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I saw 20% black and 80% white. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

There's a rather large amount of evidence that matter and energy exist...the computer screen I'm staring at right now is pretty convincing. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Pretty cool, but not that impressive compared to Dock Ellis (recently discussed in some other thread). He took some acid around noon, took the mound at 6 PM, and proceeded to pitch a no-hitter. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I don't know and I think it is probably unknowable, at least in my lifetime, so I don't worry about it much. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I haven't really thought about it, but I suppose I can try to wing an answer. In my sense of how things are, we are constantly generating memories and those memories form a very complex system of associations. The "shape" that system takes and the nature of the associations (positive, negative, or relatively neutral) is probably somewhat predisposed on the basis of a person's genetics and largely variable based on environmental factors (memory). Regardless of origin, a condition in which a person wishes to modify their body in any way (tattoos, piercings, breast enlargement, gender reassignment, etc) is simply a reflection of their own system of associations, and not all that unlike the wishes any others have. You may find reward in athletics, while another person prefers relaxation, and yet another feels incomplete without substantial spiritualism/religion in their life. Regardless, we're a bunch of unique critters, none of us exactly the same, and whatever another person wants to do to chase satisfaction is fine by me, provided it doesn't harm others. I'd be no more inclined to tell a transsexual to STFU and accept their fate than I would anyone else. In the grand scheme of things, homosexuality and transsexualism are likely far from the rarest or most unique deviations from "normal." Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I think, like most people, I've developed a pretty normal (for humans) sense of "self." I think that this sense of "self" is mostly memory based (some things, like subconscious biological functions are "hard-wired" rather than memory based). I think every critter that has memories has a similar "self". Observably, this would apply down the chain of complexity from humans. My suspicion is that it also proceeds up the chain to critters with more complex structures and awarenesses than we can understand. I think when all memories are inaccessible, the "self" or "soul" or whatever you want to call this collection of memories ceases to exist. If we're going to refer to that collection as a soul, I'd say it starts developing sometime during infancy and continues growing and adapting our entire life. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

You mean my emotions, sensations, thoughts, memories, reactions, etc? I generally refer to them as my emotions, sensations, thoughts, memories, reactions, etc. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

What do we call what? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

What he said. I have no reason to believe there's such a thing as a "soul." Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I think this guy has earned his penalty almost as completely as that Mexican did. Hopefully Texas dotted the I's and crossed the T's with this one instead of denying him due process. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I believe what you're doing here is referred to as "poisoning the well." I honestly haven't heard enough information to form an opinion on who was right and who was wrong in the Russia/Georgia thing, but that doesn't mean I don't care. Right now it's a lot of he said/she said that'll likely take at least a few weeks to sort out. Regardless, it seems terrible to me that both sides appear to be killing civilians, and I'm glad I don't have to feel guilty over voting for someone who caused these innocents to die. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Oooh...I'd forgotten about that one too. That one is near the top of my list. The Tin Cup nature of it made it even better. Also Rulon Gardner beating Alexander Karelin in the 2000 Olympics. Karelin had won the gold in three consecutive Olympics (88, 92, and 96), 9 consecutive world titles, hadn't lost a match of any sort since the '87 Soviet championship, hadn't ever lost an international match, and hadn't had a single point scored on him in 10 years. Gardner was a farmer who'd lost to Karelin 5-0 in the '97 world championship...nobody besides himself gave him a chance. With six seconds left in the match and Gardner hanging on to his 1-0 lead, Karelin dropped his hands, stared at his opponent, and conceded the defeat. And yes, the commentator used the same line, "Do you believe in miracles?!" Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Well at least there wasn't a nipple-gate! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Yeah, that one gets high marks in my book too. The Yankees remain the only team in baseball to have choked hard enough to lose a 7 game series after leading 3-0.

On a woman, a saggy ass would definitely be worse. A woman struggling with saggy boobs could just wear a bra during sex, but a saggy ass would be floppin' all over the place. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It depends on the size/shape of the student and what they're doing. It seems to me the chronic dearchers are more prone to potato-chipping, which I think looks goofy and just don't do. Still, I usually drop my knees a little with the smaller students, just to keep them centered under me. More arch Less arch Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I vote for boobie pictures. Ladies, oblige us? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Man, I hate skidiving. It's cold and wet and just generally unpleasant. Happy birthday tomorrow moodyskydiver!

OMG! Tell us quickly, what did your post say? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Telling brandy to hide the vibrator isn't doing much to live down those lesbian rumors. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Oooh...I'm famous! That's pretty funny Nick. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Mine's working again. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Lighten up Francis. Damn, just barely beat me to it. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

As far as games go...this one takes the cake for me. I was not rooting for either team...but the end of that game was ridiculous. I was living in SF at the time and you could hear people screaming up and down the block. It was crazy. Yeah, David vs. Goliath with all sorts of shenanigans...it was freakin' beautiful! I had it on my last DVR and watched it a bunch o' times. Unfortunately, that machine didn't have an output jack of any sort, so I couldn't burn it to DVD before upgrading. I'm sure I can find a copy somewhere if I look hard enough though. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)