we_didn't_read_it kingsuperspecial I would like to open a discussion for those of us that are having a hard time staying away from baby satan's blather titled please_don't_read_this. I didn't read it, but it's tormenting me and I really need some support. you delicious evil little bastard 010721 ... The Truth Ok, I didn't read it either... But I did slowly position the mouse curser over the link, and a "massaged" that button with my finger a few times. But no, I haven't read it either. Be strong with me bro! on Group Therapy & Enumeral Strength 010722 ... baby satan it isn't mine. it's bloody potato chip's. i just responded to it. so, in effect, i read it. be not afraid! 'tis not my evil doing! 010722 ... The Truth LIES We shant be tempted by thine deceptive blathers. 010722 ... Sol no, i read it it was potatoe chip sorry ;( 010722 ... baby satan no sweat, sol. these little mix-ups are bound to happen from time to time. i should know... 010722 ... The Truth You obviously underestimate the strength in numbers. This is pure, raw principle that kinsuperspec and I are dealing with right now. We WILL NOT read it, because we both know that that title is designed to trigger an impulsive reaction in people who read it to ... read it! So we REBEL against your scheme of reverse psychology. It doesn't matter who authored the bloody page, it's the principle of the matter here. We firmly stand our ground that the blathe will go unread by us. (The only way I would read it would be by accident, you know, if I clicked (nevermind) or (gander) and was transported there randomly. Of course...we could use some more support here...who else hasn't read it? Are you still with me kingsuperspecial? 010722 ... Allie I haven't read it....yet...Hopefully I can stand strong. But what if it holds like the secret to eternal happiness? Or something equally exciting? HELP! 010722 ... DannyH Oh man are you people missing out. I respect the stand you're taking but Jesus I feel sorry for you, to have missed what may come to be regarded as the quintessential blathe. Obviously I won't ruin it for you by giving you any details, I'm not sure I'd even have the ability to begin to describe it. Stand firm though guys, you've got to be willing to suffer for your principles. Good luck. 010722 ... bloody potato chip you'd better not even think about reading it. just follow the instructions contained within the title. 010722 ... bloody potato chip here's the remix: i am smiling outside your window. i can see you but you can't see me. i am going to cut you some nice long stemmed roses.. i got a long serrated knife in my bookbag......and some coloring books and crayons. i try to stay pretty close to the bars, but i'll go to someone's party now and again. i'll drink a pepsi if someone will bring it to me. 010722 ... baby satan that's...an interesting spin on it. 010722 ... The Truth Wow, You guys are ruthless. That was a very clever attempt, DannyH, but HA! It won't work. I didn't read the remix either, sorry...I quickly glanced but I did not read it! Right On Allie! You are as stong as you are wise. You are doing the right thing! Now we are 3 blatherers strong! Nothing can stop us! on The Enjoyment of Overdramatization 010722 ... allie thanks for the support, I'm pullin through, someones gotta keep some shit together. eesh 010723 ... kingsuperspecial I'm still down. Sorry about framing baby satan in the whole thing. I had spent a few hours this weekend trying to digest the complete works of baby satan, paste!, god, tonya, and not god's talking herring. obviously, and enterprise of this magnitude could have had an affect on my judgement. I think I broke on through to the other side, though. will never read it. 010723 ... The Truth I still have not read it. But you have changed a lot lately kingsuperspecial...your level of intelligent comments has withered to a DASTARDLY %5. It makes me wonder if you did read it! I heard that if you read it your brain shrivels up, dries out, and falls out of your nose the next time you sneeze...but I think that's just a rumor. ...Share with the group... 010808 ... Dafremen (Hmm.. to respond, or not to respond.. such a dilemma.) (On the one hand, there's nothing quite so tempting as reacting to Truth when he leaves himself wide open like this.) (On the other hand, every ant must have his hill, every mouse his hole. Every living thing should be granted enough space to discover and define 'self'. 'Truth' is no exception. In the absence of this space, the true nature of the individual can never be known, only those portions that do NOT fall outside our "box of acceptable expression". At some point the confines that such limits impose on the individual become not just repressive, but wrong. I'm not sure if that point has been reached yet. Hmmm) (But by imposing such a limitation on myself, wouldn't I also be 'boxing up' my OWN expression? Wouldn't my OWN ability to discover and define myself through expression be compromised by imposing these moral and ethical limits upon my expression? Hmmm) (Yes, but the truth be told, it's just too damned easy. The target is too easy, the subject matter is too easy and the forum is too easy. There is nothing new to discover, no as-yet-undiscovered portions of ME to be defined by reacting to what for all intents and purposes amounts to a rerun by Truth. Hmmmm) (Ok that clinches it then I'm letting this one slide. So I guess the answer is "Not to respond".) 010808 ... unhinged oh christ. this self-righteous bullshit is really_starting_to_irritate_me 010808 ... Dafremen Ahhh! A fan I see! Autograph do0d? 010808 ... bloody potato chip let's mine the harbor 010808 ... kingsuperspecial FACT is, my “percentage of intelligent blather” (a subjective concept) is inversely related to the amount of intelligent things going on in my life. When the "world" is forcing me to be intelligent, I react to it by enjoying non-sense blather. Lately I've been trying to learn a new platform for J2EE application deployment while whipping up a little data model and trying to piece together an application workflow and use-cases without much access to the client that will be using it. This is a bit of a brain-full for me, especially considering I'm border-line chronically depressed with anxiety, have a bad habit of forgetting to take my medicine, and usually could not give a flying fuck about ANYTHING except laying in bed all day feeling helpless, unlovable, and alone. Blather, for me, is a form of trepanation, a way to rend conflicting states from my psyche, chew on them with some salt and vinegar, and wash them down with some rainbow sherbet. kingsuperspecial is a shell, a proxy, he is catharsis, emancipation, and schadenfreude. These are things that would leave acquaintances staring in open-mouthed horror, cause associates to say horrible things about me behind my back, and make most of friends stop returning my phone calls. Not that many of them return my phone calls, anyway. I created kingsuperspecial, but I don't have control over what he does. Think of it as a window into the subconscious and enjoy the ride. You can read or ignore as you like, but expect no logical explanation, no apologies, and absolutely no mercy what so ever. 010808 ... unhinged you're cool dude 010808 ... Dafremen Hey is there an echo in here? (Same work environment, same non-committal attitude towards blather and my blathers. I'm not sure how theurapeutic blather is. I guess for me it is more of a canvas to practice my writing on. Quake2 is my pressure outlet.) (Oh and I ALSO think that KSS is pretty cool for a schadenfreude. Hell I think Daf's pretty co0l for a schadenfreude, but that's not exactly an unbiased testimonial, if you know what I mean.) 010808 ... User24 I haven't read it 030401 ... User24 though I did read the remix, only after it was said that it was an interesting spin, I therefore concluded that it wouldn't be anything like the orginial. I did, however, click on it, but only to search for my name to see if I had read it in the past and somehow forgotten, but no, I'm clean, not one word was read. Of course, the temptation is very strong, but I think the force of those who have not read it is stronger than those who have, leading me to the conclusion that it's not really worth reading anyway (let's face it, if it was, everyone would be talking about it) 030401 ... User24 I think (and this in only my opinion, founding on nothing) that the remix was cunning designed to spark our interest, (perhaps inside a wrapper of confusion) and therefore lure us in. 030401 ... cube "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread". Who wrote that? Anyway, I went ahead and read the stupid thing, only to find that I'd blathed to it myself - lo those many years ago... ³ 030401 ... User24 is it worth it? 030401 ... User24 sorry, guys, I read it. I wish I hadn't now. it really isn't worth it at all. don't read it. 030501 ... phil totally didn't read any of it 030501 ... Staind_And_Souless We made it. We wrote it. We were amazing. We were perfect. 041025 what's it to you? who go blather from