Right. First off, I'm a guy, 18 years old, and I live in Australia. I'm going into this whole thing with a fairly simple policy - be brutally honest and avoid all that schmanzy crap. Tell it like it is says I.
Gender: Male
Location: Australia
Occupation: Student
Age: 18
Member Since: October 24, 2003
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Last Update: November 14, 2003
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my worst enemy kathryn is talking shit about me(well she always does) , what would be a nice way to tell her she is the essence of evil and i would perferably not talk to her eever again?
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Bleh. Schoolgirl politics. This stuff is so bitchy and pointless, surely you realize that? Meh, must be a genetic thoing or somethic, coz it's global.
Try severed animal parts delivered in the early hours of the morning. Ort beat the living crap out of her. Either works.
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I'm an athiest, but i don't try to force people to believe what I believe. I don't challenge other people's beliefs. I've had this one guy bother me for 5 years about being an athiest. (I go to a PK-12 school distict). He's always asking me why I'm not religious, why I don't believe in God, etc, ect, and so on. i've done everything I can think of, including inflicting bodily harm on him (well - I dropped a book on his head. But I don't even think that hurt him) but he won't stop. how do I stop him? (link)
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Right. This isn't a particularly rare problem, let me assure you, though having anopther kid giving you crap is. I'm an atheist who went to a Catholic school for three years and I had these sorts of arguments with the teachers.
Anyway, before you read this, keep in mind that it will ONLY work if you are smarter than he is. Given that he's a bible bashing, convert by irritation kind of christian, chances are you wont be facing off against a Rhodes Theologial, and the fact that you're an atheist is a definite point in your favour (proves your willing to chgallenge accepted beliefs, think outside the square etc. etc.)
Anyway, step 1 is to knowledge up. The best way to do this is to read the bible and note the hypocracies, absurditites and general idiocies that riddle the ting, but I acknowledge that that's a dmaned time consuming thing to do, and chances are you wont remember all of it. So instead, use this great resource available to you (the net) and access the thoughts of those who have come before you. A few sceptics sites should be all you'll need to get tha basic fundamentals of atheism that you'll need in arguments like this. Once you've done that, all you need do is wait until he tries to piss you off again.
OK. Now, as someone else mentionaed above, the best way to begin these sorts of arguments is to ask him why he's religious, why he believes in God etc. Then poke holes in his arguments. It wont be hard. Chances are, unless he's a born again fundie, he'll be doing it either because
a - he's afraid of going to hell, or
b - his parents told him to.
Both of these are easy to shoot down. Afraid of going to hell - no proof except that tht threatens him with hel;l in the first place. Parents told him to - what are you some kind of mommas boy? Or to be a bit more, shall we say intelligent about it, accuse him of being a sheep, incapable of independednt thought, etc. etc.
He'kll put up a few feeble defences - batter them down with logic. Using the various problems and in the bible against him is good, especially if you're capable of Quoting chapter numbers and the like at him. It'll make him realize that not only are you smater than him, but you probably know more about the bible too (presumeably something he considers himself pretty knowledgeable on.
Eventually he will ive up as he crumbles before your obviously superior intellect. He may go off and study for a bit and try to come back to your arguements later, but if you studied well enough in the first place, you'll be ready for him. Eventually he'll concede defeat (probably masked in some sort of "You're a hopeless case" gambit or whatever. Ignore those). If that doesn;t work, go complain to his priest/pastor/Dark Lord/whatever. That'll shut him up.
And, as a last resort, puch the shit out of him. It's extreme, yes, but it'll get rid of him (and, as an added bonus, assuming you live in the US, you can claim that you were defending one of your consitutional rights, which, if memory serves, is freedom of religion. Teachers hate getting caught up in something so blatantly political, so your punishment should be light.
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So, I'm a drummer, and I need some new equipment. Should I go for a new hi-hat stand, crash, ride, or double bass petal? The hi-hat stand is probably the most needed, the ride would round out the sound, the crash would make me even louder than I already am, and the double bass would just r0x0rz. So, if you were in my fuzzy blue slippers, which should I (or you I guess) get? (link)
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Gotta be the Hi-hat stand - presumably you've got the hat itself, and along with the snare and base, this is the most integral part of the kit. After that, the priority depends on what kind of music you play, your budget, and how your kit looks now. If you already have a crash, get a ride, if you already have a ride, get a Crash (I'm assuming you have one or the other here). If you have botgh, screw extra cymbals and go the DB, especially if you play rock or metal. Can't be beat.
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What's the best thing to mix with vodka? (link)
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Go the Red Bull.
Seroiusly, the great thing about Vodka is that it tastes so neutral - it goes with anything.
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