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cormz wrote:What are some things that make you lose hope in society?
I'll start us off with a couple things.
electronics completely taking over peoples lives, leaving them like zombies
music, a lot of music is just crap, and the lyrics will be something like:
kids being wimpy brats that get everything they want

If you're losing faith in society may I suggest some of these tips at the link below that might make you feel better.

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=manly_suicide

Orkeosaurus wrote:

Cheese wrote:(Fun fact: Funnelweb spiders are very aggressive and will latch on to you with their fangs. They can swim across water with ease and will actively chase you if you piss them off. Oh, and their venom is fatal to a fully-grown man in less than an hour.)

Oh yeah? Just try and beat our murder rate!

Orke hit the nail on the head. Thats rule #1 in KingCrackers self defense school. If ANYTHING messes with you, just fckin shoot um. That covers evil jesus spiders too

I think our current state of the world, is pretty well off. Sure you can bitch about it, but really name one thing that NO ONE will be able to bitch about. We are all basically turning into technology worshipping pigs so who cares. If Im hungry, I can order a pizza with my cell phone, check my bank account while sitting on my ass, and ask my son to answer the door when the pizza guy shows up. After that I can goto on demand, and order a movie for all of us to watch. I mean really.....whats so bad about that?
My grandfather worked himself into the grave, and I dont have to. Sounds like a good progression of things to me

Albatross wrote:You should come to the UK - it's pretty awesome, and we have a gakload of castles... eh? Eh? Tempted?

One of my fantasies involves purchasing a castle in England, a pair of jean shorts, a Hawaiian shirt, and a lawn chair. Then wearing the clothing items while sitting in the lawn chair in front of the castle's drawbridge while consuming a tropical drink contained in a hollowed out coconut; saying to all passersby "Good day, lads!"


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KingCracker wrote:
I think our current state of the world, is pretty well off. Sure you can bitch about it, but really name one thing that NO ONE will be able to bitch about. We are all basically turning into technology worshipping pigs so who cares. If Im hungry, I can order a pizza with my cell phone, check my bank account while sitting on my ass, and ask my son to answer the door when the pizza guy shows up. After that I can goto on demand, and order a movie for all of us to watch. I mean really.....whats so bad about that?

But you can't have tequila delivered to your house, with a silly straw, which is a huge downer.

OP, your opinions will change when you grow up a bit.

As in stop being 12 years old and idealizing a past you haven't sufficiently studied.

dogma wrote:

One of my fantasies involves purchasing a castle in England, a pair of jean shorts, a Hawaiian shirt, and a lawn chair. Then wearing the clothing items while sitting in the lawn chair in front of the castle's drawbridge while consuming a tropical drink contained in a hollowed out coconut; saying to all passersby "Good day, lads!"

But then you would have a snooty Frenchman walk up to you and ask how could you possibly get a coconut up here in England, as the coconot only exists in a tropical climate and the only way to get a coconut up to a temparate environment is to have an African swallow carry it all the way from Africa.

And having that tequila will do this:

Thankfully another of my fantasies involves possessing command of an entirely avian air force. Guard eagles, messenger falcons, and courier swallows.

dogma wrote:

Albatross wrote:You should come to the UK - it's pretty awesome, and we have a gakload of castles... eh? Eh? Tempted?

One of my fantasies involves purchasing a castle in England, a pair of jean shorts, a Hawaiian shirt, and a lawn chair. Then wearing the clothing items while sitting in the lawn chair in front of the castle's drawbridge while consuming a tropical drink contained in a hollowed out coconut; saying to all passersby "Good day, lads!"

I had to google 'jean shorts' - little did I know...



SQUEEEEEEEEEEEE!

*runs away*

WarOne wrote:
And having that tequila will do this:

If you wake up in your own bed, then your night was less than satisfactory.


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Albatross wrote:
I had to google 'jean shorts' - little did I know...



SQUEEEEEEEEEEEE!

*runs away*

You've found the first Islamist terrorist.

dogma wrote:
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KingCracker wrote:
I think our current state of the world, is pretty well off. Sure you can bitch about it, but really name one thing that NO ONE will be able to bitch about. We are all basically turning into technology worshipping pigs so who cares. If Im hungry, I can order a pizza with my cell phone, check my bank account while sitting on my ass, and ask my son to answer the door when the pizza guy shows up. After that I can goto on demand, and order a movie for all of us to watch. I mean really.....whats so bad about that?

But you can't have tequila delivered to your house, with a silly straw, which is a huge downer.

Well to be totally honest....Ive got nothing for that one :
I guess the world should come to an end

ACH!....Well,if that photo Alby posted doesn't make you loose hope in society,nothing will.

FITZZ wrote: ACH!....Well,if that photo Alby posted doesn't make you loose hope in society,nothing will.

Finding that picture not only made me lose hope for society, but it also made me lose all respect for myself.

Sidenote: That guy looks worryingly like mattyrm. True story.

Ratbarf wrote:I lost faith in society when I realised that Britain is a (sorry I meant gak) hole. There goes everything my Grandma said about being british and having british pride....

Let's avoid slagging off entire countries, 'k?

@Albatross.

I can just see it now, my band rocking out in some abandoned British Castle.

VERY black metal!!!! \,,/

Now to grad and get a plane ticket, feth clothes I just need my war gaming stuff, my 6 string and beer.

Cheese Elemental wrote:

Albatross wrote:@Shads - You should come to the UK - it's pretty awesome, and we have a gakload of castles... eh? Eh? Tempted?

Don't listen to him. In Australia we have... uh... Funnelweb spiders!



I mean, just look at the cute little guy!



(Fun fact: Funnelweb spiders are very aggressive and will latch on to you with their fangs. They can swim across water with ease and will actively chase you if you piss them off. Oh, and their venom is fatal to a fully-grown man in less than an hour.)

Well, Canada is even better than the UK and Australia (if that's possible).

We have some of the most manliest men (lumberjacks)

(above) a picture of your average Canadian citizen

Canadian drinks!

Yes maple syrup is that good that we drink it straight from a shot glass

We have Hockey! (okay you probably don't even know what it is )


Canada also has polar bears which are even cooler than Funnelweb spiders

Oi, I live near Kamloops, I play with mettalifan whenever i'm in town lol.

I dunno I don't feel I fit in at all with the Canadians, even though I am one.

Shadowbrand wrote:Oi, I live near Kamloops, I play with mettalifan whenever i'm in town lol.

I dunno I don't feel I fit in at all with the Canadians, even though I am one.

That's because you're not a lumberjack!

I'm a butcher though... Not that much farther.

Shadowbrand wrote:I'm a butcher though... Not that much farther.

Yes, hacking meat is similar to chopping wood. But maybe you would fit into Germany better, since you are a butcher.

Shadowbrand wrote:I'm a butcher though... Not that much farther.

How often do trees fall on top of butchers?,or a butcher sever a limb with a chainsaw?

I have severed a few limbs with a chainsaw.

And point proven.

I love Australia.

In a purely from afar so no nasty poisonous insects, spiders or reptiles can get on me kind of way.

Shadowbrand wrote:I have severed a few limbs with a chainsaw.

And point proven.

I didn't mean severing limbs in a "Leatherface" type fasion Shadow ...I was refering to "Oops! I cut my leg off"

I'm a viking its a occupational hazard.

WarOne wrote:

dogma wrote:

One of my fantasies involves purchasing a castle in England, a pair of jean shorts, a Hawaiian shirt, and a lawn chair. Then wearing the clothing items while sitting in the lawn chair in front of the castle's drawbridge while consuming a tropical drink contained in a hollowed out coconut; saying to all passersby "Good day, lads!"

But then you would have a snooty Frenchman walk up to you and ask how could you possibly get a coconut up here in England, as the coconot only exists in a tropical climate and the only way to get a coconut up to a temparate environment is to have an African swallow carry it all the way from Africa.

And having that tequila will do this:

Are you sure it is an African Swallow and not a European Swallow?

and to the OP: Yes, I have seen things that made me say "I have lost all faith in humanity", mostly because of all the isolated incidents that made me want to break something close to me, and the fact that the world seems to be filled with people who don't seem to have balls unless there are 5 of them to every 1 of you (though that may just be high school). It could be alot better, but there are a few things life has taught me in my 18 years here:

1) There is ALWAYS margin for error.
2) There is ALWAYS going to be someone better than you at whatever you do, so do what you want because you enjoy it, not because you want to be the best.
3) Don't bitch that things "Should be better" because they can ALWAYS get worse really fast.

Shadowbrand wrote:I'm a viking its a occupational hazard.

Vikings could be considered a hybrid between a lumberjack and a butcher, so does that make vikings a hybrid between Canadians (cold weather and Lief Ericson) and Germans (Germanic Tribesmen)?

Dunno, the only Canadians in those days were nomadic Native Americans, although their were some tribes that were part of the Iroquois here.

Germanic people honestly I think of the Huns or Goths or etc.

Vikings are the tall bright haired and eyed invaders from the north in their own category really.

Shadowbrand wrote:Dunno, the only Canadians in those days were nomadic Native Americans, although their were some tribes that were part of the Iroquois here.

Germanic people honestly I think of the Huns or Goths or etc.

Vikings are the tall bright haired and eyed invaders from the north in their own category really.

Yeah, but Vikings did come to Canada so does that make them part Canadian?

Yes, Vinland was the name my ancestors had for Canada.

I say no, just because the colony did not last the natives drove us away, something about raping and pillaging the new world.

Shadowbrand wrote:Yes, Vinland was the name my ancestors had for Canada.

I say no, just because the colony did not last the natives drove us away, something about raping and pillaging the new world.

Yes, Even before Canada had lumberjack's, the local population was still too manly for the Vikings to survive.

I think the only thing that makes me loose faith in general is:

People who demonstrate a lack of empathy as a lifestyle (not choosing to ignore, just plain not getting it).
Throw in the definition of evil: "A weak mind with a cold heart" and it makes me want to join the monks.

What makes me gain faith: the odd compliment, willingness to help, humor, a friend being absolutely EVIL to me "because I needed it".

If all else fails live with the saying "Love everyone, trust no-one", translation: everyone is worthy of respect and consideration but do not take their motivations at face value

Keep the faith...