It seems to me Barry has just a couple people with whom he interacts. It would appear that he spends the great majority of his time, under his turquoiseb (made in Taiwan) robe and watches TV and pirated movies, then goes out for beer, and watches more TV in the pub.
Throw in a little family time, and there you have it. ---In [email protected], <richard@...> wrote : Some people just feel better when they have someone to talk to, Steve. You need to understand that posting responses online is very important to some expats, as a way of keeping in touch with their former friends. There's probably nobody over there that can understand Barry's strange fascination with the occult. Quoting "steve.sundur@... [FairfieldLife]" <[email protected] mailto:[email protected]>: > There's no doubt Barry has some funny swings. > > From accusing someone of advocating murder to pounding his shoe on > the podium letting humanity know how stupid they are. > Sometimes it's the only link they have; without this forum people like Barry might go insane from the isolation and nobody to talk to about your spiritual life, or lack of it. > > Would it be surprising if this is what he has as his wake up alarm > every morning. (-: > He may be unable to communicate with anyone since he doesn't understand their languag and vice versa. They probably think he's craqzy with all his cult activities and yoga talk. > > Crown of Creation by Jefferson Airplaine (Lyrics in Video) > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn1yhGABTo8 > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn1yhGABTo8 > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn1yhGABTo8 > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn1yhGABTo8 > > Crown of Creation by Jefferson Airplaine (Lyrics i... > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn1yhGABTo8 > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn1yhGABTo8 Lyric video for Crown Of > Creation. I have no rights to this song. Made on IMovie > > > > View on www.youtube.com http://www.youtube.com > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn1yhGABTo8 > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn1yhGABTo8 > Preview by Yahoo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---In [email protected] mailto:[email protected], > <richard@...> wrote : > > It's a Potemkin Village all the way down, Steve. > ---In [email protected] mailto:[email protected], > <steve.sundur@...> wrote : > > Doctor: When did become aware that you despised fellow human beings, Barry? > > > BW: Doc, when they don't agree with me. That is why I've instituted > my TPR, Two Post Rule on a chat room I participate in. > > > Doc: TPR? What may I ask is that? > > > BW: SImple, Doc. I put something out there. Oh, I don't know, but > usually it involves slamming another person's beliefs or opinions. > And here's the thing, Doc, I give them two, exactly two, posts to > come around to my way of thinking, or I hit 'em with my patented > straw man. I call him Fred. > > > Doc: I see. It sounds like you and Fred have quite an active > internet life on discussion groups. > > > BW: Leeeets just say Fred and I stay preeetty busy. > > > Doc: Well, that still doesn't explain fully, how it is you've come > to have such a low opinion of your fellow human beings. > > > BW: Doc, I'm sorry, but you're being too generous. They are plain > stupid. Believing in things like a higher power, or following > religious traditions. > > > Doc: So I take it you don't subscribe to any sort of belief system > of that sort? > > > BW: Oh, I do Doc, I do. I believe in an after life. But here's how > I get around it. If someone asks me anything about it, I simply say, > "Doesn't matter, not one bit" > > > Doc: Okay, I see. So you've pretty much just decided not to give > much thought to the whole issue? > > > BW: Oh sure Doc, at one point I did, but I realized that in order to > solidify my credentials as real spiritual rebel, I needed to embrace > the "nothing matters" ideology. I've got a reputation to maintain > Doc. So basically I shit on anything that doesn't suit my fancy, and > it seems to work. Keeps people at a safe distance, actually. > > > Doc: I see. Well, I hope it's working out for you. > > ---In [email protected] mailto:[email protected], > <turquoiseb@...> wrote : > > It certainly wouldn't be difficult to design a better intelligence > than the pathetic version that humans have displayed over the > centuries. The first concept that a halfway decent AI would throw out > as the joke it is is religion.
