Originally posted by stevetodddon't worry, it was probably a terrorist. why else was it running, if not because it had something to hide?
I love animals and I ran over (in my car) a squirrel yesterday and it's doing my head in, all the if only's I had done this or that or a different time sequence etc.
Originally posted by rbmorrisI know what you mean.
I've only done that once, but I felt terrible about it.
I shot a small bird with an .177 air-rifle some 35 years ago...I didn't kill it (crap shot, I suppose), but I didn't have the heart to finish it off ... I agonised over shooting it in the first place, and then not ending it's suffering ...for a long time....it was 10 years before the mate I was with at the time told me he'd finished it off when I wasn't looking...
What is REALLY bizarre is that I felt a greater sense of "loss" for that bird, than for the first human being I killed (military service... no, I'm not some gangster).
I know how dreadful that must seem, but it was what I was trained to do, and at the time, there were further pressing objectives, so I had no time to ponder what I'd done at the time...and by the time I did have the chance to analyse my emotions, that first was a long time ago (3 days, an eternity in such circumstances), and seeing or creating corpses was already "just part of the job".
Today, senseless killings are exactly that for me.....like those four kids "executed" in New Jersey a couple of months ago (4000 miles and an ocean away, but it still bought a tear.....I have kids too)
Sometimes, what we think is black and white, just isn't.
To paraphrase Van Morrison..... Sometimes We Cry.
Originally posted by ZadadkaI think this post needs background music
I know what you mean.
I shot a small bird with an .177 air-rifle some 35 years ago...I didn't kill it (crap shot, I suppose), but I didn't have the heart to finish it off ... I agonised over shooting it in the first place, and then not ending it's suffering ...for a long time....it was 10 years before the mate I was with at the time told me he'd finished it ...[text shortened]... black and white, just isn't.
To paraphrase Van Morrison..... Sometimes We Cry.
Originally posted by JusuhThat's just stupid. I'm too lazy to read for exams as well, but I still pass them. Who's the really smart guy then? Maybe I'm just streetsmart as some call it, but with little effort, I do get a degree, and you? With all your IQ points? C'mon tell me, what have you got, at what age, and does it make you happy?
my IQ 156
I graduated high-school with average grades
I didn't get to university.
Just shows you the real value of education - none. All dipheads get in to unis and talented and bright dudes like me are left out just because we are too lazy to read for exams.
Originally posted by Astherealwell said
That's just stupid. I'm too lazy to read for exams as well, but I still pass them. Who's the really smart guy then? Maybe I'm just streetsmart as some call it, but with little effort, I do get a degree, and you? With all your IQ points? C'mon tell me, what have you got, at what age, and does it make you happy?
Originally posted by JusuhThis tells me you're a loser.
my IQ 156
I graduated high-school with average grades
I didn't get to university.
Just shows you the real value of education - none. All dipheads get in to unis and talented and bright dudes like me are left out just because we are too lazy to read for exams.
That's all.
A) I don't believe you have an IQ of 156.
B) If you did, you'd realize how stupid and ridiculous your argument is.
Originally posted by rbmorrisI agree
This tells me you're a loser.
That's all.
A) I don't believe you have an IQ of 156.
B) If you did, you'd realize how stupid and ridiculous your argument is.
I hate to say it...
the way you put together a sentence...also kind of sucks.
I dropped out of high school, and regretted it significantly.
I've recently gotten my GED and am working toward an actual diploma.
I'll be starting back at the community college in January, and I'm feeling really good about it.
I think that taking your education seriously is important. I don't think it is the most important thing, but schooling has a lot to offer in a lot of different areas of life.
It isn't just what you learn from a textbook that you're taking home with you...
I want to be a teacher, actually.