Jack Squat's Justlessly Juxtaposed Random Banter #101

[Serpentine]

Elitism is the only way to run an education system that works.

Intellectual elitism, sure, but not financial or class.
Case in point (no doubt oversimplified/debatable): Education in Australia. Teachers are generally seriously undervalued and underpaid. Thus fewer people will voluntarily enter that occupation. Thus they lower the requirements to get into teaching degrees to try to boost recruitment. Thus they get more idiots and/or "well this looks like an easy job..." people entering. Thus there are large numbers of people studying education whom I would really not want to be teaching my children...
The Point: Ability, not money, should be the determining factor in accepting people into university.

...I've been way to serious lately. Something silly!
Um...
uh...
Hrm.
I could post a picture of my metal friend, but that's more silly in a "why did she do that? " way than a "that's fun! " way...
I know!

Disney Sith Princesses

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[DraPrime]

Disney Sith Princesses

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Oh my... That is so weird

[Cristo Meyers]

that's one of those things where you read the title, go "I know I shouldn't look...", and yet you can't help yourself...

[loopy]

Intellectual elitism, sure, but not financial or class.
Case in point (no doubt oversimplified/debatable): Education in Australia. Teachers are generally seriously undervalued and underpaid. Thus fewer people will voluntarily enter that occupation. Thus they lower the requirements to get into teaching degrees to try to boost recruitment. Thus they get more idiots and/or "well this looks like an easy job..." people entering. Thus there are large numbers of people studying education whom I would really not want to be teaching my children...
The Point: Ability, not money, should be the determining factor in accepting people into university.

Agreed. On an alarming note (for me anyway), the principal of my old high school is holding up the American education system as a sign of all that is well and good in the world.

No offence, Yanks, but your education system isn't a shining beacons of light. Of course, I'm sure that you guys already knew that, and could tell of quite a few stories, but I digress...

I'm rambling, so I'll just finish by saying that once again I find myself in full agreement with Serpentine.

[TwoBitWriter]

I am soooo happy I did look. Belle was always the hottest disney chick... Believe me, I know every guy has their own opinion... But Belle is where its at!

[bosssmiley]

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Best! Belle! EVER!

GJ making this an epic thread Serpentine. Hmmm... I wonder if I can talk Miss Eggy into a bit of CosPlay just once...

Oh yeah, and I also agree 100% with what you said about the education system. That too.

[TwoBitWriter]

*pulls head out of gutter*

Yeah... education... thats what I was thinking about...

*Belle forcechoke!*
gaak!

[DraPrime]

I am soooo happy I did look. Belle was always the hottest disney chick... Believe me, I know every guy has their own opinion... But Belle is where its at!

I'm pretty sure most guys don't really think about how hot pictures of women who don't exist are.

[Serpentine]

I'm pretty sure you're mistaken

That artist is awesome, if a bit narrow in focus.

[Ghastly Epigram]

I'm pretty sure most guys don't really think about how hot pictures of women who don't exist are.

You make it sound like it is messed up or something. Nonsense, I doubt most guys I know would have a problem with that. In the end, does it really make a difference if it is that or a photograph? Does it really?

I do not really have an opinion myself though (I am useless like that).

...Gosh, why have I not been in Random Banter sooner? I have been missing out on so many thrilling topics of conversation.

[bosssmiley]

I'm pretty sure most guys don't really think about how hot pictures of women who don't exist are.

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Jessica Rabbit

Truly hot can transcend questions of mere objective existence.

[DraPrime]

I'm pretty sure you're mistaken

Well I tend to prefer women who actually exist. Maybe the other guys on this forum don't.

EDIT: Just saw bossmileys post

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Jessica Rabbit

Truly hot can transcend questions of mere objective existence.

Yeah, but I'll take Angelina Jolie over Jessica Rabbit any day

[Serpentine]

Caution: Do not look up Jessica Rabbit on Google with safesearch off
...unless you're into that sort of thing.

Speaking of Jessica Rabbit...



I'd forgotten about that one.

[TwoBitWriter]

Its not that I prefer cartoon characters over the real girl who occasionally lets me "stay late" but its still fun to talk about meaningless things when its just you and your guy friends. And females of all kinds tend to be a particular focus.

[DraPrime]

Yeah, I have had some weird conversations with guy friends that have been stranger than the hotness of cartoon women. Such as whether you'd rather "do it" underwater of in midair. Maybe I shouldn't be so judgemental...

[Cristo Meyers]

...and here my buddies and I just talked about Yu Yu Hakusho Abridged and KoTOR...

[TwoBitWriter]

Haha... my friends and I really aren't into anime at all. But we have had lengthy conversations about Warhammer Fantasy (Dwarfs FTW! weird English spelling...)
Not to mention D&D and Shadowrun, telling stories about stuff that we were all present for, but still laughing...

*sigh*

Oh to be a teenager again... when you had Axis and Allies waiting for you every day after school. (USSR/Deutschland FTW!)

[loopy]

Yeah, I have had some weird conversations with guy friends that have been stranger than the hotness of cartoon women. Such as whether you'd rather "do it" underwater of in midair. Maybe I shouldn't be so judgemental...

But is this mid-air as in "no-gravity" or "falling to death"?

[DraPrime]

Zero gravity. We presumed that it would be too cold (resulting in some shrinking) if you were in free-fall.

[mangosta71]

Zero gravity. We presumed that it would be too cold (resulting in some shrinking) if you were in free-fall.

The shrinkage part reminds me of Seinfeld. "I was in the pool!"

[loopy]

Zero gravity. We presumed that it would be too cold (resulting in some shrinking) if you were in free-fall.

Yes... but you are forgetting the potential euphoria inherent in knowing that the act is the last thing before you leave the mortal coil.

[TwoBitWriter]

I am sure the ladies here are just loving this little tangent that has been formed...

[Cristo Meyers]

If they can start a conversation about menstrual cycles, we can talk about strange sex.

[TwoBitWriter]

Too true... alright...

Now I wish I had a random location to throw in here...

Umm... doing it at Angkor Wat?

[Dallas-Dakota]

Too true... alright...

Now I wish I had a random location to throw in here...

Umm... doing it at Angkor Wat?

Top of the Sears towers?

The great chinese wall?

Highest level of the Eiffel tower?

[Cristo Meyers]

Top of the Sears towers?

You have no idea how many people actually try that...

...and there's only one tower

[happyturtle]

The Disney Sith princesses are made of win. Too bad there's no Snow White.

[Player_Zero]

Snow White was a princess?

Also, I'm gonna' buy me some crazy clothes to wear. Tophat, monocle, ya' know, usually crazy lark.

[mangosta71]

I always thought that Jasmine was the hottest, but Belle outshines her there.

[DraPrime]

Too true... alright...

Now I wish I had a random location to throw in here...

Umm... doing it at Angkor Wat?

I think doing it while surfing would be pretty crazy.