The world needs to blow up, now.

Discussion in 'Free Thoughts' started by CounslerCoffee, Oct 24, 2003.

  1. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

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    America has hit rock bottom. Whilst searching for a new book to read I came across an interesting find. My searches lead me to amazon.com, the largest online book selling store. Now, I’m not having a problem with the large selection, the problem I’m having right now is amazon.com's best seller.

    The current best seller isn't an Albert Camus book, it isn't even Ayn Rand. I wish it was Stephen King, because then I would at least have a smidgen of respect for the American people. The current best seller happens to be The South Beach Diet by Arthur Agatston.

    I can understand that America is overweight. But does the best seller have to be a fucking diet book?

    At least Michael Moore’s new book is at number seven.
     
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  3. Raha Registered Senior Member

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    I knew that the very moment Titanic has won all those Oscars..
     
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  5. Ghassan Kanafani Mujahid Registered Senior Member

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    I always wonder why issues in ones own society so easily translates into a judgement of the entire planet , and especially when we look at the late history of this planet , one might suspect some psychological complex in which hate for ones own society drives for destruction of anothers .
     
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  7. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

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    Wow, Ghassan, you read so much into that. I've never met anyone so wrong. You could read into what I said in one way, and one way only:

    I'm upset because the current best seller isn't an actual book. And I'm asking why that is.
     
  8. sweet Pentax Registered Senior Member

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    "America has hit rock bottom"

    well ,then it seems you have chosen the wrong title for this topic

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    why does the world needs to blow up ? because of amerika ?
     
  9. Ghassan Kanafani Mujahid Registered Senior Member

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    My bad Counsler , perhaps I was a bit carried away by the potential relation between your title and the location of your problem , it appeared as typical to me but was obviously misplaced in your post .

    I do want to ask you though if you can take a look at the potential itself , seperate from your intentions with the thread and subject .

    As for your question , it is rather logical , clearly a majority of bookbuyers struggles in one way or the other with their weight , which I think reflects the given society in general pretty well .

    I think it is in that relation between the bookbuyers and general society where you might interesting things .

    I can understand you're not happy about it , but I don't see any surprise element here .

    U didnt know books are bought by idiot people ? This was bound to happen . I mean look theres even 2 diet books in the top 10 , and holy crap its by Dr Phil .

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  10. Raithere plagued by infinities Valued Senior Member

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    Best seller lists are mostly PR. I wouldn't fret too much about it. They rank books by the number sold in a specific period of time (typically a week) not by the total number of sales.

    This might make you feel better:
    http://slate.msn.com/id/3504/

    ~Raithere
     
  11. jps Valued Senior Member

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    Frankly, I'd be more concerned if it was Ayn Rand.
     
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  13. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

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    The world needs to blow up because it's just not making sense anymore.

    These aren't normal book readers. These are people who have never read a book, I would think that they haven't. Doesn't the world have enough diet material already?
     
  14. NightFall Lazy Hedonist Valued Senior Member

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    I think most people still buy their books at nearby bookstores big or small, where you can browse and really LOOK at a book. (and not have to pay shipping). IMO the majority of people buying these books off amazon have money to blow on whatever is latest and greatest. (picture 30yr+ housewives on a spending allowance from hubby). atleast that's the picture i get. Whether its close to true or not, who knows, but atleast maybe it made you feel better.

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  16. NightFall Lazy Hedonist Valued Senior Member

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    hmm.. one shares one gives away?
     
  17. Ghassan Kanafani Mujahid Registered Senior Member

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    Obviously my comment was more accurate than you would like to admit . Please blow up your own piece of shit if you can no longer support it , leave the rest of the world out of it .

    Your world makes no sense to you , please deal with the issues within their proper relations .
     
  18. lixluke Refined Reinvention Valued Senior Member

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    Blow it to bits baby!
    What has earth done for me?
    Nothing I tell you nothing!
    Kaboom!
     
  19. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

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    Your world to, buddy.

    No no. The ENTIRE world is not making sense. Let me break it down:

    -Suicide bombings.
    -People claiming that Jews control the world.
    -A diet book is the number one best seller on amazon.com
    -The Olsen twins are billionaires.
    -Illegal wars.
    -Naughty fighting.
    -Japanese Baku sex.
    -Scat sex.
    -Goat sex.
    -Muslim women are walking around with their veils off.
    -http://www.fark.com
    -Russian vodka.
    -Dogs and cats living together.
    -Crazy Raelians claiming that they've cloned people.
    -That crazy Iraqi information minister.
    -More suicide bombings.
    -More goat sex.
    -Rodney King arrested again.
    -The road map to peace in the Middle East (yeah right).
    -Prescription drug prices.
    -Canadian health care.

    But I digress. Let me point out one final thing, and this is the biggie:

    http://www.drunkbastard.net/rants/3July.htm

    Your dad should of settled for a blow job.
     
  20. DeeCee Valued Senior Member

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    Here's a quote for you coffee
    Hamlet Act III, Scene i First folio edition 1623 by Bill Shakespeare

    Seems your feelings are not new. Ignore Ghassan he eats sleeps and shits just like the rest of us. I'm sure even within his constantly shifting cultural paradigm he finds time to despair at the actions of his fellow man.

    So whats it going to be then eh?
    suffer the Slings and Arrowes of outragious Fortune
    Or
    take Armes against a Sea of troubles, and by opposing end them

    I'm sorry Coffee but blowing up the world is just not an option

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    Not unless your George Bush anyway

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    Oh I'll leave you with this It might help you feel better!

    Take care now and don't go destroying the world till after I'm dead.

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    Dee Cee
     
  21. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

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    DeeCee, that does make me feel better. I can't fight a sea of troubles, no one can. What I can do is get really shit faced and pass out.
     
  22. Ghassan Kanafani Mujahid Registered Senior Member

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    Your lack of sense-perception , buddy .

    First of all that was obviously not the entire world .

    Suicide bombings. : sociologically / psychologically / religiously / politically explainable

    People claiming that Jews control the world. : economically/politically/religiously explainable

    A diet book is the number one best seller on amazon.com : thats what you get when you have bookselling site that depends on fat idiots .

    The Olsen twins are billionaires. : so ? Wasnt Mcqualy Culkin or whatever the fuck his name was millionare too ?

    Illegal wars. : imagine if they would be legal huh

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    Goat sex. : old news

    Muslim women are walking around with their veils off.

    That was just an ignorant remark .

    http://www.fark.com : Ive seen worse

    Russian vodka.

    Reason d'etre for alot of Russians , let them be with their misery .

    Dogs and cats living together.

    Animal sociology

    Crazy Raelians claiming that they've cloned people.

    They demand an embassy for their alien Gods in Jerusalem and they asked Sharon for ........ some times for permission .

    That crazy Iraqi information minister.

    CIA

    More suicide bombings.

    More sociologic/psychologic/religious/political explenations .

    More goat sex.

    More old news .

    Rodney King arrested again.

    And statistics would have somehow discouraged the chances of that ?

    The road map to peace in the Middle East (yeah right).

    Hey its better than war

    Prescription drug prices.

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    Canadian health care.

    Canada ? You have to be joking me right ?

    Let me point out one final thing, and this is the biggie:

    I can imagine such stupidity , what I cant imagine is why the world needs to suffer explosion because of him , cant u just go and kill him instead ?

    I do I just keep things in perspective , and what has cultural issues have to do with this ? I think issue is rather psychological , peoples tend to export their problems to those that have nothing to do with it .
     
  23. CounslerCoffee Registered Senior Member

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    Ghassan, you just don't get it. It's a mad world.
     

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