new deal (apologies to FDR)

john · Post by **john** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:45 pm

all right, folks. i'm tired of all the "nattering nabobs of negativism" on this forum. the measure of my desperation is i'm actually quoting spiro agnew for the first time in my life...........

so here's the deal. you all have one week exactly to define "unintelligent design". it is now 5:41 pm pacific time in n america, date, july 31, 2006. you will be judged by this forum, i.e., number of posts for or against.

the winner will receive, by mail, a bottle of 12 year old single malt scotch of good pedigree.

john

ps

i'n not paranoid or anything, but the bastards are really truly out to get me, so only one vote allowed per definition. no ballot box stuffing allowed!

j

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:25 pm

John, you may have a hard time getting folks mailing address. Sounds good though.

john · Post by **john** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:37 pm

Beagle wrote:John, you may have a hard time getting folks mailing address. Sounds good though.

jeez, i guess i'm not paranoid enough. Nevermind, i'll drink it myself in honor of the winner; how's that for positive thinking!

seriously, though, this thing reminds me of the first world war in its latter stages: everybody in their trenches and desultory artillery shelling combined with patrols over no man's land 24/7.

where's the give and take, the forward intellectual motion?

john

Post by **Minimalist** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:05 pm

the measure of my desperation is i'm actually quoting spiro agnew for the first time in my life...........

That is serious. Stay out of tall buildings for a while.

john · Post by **john** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:15 pm

Minimalist wrote:
the measure of my desperation is i'm actually quoting spiro agnew for the first time in my life...........

That is serious. Stay out of tall buildings for a while.

if you don't give in to my demands i will quote nixon's famous "u don't have me to kick around anymore" speech, chapter and verse.

john

Post by **Minimalist** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:30 pm

tj · Post by tj » Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:44 pm

Make it a 15 yr Laphroaig or Lagavulin, your choice, and I'll see what I can do. Just so you know I'm not fooling around, here's a little taste.

john · Post by **john** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:57 pm

tj wrote:
Make it a 15 yr Laphroaig or Lagavulin, your choice, and I'll see what I can do. Just so you know I'm not fooling around, here's a little taste.

done. post or die, capitalist running dog archaeoligist. i prefer the ford fiesta myself...........

john

Post by **Minimalist** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:02 pm

I suspect you'll enjoy this article, John.

http://www.religionisbullshit.net/absurdity.php

The Essential Absurdity of Christianity