Pointless thread is pointless. It's not pollution, if it's the only entertaining thing going on in the thread.
FYI, I don't hate crippled people....just pseudo intellectual idiots, who post pointless threads, while brandishing the wheelchair avatar. :laugh:
runzwithsizorz
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So wrong. Butterball rolls their turkey in gelatin, which a 300lb woman has bathed in, to get that moistness.
Perdue > all.
You cannot be frightened of the unknown because you do not know what the unknown is and so there is nothing to be afraid of. Death is a word, and it is the word, the image, that creates fear. So can you look at death without the image of death? As long as the image exists from which springs thought, thought must always create fear. Then you either rationalize your fear of death and build a resistance against the inevitable or you invent innumerable beliefs to protect you from the fear of death. Hence there is a gap between you and the thing of which you are afraid. In this time-space interval there must be conflict which is fear, anxiety and self-pity. Thought, which breeds the fear of death, says, 'Let's postpone it, let's avoid it, keep it as far away as possible, let's not think about it'- but you are thinking about it. When you say, 'I won't think about it', you have already thought out how to avoid it. You are frightened of death because you have postponed it.
We have separated living from dying, and the interval between the living and the dying is fear. That interval, that time, is created by fear. Living is our daily torture, daily insult, sorrow and confusion, with occasional opening of a window over enchanted seas. That is what we call living, and we are afraid to die, which is to end this misery. We would rather cling to the known than face the unknown - the known being our house, our furniture, our family, our character, our work, our knowledge, our fame, our loneliness, our gods - that little thing that moves around incessantly within itself with its own limited pattern of embittered existence.
We think that living is always in the present and that dying is something that awaits us at a distant time. But we have never questioned whether this battle of everyday life is living at all. We want to know the truth about reincarnation, we want proof of the survival of the soul, we listen to the assertion of clairvoyants and to the conclusions of psychical research, but we never ask, never, how to live - to live with delight, with enchantment, with beauty every day. We have accepted life as it is with all its agony and despair and have got used to it, and think of death as something to be carefully avoided. But death is extraordinarily like the life we know how to live. You cannot live without dying. You cannot live if you do not die psychologically every minute. This is not an intellectual paradox. To live completely, wholly, every day as if it were a new loveliness, there must be dying to everything of yesterday, otherwise you live mechanically, and a mechanical mind can never know what love is or what freedom is.
Most of us are frightened of dying because we don't know what it means to live. We don't know how to live, therefore we don't know how to die. As long as we are frightened of life we shall be frightened of death. The man who is not frightened of life is not frightened of being completely insecure for he understands that inwardly, psychologically, there is no security. When there is no security there is an endless movement and then life and death are the same. The man who lives without conflict, who lives with beauty and love, is not frightened of death because to love is to die.
When you see a beautiful thing, there is immediate joy; you see a sunset and there is an immediate reaction of joy. That joy, a few moments later, becomes a memory. That memory of the joy, is it a living thing? Is the memory of the sunset a living thing? No, it is a dead thing. So, with that dead imprint of a sunset, through that, you want to find joy.
Memory has no joy; it is only the remembrance of something which created the joy. Memory in itself has no joy. There is joy, the immediate reaction to the beauty of a tree; and then memory comes in and destroys that joy. So, if there is constant perception of beauty without the accumulation of memories, then there is the possibility of joy everlasting.
But it is not so easy to be free from memory. The moment you see something very pleasurable, you make it immediately into something to which you hold on. You see a beautiful thing, a beautiful child, a beautiful tree; and when you see it, there is immediate pleasure; then you want more of it. The more of it is the reaction of memory. So, when you want more, you have already started the process of disintegration.
The shade of yellow corresponds to the level of goodness the meat contains. So said my local Perdue sales rep
Originally posted by: TheInternet1980
The shade of yellow corresponds to the level of goodness the meat contains. So said my local Perdue sales rep
Go to a proper store and look at a high-quality fresh turkey. Then taste test it along with Perdue.
The best semi-available turkey I've found is Plainville.
destrekor
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The issues of contentment and discontent derive from the fact that humans think there is more to us than there really is. We have issues with the judgment of others, and judging others, based on our own perceived notions of what is more, and what is enough. This all comes down to the notion that we believe there is ever a certain amount necessary to achieve, when in reality, we are constantly defining and redefining those vary quantities. What was once enough at one point, is now not enough and we define that there is more to be desired.
Why should we even worry about defining such matters? All matters boil down to the fact that we perceive ourselves as more important than we truly are. We feel we are special, important, worthy of divine intervention and judgment, of which makes us constantly question the roots of such matters. And in contrast to that, we even question such matters as the divine, which creates a struggle for the mind and draws a line between the populace. The root of all problems lies in the fact that we waste precious time on such trivial notions, when we should be spending that time on bettering ourselves, society, and the whole of mankind, without any thought given to said trivial matters. Time spent pondering the origin and purpose of life is time wasted, better spent on positive advancement of the species. The evolutionary gift of learning - and thus the introduction of education - has led to perceived individuality of the mind and the ability to ponder on the most truly mundane of topics in the grand scheme of life; this gift is but a plague that, while ever important in our advancement, is one that must be carefully dealt with and balanced appropriately. That is something that in time, the whole of humanity will learn, or will either perish or continue to live in a mundane fashion, never seeking the advancement of which we are truly capable.
I think that's my philosophical post for the day.
Why should we even worry about defining such matters? All matters boil down to the fact that we perceive ourselves as more important than we truly are. We feel we are special, important, worthy of divine intervention and judgment, of which makes us constantly question the roots of such matters. And in contrast to that, we even question such matters as the divine, which creates a struggle for the mind and draws a line between the populace. The root of all problems lies in the fact that we waste precious time on such trivial notions, when we should be spending that time on bettering ourselves, society, and the whole of mankind, without any thought given to said trivial matters. Time spent pondering the origin and purpose of life is time wasted, better spent on positive advancement of the species. The evolutionary gift of learning - and thus the introduction of education - has led to perceived individuality of the mind and the ability to ponder on the most truly mundane of topics in the grand scheme of life; this gift is but a plague that, while ever important in our advancement, is one that must be carefully dealt with and balanced appropriately. That is something that in time, the whole of humanity will learn, or will either perish or continue to live in a mundane fashion, never seeking the advancement of which we are truly capable.
I think that's my philosophical post for the day.
Originally posted by: destrekor
The issues of contentment and discontent derive from the fact that humans think there is more to us than there really is. We have issues with the judgment of others, and judging others, based on our own perceived notions of what is more, and what is enough. This all comes down to the notion that we believe there is ever a certain amount necessary to achieve, when in reality, we are constantly defining and redefining those vary quantities. What was once enough at one point, is now not enough and we define that there is more to be desired.
Why should we even worry about defining such matters? All matters boil down to the fact that we perceive ourselves as more important than we truly are. We feel we are special, important, worthy of divine intervention and judgment, of which makes us constantly question the roots of such matters. And in contrast to that, we even question such matters as the divine, which creates a struggle for the mind and draws a line between the populace. The root of all problems lies in the fact that we waste precious time on such trivial notions, when we should be spending that time on bettering ourselves, society, and the whole of mankind, without any thought given to said trivial matters. Time spent pondering the origin and purpose of life is time wasted, better spent on positive advancement of the species. The evolutionary gift of learning - and thus the introduction of education - has led to perceived individuality of the mind and the ability to ponder on the most truly mundane of topics in the grand scheme of life; this gift is but a plague that, while ever important in our advancement, is one that must be carefully dealt with and balanced appropriately. That is something that in time, the whole of humanity will learn, or will either perish or continue to live in a mundane fashion, never seeking the advancement of which we are truly capable.
I think that's my philosophical post for the day.
Well, there's no agreement on what constitutes a better self or society, so you'd still have to define and redefine what's necessary or preferable to achieve, then try to find common ground or force your view on others. I do think we could err more on the side of finding common ground if it weren't for some of the trivial concerns you mentioned.
runzwithsizorz
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Go placidly amidst the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof. Avoid quiet and passive persons, unless you are in need of sleep. Rotate your tires. Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself; and heed well their advice, even though they be turkeys. Know what to kiss - and when. Consider that two wrongs never make a right, but that three do. Wherever possible, put people on hold. Be comforted, that in the face of all irridity and disillusionment, and despite the changing fortunes of time, there is always a big future in computer maintenance.
Remember the Pueblo. Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle, and mutilate. Know yourself. If you need help, call the FBI. Exercise caution in your daily affairs, especially with those persons closest to you... That lemon on your left, for instance. Be assured that a walk through the seas of most souls would scarcely get your feet wet. Fall not in love, therefore, it will stick to your face. Gracefully surrender the things of youth: the birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan - and let not the sands of time get in your lunch. Hire people with hooks. For a good time, call 606-4311, ask for Ken. Take heart in the deepening gloom that your dog is finally getting enough cheese. And reflect that whatever misfortune may be your lot, it could only be worse in Milwaukee.
Therefore, make peace with your god, whatever you perceive him to be: hairy thunderer or cosmic muffin. With all its hopes, dreams, promises, and urban renewal, the world continues to deteriorate. GIVE UP! For YOU are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here, and whether you can hear it or not, the universe is laughing behind your back.
Remember the Pueblo. Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle, and mutilate. Know yourself. If you need help, call the FBI. Exercise caution in your daily affairs, especially with those persons closest to you... That lemon on your left, for instance. Be assured that a walk through the seas of most souls would scarcely get your feet wet. Fall not in love, therefore, it will stick to your face. Gracefully surrender the things of youth: the birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan - and let not the sands of time get in your lunch. Hire people with hooks. For a good time, call 606-4311, ask for Ken. Take heart in the deepening gloom that your dog is finally getting enough cheese. And reflect that whatever misfortune may be your lot, it could only be worse in Milwaukee.
Therefore, make peace with your god, whatever you perceive him to be: hairy thunderer or cosmic muffin. With all its hopes, dreams, promises, and urban renewal, the world continues to deteriorate. GIVE UP! For YOU are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here, and whether you can hear it or not, the universe is laughing behind your back.
Jeff7
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It's apparently the best natural defense a wild turkey has. Predator catches one, eats it, then falls asleep, allowing the rest of the flock to get away.
Kind of like cicadas: There are just so damned many of them that predators can't eat all of them. Their defense is "Eat him first, let me lay eggs. Then you can eat me."
Farmers markets: Fresh, free-range birds.
Now then, what do you need for breakfast the next day?
PANCAKES!!!!
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