does he talk about this external world, then BAM!
There it is, for no reason. Another problem I have
with this is that if we can perceive both hands at the
same time, how come we can't perceive the external
world and the one we're in now at the same time? A bit
flawed I think.
Now, on to your question:
Again I will bring up the fact that nothing is
perfect, and to exist is to be flawed. Not just in
beauty in math mind you. So, if god is perfect, he
negates his own existence. Maybe he was there for
just one universal tick of time and then, since he was
perfect, he was destroyed. Therefore, since he
doesn't exist, why all the fuss about him? Existence
is only important if you need something to depend on
and believe in. And believe in only, since he hasn't
proved his existence and neither has anyone else.
What would you do if you believed in something all
your life and then found out that that thing never
existed? You'd have lived a lie. You'd need to keep
doing the same thing even though it's not there to
keep everyone around you from thinking you were a fool
and believing in something that wasn't there (assuming
the people around you didn't know that it didn't exist
either).
This has been the best question I have
received BY FAR and I hope I answered it well enough
for you.
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If Envy is one of the seven deadly sins, then why does God get angry/ disappointed/ whatever when we worship someone else?
-Exclusionist
4/04/02
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Ah HA! Yet another flaw in the monstrosity that
is christianity!
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ok wich one of you are gay?
-Ashley
4/04/02
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Wow, I didn't know there were female
homophobes. What kind of evidence do you have for
this moronic question? Or is it just because of your
neandertal upbringing that you have to ask something
like this?
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hi i took the idiot test & failed big time.but in one of the questions it asked:a farmer has 17 sheep.all but 9 died.how many are left.i came up with 5 sheep left,so i think the answer to that question should be 5 not 9
-matt
4/04/02
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Wow, you really are an idiot. Is there any
logic behind your reasoning or are you really that
stupid? 5 and 9 don't even add up to 17, how the ****
did you get that?! ARGH! I live on the same planet as
this person too! AAAAAAAAGH! All BUT 9 died, that
means there are 9 left. 8 of them died. 9 + 8 = 17,
get the relation?
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is my girlfriend cheating on me ???
-Danny
4/04/02
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(Note From Webmaster-- Dr DUM's question cannot be
printed due to high amounts of obscenities once again. The good
Dr. is not a psychic. He would appreciate it if you
did not ask things like this to him. Give them to
Noah instead.
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Is Monty Python, in your opinion, a good TV Show?
-Anonymous
4/04/02
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It is one of my favorites, and about the only
good thing on tv.
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You laugh? YOU LAUGH? You laughed, I know you laughed, you laughed and laughed and laughed and then you ignored! How DARE you? To let one ask questions to no avail! I daresay, I have my big-beefy-chimae-chonga-millie-vinally-chilly-willy-yankee-doodle-dande-floppy-disk-foxtrot-zulu-milkshake-ray-o-doom.
That is EVER-so correct, for you laughed when my friend asked if time was constant, and she will surely FLIP out in... 16 minutes and counting. She's a ninja, you see, she will SURELY pummel you with her blitz skills. WORRY... she is a willow...
-Kurt
4/02/02
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I'm sorry, I'm not fluent in Moron. Why don't
you go find Ask Dr.
RandomStupidityImakeNoSenseCuzMyNameIsKurt and ask him
that okay?
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Who do you think controls your life?
-Tila
4/01/02
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I do. DUH!
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Isnt ignorance bliss?
-some1
4/01/02
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Heck no! I am highly happy knowing that I know
more than all of you! MWAHAHAHA!
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Is time a constant or can it change?
-Wondering and Such
4/01/02
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(Note From Webmaster-- Because of the blatant
obviousness of this question, Dr. DUM said some very
bad words and refused to answer. Dr. Noah politely
excused himself from the room and went to pray for
this persons soul. )
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what is 30 divied by one half tiimes 10 and how did you get the answer.
-Traci
4/01/02
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(Note From Webmaster-- The answer
to this could not be printed because of the extreme
use of obsenities printed therein. Apparently, Dr.
DUM does not like these types of questions.)
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Do crocodiles have tongues. I believe that I distinctly hear Steve Irwin himself say that they didn't. I don't remember exactly. Could you please help out.
-Lauren
4/01/02
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Steve is a moron. I've read many a source that
says crocodiles secrete salt from their tongues
because they cannot sweat. He must have meant they
don't have a certain kind of tongue.
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If "apples are green" is considered an imperfect statement, and you were to say it to somebody, what would be the 'perfect' response?
-Tm Sack
4/01/02
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It is only imperfect because not all the apples
are green. Some are yellow and some are red. I
personally hate red apples, and I haven't found a
yellow one that I like.
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Why hasnt the Webmaster updated this page since september?
-Me, Myself.... hey! where did I go!
3/15/02
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Uh...he's making coffee?
(Note From Webmaster-- Umm...Yeah, that's right. I was...um...making coffee!)
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what is high school like?
-Laura
3/12/02
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A hell hole.
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will i get a bf this year or hook up w/ someone else
-lindsey
3/12/02
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I doubt it. You'll probably have to get a
girlfriend because the boys find you nasty.
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How Do you reset your computer and delete all files and then reboot them???
-Sam
3/12/02
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If you delete everything you can't restore it.
You reformat your harddrive and then its gone. No
more.
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Who created God?
-Exclusionist
3/12/02
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That's a good question. God had to be created
by someone, because everything has to come from
something else. That means, that IF there is a god,
then there is some more powerful being out there, and
he is probably pissed because we aren't worshipping
HIM instead of god.
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Seeing as your counterpart has been receiveing much attention for his claims and belief, do you hold any contraversial beliefs which you would like to share in order to even the score?
-Yea for Dr. DUM! He rules all!
3/11/02
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Yeah. I do. People who believe in God
without question, totally blindly just because people,
i.e. parents, the priest, your friends say so, are
morons. You should be made into slaves for the rest
of us who are enlightened and question things. And can
see the facts around us. That is all.
OH yeah, one more thing,
Noah, you're a dillweed! (Polite Butting In From Dr. Noah-- I refuse to acknowledge your insult with a response. )
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What are the principles of Buddhism? And, is it a worthy relgion to follow? If not, using your wisdom, what would be a good religion to follow? (I hope my combined three questions is an okay procedure)
-Searching
3/11/02
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There is way too much to print here, but if you
try this website http://home.austin.rr.com/jmcculloch/
, you might get some info out of that. Is it worthy?
I don't know, I'm not a Buddhist. That question is
only for you to answer. As long as you follow it
because YOU want to and not because someone said you
should, it is fine with me. You must research all the
religions and see what fits what you believe in.
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Why do people feel the need that killing each other solves there problems? I ask this because of all the stuff going on the last few days in Isreal and Palestine. Our governments *claim* that they are trying to bring peace but from what I can see the situation is only getting worse. Dr. Tall, since your such a bible and god enthusiast, why would god allow people to commit this attrocities in his name? Dr. Dum, I know what you think about people killing in the name of "god". What is your opinion on what the US, as a country, should do to help them?
-Concerned
3/11/02
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People are dumb. That's all there is to it. My
memory is a bit foggy on this, but we are one of 2 or
3 species that kill our own species for no good
reason. I can't give any good reason why there should
be killing, but hey, I'm not a terrorist. As to what
we should do? It is because of our different
religions that those countries hate us. Their beliefs
tell them that all we, Americans, do is wrong, so if
they kill us, there will be no evil in the world. We
need to find some way to prove to them that we are not
evil. We won't bother them if they don't bother us.
There is not much I can say. If it were up to me, I'd
say we quarentine them until they act nice and treat
their women better.
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I have come to the conclusion, through exhaustive research, that organized religion is the root of all evil on this planet. I would venture to say the whole universe, but seeing as how i have never been to another planet that would be persumptious of me. I was just woundering if you had come to the same conclusion?
-Why do you need to know
3/07/02
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Yes, Yes I have. If it weren't for organized
religion, people might think on their own and form
their own opinions. You could think of it this way,
the religions you own, end up owning you.
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Who hired that imposter Mr. Tall (yeah right he is) to spread religion under the guise of knowledge?
-Exclusionist
3/07/02
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Hey, you all know and trust me, I would never
do anything of the sort. I actually feel rather dirty
having his name and philosophy on the same page as me.
Eewwwugh!
(Interruption From Dr. Noah-- I would appreciate it if you
were not slanderous behind my back. I only talk about
religion because it is the truth.
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Can you make a creater with 2 heads 3 tails a donkeys head and it has to be the size of a house can you make it
-panemaster
3/07/02
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I'm sorry, but I don't understand a thing you
just said. When asking questions I only require
minimum requirements. They are: it must be
comprehensible, use somewhat understandable grammar,
and use some punctuation. You make no sense.
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Our 20 month old son is uncircumcised. We had been told by our previous Dr. that we should gently retract the foreskin periodically. It had been awhile since we'd last done that and then last night when we did so he began to bleed a little. I have now read on a few websites that an uncircumcised penis should not be retracted, it could cause 'bleeding and injury'. I feel this is correct. Now that we have caused it to bleed should we have him checked out or should we just leave it alone from here on out? That is my question, Thank-you.
-Belinda
3/07/02
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Do whatever you want with him, it's not my
kid.
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It is very hard to be an intelligent blonde in this day and age. I have recently tried many tactics to keep my intellectual powers. I seem to be losing my touch, I mean, recently I have had no interest in studying. Wait, I never did. Anyway, I need your help. You see blondes are a stereotype. I can't understand, maybe it's b/c I'm blonde but please help.
-Lauren
3/07/02
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Uh..what can I say? Blondes have always been
shown to be dumb, and they always will. Tough.
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Why shouldn't chickens lay square eggs?
-Lindsey Jerichow
3/07/02
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Would you want to lay square children? Corners = sharp = pain.
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Hypothetical Situation: A runner is running, he breaks the sound barrier while running, can he still hear his/her walkman?
-Pondering the imponderables
3/07/02
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I would say yes. As long as his headphones are
still on his ears, the sound doesn't have too far to
travel, so it should be able to go straight from the
headphones into his ears without trouble. He might
have to turn up the volume though.
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Why do signs that say "slow children", have pictures of running children?
-Pondering the imponderables
3/07/02
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They want you to go slow so the children can
get away faster, but if you really want to play the
game, you drive REALLY fast and hit as many as you
can.
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How Prepared do you think the Earth is for a full scale alien envasion? Tell Me
-Zim
3/05/02
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As I was saying, the universe is just doomed,
dooomed doooooomed.
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In what state is it illegal to park your elephant on main street?
-Lady
3/05/02
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It only applies if you have an elephant, and I
don't think you do!
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Brits are a classy superior bunch that's true. I don't argue. But why is it you guys with the crazy accents admire us so much? (I think it's "kinda cute").
-Phi-9
2/26/02
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You are making no sense to me. Are you british?
Something may be getting lost in the translation from
"British" to "Typing."
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why do they call it rootbeer.?how do you make it?
-ryan
2/26/02
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Why don't you ask Noah? He's the kind of
sissy who'd drink rootbeer instead of real beer.
(Interruption From Dr. Noah-- Hey! I drink real beer too.
It is a social drink, but I do not get drunk.
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I recently learned in philosophy that I can never KNOW anything. So I ask, why do you answer our questions when i truth, you are IGNORANT?! Why must you continue this facade? This deciet?
-Eating rocks hurts if you are a not a cow.
2/26/02
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Re-read your question, Cow. It says that you,
the cow, can never KNOW anything. I don't subscribe
to that brand of ridiculosity. I can know everything
while you sit and munch rocks.
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Recently, in a response you mentioned that you ate a burrito and was going to vomit. I was wondering, what is it in burritoes that makes us vomit? And.. could we possibly put that into glue so that little kids will stop eating it all the freakin' time?!
-Suntan Lotion looks like glue.
2/26/02
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Why? Did you eat glue all the time? Did you
get in trouble for it? Is that why you're questioning
this?
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Will the Brain EVER succeed in taking over the world?
-They're pinky.. they're pinky and the brain brain brain brain BRAIN
2/26/02
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No, then the show will stop. What kind of
question is that?
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Hello my name is Madame Clea, no not cleo she is a stupid fat bitch who lies to the public you can't read tarot cards over the television ot telephone thats what the internet is for how should i go about disposing of her and take her job
-Anonymous
2/26/02
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First you need an annoying accent, and you
should use it ALL the time. Pretty much copy her
commercials to the T. Get a phone number one number
off from hers. Then Hire a hit man and have her shot.
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Do you find being witty tiring? Do you ever wish to stop your wittyness and eat a burrito?
-Ponder Donder de Honder
2/26/02
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I wish a cow would drop from the sky and land
on your face. How's that for witty?
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