to add: i didnt mean to affect your sense of manhood, so sorry u took offence to my stab at humor. im a bit of a kidder and i didnt realize that you expect people to be 100% serious 100% of the time...if that is the case, i will try to extricate the fun that i try to include in my responses so as to protect your wellbeing...
On May 16, 10:42 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > i have a theory about why men are so messed up as follows; <<e > > You should insert "some" between why and men to read: ........why > some men are messed up.... > > If you, e space, are messed up don't drag the rest of us into your > mud. You have some deep seated issues that have caused you to have > jaundiced views. > > On May 16, 9:27 am, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > re: "there are few honest women"...is that a true statement? ;-^) ... > > > hey...dont blame me because i was born of the genetically challenged > > variety of homosapien...its not like i had a choice, although i did > > think about a sex change... but when i saw the scalpels i cringed and > > changed my mind...call me chicken! besides, if i had my own breasts > > then i would have nothing to yearn for... > > > i have a theory about why men are so messed up as follows; > > > a baby boy is born and the first thing he sees after the doctor slaps > > his butt is a breast rapidly approaching his crying mouth. it offers > > him nurture, comfort and warmth. it is all he ever thinks about and > > becomes totally dependant on it. a few short months later it is ripped > > away from him and replaced with pablum. he is told, do not touch this > > breast anymore, dont even look at it! from that moment on, the poor > > guy is psychotic and, in his desire to get back what he considers > > rightfully his own, commits crimes of unimaginable vileness or is > > reduced to a drooling pervert at every opportunity to get one in his > > grasp...so u girls are to blame for most of mens faults...thats my > > theory and im sticking to it! ;-^) > > > On May 16, 10:05 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > A very important read is "Silences" by Tillie Olsen for women. Or try > > > Flannery O'Conner. But there are few honest women. Even the women who > > > birthed you men. > > > > On May 16, 8:16 am, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > dang...ure getting intoxicating! know any good female authors? hahaha > > > > > On May 16, 8:31 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > If my mind cannot sleep with an author, why read him? > > > > > > On May 16, 7:16 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Many of the self help books you mention are poorly written or > > > > > > hopelessly out of date. The effective self help book or group of > > > > > > tapes will be entertaining as well as informative. Many also have a > > > > > > religious aspect which offends some people. I enjoyed Zig Ziegler > > > > > > tapes when I was young but I don't recommend him now as he is > > > > > > certainly out-of-date and he also has a religious theme. He told > > > > > > funny, allegorical stories. The basic goal, I think, of most of > > > > > > these > > > > > > types of books(besides to make the author money) is to give the > > > > > > reader > > > > > > a way to create order from chaos. And to whenever possible; keep it > > > > > > simple. > > > > > > > dj > > > > > > > On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 5:04 AM, pol.science kid > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > you know I agree with you space... i kinda avoid books with an > > > > > > > ideological or philosophical bent(except for my academic books of > > > > > > > course).... i get angry reading them.. if i disagree with the > > > > > > > point of > > > > > > > view.. and end up irritable....that is why i prefer > > > > > > > stories...novels..literary pieces... plus i absolutely hate the > > > > > > > self > > > > > > > help buks like 'think positive' 'you can win' '10 steps to > > > > > > > happiness'... they seem so shallow... its like they try to apply a > > > > > > > formula to life.. narrow it down.. how can you give steps to > > > > > > > happinesss... ridiculous.... > > > > > > > > On May 15, 9:59 pm, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > >> id recommend Damien by Herman Hesse (or any of his books), but > > > > > > >> that > > > > > > >> was the last book of any signifigance that i read and that was > > > > > > >> about > > > > > > >> 35 years ago...Hesse is sorta good because he intertwines his > > > > > > >> philosophy into a neat novel form...it isnt clinical... > > > > > > > >> why did i stop reading? while making my way through Damien i > > > > > > >> noticed > > > > > > >> that the way the kid thought (it was actually Hesse doing the > > > > > > >> thinking) was very similar to the philosophy that i was > > > > > > >> developing > > > > > > >> myself. scared that i would derail my own natural growth > > > > > > >> process, i > > > > > > >> deemed that i would not read any book that wasnt comprised of > > > > > > >> mostly > > > > > > >> large pictures! i have learned a lot since then, but not from > > > > > > >> reading > > > > > > >> the words of others...a lot of people disagree with my approach, > > > > > > >> but > > > > > > >> thats ok...its my life...right? > > > > > > > >> On May 15, 11:25 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > > > >> > I'd recommend ' A theory of justice' By John Rawls... > > > > > > > >> > On May 15, 2:53 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > > > >> > wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > Currently reading 'The Voyge of the Beagle'. 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