I noticed tank has quotes from members in his "tag line" (having a brain fart, is that what it's called?) I would very much enjoy reading more of them. I like the idea of reading amazing quotes that were most likely blurted out in the middle of a conversation. It could be a locked sticky and only admins get to chose them. Kind of like a trophy case of logic.
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I see no reason why this thread shouldn't be the repository for home grown quotes; so I'll start.
"Something is true because it matches reality, not because some well-regarded person said it." - The Black Jester.
"Don't let someone else's bullshit ruin your day." - Will
"quoting the Bible doesn't convince atheists, as the Bible is not a holy book to us." - fester30
I can't remember any of them, but Asmo has said a lot worth quoting.
Good idea.
But now I have to come up with something clever to say... :-\
Quote from: Sweetdeath on January 22, 2012, 02:25:43 PM
I can't remember any of them, but Asmo has said a lot worth quoting.
If you throw enough mud...
:D
Quote from: Sweetdeath on January 22, 2012, 02:25:43 PM
I can't remember any of them, but Asmo has said a lot worth quoting.
See sig ;D
"We carry suitcases of bullshit from the past in our present mind." - pytheas
So true!
Quote from: Scissorlegs on January 22, 2012, 02:54:54 PM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on January 22, 2012, 02:25:43 PM
I can't remember any of them, but Asmo has said a lot worth quoting.
If you throw enough mud...
:D
...It might form an Asmo in the cosmic game of chance. Kind of like shaking a box of gears into a clock. ;D
My personal favourite is the one of the few comprehensible statements uttered by Jacques Derrida: "If life was simple, word would have got round by now."
From Asmo: So, "spiritual but not religious" is pretty much "superstitious, but not in a union"
"those who stick their noses in the lifes of others do so because they have no life of their own worth sticking to" - pytheas
Stevil: My neighbour's cat knows more than "He". The bar isn't set very high here.
I thought we ought to start a thread of funny, odd things we've seen around the forums. Just great quotes, etc, that we enjoy from all of our fun, whacky members. Feel free to toss in any that you find! Here are a few to get us going:
"Yes, place pure metals on your pressure points and face the four corners to re-align your obesity aura." - Ali
"I f**kin' knew it! Future-Tank is running Norway." - Scissorlegs
"(Talking about Jesus) I don't like fish. Why couldn't he conjure up a nice curry?" - OldGit
"You should get an Asmo in full leather and a vile mood for dealing with people like that. ;D" - Asmodean
"sheesh?
Ha-sheesh?
Sheesh kebab?" - Pytheas
"Although, I've always found that fundamentalism is more than capable of taking the fun out of just about anything, all on its own!" - Amicale
"Just remember to feed the Asmo regularly and you'll be fine (Hes like a big clay puppy really) ;)" - Augustus
Hey Tank, would you be so kind as to merge my HAFisms thread http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=9568.0 into this one? :)
I never saw this original thread when I started mine!
Done :)
Quote from: Amicale on February 24, 2012, 03:03:46 AM
O Great and Mighty Frisbee in the sky
To you we throw our frisbees high
Please hear our cry, be not aloof
And guide our frisbees to the roof.
Wheeeee! (a good substitute for amen)
QuoteAh, but you are not Asmo and The Book of Asmoism clearly states that,
"To Asmo, tribute thou shalt give
Two tits for but a single tat
And thou who hath no tits at all,
Naught shall ye see but Asmo's butt"
...And then it goes on and on and on about sacrifice and proper food recipies.
- Asmo
Quote from: arian on April 05, 2012, 11:42:51 PM
Are you saying that when the radiocarbon dating was invented the years just popped up on a screen after testing something?
Quote from: RunFromMyLife on April 10, 2012, 01:26:42 PM
"Asking where your consciousness goes after your death is like asking where your operating system goes after you blow up your computer." --Guardian85
With the growing prevalence of cloud stuff in computing this metaphor could become problematic.
It came from the cloud, it has now but simply returned.
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on April 10, 2012, 02:02:50 PM
Quote from: RunFromMyLife on April 10, 2012, 01:26:42 PM
"Asking where your consciousness goes after your death is like asking where your operating system goes after you blow up your computer." --Guardian85
With the growing prevalence of cloud stuff in computing this metaphor could become problematic.
It came from the cloud, it has now but simply returned.
Then we blow up the server in stead.
The answer, by the way, is that it is still there, on the tiny little bits of a ruined hard disk, probably damaged beyond any hope of bootability.
Quote from: SweetdeathWhen I tell people I am atheist, I almost feel like some take it as "used to be religious, but not anymore."
I know that is the case for some atheists, but most were just born HUMAN. Without religion or faith or any superstition, until it was cast upon them by parents and/or guardians.
I want to be human. I hate having to attached labels for society. I feel the same way about religion as I do about my sexuality. I am just ME. My non belief and sexual prefrence don't define me .
They don't validate or make choices for me.
My experience as an adult human being do.