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[quote name='Sangome'][SIZE="1"]OH SCREW THIS [strike]Even if they're fake??? :([/strike][/SIZE][/QUOTE] [font=trebuchet ms] Were you going to wish Edward Cullen was reeeallll?[/font]

[font=trebuchet ms] 1. To be able to dance really well, more specifically hip-hop/break dancing. And therefore have a dancer's body. lolol 2. To be able to conjure up any kind of food/dish/meal whenever I want. 3. A charming personality[/font] [quote name='Raiha'][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"] A greyhound that would live as long as me. [/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [font=trebuchet ms] Hands down the coolest wish in this thread (the idea of having your dog living as long as you, that is). [/font]

[font=trebuchet ms] I'm adding [i]Wanted[/i] to my list. Even James McAvoy couldn't save it. The first time I watched it, I was entertained, but the more I think about it the more it pisses me off. A magical loom? That dumbass last line? Ew.[/font]

[font=trebuchet ms] Superbad. Juno. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Basically anything Michael Cera is in, except for Arrested Development.[/font]

[font=trebuchet ms] I have a midterm in eight hours for which I've only completely 1/4 the studying, and yet I am here procrastinating. I guess that says something.[/font]

[font=trebuchet ms] My first job was waitressing. It sucks and you have to deal with bitchy customers and be peppy for 10 hours but it rakes in the cash. [/font]

[quote name='Retribution'][font=Arial]Call me crazy, but I sometimes enjoy a hangover if there's nothing I have to do for the day. It's an excuse to sit around, watch TV, and shirk your duties -- the almighty excuse is **** that, I'm hungover."[/font][/QUOTE] [font=trebuchet ms] Me too. Except I say "***** that, I was sick all night". Basically any day after drinking for me is destined to be me accomplishing nothing.[/font]

[quote name='Drizzt Do'urden']Reading his one statement seriously made me bust out laughing, just because I remember my first hangover (though I wish that the sketchy memory from the night before would have continured throughout). I totally agree with it though....is that weird to wish that onto people? [/QUOTE] [font=trebuchet ms] I've never gotten a hangover, but I have experienced being sick all night....multiple times. But I do get the "wishing hangovers onto people" thing. When my roommate got sick/was sitting in the restroom for the first time I was still mildly drunk and kept on saying stuff like "IT'S A LIFE LESSOONNN" and "THIS IS A GOOD THING, YOU KNOW?" [/font]

[font=trebuchet ms] [quote name='Ace'][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]This is nothing. I remember this kid on [I]Maury[/I] who had a baby despite "not having sex since she was ten." Oh, damn. Did I just admit to once watching Maury?[/FONT][/QUOTE] [YOUTUBE="My friends and I quote this ALL THE TIME"]UcUvgRi4Y7A[/YOUTUBE] All I can think of to say is that their lives are sort of ruined and if I got pregnant now as a 19-year-old my parents would effectively beat me bloody. lol [/font]

[quote name='Lrb'][FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"] Yeah well it [I]is[/I] rather convenient what with the whole phelps thing. :P But I'll shut my mouth now before I get scolded again. :X[/COLOR][/FONT][/QUOTE] [font=trebuchet ms] On the Phelps matter, I agree with Seth Myers: "If you're at a party and you see Michael Phelps smoking a bong, and you're first thought isn't: 'wow I get to party with Michael Phelps', and instead you take a picture and sell it to a tabloid, you should take a long look in the mirror because you're a dick. And I mean really!" Also it's annoying when America acts shocked when they find out someone smokes weed...like seriously guys. Although I find drinking to be more fun than smoking, but that's just me. It might be because I was stuck in a car with two potheads for an hour and all they talked about was the difference of highs between smoking and eating a pot brownie. [/font]

[quote name='Anomaly'][FONT="Garamond"]I don't agree or disagree with the weed issue, but a study was just released all of about a week ago that says there's a link between marijuana use and testicular cancer in it's most aggressive form. It's a bit srs business. But in all honesty they should put more research into it, rather than making laws without the research behind them to start with. Here you go, have a quick gander. [URL="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/02/marijuana-use-a.html"]click me![/URL].[/FONT][/QUOTE] [font=trebuchet ms] Cue indignant potheads calling into question every count of legitimacy on this study.[/font]

[font=trebuchet ms]"i woke up, sore, with an empty condom wrapper in my pocket" Oh, college.[/font]

[quote name='Retribution'][font=Arial]This sentence makes no sense. :p I'm only 19, but I still get lost in the sauce on weekends. [/font][/QUOTE] [font=trebuchet ms] HOLLA The most I've ever had was 9 shots within one hour. Ohh god, I don't even remember that night well. I don't actually do anything particularly crazy when I'm drunk, I just become louder/funnier become more... affectionate. Although one good memory was having a rap battle with my roommate while in the car. Favorite drinks: white russian, rum & coke, strawberry-melon Fuze drink + OJ + vodka, blue mother ****er. I still want to try a midori sour. Drinks that sucks: beer. lol[/font]

[quote name='Aaryanna_Mom']Actually that's not entirely correct, someone else brought it up before her and this was her response:All she said was why not and then suggested other stuff besides 'white history'. Then you came along and pretty much implied such a thing wasn't worth consideration since they didn't contribute as much.History shouldn't be about who did the most though it's unavoidable that you will focus more on one because of that. [/QUOTE] [font=trebuchet ms] I said Raiha said having black history month is like saying it's more important than the rest of history, which allowed me to make another argument against the idea of"white history month". You're not really proving anything here. And don't belittle and mock what I said about other minority groups, or try and twist them into something negative. I do not doubt for a second that all cultures have contributed something important to history, but to say Asians or Native Americans have had as much an impact on US history and culture as blacks is ridiculous. Should we have months to celebrate Native Americans? Sure, why not? All I'm saying is the reason we DON'T is and the reason why we DO for black history month is because blacks have made a very significant impact on US history. We could dedicate a month to every minority group in the US for all I care. The fact remains that blacks are the minority group that have made the largest impacts on US history/culture. This is almost funny. Stop preaching about how we shouldn't be relying on insults when your entire response to me was a biased argument that twists my words and tries to throw me in a negative spotlight. At least I don't try and pretend about these things.[/font]

[quote name='Aaryanna_Mom']The thing is, other than one tongue in cheek statement by Vicky, not one person here has even brought this up other than to preemptively [I]slam[/I] someone who may or may not suggest it. So I'm not sure what you are trying to get at with that since the suggestion here is that it's a comprehensive history, not do away with one aspect to replace it with another. [/QUOTE] [font=trebuchet ms] Both Vicky and Raiha brought up the idea that having a black history month seems like saying "black history" is more important than the rest of history. They both also brought up the idea of white history month. My arguments against white history month were a natural extension of my response. Please stop calling out others on "shoddy reading skills" when you make similar mistakes. Pulling the "I'm older than you" chain and inserting phrases like "before you were born" to assert authority ultimately undermines it. [/font]

[quote name='Raiha'][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]There's a reason jealousy is a deadly sin. It's like tailgating on the highway. Doesn't get you any closer to your destination any faster, and you'll lose everything. There is no reason you should be jealous of white people simply because they might have worked hard or had others in their life who worked hard for their benefit. It's not an advantage to be white these days any more than it's an advantage to have two working feet. To say that it's only white people who get a free pass is intellectually dishonest.[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [font=trebuchet ms] I'm not saying that being white gives you a free pass. Nor am I saying rich, white people don't deserve their lifestyle or doubting that they didn't work hard. But do I believe immigrants have to work harder a lot of times? Yes. What I'm saying is that there is a cultural connotation that comes with being white. You are treated differently by certain people, and generally these certain people are people of power. It could also be more relevant for me, since I live in the deep South.[/font]

[quote name='Raiha'][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]Strange, I know those things that you linked to Dagger, because someone tried to shove that nonsense down my throat in a 101 course. Because I am half white I was told that I had white privilege but somehow that didn't help me get into college any easier than any of my other friends. I still had to work to earn what I have and my race had nothing to do with it. Professors in colleges all over the country try to impose WHITE GUILT on people who never owned slaves, profited from owning slaves, or oppressed black people in any possible way. I have white ancestors, but those white ancestors were looked down on by other groups of white ancestors as badly as black people. Ask the American Irish how they felt or the Jewish and German immigrants. Black History Month is just another reminder that small screaming annoying groups of people will get what they want regardless of what the majority thinks.[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [font=trebuchet ms]I don't think it's nonsense at all. I believe a lot of times it's exaggerated and blown up to be more than it is, but I don't doubt for a second that being white can give often times give you an edge. Also it's interesting that you bring up college- it's almost reversed in college admissions. Being white or Asian is almost a disadvantage, while being black, Hispanic, Native Americans, etc. will give you an advantage. Something that annoys me to this day still....lol But no, I don't think the idea of white privilege is irrelevant. As an Asian who grew up in a white, affluent, suburb of Atlanta, I've constantly experienced feelings of jealousy towards white people for being white. I can't describe my feeling in any concrete way, and I don't really have any business applying my personal experiences and projecting them as a national problem, but it's my opinion on the matter. It's unfair to label Black History Month as a something that granted because of a "small screaming annoying [group] of people". I appreciate what it's trying to accomplish, which is bringing light to achievements/influences of black people. I don't think anyone believes "black history" is more important because of their exposure to Black History Month. [/font]

[quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Arial]That is her point. [I]She[/I] knows, and yet [I]we[/I] do not. Obviously the system and its standards have degenerated. [/FONT][/QUOTE] [font=trebuchet ms]My b. My major point still stands, though, I think Black History Month is fine... to me the point of Black History Month is not to celebrate African history but the achievements and influences blacks in America have had on the US.[/font]

[quote name='Aaryanna_Mom']I know you?re talking to Darren Retri, but I?m going to take you up on this. What did you want to know about Songhai other than it was one of the largest African empires in history? What did you want to know about Rome other than it is considered one of the founding cities of Western Civilization and one of the few major European cities that escaped World War II with little to no damage? What did you want to know about Mali other than it was once part of three African empires that controlled trade and that in the 1800?s it fell under French control? What did you want to know about Greece other than it fought against the Ottoman Empire to gain independence back in the 1800?s? Perhaps I just had a better history teacher than what people get today. If Darren is calling into question individual teachers, then I?m going to assume this is from the standpoint of having one who was more through, I know mine was. I have another suggestion and it?s exactly what the article was talking about. Having a month to emphasize Black History doesn?t change the fact that as a whole, history is being neglected. Yes you mention this as well, but having that month changes nothing when the entire system needs an overhaul. I?d be more inclined to support a change in the current national curriculum than to continue supporting an outdated month deal that does little to address the real problem.[/QUOTE] [font=trebuchet ms] I'm still pretty sure the majority of high school students have no idea what Songhai and Mali are. I didn't know what they were, and I went to a well-respected high school. And the point of Black History Month goes beyond African history. It also focuses on the achievements and influences that blacks have had on US history- which is far greater than any other minority group. I see no qualms with celebrating this, and I don't find it outdated. To be short, I feel that people who think having Black History Month implies that "black history" is more important than "white history" are being overly sensitive and can't view it as simply a month to celebrate black achievements. One might ask why there isn't a white history month- it's because in school you learn about a lot of the major achievements of white people. And let's face it, US history is mostly about white people. The US is mostly made up of white people. Having white history month in the US would be like celebrating "breathing is healthy" month. [/font]

[quote name='Raiha'][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]Why shouldn't there be? The achievements of white people are just as important. Madame Curie, Albert Einstein, The inventor of the Model T Ford? Black history IS better than white history if we're oozing all over a special group as if they're more exciting than the rest of the old dead white guys. But if we have black history month, why not have Asian History month? Indian History Month? I'd like to spend time revisiting all the glorious things Chinese civilization brought to the world. Gunpowder, Earthquake Detectors, writing, noodles.[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [font=trebuchet ms] Because we're still iffy on the whole "white people enslaved blacks and then denied them basic rights for a really long time" thing. Whether or not you think that's dumb, it's still a very sensitive topic. Btw, no one actually thinks black history month is better than white history. Also, looking at US history in terms of black history and white history is racist in itself. It's a combination of both, and since in general US history classes we spend a majority of the time studying what WASPs did, I don't mind having a month set aside to point out a lot of things black people contributed. We don't have Asian History month in the US because the impact Asians have had on US history and culture is almost insignificant when compared to the impact black people have had. Same with Native Americans. I realize we treated them terribly and we ****** them over, but their culture and achievements did not have a huge impact on what the US is today. Just to clarify, I'm not trying to say other minority groups didn't contribute to what the US is today, just that none of them contributed nearly as much as blacks did. And to my knowledge black history month isn't really acknowledged outside of the US (correct me if I'm wrong). If we're going to argue about racism in the presentation of history, we should argue about how Ancient Greek and other western civilizations are generally championed as the most advanced when Asian countries were pretty much ahead of the game centuries before Greek and Rome. Or how in literature we read the works of Greek playwrights and philosophers but generally ignore the works of Asian writers. Not about whether black history month makes "black history" better than "white history". lol I pretty much don't even "celebrate" black history month. I don't care that it exists. But I don't think it's a bad thing.[/font]

[font=trebuchet ms] It's a not a big deal. It's a month set aside to honor and commemorate the achievements of a minority group that has had the greatest impact on US history. It's not saying trying to say "black history is better than white history". Also I will smack anyone who asks why there isn't a white history month. Get over it.[/font]

[font=trebuchet ms] The dorm I live in was built to be green. I feel this fulfills my duties as a person looking out for mother nature. Although I did take a "what's your carbon footprint" test and mine was like 5 earths or something.[/font]

[font=trebuchet ms] I don't know, they just really speak to me. You know? Miley Cyrus [b]Nobody's Perfect[/b] Lyrics: Everybody makes mistakes... Everybody has those days. ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR! Everybody makes mistakes... Everybody has those days... Everbody knows what, what I'm talkin' bout... Everybody gets that way. [x2] Sometimes I'm in a jam I've gotta make a plan It might be crazy I do it anyway No way to know for sure I'll figure out a cure I'm patchin' up the holes But then it overflows If I'm not doin' to well Why be so hard on my self? [Chorus] Nobody's perfect! I gotta work it! Again and again 'till I get it right Nobody's perfect! You live and you learn it! And if I mess it up sometimes... Nobody's perfect Sometimes I work a scheme But then it flips on me [ Find more Lyrics at [url]www.mp3lyrics.org/gW8a[/url] ] Dosen't turn out how I planned Get stuck in quick sand No problem, can be solved Once I get involved I try to be delicate Then crash right into it But my intentions are good Sometimes just misunderstood [Chorus] Nobody's perfect! I gotta work it! I know in time, I'll find a way Nobody's perfect! Sometimes I fix things up And then they fall apart again Nobody's perfect I gotta fix things up But I always get it right in the end [Talking] Next time you think it's just one of those days when you just can't seem to win When things don't turn out the way you planned, FIGURE SOMETHING ELSE OUT! Don't be down! Try it again! YEAH! [Singing] Everybody makes mistakes... Everybody has those days... Everybody knows what, what I'm talkin' 'bout... Everybody get's that way... Everybody makes mistakes... Everybody has those days... Everybody knows what I'm talkin' 'bout... [Chorus] Nobody's...Perfect! No, no...Nobody's...Pefect![/font]

[font=trebuchet ms] I didn't even know I was in this. I have no recollection of this whatsoever. Proof that my brain is slowly getting stupider. Also Razrs suck balls anyway. Mine broke within a week.[/font]

[quote name='Raiha'][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][CENTER][FONT="Times New Roman"]My boyfriend the psychological masters degree holder says that there's a cool and exciting reason that Coraline's alternate universe involves buttons where the eyes are. Unfortunately he can't remember what it is. But it's bugging me.[/FONT][/CENTER][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [font=trebuchet ms] It probably has to do with Freud concept of the "Uncanny" ([url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Uncanny[/url]) and the idea of inanimate/animate becoming animate/inanimate, losing one's individuality, etc.[/font]