shropshire 0 #26 March 1, 2008 Worth repeating (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #27 March 1, 2008 Quote Would I be considered a whuffo fucknugget? Please tell me I am. I am consevative and I have a little more than a "whats that for" knowledge of skydiving. Yes Grasshopper "Whuffo". I also love the fact that I live near a large infestation of liberals. The best part of debating libs are they base what they consider facts on "feelings". I base what a fact is on at least 3 solid references. When a PhD runs away from an encounter with me it makes me chuckle. Why? Because they make sure that I know how well educated they are and how much better this makes them. I use the Soccratean method. I tell them that they are all knowing and ask them to teach me what is right. Then I question their supporting facts. By the way I "only" have a High School education. So these academians have to back up their opinions with cold hard facts. Difficult for uneducated idiots like myself, surprisingly this is almost impossible for these elitists. I don't despise people of differing opinions, I usually buy them drinks and embrace our differences. So the next time you are in NY remember that A drink will be waiting for you from a conservative fucknugget whuffo. Have we met? I love a worthy adversary who engages in the way that you describe: logos-based and supported w/references & citations! I am an admitted primary data addict. ---- ----- ---- Seriously, it is the cross-cut of views expressed here that prompts me to engage ... because I recognize that my lil' world (which one can speculate at its composition ) does not necessarily reflect the wider perspective of the nation much less the world. VR/Marg Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superwoman8433 0 #28 March 1, 2008 YEAHHHHH!! I am a fucking right wing wuffo fucknugget, that doesn't want to pay more taxes to support welfare, war, illegals hospital bills, and bail out the people who should have never been financed in the first place, GO AFTER THE PEOPLE THAT STARTED THE WHOLE THING.....BANKS!!! Oh, I also would like to stop paying for everyone else to have healthcare EXCEPT the US!!!!! I can't get meds free or even at a reasonable cost but everyone in Africa can. Just because someone is right wing, doesn't mean they support Bush. Right wing supports individual success and believes that one should be rewarded on how hard they work. If I work 70 hours a week and make 6 figures then damnit I EARNED it!! I sure as hell don't want someone coming in and saying that I should bail out people who are having hard times. When I had hard times, I got out and got 2 jobs. Just my two cents, if anyone wants to listen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #29 March 1, 2008 So... I take you identify as a wuffo??? I was pointing out how many posters we get here on a skydiving site.... who are not jumpers... but ARE rightwing fucknuggets.....a disproportionate amount in this forum.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
likearock 2 #30 March 1, 2008 Quote So... I take you identify as a wuffo??? I was pointing out how many posters we get here on a skydiving site.... who are not jumpers... but ARE rightwing fucknuggets.....a disproportionate amount in this forum.... Well judging from the profile (USPA C 270819 license), I'd say most likely. I don't think we've broken into 6 digits yet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #31 March 1, 2008 Come May, it'll be five years since I jumped. Would that make me a whuffo? My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,070 #32 March 1, 2008 >The best part of debating libs are they base what they consider facts on >"feelings". I base what a fact is on at least 3 solid references . . . >By the way I met your Princess in November of 2003, she looks a lot >fatter on TV than in person. This could well be the ultimate Speaker's Corner post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #33 March 2, 2008 Quote YEAHHHHH!! I am a fucking right wing wuffo fucknugget, that doesn't want to pay more taxes to support welfare, war, illegals hospital bills, and bail out the people who should have never been financed in the first place, GO AFTER THE PEOPLE THAT STARTED THE WHOLE THING.....BANKS!!! Oh, I also would like to stop paying for everyone else to have healthcare EXCEPT the US!!!!! I can't get meds free or even at a reasonable cost but everyone in Africa can. Just because someone is right wing, doesn't mean they support Bush. Right wing supports individual success and believes that one should be rewarded on how hard they work. If I work 70 hours a week and make 6 figures then damnit I EARNED it!! I sure as hell don't want someone coming in and saying that I should bail out people who are having hard times. When I had hard times, I got out and got 2 jobs. Just my two cents, if anyone wants to listen I think I'm getting turned on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skippyjumps 0 #34 March 2, 2008 We are out there. You just have to look. Sometimes under rocks. But we are out there!! "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KidWicked 0 #35 March 2, 2008 Quote Would I be considered a whuffo fucknugget? Please tell me I am. I am consevative and I have a little more than a "whats that for" knowledge of skydiving. Yes Grasshopper "Whuffo". I also love the fact that I live near a large infestation of liberals. The best part of debating libs are they base what they consider facts on "feelings". I base what a fact is on at least 3 solid references. When a PhD runs away from an encounter with me it makes me chuckle. Why? Because they make sure that I know how well educated they are and how much better this makes them. I use the Soccratean method. I tell them that they are all knowing and ask them to teach me what is right. Then I question their supporting facts. By the way I "only" have a High School education. So these academians have to back up their opinions with cold hard facts. Difficult for uneducated idiots like myself, surprisingly this is almost impossible for these elitists. Arrogant self important libs surround themselves with like minded automnitrons. Differing opinions scare the shit out of them. I suggest the next time you decide to classify and call names to a group of people you use intelligent methods. I don't despise people of differing opinions, I usually buy them drinks and embrace our differences. We are all in this great sport because we love the excitement and joy hurling our fucknugget asses out of perfectly good airplanes. By the way I met your Princess in November of 2003, she looks a lot fatter on TV than in person. I would rather have her husband back in the oval office. So the next time you are in NY remember that A drink will be waiting for you from a conservative fucknugget whuffo. Is everyone else getting this? This is fucking genius. If it's a parody, it's the greatest parody ever written on this site. If it's not a parody... wow. Just... wow.Coreece: "You sound like some skinheads I know, but your prejudice is with Christians, not niggers..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,070 #36 March 2, 2008 >This is fucking genius. Agreed. I nominate this as post of the year. Stephen Colbert, look out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #37 March 2, 2008 Quote>This is fucking genius. Agreed. I nominate this as post of the year. Stephen Colbert, look out. This comes to mind.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #38 March 2, 2008 Why is this thread not deleted? PS: Grow up! "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #39 March 3, 2008 QuoteWhy is this thread not deleted? PS: Grow up! Awwww poor baby.. got your panties all in a bunch again.... You could always delete yourself....go try rokclimbing.com or bowling.com for a few years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lefty 0 #40 March 3, 2008 Quote I would like to know HOW the hell a political discussion area on a Skydiving site.. continually draws so many fucking right wing wuffo fucknuggets Its like there is a right wing stink that draws them here buzzing around and annoying us or something Great post! Would read again!Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,070 #41 March 3, 2008 Both of you cut it out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #42 March 3, 2008 There are a handful of people here, left and right, whuffos and thousand jump wonders alike, whose posts boom with a lack of insight, humor, tolerance, and creativity. I'll assert (without proof!) that we'd all be better off if we shifted even half our time spent being crass towards those who don't share our views to drawing in the reigns of those who represent our views in a virulent manner. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcd11235 0 #43 March 3, 2008 Quote This comes to mind. I think you need two more "solid" references!Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 80 #44 March 3, 2008 QuoteI would like to know HOW the hell a political discussion area on a Skydiving site.. continually draws so many fucking right wing wuffo fucknuggets It certainly is not your delightful turn of phrase. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #45 March 3, 2008 Quote I'll assert (without proof!) that we'd all be better off if we shifted even half our time spent being crass towards those who don't share our views to drawing in the reigns of those who represent our views in a virulent manner. Vanilla and beige are SO BORING. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #46 March 3, 2008 Quote QuoteWhy is this thread not deleted? PS: Grow up! Awwww poor baby.. got your panties all in a bunch again.... You could always delete yourself....go try rokclimbing.com or bowling.com for a few years. You believe your intelligence is greater than those you despise yet you lack the intelligence to understand ... Quote"You must be the change you want to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #47 March 3, 2008 Quote Quote This comes to mind. I think you need two more "solid" references! “Why people fail to recognize their own incompetence” & “Why the Unskilled Are Unaware: Further Explorations of (Absent) Self-Insight Among the Incompetent” Sorry, w/today’s electronic search engines, it’s just so easy. If one reads the articles, particularly the first one linked in the thread -- full text version is available here -- what was found is less w/r/t unfettered ‘incompetence’ but more w/r/t over-estimation of one’s abilities. Or misplaced over-confidence. The lurking question is … how do you (general “you” not specific) or *I* know where we fall along the distribution? “Subjective competence, appraisals and self-assessment” & “Assessing self-awareness: some issues and methods” The irony may be that those who are more likely to ask that question and pursue feedback may be the least likely to fall into the inappropriately mis-confident portion of the distribution curve. But that’s just my hypothesis. /Marg Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #48 March 3, 2008 Quote You believe your intelligence is greater than those you despise yet you lack the intelligence to understand ... Quote "You must be the change you want to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi I like the quote ... a lot! Thanks. As I read it, you may (or may not? be getting to the idea of “emotional intelligence,” which can be a fairly controversial idea (because on one extrapolation it can lead to what some would argue is over-emphasis on qualitative ‘self-esteem’ versus meritocracy) and one that is not always linearly proportional to more formal measures of intelligence, e.g., “IQ.” /Marg Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superwoman8433 0 #49 March 3, 2008 I will consider myself a wuffo even when I have 1000+ jumps. My boyfriend (Kevin Love) has over 12,000+ jumps and one thing I have learned is I will always be learning in this sport. As long as I don't get comfortable and am aware of EVERYTHING in the air there is something to learn on every jump. I learned yesterday when I was jumping at Deland, many people don't pay attention to anyone but themselves when they are in the air. Which prompted me to land with the students because the "experienced" jumpers were landing every which way possible. No matter how many jumps someone has, even the ones with 1000's, people tend to get comfortable and don't pay attention. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickjump1 0 #50 March 3, 2008 QuoteQuote QuoteWhy is this thread not deleted? PS: Grow up! Awwww poor baby.. got your panties all in a bunch again.... You could always delete yourself....go try rokclimbing.com or bowling.com for a few years. You believe your intelligence is greater than those you despise yet you lack the intelligence to understand ... Quote"You must be the change you want to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi or..."If you run out of dead horses to kick, please stay away from Speakers Corner".Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
