The True words of the greatest Wise Men (Page 4)

CoIin: "The brain is my second favorite organ"

-- Woody Allen

( Hey Beavis! This dude's name is "Woody" )

Outbackjack: You can choose your friends but not your relatives.

CoIin: "Beat the grass to startle the snake" (打草驚蛇)

- The 36 Stratagems


When opponents are reserved and unfathomable, you create some sort of stir to see how they will react. Yagyfi mentions this, and also notes that it is used in Sun (Zen). Certain Sun sayings and stories are used primarily to test people and find out what they are like.

Combat application: Test your opponents reactions with hand strikes, low kicks, verbal attacks etc. Push their buttons.

(See also Slasian's Politics threads )

slasian: "Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down." Anonymous

This is my test in my politics tread

CoIin: Well, I'm paraphrasing here, so don't sue me

" [some dude] said before he died ( = while he was still alive)... "

CoIin: Oops almost forgot to credit that

- Slasian (in Politics somewhere)

This snake is a genius. Not recognized by all

Outbackjack: It was'nt me - Bart Simpson

CoIin: Outbackjack seems like a very perspicacious dude to me too.

But I'm so what would I know

Outbackjack: Not so sure about that but I do know that I am closer to perspiring lots in this heat.

CoIin: I've been reading your posts. You seem ok. So there.

slasian: Only the Indian Cobra fails for the lullabying flutes of praise and only the Tai Dog knows how to bite in his praising barks.

Slasian, the non-Indian Cobra

Outbackjack: Cheers Col.

CoIin:

Outbackjack: That will be me in an hour or two.Bowling club chrissy party and I hear there is nearly $5k on the bar.

CoIin: Think I'll add you as a friend. Some Ozzies are ok

slasian: The whole reason of existence is to teach us what non-existence is yet the whole reason of non-existence cease to exist in my mind.

Slasian, after getting high

@Outbackjack I have enjoyed reading the arguments in your thread about the gap between economic classes.

CoIin: Slasian... my worthy opponent... you wanted a "hot thread"


How about free will?

There is no such thing

You spit venom because you have no choice. You act upon impulse, but the impulse was given to you by

1, God
2. causal determinism
3. flamboyancy

see ya

CoIin:

CoIin: but until your next post...

CoIin: And as you wisely said yourself.... "If you can't convince them, confuse them"

Hence Frank

CoIin: And I do mean this with the greatest respect. That snake is a piece of work

slasian: "If a dog will not come to you after he has looked you in face, you should go home and examine your conscience." Orville Wright Nice

to Frank Sinatra's ♪Bang Bang♫ , the only song I liked or even heard from Sinatra (New York, If I can make it there I can make it any where, Is it Sinatra's?)

Edit= that evil thing...

CoIin: Why did you post that?

I can prove that your cerabral cortex would post that before you "knew"

CoIin: Was that last post an action upon what you wanted to do?

1. well done. You didn't resist
2. You did resist. Where did the resistence come from ?

slasian: Before that, can you prove that it is you not your tail that proves your proves?