About a week ago, judit posted a link to an article about community, but I get the impression that admin read this text very selectively and chose to disregard this section:
V. The concept of community must embrace even those we perceive as “enemy.” In 1974, I set off on a fourteen-year journey of living in intentional communities. By 1975, I had come up with my definition of community: “Community is that place where the person you least want to live with always lives.” By 1976, I had come up with my corollary to that definition: “And when that person moves away, someone else arises immediately to take his or her place.” The reason is simple: relationships in community are so close and so intense that it is easy for us to project on another person that which we cannot abide in ourselves. As long as I am there, the person I least want to live with will be there as well: in the immortal words of Pogo, “We has met the enemy and it is us.” That knowledge is one of the difficult but redeeming gifts community has to offer.
Hi! hope everyone is having a good new year. Been checking here now and then. Personally cant stand the same old voices and troll circle jerk. looks like i missed a few things though. No need to carry on flame wars from the past. I think admin gets it. Give it a chance, try something new. if your schtick is to be a dick, go to nugent.com or start your own board or be quiet or start a new thread. Change is hard for some, its ok.
How about laying off the censorship belly aching. Aint nobody burning books here. If it were MY place id kick out the junk for whatever reason I wanted! At least they give you rules and a chance here. Aint no one forcing you to participate. and quiet for a spell would be nice. Maybe it would allow other, softer, new voices to be heard, or want to be heard. I for one will look for opportunities to laugh and be supportive and kind to people who share similar musical tastes. Most everyone here is groovy in my book. sorry for long post. "Negativity dont pull ya through!"
Charlie Decker, a Maine high school senior, is called to a meeting with his principal about a previous incident in which he struck his chemistry teacher with a pipe wrench, leading to the teacher's hospitalization and Charlie's suspension. For unknown reasons, Charlie subjects the principal to a series of insulting remarks, resulting in his expulsion. Charlie storms out of the office and retrieves a pistol from his locker, then sets the contents of his locker on fire. He then returns to his classroom and fatally shoots his algebra teacher. The fire triggers an alarm, but Charlie forces his classmates to stay in the room, killing another teacher when he enters. As the other students and teachers evacuate the school, the police and media arrive at the scene.
Over the following four hours, Charlie toys with various authority figures who attempt to negotiate with him, including the principal, the school psychologist, and the local police chief. Charlie gives them certain commands, threatening to kill students if they do not comply. Charlie also admits to his hostages that he does not know what has compelled him to commit his deeds, believing he will regret them when the situation is over. As his fellow students start identifying with Charlie, he unwittingly turns his class into a sort of psychotherapy group, causing his schoolmates to semi-voluntarily tell embarrassing secrets regarding themselves and each other.
Interspersed throughout are narrative flashbacks to Charlie's troubled childhood, particularly his tumultuous relationship with his abusive father. Several notable incidents include a violent disagreement between two female students and a police sniper's attempt to shoot Charlie through the heart. However, Charlie survives due to the bullet's striking his locker's combination lock, which he had earlier placed in the breast pocket of his shirt.
Charlie finally comes to the realization that only one student is really being held against his will: a seeming "Big Man On Campus" named Ted Jones, who is harboring his own secrets. Ted realizes this and attempts to escape the classroom, but the other students brutally assault him, driving him into a battered catatonic state. At 1:00 p.m., Charlie releases the students, but Ted is unable to move under his own power and remains. When the police chief enters the classroom, the now-unarmed Charlie moves as if to shoot him, attempting suicide by cop. The chief shoots Charlie, but he survives and is found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine until he can answer for his actions.
The final chapters contain an inter-office memo concerning Ted's treatment and prognosis at the hospital where he is now a patient, and a letter from one of Charlie's friends describing assorted developments in the students' lives during the months following this incident. The story ends with Charlie addressing the reader: "That's the end. I have to turn off the light now. Good night."
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The methadone zone
The methadone zone
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It's sad to watch
It's sad to watch. I thought this place was going to be fun
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what happened?
what happened?
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Seems some dont like peace
Seems some dont like peace and quiet, j
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> what happened?
> what happened?
Anaphylaxis. It turns out unicorns are allergic to rainbows...
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i say let it all hang out...
i say let it all hang out...
i have yet to see the people who were spooked by the pz's dark side contribute anything here...or there...
so where are they?
see, while i would like people to be cooler to each other, it's not controllable.
moderating is going to kill this place. sorry guys, i like and respect all y'alls
but the GD world ALWAYS had the dark and the light....lot/vibe./rugs/shows/songs...
yin/yang....
one cannot exist w/o the other.
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Hey Hounder. I saw your wife
Hey Hounder. I saw your wife at the Club D'elfe show last Friday while I was in line buying popcorn. Too bad I missed ya.
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seems like its already
seems like its already cardiac arrested, in the ambulance, on the way to the hospital....
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What Turtle said.
What Turtle said.
About a week ago, judit posted a link to an article about community, but I get the impression that admin read this text very selectively and chose to disregard this section:
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If you're "walking on
If you're "walking on eggshells" here or anywhere else, maybe you're just an asshole?
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You wrote the book on that
You wrote the book on that Brian D
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Fuck off, troll. Or make
Fuck off, troll. Or make some sense.
If you don't like it here, go back to Rejection Junction.
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((Rejection junction))
((Rejection junction))
Also known as thebannedzone
Or flocksofsocks
Its like that planet on Star Trek that shows no sign of life, minus a few slaves mining away at precious ore in the caves.
Or so ive heard...
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Yeah banning the rabble
Yeah banning the rabble rousers isn't the answer.
no one *really* likes a sterile, user friendly zone.
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(No subject)
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Is this a "Safety Zone?!?!"
Is this a "Safety Zone?!?!"
Where' my CRY ROOM?!?!
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I really miss the sink pisser
I really miss the sink pisser.......
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Hi! hope everyone is having a
Hi! hope everyone is having a good new year. Been checking here now and then. Personally cant stand the same old voices and troll circle jerk. looks like i missed a few things though. No need to carry on flame wars from the past. I think admin gets it. Give it a chance, try something new. if your schtick is to be a dick, go to nugent.com or start your own board or be quiet or start a new thread. Change is hard for some, its ok.
How about laying off the censorship belly aching. Aint nobody burning books here. If it were MY place id kick out the junk for whatever reason I wanted!
At least they give you rules and a chance here. Aint no one forcing you to participate. and quiet for a spell would be nice. Maybe it would allow other, softer, new voices to be heard, or want to be heard. I for one will look for opportunities to laugh and be supportive and kind to people who share similar musical tastes. Most everyone here is groovy in my book. sorry for long post. "Negativity dont pull ya through!"
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^^^ Fly -- I second that
^^^ Fly -- I second that emotion
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Rage - by Richard Bachman.
Rage - by Richard Bachman.
Charlie Decker, a Maine high school senior, is called to a meeting with his principal about a previous incident in which he struck his chemistry teacher with a pipe wrench, leading to the teacher's hospitalization and Charlie's suspension. For unknown reasons, Charlie subjects the principal to a series of insulting remarks, resulting in his expulsion. Charlie storms out of the office and retrieves a pistol from his locker, then sets the contents of his locker on fire. He then returns to his classroom and fatally shoots his algebra teacher. The fire triggers an alarm, but Charlie forces his classmates to stay in the room, killing another teacher when he enters. As the other students and teachers evacuate the school, the police and media arrive at the scene.
Over the following four hours, Charlie toys with various authority figures who attempt to negotiate with him, including the principal, the school psychologist, and the local police chief. Charlie gives them certain commands, threatening to kill students if they do not comply. Charlie also admits to his hostages that he does not know what has compelled him to commit his deeds, believing he will regret them when the situation is over. As his fellow students start identifying with Charlie, he unwittingly turns his class into a sort of psychotherapy group, causing his schoolmates to semi-voluntarily tell embarrassing secrets regarding themselves and each other.
Interspersed throughout are narrative flashbacks to Charlie's troubled childhood, particularly his tumultuous relationship with his abusive father. Several notable incidents include a violent disagreement between two female students and a police sniper's attempt to shoot Charlie through the heart. However, Charlie survives due to the bullet's striking his locker's combination lock, which he had earlier placed in the breast pocket of his shirt.
Charlie finally comes to the realization that only one student is really being held against his will: a seeming "Big Man On Campus" named Ted Jones, who is harboring his own secrets. Ted realizes this and attempts to escape the classroom, but the other students brutally assault him, driving him into a battered catatonic state. At 1:00 p.m., Charlie releases the students, but Ted is unable to move under his own power and remains. When the police chief enters the classroom, the now-unarmed Charlie moves as if to shoot him, attempting suicide by cop. The chief shoots Charlie, but he survives and is found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine until he can answer for his actions.
The final chapters contain an inter-office memo concerning Ted's treatment and prognosis at the hospital where he is now a patient, and a letter from one of Charlie's friends describing assorted developments in the students' lives during the months following this incident. The story ends with Charlie addressing the reader: "That's the end. I have to turn off the light now. Good night."
It's just called "Getting it On"
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Bachman is a sock
Bachman is a sock
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I like Phil
I like Phil