Comments on: I’ve Been Wanting To Get This Off Of My Chest http://skippyslist.com/2008/06/18/ive-been-wanting-to-get-this-off-of-my-chest/ The Official Site of Skippy's List: military humor and other things that make Skippy giggle for more than 15 seconds Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:13:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Cathaine http://skippyslist.com/2008/06/18/ive-been-wanting-to-get-this-off-of-my-chest/comment-page-1/#comment-19075 Cathaine Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:30:16 +0000 http://skippyslist.com/?p=137#comment-19075 Random thought: In the greater scheme of things (the stars and galaxies sort of big), two revered, wise elder-types having a long debate over their respective religions (pick any two you like, they all work for this example) is rather a lot like two twelve year old girls debating who would kiss better, Captain Jack Sparrow or William Turner. Always remember, in the ant farm that is our world, we will never truly perceive the beings on the other side of the glass.... unless some uppity little b@$+@rd decides to knock us off the desk. Then we'll all have lots of room to explore the universe free of many if not all restraints. Admittedly, many of us will end up squished or sucked into a vacuum, but we can't all have glorious ends - though amusing is something everybody should aim for given the opportunity. Immortality via YouTube? (The Captcha is 'blaze of': appropriate, I think since this little bunch of comments is discussing various higher beings - each of us puny mortals are no more memorable than a shooting star in an eternity of skywatching. I'd like to be one of those people who flash bright enough to make someone Up/Out/Down there blink as I go past.) Random thought: In the greater scheme of things (the stars and galaxies sort of big), two revered, wise elder-types having a long debate over their respective religions (pick any two you like, they all work for this example) is rather a lot like two twelve year old girls debating who would kiss better, Captain Jack Sparrow or William Turner.

Always remember, in the ant farm that is our world, we will never truly perceive the beings on the other side of the glass…. unless some uppity little b@$+@rd decides to knock us off the desk. Then we’ll all have lots of room to explore the universe free of many if not all restraints.
Admittedly, many of us will end up squished or sucked into a vacuum, but we can’t all have glorious ends - though amusing is something everybody should aim for given the opportunity. Immortality via YouTube?

(The Captcha is ‘blaze of’: appropriate, I think since this little bunch of comments is discussing various higher beings - each of us puny mortals are no more memorable than a shooting star in an eternity of skywatching. I’d like to be one of those people who flash bright enough to make someone Up/Out/Down there blink as I go past.)

]]> By: StoneWolf http://skippyslist.com/2008/06/18/ive-been-wanting-to-get-this-off-of-my-chest/comment-page-1/#comment-14716 StoneWolf Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:02:43 +0000 http://skippyslist.com/?p=137#comment-14716 I think Minty covered everthing well except last sentance "magic has no power over those who not give it power". Bad english aside, how the hell do you know? Bullets work just fine, yet the Native Amerians and Africans initially thought it was magic and so denied its power. They still died when they got shot. Also, the Ghost Dance shirts, which the Natives did "give power" to failed. Finally, I have yet to witness any event in which someone praying to their god/s/ess actually helped, despite the fact that praying to it is giving it power. I think Minty covered everthing well except last sentance “magic has no power over those who not give it power”. Bad english aside, how the hell do you know? Bullets work just fine, yet the Native Amerians and Africans initially thought it was magic and so denied its power. They still died when they got shot. Also, the Ghost Dance shirts, which the Natives did “give power” to failed. Finally, I have yet to witness any event in which someone praying to their god/s/ess actually helped, despite the fact that praying to it is giving it power.

]]> By: Minty http://skippyslist.com/2008/06/18/ive-been-wanting-to-get-this-off-of-my-chest/comment-page-1/#comment-5721 Minty Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:57:19 +0000 http://skippyslist.com/?p=137#comment-5721 "1. deny its exsistance, for a god is no more a god if no one believes in him any more" I've always been of the opinion that actually looking something in the eye and saying "I deny you!" smacks of ineffective methodology, simply because you have to acknowledge the thing's existence first. Ergo, just ignoring it, much like a child throwing a tantrum, will cause it to become bored and leave. "2. takes salt, silvers shavings and amethyst dust and create a circle and reverse that ritual, it will seal the creature again" Any idiot who summons something without making sure it's sealed beforehand gets what they deserve, in my opinion. "if i recited fancy unintelligible words i can bring Sprague de Camps Conan the Cimmerian to life to pillage and loot? or then the sexy red nails or Set?" We can only hope...:) Captcha: "Fairmount conquest" Brain overloading with too many dirty, dirty images... “1. deny its exsistance, for a god is no more a god if no one believes in him any more”

I’ve always been of the opinion that actually looking something in the eye and saying “I deny you!” smacks of ineffective methodology, simply because you have to acknowledge the thing’s existence first. Ergo, just ignoring it, much like a child throwing a tantrum, will cause it to become bored and leave.

“2. takes salt, silvers shavings and amethyst dust and create a circle and reverse that ritual, it will seal the creature again”

Any idiot who summons something without making sure it’s sealed beforehand gets what they deserve, in my opinion.

“if i recited fancy unintelligible words i can bring Sprague de Camps Conan the Cimmerian to life to pillage and loot?
or then the sexy red nails or Set?”

We can only hope…:)

Captcha: “Fairmount conquest” Brain overloading with too many dirty, dirty images…

]]> By: morrogoth http://skippyslist.com/2008/06/18/ive-been-wanting-to-get-this-off-of-my-chest/comment-page-1/#comment-5706 morrogoth Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:49:18 +0000 http://skippyslist.com/?p=137#comment-5706 to ward away evil summoned one must: 1. deny its exsistance, for a god is no more a god if no one believes in him any more 2. takes salt, silvers shavings and amethyst dust and create a circle and reverse that ritual, it will seal the creature again 3. dont believe that 2 con artists were able to translate texts from a people who barely left writings, into a full working spell book, and i know for fact that the rosetta stone has no sumerian text on it. 4. dont believe that 1 of said conmen mysteriously vanished leaving his house for sale to future led zepplin front man, his disappearance leads many to believe he messed with bad stuff, or he got caught in the cookie jar 5. cthulu was created when law and order seemed unbalanced, as many ancient religions. so if i recited fancy unintelligible words i can bring Sprague de Camps Conan the Cimmerian to life to pillage and loot? or then the sexy red nails or Set? remember my words magic has no power over those who not give it power to ward away evil summoned one must:

1. deny its exsistance, for a god is no more a god if no one believes in him any more

2. takes salt, silvers shavings and amethyst dust and create a circle and reverse that ritual, it will seal the creature again

3. dont believe that 2 con artists were able to translate texts from a people who barely left writings, into a full working spell book, and i know for fact that the rosetta stone has no sumerian text on it.

4. dont believe that 1 of said conmen mysteriously vanished leaving his house for sale to future led zepplin front man, his disappearance leads many to believe he messed with bad stuff, or he got caught in the cookie jar

5. cthulu was created when law and order seemed unbalanced, as many ancient religions. so if i recited fancy unintelligible words i can bring Sprague de Camps Conan the Cimmerian to life to pillage and loot?
or then the sexy red nails or Set?

remember my words

magic has no power over those who not give it power

]]> By: TheShadowCat http://skippyslist.com/2008/06/18/ive-been-wanting-to-get-this-off-of-my-chest/comment-page-1/#comment-5613 TheShadowCat Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:05:43 +0000 http://skippyslist.com/?p=137#comment-5613 Vote for C’thulu: When you're tired of choosing the lesser of two evils. Vote for C’thulu: When you’re tired of choosing the lesser of two evils.

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