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Source date (UTC): 2018-12-25 05:04:00 UTC
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Spent the evening with family, as is tradition, albeit in a smaller gathering th
Spent the evening with family, as is tradition, albeit in a smaller gathering than the days of old – so to speak. Without children traditions are of far less value.
And I spent the whole time thinking of those people far away that I care very much about, but who are not as lucky as we are, and who do not have the opportunity to take for granted those luxuries we do.
I love some of those people very dearly and I wish I could be with them tonight, tomorrow, and for all days. And in that sense I feel I out of place here. And miss you all very much. And can’t wait to be with you again.
Cheers.
Source date (UTC): 2018-12-24 20:48:00 UTC
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Source date (UTC): 2018-12-24 17:54:00 UTC
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( What Happened to Adam Voight? )
( What Happened to Adam Voight? )
Source date (UTC): 2018-12-24 17:21:00 UTC
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photos_and_videos/TimelinePhotos_SxeO6JU-xg/48397578_10156870043747264_5345689796100489216_o_10156870043742264.jpg RESPONDINGWilliam L. BengeWhen Doolittle punches in for work, work gets done.Dec 24, 2018, 5:23 PMMartin ŠtěpánTo this thread: https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1076845397795065856?s=19Dec 24, 2018, 5:27 PMJohn EdwardCareful, his Lebanese genetics causes him to block people liberally.Dec 24, 2018, 5:31 PMJordan Valarie Barboza-DavisAubrey Harper Aubrey HarperDec 24, 2018, 7:55 PMJordan Valarie Barboza-DavisDec 24, 2018, 8:06 PMAubrey HarperWas monitoring that very thread this AM, ty JordanDec 24, 2018, 8:10 PMRESPONDING
Source date (UTC): 2018-12-24 17:19:00 UTC
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A VIKING STORY Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the village The
A VIKING STORY
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the village
The men sharpened knives and the boys dreamt of pillage.
The skulls were all hung by the chimney with care
In hopes on the morrow, more would be there.
The girls were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of gold danced in their heads.
And mamma in her gown, and I in my shirt,
Had just caught our breath from a quick winter’s flirt.
When out on the river there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed, to see what was the matter.
Away to the Hall, I flew in a rush,
Tore open the shutters, and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a longboat with shields, and great men with their gear.
With a bearded old wise man, lively and boldened,
I knew in a moment it must be Lord Odin.
More rapid than eagles his warriors they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!
“Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!”
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With bags full of booty, and Lord Odin too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard at the door
The laughter of brethren hardened by war.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Lord Odin, through the portal, came with a bound.
He was dressed all in grey, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all fouled with snow and with soot.
A bundle of booty he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a merchant, just opening his pack.
His eyes-how they twinkled! his laughter how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
The beard of his chin was as white as the snow,
And his purses, hung neatly, from his belt, in a row.
The stump of a pipe, he held tight, in his teeth,
And the smoke it, encircled his head, like a wreath.
He had a long face, pointed hat, and grey cloak,
That shook when he laughed, like the bough of an oak.
He was tall and thin, but a jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself!
But a wink of his eye, and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know, I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger, aside of his cheek,
And giving a nod, tossed my share to my feet.
He sprang to his boots, and to men gave a whistle,
And away we all flew like the down of a thistle.
And I heard him exclaim, ‘ere we ran into the night,
“Happy Viking to all, and to all a good-fight!”
-Curt Doolittle
(With Apologies to Dickens)
Source date (UTC): 2018-12-24 11:05:00 UTC
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SANTA – GIFTS WITHOUT DEBT by Eli Harman Santa’s a metaperson. The only way he c
SANTA – GIFTS WITHOUT DEBT
by Eli Harman
Santa’s a metaperson. The only way he can keep tabs on all those people, judge all those people, place all those gifts, and eat all those cookies is through division of labor. The reason we use a meta person to give gifts instead of just giving them to each other is to give gifts without giving a corresponding debt. Your debt to santa is already paid by the time you receive his gifts. You just have to keep being good if you want any more next year.
Source date (UTC): 2018-12-24 10:46:00 UTC
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photos_and_videos/TimelinePhotos_SxeO6JU-xg/49024013_10156869217442264_4820151511793270784_n_10156869217437264.jpg Jim JimmboWasn’t this the inspiration for Gandalf?Dec 24, 2018, 10:54 AMJames BrittinghamAccording to Chateau Hartiste the “uncircumcised Aryan penis” symbolizes “Odin: the hooded, one-eyed lord of the gallows”Dec 24, 2018, 11:30 AMCurt Doolittleomg for crhissake.Dec 24, 2018, 11:30 AMCurt DoolittleSymbolism > Astrology > Innumeracy > Jewish Pilpul and critique > Scriptural Interpretation > continental philosophy.
Sophism is fking everywhere…..
There is a very simple rule of literature.
You get one ‘gimme’.
Sci fi, one gimme.
Myths, one gimme,
symbols, one gimme.
If you have to think about it, rather than grab the first association then it’s bullshit.
Very simple. lolDec 24, 2018, 11:33 AMFreyr BjörnssonGive us a hard heart!Dec 24, 2018, 11:51 AMRussell WagnerWotan…Dec 24, 2018, 11:55 AMKevin CoxOne caveat to the “if you have to think about it…” remark is that it doesn’t apply if you’re unfamiliar with the cultural milieu. Just as there are innumerable wrong interpretation of biblical literature because western 20th-21st century readers don’t have an understanding of life and culture in the pre-first century near east so modern western people don’t have enough familiarity with their own historical cultures to recognize what might have been blatantly obvious to a persin steeped in that context.Dec 24, 2018, 11:58 AMAP KrahlGandalf and Odin artistic comparisonDec 24, 2018, 12:31 PMSG SimmonsJim Jimmbo yesDec 24, 2018, 12:33 PMJoshua MarshallWtf I love led zeppelinDec 24, 2018, 1:08 PMJustin OdiognGandalf was based on OdinDec 24, 2018, 3:07 PMAP KrahlYes I was just showing you a pic I had and how similar it was. A lot of stuff like this can be found in the Tolken group on facebook.Dec 24, 2018, 3:09 PMWilliam L. BengeYep. Odin, woden, gandalf; the ancient sage was still is our western everyman. For the what means type.Dec 24, 2018, 5:32 PMWilliam L. BengeBut why are so many northern freedman carrying that 100 pound bag of rocks (clerical tax) for their nemesis while the ghoul himself carries nothing? Put it down.
On the ghoul.Dec 24, 2018, 5:35 PMSvan HerulWoðen watch over you Curt. You’re a wise man, which is not always a safe thing but a necessary one.Dec 24, 2018, 7:00 PMAlex BirchPoke out your eye, Curt. We could be fooled.Dec 24, 2018, 7:20 PMJeffrey ElvinCulture > class > weeaboos > 2d waifus > friendzones > never ending virginity > wizardry > supreme gentlemenDec 24, 2018, 11:45 PMMichael D. AbbottMe in ten years.Dec 25, 2018, 3:37 AMCurt DoolittleJeffrey Elvin ack…Dec 25, 2018, 5:22 AM
Source date (UTC): 2018-12-24 10:21:00 UTC
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photos_and_videos/TimelinePhotos_SxeO6JU-xg/49024013_10156869217442264_482015151
photos_and_videos/TimelinePhotos_SxeO6JU-xg/49024013_10156869217442264_4820151511793270784_n_10156869217437264.jpg Jim JimmboWasn’t this the inspiration for Gandalf?Dec 24, 2018, 10:54 AMJames BrittinghamAccording to Chateau Hartiste the “uncircumcised Aryan penis” symbolizes “Odin: the hooded, one-eyed lord of the gallows”Dec 24, 2018, 11:30 AMCurt Doolittleomg for crhissake.Dec 24, 2018, 11:30 AMCurt DoolittleSymbolism > Astrology > Innumeracy > Jewish Pilpul and critique > Scriptural Interpretation > continental philosophy.
Sophism is fking everywhere…..
There is a very simple rule of literature.
You get one ‘gimme’.
Sci fi, one gimme.
Myths, one gimme,
symbols, one gimme.
If you have to think about it, rather than grab the first association then it’s bullshit.
Very simple. lolDec 24, 2018, 11:33 AMFreyr BjörnssonGive us a hard heart!Dec 24, 2018, 11:51 AMRussell WagnerWotan…Dec 24, 2018, 11:55 AMKevin CoxOne caveat to the “if you have to think about it…” remark is that it doesn’t apply if you’re unfamiliar with the cultural milieu. Just as there are innumerable wrong interpretation of biblical literature because western 20th-21st century readers don’t have an understanding of life and culture in the pre-first century near east so modern western people don’t have enough familiarity with their own historical cultures to recognize what might have been blatantly obvious to a persin steeped in that context.Dec 24, 2018, 11:58 AMAP KrahlGandalf and Odin artistic comparisonDec 24, 2018, 12:31 PMJoshua MarshallWtf I love led zeppelinDec 24, 2018, 1:08 PMJustin OdiognGandalf was based on OdinDec 24, 2018, 3:07 PMAP KrahlYes I was just showing you a pic I had and how similar it was. A lot of stuff like this can be found in the Tolken group on facebook.Dec 24, 2018, 3:09 PMWilliam L. BengeYep. Odin, woden, gandalf; the ancient sage was still is our western everyman. For the what means type.Dec 24, 2018, 5:32 PMWilliam L. BengeBut why are so many northern freedman carrying that 100 pound bag of rocks (clerical tax) for their nemesis while the ghoul himself carries nothing? Put it down.
On the ghoul.Dec 24, 2018, 5:35 PMSvan HerulWoðen watch over you Curt. You’re a wise man, which is not always a safe thing but a necessary one.Dec 24, 2018, 7:00 PMAlex BirchPoke out your eye, Curt. We could be fooled.Dec 24, 2018, 7:20 PMJeffrey ElvinCulture > class > weeaboos > 2d waifus > friendzones > never ending virginity > wizardry > supreme gentlemenDec 24, 2018, 11:45 PMMichael D. AbbottMe in ten years.Dec 25, 2018, 3:37 AMCurt DoolittleJeffrey Elvin ack…Dec 25, 2018, 5:22 AM
Source date (UTC): 2018-12-24 10:21:00 UTC
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Seriously tho. Jests aside. Love you all and wish you a Joyful Yule, Merry Chris
Seriously tho. Jests aside. Love you all and wish you a Joyful Yule, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.
Source date (UTC): 2018-12-24 10:17:00 UTC