North_Ranger
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*shirt off*
Why Young People Suck and Old People Rule
- Thread starter GasBandit
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I was just bored at work and felt argumentative. I'm gonna go back to eating some 40 year old paint chips I found in the basement.
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makare
Poke was VERY EFFECTIVE.
North_Ranger
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Hey, it's been a while, okay?
Now, I have these handcuffs here...
Now, I have these handcuffs here...
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makare
Oh man.. Europeans ROCK!
North_Ranger
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And don't you forget it. Or there will be spanking.
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makare
What was that... I forgot already! 
North_Ranger
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Assume position.
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makare
*assumes prime spanking position*
North_Ranger
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Hold on a second, just gotta make sure no one gets any NSFW without warning...
Whooo... that was good.
Hah! Made you look, you perv! Now you get kittens!
Whooo... that was good.
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makare
hehe.. I mean aw yeah >.>
North_Ranger
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Was it good for you too?
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makare
eh
North_Ranger
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DAMMIT!
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makare
sorry.. ive seen it before
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Element 117
You know what's awesome about old people? They die sooner.
You know what's awesome about old people? They tell us stuff, and we can learn from their mistakes.
"Yeah, one of my friends when I was little got polio. They were in an iron lung what seemed forever, then they died."
"I'm glad they got moms to stop drinking. I'm pretty sure that's why jimmy was never quite right in the head, but that could also have been lead paint - I remember they were so poor that their walls were constantly peeling. Who knows how that moron survives today, and he's got three kids just as dumb!"
"I learned algebra in college, there's no reason you young whippersnappers can't learn calculus in high school. Get to work, pansy!"
Nothing like a good example to push humanity forward.
"Yeah, one of my friends when I was little got polio. They were in an iron lung what seemed forever, then they died."
"I'm glad they got moms to stop drinking. I'm pretty sure that's why jimmy was never quite right in the head, but that could also have been lead paint - I remember they were so poor that their walls were constantly peeling. Who knows how that moron survives today, and he's got three kids just as dumb!"
"I learned algebra in college, there's no reason you young whippersnappers can't learn calculus in high school. Get to work, pansy!"
Nothing like a good example to push humanity forward.
Green_Lantern
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Why Young People Suck and Old People Rule sounds like it could be a porn movie name. I just wanted to share this piece of mind bleach.
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Disconnected
I think i've seen that one.
Also:
young people came from old people. Old people dropped the ball by not raising them 'right'. Old people suck. young people suck.
I am old.
fade
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You know something extremely strange, GasBandit?
I agree with you.
And I don't think you're doing any obvious trolling either. Sure. Some of your points are silly, but this country has certainly become psychologically and physically overprotective of their kids. I've actually been saying this for years. I think things like hand sanitizer stations in the hallways is one of the dumbest moves we've made. We sterilize our kids out of developing immunities. We protect them out of developing strong bones, ligaments, and tendons. We molycoddle them to the point they cannot accept any assault on their psyches. Like I say, I've been saying this for years, and now the media is finally catching on to how stupid we're being.
Anecdote: I've lived all over this country as an adult. I really see this crap in the Northeast. In Boston, I remember parents literally audibly gasping when I allowed my 1 and a half year old to climb up and slide down a playground slide. You know what? He had fun. He scraped his knees once or twice, but instead of crying to mommy, he got up and kept going. The other kids were terrified to play. The slightest bump would send them reeling.
I remember spending days outside in the woods. I salvaged scrap wood and nails from an old abandoned house I found down in the woods and I made a new one for myself. I was friggin' 10 years old. My parents know where I was. They were concerned when needed. BUt they didn't hover.
I agree with you.
And I don't think you're doing any obvious trolling either. Sure. Some of your points are silly, but this country has certainly become psychologically and physically overprotective of their kids. I've actually been saying this for years. I think things like hand sanitizer stations in the hallways is one of the dumbest moves we've made. We sterilize our kids out of developing immunities. We protect them out of developing strong bones, ligaments, and tendons. We molycoddle them to the point they cannot accept any assault on their psyches. Like I say, I've been saying this for years, and now the media is finally catching on to how stupid we're being.
Anecdote: I've lived all over this country as an adult. I really see this crap in the Northeast. In Boston, I remember parents literally audibly gasping when I allowed my 1 and a half year old to climb up and slide down a playground slide. You know what? He had fun. He scraped his knees once or twice, but instead of crying to mommy, he got up and kept going. The other kids were terrified to play. The slightest bump would send them reeling.
I remember spending days outside in the woods. I salvaged scrap wood and nails from an old abandoned house I found down in the woods and I made a new one for myself. I was friggin' 10 years old. My parents know where I was. They were concerned when needed. BUt they didn't hover.
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Jiarn
Pretty much the same feelings here fade. I raise my kids in that "old school" style and I get all kind of gasps and horrified looks, but you know what? My kids deal with alot of hardships without alot more strength than said children of said parents.
My daughter has knocked teeth out before, shedding tears but never throwing that crazy fit of psycho paralysis. My son has broken bones with a more confused painful reaction than a full police escort and ambulance. I'm proud of how I'm raising my kids and I hope they do the same when their time comes.
My daughter has knocked teeth out before, shedding tears but never throwing that crazy fit of psycho paralysis. My son has broken bones with a more confused painful reaction than a full police escort and ambulance. I'm proud of how I'm raising my kids and I hope they do the same when their time comes.
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makare
Arent you the one who wanted to nanny cam his kid?
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Jiarn
Because of how they are around people they know they can get away with things. If you give them an inch, they take a mile.
Not sure how that relates to this subject at all.
Not sure how that relates to this subject at all.
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makare
Just seems like hovering to me. That's all.
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Jiarn
Which is exactly what it was for. They know better, but they also know that if they can get away with it, they'll try it. I simply wanted them to know, like when they're in school, that if they try it... I'll find out and the consequences will be swift.
Actual experience
My Mom watching from kitchen window "He's to young to climb that tree."
=I fall out of tree=
My Mom watching from kitchen window "Surely he won't try that again."
=I fall out of tree=
My Mom watching from kitchen window "Well at least he learned his lesson."
=I disappear for a while=
My Mom at the bottom of the tree "When your father learns that you used his good extension cord as a rope you are in serious trouble. Now come down this instance young man."
I was 6.
My Mom watching from kitchen window "He's to young to climb that tree."
=I fall out of tree=
My Mom watching from kitchen window "Surely he won't try that again."
=I fall out of tree=
My Mom watching from kitchen window "Well at least he learned his lesson."
=I disappear for a while=
My Mom at the bottom of the tree "When your father learns that you used his good extension cord as a rope you are in serious trouble. Now come down this instance young man."
I was 6.
This is why I'm glad to be involved in Boy Scouts. The boys play rugby in the mud, learn how to care for knives and guns, and hike all weekend with nothing to eat but Pop Tarts and trail food. They receive their share of cuts, scrapes, poison oak, bee stings, and all those other outdoor goodies, but they pick themselves up and keep on trucking. The parents are also great because they know it's how boys grow up. If a kid falls out of a tree his folks won't sue.
My troop had ONE parent of the type mentioned in the OP. Her poor kid couldn't do anything fun. No guns, no horseback riding, no rock climbing, no swimming in deep water, and no meat. Why not meat, you ask? He didn't have any health problems but SHE was vegan.
My troop had ONE parent of the type mentioned in the OP. Her poor kid couldn't do anything fun. No guns, no horseback riding, no rock climbing, no swimming in deep water, and no meat. Why not meat, you ask? He didn't have any health problems but SHE was vegan.
Oh yes. The leaders might have felt bound to respect his mother's wishes but us boys certainly didn't. We gave him jerky, lent him our knives for whittling, and treated him like a normal kid because that's exactly what he was.
I'm an Eagle Scout and worked for the Boy Scouts for about three years, in addition to volunteering as an adult leader. It's nice to see at least some kids have childhoods that kicked as much ass as ours.
PS - Heh, I remember when I was about 3 and got chicken pox. Every mother in my neighborhood who had a kid my age sent them over to play with me. We all got chicken pox but we didn't care because our friends were together and having a great time. Do today's parents do that anymore? I honestly don't know.
I'm an Eagle Scout and worked for the Boy Scouts for about three years, in addition to volunteering as an adult leader. It's nice to see at least some kids have childhoods that kicked as much ass as ours.
PS - Heh, I remember when I was about 3 and got chicken pox. Every mother in my neighborhood who had a kid my age sent them over to play with me. We all got chicken pox but we didn't care because our friends were together and having a great time. Do today's parents do that anymore? I honestly don't know.
Yeah. The last few times we had chickenpox in our house we had more visits from other kids than usual.
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makare
I don't know gotta watch that cat thing. When my sister was an infant my mom would leave her in her crib and she would suddenly freak out. My mom would rush back to see what was going on but she was always fine when she got there. Finally once during one of those instances she just peaked around the corner to find our cat lying on top of my sister nibbling on her nose.
Now that I think about it maybe that is why my sister is so messed up.
Now that I think about it maybe that is why my sister is so messed up.
GasBandit
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Welllllll on that one, Dr. Thaddeus S. Venture might have some commentary to add.
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