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[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Generally, what do you say when you hear about a breakup? I was at a party last night, and through someone else's blunder ("where's [longstanding girlfriend]?" "I dunno. We broke up on Sunday.") discovered that some good friends split. I wasn't exactly surprised, but I was sort of appalled at some of the other reactions. Some probed for details. Others, who had no details, assured him that he'd either get back together with her soon or he'd find someone else.

My reaction was to simply give him a big hug.

Now is the time to make your move. He's like a scared little puppy right now.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Now is the time to make your move. He's like a scared little puppy right now.

God, are you dense. Full body contact was her move.

(Actually, I think "I'm really sorry to hear that" will suffice in that situation. If a person wants to talk about it, then it's up to them.)

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
This type of stuff has always amazed me. Alot of what these guys do doesn't seem humanly possible, but that's probably because I'm about as flexible as a piece of rebar:

http://www.milkandcookies.com/links/25708/

http://www.milkandcookies.com/links/27310/

(spree: break dancing videos with sound)

People who figure these out amaze me too.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by spookyfish
God, are you dense. Full body contact was her move.

(Actually, I think "I'm really sorry to hear that" will suffice in that situation. If a person wants to talk about it, then it's up to them.)

Aaaah, of course. The "feel my boobs against your chest don't they feel nice? but I'm only hugging you" move. Brilliant.

Actually, I think "I'm really sorry to hear that. Let me know if you want to talk about it" is better.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Generally, what do you say when you hear about a breakup?

I sing "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" by Neil Sedaka. Dudes get the peppy, upbeat original version from 1962 or so, while chicks get the soulful, bittersweet remake from the 1970s (it helps me woo them).

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
How lucky for you that you know everything and are able to distinguish between "facts" from the acadmic world and "opinions" from the religious world.

Interesting what you read into what I posted. Nowhere did I talk about facts or opinions.

But the simple fact is, professors who are teaching science tend to use scientific method. If you don't believe that they've taken everything into account when they're teaching you what is more than widely accepted as the strongest theory, the answer is not creating a cause of action to sue them to teach what your daddy told you is the truth. And if this measure passes, that's what will happen. Every student who doesn't want to hear anything other than creationism will demand equal time in the classroom and will sue until they get it. Tuition is high enough already.

If creationism was sufficiently respected as a scientific alternative to evolution, it would already have a place in the classroom alongside evolution. Why should we substitute academic professionals' judgment with that of any student who can scrape together enough money for a lawsuit?

I agree that the classroom should be open to all ideas and shouldn't seek to absolutely silence people and their own ideas. I just don't think that this is the way to go about doing so. I much prefer this approach: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/24/ed...4columbia.html

TM

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Aaaah, of course. The "feel my boobs against your chest don't they feel nice? but I'm only hugging you move." Brilliant.

I think you maybe wanted to put the close quotation mark before the word "move."

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I think you maybe wanted to put the close quotation mark before the word "move."

Thanks, RP.

You know what? You're kind of a loser. But in an endearing way.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I think you maybe wanted to put the close quotation mark before the word "move."

I think BnB lives in Florida and she reads the little grammar advice column you run here.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by spookyfish
God, you are such an apologist.

I'm sorry.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Thanks, RP.

You know what? You're kind of a loser. But in an endearing way.

Words can barely describe the roller coaster ride of emotions I felt while reading this post.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I think you are wrong:

I was basing that comment on what I've read about the bill earlier, such as the statement of its intent by its main drafter, David Horowitz, who said "The actual intent of the Academic Bill of Rights is to remove partisan politics from the classroom."

But, you may be right, so I'm sorry.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Words can barely describe the roller coaster ride of emotions I felt while reading this post.

So you chose "roller coaster ride of emotions"? Well done. You are the rhetorical trope master.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
If creationism was sufficiently respected as a scientific alternative to evolution, it would already have a place in the classroom alongside evolution. Why should we substitute academic professionals' judgment with that of any student who can scrape together enough money for a lawsuit?

I've argued this to people until I was blue in the face. I have no idea what such a rational argument gets no legs. My guess is because it's so rational - doesn't fit into the debate on this issue, most often carried on by people I'll politely call "the lowest common denominator."

The liberals are hung on their own petard a bit here. They took the PC position years ago that, no matter how absurd an idea, no matter how out of step with society, it should get an airing (women should be spelled with a "y", our govt is imperialist and evil, the cure for runaway business abuses is mountains of new regulations... etc...). Creationism is a goofy notion just like so many of their left wing social policies which they teach to college kids. But since liberals have taken the position that no idea should be degraded as lower than any other idea (which allows them to preach their pie in the sky theories about how to make the world better, as opposed to pragmatic solutions which take into avccount how society/life actually operates), they're stuck with creationists saying "how come my idea can't get airtime in the classroom?"

Its kind of sad that no one has the balls to say "Your idea is fucking snake oil... myth... nonsense... unsupportable claptrap..." to anyome anymore.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
So you chose "roller coaster ride of emotions"? Well done. You are the rhetorical trope master.

Don't blame me for the failings of the English language. I can only work with the tools that have been given to me.