"If these shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended,
That ye have but slumber'd here
Whilst these visions did appear.
And this weak yet idle theme,
No more yielding, but a dream,
Gentles, do not reprehend;
If you pardon, we will mend.
And, as I am an honest Puck,
If we have unearned luck
Now to 'scape the serpent's tongue,
We will...
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Think but this, and all is mended,
That ye have but slumber'd here
Whilst these visions did appear.
And this weak yet idle theme,
No more yielding, but a dream,
Gentles, do not reprehend;
If you pardon, we will mend.
And, as I am an honest Puck,
If we have unearned luck
Now to 'scape the serpent's tongue,
We will...
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babyblue:
Your constant name changes make my head swim in confusion. 
lalita:
Thank you for your well wishes!
What is hope, what is desire?
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Firs . . . perspire a fine balsam of turpentine. --Smollett.
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Firs . . . perspire a fine balsam of turpentine. --Smollett.
mnislahi:
desire ( P ) Pronunciation Key (d-zr)
tr.v. desired, desiring, desires
To wish or long for; want.
To express a wish for; request.
n.
A wish or longing.
A request or petition.
The object of longing: My greatest desire is to go back home.
Sexual appetite; passion.
hope ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hp)
v. hoped, hoping, hopes
v. intr.
To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment.
Archaic. To have confidence; trust.
v. tr.
To look forward to with confidence or expectation: We hope that our children will be successful.
To expect and desire. See Synonyms at expect.
n.
A wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfillmen
tr.v. desired, desiring, desires
To wish or long for; want.
To express a wish for; request.
n.
A wish or longing.
A request or petition.
The object of longing: My greatest desire is to go back home.
Sexual appetite; passion.
hope ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hp)
v. hoped, hoping, hopes
v. intr.
To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment.
Archaic. To have confidence; trust.
v. tr.
To look forward to with confidence or expectation: We hope that our children will be successful.
To expect and desire. See Synonyms at expect.
n.
A wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfillmen
mnislahi:
im not a smart ass i sweat! heheh
Jello is yummy.
Oh, and I had fun with a religious website today.
(well kind of religious anyway)
Wanna see?
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Anagrams for my new screen name.
Pee urge, FLARE...
(for those moments when urine isn't all it's cracked up to be)
Reefer plague.
(for the weed/kudzu hybrid that I wish someone would make)
Rage feeler up.
(To be sure that I'm not fueling that...
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Oh, and I had fun with a religious website today.
(well kind of religious anyway)
Wanna see?
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Anagrams for my new screen name.
Pee urge, FLARE...
(for those moments when urine isn't all it's cracked up to be)
Reefer plague.
(for the weed/kudzu hybrid that I wish someone would make)
Rage feeler up.
(To be sure that I'm not fueling that...
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sigma:
You cannot prove that animals hope for things since they cannot speak. And I don't know if bugs hope, to be honest.
Plus AI's don't hope. They merely make decisions.
When it becomes obvious to everyone that AI's are alive then your definition will break down.
I might be wrong, but I beleive I understand modern AI's and the future of computing enough that I'd say the chance I'm right is rather high.
[Edited on May 25, 2004 5:41AM]
Plus AI's don't hope. They merely make decisions.
When it becomes obvious to everyone that AI's are alive then your definition will break down.
I might be wrong, but I beleive I understand modern AI's and the future of computing enough that I'd say the chance I'm right is rather high.
[Edited on May 25, 2004 5:41AM]
sigma:
Remind me to prove to you sometime that future AI's can make decisions in order to sustain their lifes, have sex with other AI's, and reproduce (A-sexually or otherwise) without a trace of hope.
I'd prove it now but I really need to get back to what I was doing before, sorry.
I'd prove it now but I really need to get back to what I was doing before, sorry.
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
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pixxi:
72... and thanks for the comment.
scorpio_:
The world may never know...
Just thought I'd post a link to another message board I post in.
I go by Sir_Laughsallot there.
I'm a recovering mormon, and I just thought this might be of interest to a few people here.
Feel free to post if it interests you.
Here's the link
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And the 10 million dollar question that no one would answer, how is pornography debasing?
I just...
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I go by Sir_Laughsallot there.
I'm a recovering mormon, and I just thought this might be of interest to a few people here.
Feel free to post if it interests you.
Here's the link
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And the 10 million dollar question that no one would answer, how is pornography debasing?
I just...
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Will life ever be simple?
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babyblue:
Because I was hanging out with a five-year-old last week and watching a lot of cartoons, my first response to this was "silly rabbit. Trix are for kids!" I know it doesn't really make sense though. 
Damn cartoons.
Damn cartoons.
shicawgo:
1- I've read everyting you've ever written to me.
B) I think the details someone shares when nothing specific is
asked tell a lot about who they are...it says more about who you are than if i ask whats your favorite color :o)
Thirdly, you're so open :o) Thanks Do you mind when I ask you too much?
Isn't it weird how parents are supposed to protect kids but more often than not they are the reason we get hurt in the first place....it's like hey mom- get on the ball sister...I need a hug! .....Well that's how I feel.
I hope you're feeling good today...I'm off to school
B) I think the details someone shares when nothing specific is
asked tell a lot about who they are...it says more about who you are than if i ask whats your favorite color :o)
Thirdly, you're so open :o) Thanks
Do you mind when I ask you too much?
Isn't it weird how parents are supposed to protect kids but more often than not they are the reason we get hurt in the first place....it's like hey mom- get on the ball sister...I need a hug! .....Well that's how I feel.
I hope you're feeling good today...I'm off to school
Relationships scare the shit out of me.
Straight up.
I love to have someone there to cuddle, and talk to.
I wish they didn't bother me so much.
I've just had lots of bad experiences.
I've learned that it's much easier for me to be single.
FUCK EASY!
I've gotta get myself out of this rut...
Straight up.
I love to have someone there to cuddle, and talk to.
I wish they didn't bother me so much.
I've just had lots of bad experiences.
I've learned that it's much easier for me to be single.
FUCK EASY!
I've gotta get myself out of this rut...
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scorpio_:
Name change...picture change...nice...
sigma:
Interesting.
I alter systems from the inside. I try to reform and improve what the cynical revolutionaries try to destroy. Revolutions usually don't fix anything.
But I spend most of my time watching and waiting for when to act, out there in the shadows.
I alter systems from the inside. I try to reform and improve what the cynical revolutionaries try to destroy. Revolutions usually don't fix anything.
But I spend most of my time watching and waiting for when to act, out there in the shadows.
Do you want to change the world?
If so how will you go about doing it?
If not, why?
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As for me I want to show people the satisfaction that can be found in simple things.
I also want to show that many build their lives around things that bring no satisfaction.
I'm really not sure how I'm going to go about it yet.
If so how will you go about doing it?
If not, why?
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As for me I want to show people the satisfaction that can be found in simple things.
I also want to show that many build their lives around things that bring no satisfaction.
I'm really not sure how I'm going to go about it yet.
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leena1:
ideally, i'd love to change the world. realistically, i don't have enough time to do it. 
drstinkypants:
And no i dont want to change the world. Seems a pretty naive and arrogant notion. To change the world to fit one man's image of what it should be.
I'm a mess, i could never be so arrogant as to say how the world could be improved. And honestly, the world is fine the way it is, people need to be unhappy, things need to be unfair, humanity should be simultaneously uplifting and depressing. That's what makes it the world, afterall. The world has become what it is by completely natural processes.
I want to change my world. I want to change myself, because thats the only attainable goal.
I'm a mess, i could never be so arrogant as to say how the world could be improved. And honestly, the world is fine the way it is, people need to be unhappy, things need to be unfair, humanity should be simultaneously uplifting and depressing. That's what makes it the world, afterall. The world has become what it is by completely natural processes.
I want to change my world. I want to change myself, because thats the only attainable goal.
It'd be nice if I could belive that our world was getting better.
It looks to me as if we're headed for much worse times.
It looks to me as if we're headed for much worse times.
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sigma:
Order Lord as opposed to Chaos Master.
I was arguing my limitations?
I was saying we've been stupid until recently. You are saying ^ that we are going to get stupider.
I was arguing my limitations?
I was saying we've been stupid until recently. You are saying ^ that we are going to get stupider.
sigma:
Okay, an Order Lord is someone who tries to keep things from changing or only changes thing slowly, one thing at a time, when he knows exactly what the result will be.
As for fighting those in power. It is mathematically provable that the most Chaotic element in a given system will dominate the direction of the system.
Guess what? SG is that element.
Okay, now that I've given away WAAAAAY too much I'm going to shut up.
As for fighting those in power. It is mathematically provable that the most Chaotic element in a given system will dominate the direction of the system.
Guess what? SG is that element.
Okay, now that I've given away WAAAAAY too much I'm going to shut up.