Advice Thread - Page 12

Aklyon · 02-09-2010, 08:16 PM

a person is smart.
people are dumb.
the Internet is genius though, because there are too many people and they made the dumbness loop back around to smart.

PyrosNine · 02-09-2010, 08:27 PM

There is no problem that can't be fixed with the proper application of explosives. You just need some creative thinking as what to blow up, or whether to blow them up.

Girlfriend leaving you? 30 bags of fertilizer and other ingredients put in your competition's basement, and one quick anonymous call to the authorities, and he's under arrest. Better yet, the ordinance can be remote detonated to "accidently" go off before bomb squad can arrive, and no doubt left in anyone's mind that he was building a bomb. You remove all trace of your involvement, and after she suffers the heartache that her new boytoy was a terrorist, you swing in and are all like, "Man, is it true that your boyfriend was in the IRA or something?"

Darth SS · 02-10-2010, 01:17 AM

If someone says "Hang on," they probably need you to wait a second. Not that hard, but very valuable.

Also, where possible force people to argue face to face. It's way harder to get angry at someone when you're looking at them and they're being civil.

Finally: Having lots of Josh Groban and Michael Buble on your iPod is never a bad thing. EVER.

Amake · 02-10-2010, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aklyon

a person is smart.
people are dumb.
the Internet is genius though, because there are too many people and they made the dumbness loop back around to smart.

When you think about it people only exist in the eye of the beholder. It's an illusion caused by distance: When you try to observe a number of people at the same time, you lose perspective of them as individuals and they appear as "people", which makes them stupid.

That means human stupidity is contingent on one's ability to distance oneself from, sum up and prejudice against others; dependent on how easily we fall for the very persuasive idea that other people are less capable of independent thought and in fact less self-realized individuals than ourselves.

That means if we understand that we're not automatically better than other people, if we take responsibility for our own perceptions, we can make the world better for everyone. I just blew my own mind. O_o

Sir Pinkleton · 02-10-2010, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Invisible Queen

I just blew my own mind. O_o

Great. Now who's going to clean that up?

Also, I just read a book! So, for you, things!:

Quote:

Originally Posted by 59 Seconds, authored by Richard Wiseman

Develop the Gratitude Attitude
Having people list 3 things that they are grateful for in life or 3 events that have gone especially well over the past week can significantly increase their level of happiness for about a month. This, in turn, can cause them to be more optimistic about the future and can improve their physical health.

Be a giver
People become much happier after even the smallest acts of kindness. Those who give a few dollars to the needy, buy a small surprise gift for a loved one, onate blood, or help a friend are inclined to experience a fast-acting and significant boost in happiness

Hang a mirror in your kitchen
Placing a mirror in front of people when they are presented with different food options results in a remarkable 32 percent reduction in their consumption of unhealthy food. Seeing their own reflection makes them more aware of their body and more likely to eat food that is good for them.

Touch people lightly on The Upper Arm
Lightly touching someone on their upper arm makes them far more likely to agree to a request because the touch is unconsciously perceived as a sign of high status. In one dating study, the touch produced a 20 percent increase in the number of people who accepted an invitation to dance in a nightclub and a 10 percent increase in those who would give their telephone number to a stranger on the street.

And there's lots more in that book, too.

Aklyon · 02-10-2010, 03:57 PM

to get an optimist and a pessimist to agree, get a paper cup of water and just keep chopping the cup in half until they agree.

Funka Genocide · 02-11-2010, 12:18 AM

Don't be a pussy.

Premmy · 02-11-2010, 12:39 AM

Also Don't be a dick.
Or an ass
The best thing to be... is tits

BitVyper · 02-11-2010, 03:01 AM

Dodongo dislikes smoke.

Professor Smarmiarty · 02-11-2010, 03:46 AM

If somebody kills your best friend train in the mountains till you are able to kill them in return. Also get a robot sidekick.

02-09-2010, 08:27 PM	#112
PyrosNine Zettai Hero Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A figment of my own imagination Posts: 6,103	There is no problem that can't be fixed with the proper application of explosives. You just need some creative thinking as what to blow up, or whether to blow them up. Girlfriend leaving you? 30 bags of fertilizer and other ingredients put in your competition's basement, and one quick anonymous call to the authorities, and he's under arrest. Better yet, the ordinance can be remote detonated to "accidently" go off before bomb squad can arrive, and no doubt left in anyone's mind that he was building a bomb. You remove all trace of your involvement, and after she suffers the heartache that her new boytoy was a terrorist, you swing in and are all like, "Man, is it true that your boyfriend was in the IRA or something?" __________________ Pyrosnine.blogspot.com: An experimental blog of writing. Updated possibly daily. Possibly. A fair chance. Current Works for reading: War Between them, Karma Police. PyrosNine: Weirdo Magnet Extraordinaire!

02-10-2010, 03:57 PM	#116
Aklyon Dragon! Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: somewhere Posts: 37	to get an optimist and a pessimist to agree, get a paper cup of water and just keep chopping the cup in half until they agree. __________________ Dwarf Fortress Your game has graphics. Ours has Awesome. Magma est potestas!

02-11-2010, 12:39 AM	#118
Premmy Stop the hate Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a nice web on fifty first street Posts: 4,466	Also Don't be a dick. Or an ass The best thing to be... is tits __________________ Drank

02-11-2010, 03:01 AM	#119
BitVyper History's Strongest Dilettante Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Arcadia Posts: 6,662	Dodongo dislikes smoke. __________________ "There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea is asleep, and the rivers dream. People made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace; we've got work to do!" Awesome art be here.

02-09-2010, 08:16 PM	#111
Aklyon Dragon! Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: somewhere Posts: 37	a person is smart. people are dumb. the Internet is genius though, because there are too many people and they made the dumbness loop back around to smart.

02-11-2010, 12:18 AM	#117
Funka Genocide Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 4,566	Don't be a pussy.

02-11-2010, 03:46 AM	#120
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	If somebody kills your best friend train in the mountains till you are able to kill them in return. Also get a robot sidekick.