AlexCrowley 0 #1 October 5, 2005 I think it's safe to say we all agree to differ on the nature of god, religion and politics. But I also believe that there are some universal truths and universal mysteries that help us all, from all times and all pleces, come together in a spirit of understanding. That there are certain fundamental mysteries that help bring us closer together. Zen Buddhists use the koan, a small mental riddle to contemplate. My own personal koan for today, that I'd like to share with you all is: What exactly does Flava Flav DO in Public Enemy? He's not a rapper or an MC, he's just this little bouncy guy wearing a clock and saying 'Yeeeeeeeeeeeeah' a great deal. Vh-1 lists him as an 'ACTOR'. Truly, you have the power to either create harmony in answering this riddle or creating a divisive argument that could overwhelm even the 'Im a Christian and not very bright proud of it' topic. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #2 October 5, 2005 QuoteI think it's safe to say we all agree to differ on the nature of god, religion and politics. But I also believe that there are some universal truths and universal mysteries that help us all, from all times and all pleces, come together in a spirit of understanding. That there are certain fundamental mysteries that help bring us closer together. Zen Buddhists use the koan, a small mental riddle to contemplate. My own personal koan for today, that I'd like to share with you all is: What exactly does Flava Flav DO in Public Enemy? He's not a rapper or an MC, he's just this little bouncy guy wearing a clock and saying 'Yeeeeeeeeeeeeah' a great deal. Vh-1 lists him as an 'ACTOR'. Truly, you have the power to either create harmony in answering this riddle or creating a divisive argument that could overwhelm even the 'Im a Christian and not very bright proud of it' topic. Being a rapper and consuming the requisite quantities of bitches, ho's, 40's, crack, weed, etc., can be quite disorienting. Keeping them oriented to person and place is probably an exercise in futility. He does, however, do an excellent job of keeping them oriented to time, helping preserve the precious little bits of little mental health they have left. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallRate 0 #3 October 5, 2005 Maybe he's like the dancer in Ska bands. I've never understood those either. They are supposed to get the crowd excited, but they generally leave me wondering why in the world someone would sign up for that job. Or maybe he's like Michael Anthony (the bassist) in Van Halen...simply there to fill-out the stage. FallRate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #4 October 5, 2005 Thanks walt, that makes some sense. For bonus points: WTF is wrong with the people in the Gear forum? I feel like I walked into the twilight zone in there. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #5 October 5, 2005 QuoteI think it's safe to say we all agree to differ on the nature of god, religion and politics. But I also believe that there are some universal truths and universal mysteries that help us all, from all times and all pleces, come together in a spirit of understanding. That there are certain fundamental mysteries that help bring us closer together. Zen Buddhists use the koan, a small mental riddle to contemplate. My own personal koan for today, that I'd like to share with you all is: What exactly does Flava Flav DO in Public Enemy? He's not a rapper or an MC, he's just this little bouncy guy wearing a clock and saying 'Yeeeeeeeeeeeeah' a great deal. Vh-1 lists him as an 'ACTOR'. Truly, you have the power to either create harmony in answering this riddle or creating a divisive argument that could overwhelm even the 'Im a Christian and not very bright proud of it' topic. Flava Flav is what they call a "hype man." His sole purpose is to get the crowd pumped up. I hate hype men because they generally just end up repeating the rapper's last 5 words a few seconds after he does. Annoying as shit. Oh and he does rap on occassion. See "911 is a joke" for reference.Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #6 October 5, 2005 GTAVercetti: you are a hero. It bugged me so much that I had asked the following people: My boss, the companies founders, all of upper management, our customer support department (while using a fake voice), Cisco's TAC, Foundrys support team, Dells technical support and their sales staff (small business team and enterprise storage division), the priest at the local church, the guy who pumped my gas, my ex wife, my 8 year old, my dog (who simply reiterated my sexiness), my wife (who might be leaving me after the row it caused as i wouldnt take no for an answer), the animal skulls I have atop my computer monitors, the plastic penguin protectively holding a fish, and the people who keep calling JTVal and speaking spanish. And you were the only one that knew. That's awesome. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SudsyFist 0 #7 October 5, 2005 QuoteBeing a rapper and consuming the requisite quantities of bitches, ho's, 40's, crack, weed, etc., can be quite disorienting. Keeping them oriented to person and place is probably an exercise in futility. He does, however, do an excellent job of keeping them oriented to time, helping preserve the precious little bits of little mental health they have left. *stunned* Wow. I think I'm gonna go make some Tao of Poo. EDIT: tag fix. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #8 October 5, 2005 QuoteGTAVercetti: you are a hero. It bugged me so much that I had asked the following people: My boss, the companies founders, all of upper management, our customer support department (while using a fake voice), Cisco's TAC, Foundrys support team, Dells technical support and their sales staff (small business team and enterprise storage division), the priest at the local church, the guy who pumped my gas, my ex wife, my 8 year old, my dog (who simply reiterated my sexiness), my wife (who might be leaving me after the row it caused as i wouldnt take no for an answer), the animal skulls I have atop my computer monitors, the plastic penguin protectively holding a fish, and the people who keep calling JTVal and speaking spanish. And you were the only one that knew. That's awesome. Thanks. I actually wrote an essay about it one time. I will post it tommorrow. Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #9 October 5, 2005 a truly wonderful thing to ponder... but I say, if the thought is too weighty, perhaps one should just gaze upon the sheer mystery of mysteries, the imponderable love that is Flava Flav and Brigitte Nielsen. see attached edited to add.... that comment wasn't very nice now, was it... "Truly, you have the power to either create harmony in answering this riddle or creating a divisive argument that could overwhelm even the 'Im a Christian and not very bright proud of it' topic." -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #10 October 5, 2005 gee thanks. Sure I may not be the most knowledgable on things like the different religions of the world, dogma, whatever, but I try and pride myself on loving people even if they diss me Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #11 October 5, 2005 QuoteI think it's safe to say we all agree to differ on the nature of god, religion and politics. I don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #12 October 5, 2005 Quotegee thanks. Sure I may not be the most knowledgable on things like the different religions of the world, dogma, whatever, but I try and pride myself on loving people even if they diss me I'm sorry, where was it an attack directly at you? I thought it was funny and captured both sides of the argument. I happen to dislike having to flag every fucking throwaway line with simply so people "GET IT". Apparently today is officially DZ.com gone insane day. From here on in dont take anything I say seriously, except the stuff that is serious. For gods sake I have a quote from SudsyFist as my signature, how can you take me seriously1?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SudsyFist 0 #13 October 5, 2005 QuoteFor gods sake I have a quote from SudsyFist as my signature, how can you take me seriously1?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Yeah! Duh! wait... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #14 October 5, 2005 well, since I was the one who started the thread, with ME being the proud one, obviously I would take it that way. But whatever, you don't have to apologize, if you don't think me or any Christian is bright you have the right to think that way. Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #15 October 5, 2005 [:bangs head against wall repeatedly:] TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #16 October 5, 2005 Hi SudsySteve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SudsyFist 0 #17 October 5, 2005 You are such a troublemaker... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #18 October 5, 2005 Quote[:bangs head against wall repeatedly:] is that the squishy sound I hear? I thought that was someone jumping up and down in mud. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #19 October 5, 2005 QuoteYou are such a troublemaker... look who's talking!! Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jkm2500 0 #20 October 5, 2005 Quote[:bangs head against wall repeatedly:] I just got the funniest visual of your avatar and banging its head against the wall....I had to laugh about it for a few minutes. Thanks for the humor.The primary purpose of the Armed Forces is to prepare for and to prevail in combat should the need arise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #21 October 5, 2005 And here is my (rather angry now that i read it again) essay on the hypeman: There is a phenomena in rap music. It is a reality that plagues both good and poor rappers alike. And this grand affliction annoys the fucking hell out out of me. What is this, you ask? Why it is the dreaded hypeman of course. Ahh the hypeman. Oh how he sucks my balls. Here is my view on the hypeman. Back a rapper's early career, he had alot of friends who were also trying to break into the business. He had uncles, nephews, nieces, accountants, and surgeons. And the rapper and his "circle" made a pact: whoever got big would support the others and help them get deals. So, when the rapper finally made it, he brought his friends with him. And the they found out that the friends lacked the real talent to make it. Oh, what is a poor rap artist to do? And then the answer came: Put the friends on stage and have them REPEAT THE LAST FOUR WORDS of EVERY GODDAMN FUCKING LINE. Thus, the hypeman was spawned from the 4th circle of Hell. And he should go back there. Of course, now adays, the hypeman is not ALWAYS the retarded half brother of a rap artist sister's uncle's roommate' brother's dentist. No, when you have a big concert with many headliners who are friends, they become hypemen for each other. I don't know what it is but I know it sucks all that is holy. There is nothing worse that I can think of in rap than when I go to a concert to hear one guy only to have his voice blasted over by some dumbass that someone decided deserved a mike. Yeah, he deserves a mike...but only in his ass. Now, really, I would not mind much if they sounded good. If the voices were harmonized a bit or EXACTLY on time like Jurassic 5 when they all rap together. It sounds good. But is this the case? Hell no. Instead, most of these mediocre rejects from jizz mopper school say the lines a half second after the main dude. The result is a cacophony of sound that is painful to the ears and ruins the song. Case in point is the little short dude from Old School. He is some friend of Snoop's no doubt and a has a horrible voice. And yet, there he is, hyping it up and even gettting his own little part. No doubt Snoop owed some favors. If rappers want to give back to those who supported them, just give em cash. Spare our ears. Since I am on the topic of hypemen, there is another that does not deserve my attention but is going to get it. Rap CD commercial voice-over hypemen. Why do these promoters feel the need to yell? For one, I would never get my rap information from a TV commercial. For two, I am relatively sure that no one who enjoys the rap genre and respects themself does either. And for three, why MUST THEY YELL? Yes, I understand a new Cisco CD is coming out ( I realize he is not rap, but R&B and HipHop are not immune either). Yes, I understand it is in stores now. Yes, understand his new joint is phat. Yes, I understand you are a tool. Move on and tone it down. You are going to burst a blood vessel in your brain and die. Oh wait, keep yelling please. I am not sure where THIS phenomena started. Did it evolve from the street corner promoters who perhaps yelled to passerbys about their CD's? Maybe. And that is fine for the street. People driving by or walking on the other side of the street may not be able to hear you in you Indoor Voice, but for fuck's sake, yelling on TV does not make me buy anything. I watched that sports memorabilia guy who was on at 3 am for years and I never bought a goddamn thing. And he made these hypemen look like rank amateurs. No, in most cases, it makes me do like everyone else: turn it down or turn it off. Hypemen suck. We should work hard to rid this planet of their kind. The world would be much better and I could understand what the hell is being said at a rap concert without human created distortion. So here is to you Hypemen. We give you the one finger salute, you dickheadsWhy yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #22 October 5, 2005 This should be published in academic journals. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhys 0 #23 October 5, 2005 dude you had some serious hate going on when you wrote that. below is a reply i got in another thread (guns are fun w/sonic booms). I questioned the morals of christians shooting/hoarding guns! i thought i would post here because the i'm christain and i can't explain why but i know i'm right because all the thinking is done for me/and proud of it thread is rinsed. so god aproves of this kind of behavior does he god boy? As a matter of fact, Biblical writings support the idea that God wanted people to be well-armed to protect their families and goods. For example: Luke:11:21-22 "When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils." Luke:22:36 "He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one." Psalm 144:1 "Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight." Psalm 149:6 "Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two edged sword in their hand." Ephesians 6:11 "Put on the full armour of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes". Nehemiah 4:14-18 "Be not ye afraid of them... fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses... And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my sevants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons..." . QuoteI didn't want to hijack the gun thread so poted here. The 'Im a Christian and not very bright proud of it' topic. is a very serious one. our lives and thoughts have been manipulated by these beliefs for centuries. above are more examples of bible B/S. obviously dated and written for the time of occurence. oh but swords mean guns and it was written for the time of publishing rah de rah..... the word weapon would have covered it all from a spear to an automatic rifle or nulear warhead. ifthe bible was written to be understood when it was 'ten minutes past the seventh day or when ever it was, that the bible was supposed to be written. why cant the people closer to the end of the 7th day easily understand it? if god infact 'is' god, then why was the bible not written to be understood by those who would need the bible most? why has god decided it should be this way? why is evil allowed to possess the power to control good to a point, where good people suffer miserable lives thier whole life. while evil people live in luxury? does god not have a concience? is he a moron? why is he losing the battle of good vs evil? how am i supposed to have faith in something that fails to make sense? i did religous studies at school! i went to a christian school. still no sense. peolpe knock on my door to let me know about god, but even they will not answer my questions without changing the subject and consequently not answering them at all. somethinng to hide? Existence obviously does not exist for human beings alone. to think so is absurd and this is the beliefs of christians is it not?"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #24 October 6, 2005 Quotedude you had some serious hate going on when you wrote that. so god aproves of this kind of behavior does he god boy? ..... Existence does not exist for human beings alone. to think so is absurd and this is the beliefs of christians is it not? I have not a clue what you are talking about or why you called me God Boy. Thanks for the...insult I guess? Seriously, why was this posted at me and why are you suddenly talking about guns when my post was about hype men? Did you run into the wrong thread perhaps? By the way, I am in no way religious.Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #25 October 6, 2005 Drugs are bad. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.
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