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wiga Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: Feb. 12 2009, 15:51 Quote (CuNimb @ Feb. 12 2009, 03:23) If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.. 0r - if you think nobody cares, try throwing a pity party. -------------- Barn's burnt down - now I can see the moon. Back to top

wiga Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: Feb. 12 2009, 16:02 The older you get the better you get, unless you're a banana -------------- Barn's burnt down - now I can see the moon. Back to top

Olivier Group: Super Admins Posts: 1865 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Feb. 12 2009, 20:54 "The more it costs, the less it works." Back to top

ex member 419 Group: Members Posts: 1177 Joined: April 2008 Posted: Feb. 12 2009, 22:40 Quote (Bassman @ Dec. 09 2008, 09:05) @ Nightspore. Funny! Dang, why didn't I see that coming? Hey bassman, wakey wakey its freaky friday 13 any superstitions?  cheers deb aka tubular twerp Back to top

Scatterplot Group: Members Posts: 1980 Joined: Dec. 2007 Posted: Feb. 13 2009, 02:20 Just be careful. It sounds weird coming from someone who does not believe in ghosts, the supernatural, and only minimally religous. I've had some bad happenings on more than one Fri. the 13th. Losing Wallets, Jobs, etc. No Sh&^. I take minimal risks and actions on Fri. the 13th. Jim -------------- We raise our voices in the night Crying to heaven And will our voices be heard Or will they break Like the wind Back to top

Bassman Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: Feb. 2008 Posted: Feb. 13 2009, 15:09 (Hi Deb) Yeah, superstitions are funny, aren't they?  As far as Friday the 13th goes... I guess I have my little quirks about it, but I suppose everyone does to some degree or another.  If you decide to cheat fate and just stay in, is a plane more likely to crash into your house than if you had gone out?  You may as well carry on with your day and hope for the best. I ponder how much of superstition is actually rooted in OCD.  What I mean is that perhaps superstition is an extension of all the myriad little rituals that we each indulge in every day, consciously or not.  Like, if a guy always avoids stepping on the cracks in the pavement, is it just a subconscious compulsion or does he fear personal disaster if he doesn't?  Or a bit of both?  Or neither? Excuse me, I'm going to go check that the oven is off for the 4th time. -------------- Turn up the music... Hi as Fi can go. Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: Feb. 17 2009, 10:43 I don't like superstitions: they give me bad luck. -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

wiga Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: Feb. 18 2009, 01:41 Quote (Bassman @ Feb. 13 2009, 15:09) I ponder how much of superstition is actually rooted in OCD.  What I mean is that perhaps superstition is an extension of all the myriad little rituals that we each indulge in every day, consciously or not.  Like, if a guy always avoids stepping on the cracks in the pavement, is it just a subconscious compulsion or does he fear personal disaster if he doesn't?  Or a bit of both?  Or neither? I agree. I think superstition and OCD are rooted to the same anxieties. My favourite film of all time is "As good as it gets" - with Jack Nicholson's character trying to manage his OCD, and he also avoids the cracks in the pavement. I liked Helen Hunt's character - they both got an Oscar in fact. There was a lot of wisdom in that film...... -------------- Barn's burnt down - now I can see the moon. Back to top

TEP Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: Oct. 2004 Posted: Feb. 18 2009, 02:37 Back on topic... Never criticize a man before you have walked a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do, he is a mile away with no shoes on. Can’t remember where it came from – sorry. Back to top

wiga Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: Feb. 18 2009, 03:20 Ah Grasshopper says - he who knows he has enough is rich. -------------- Barn's burnt down - now I can see the moon. Back to top

ex member 419 Group: Members Posts: 1177 Joined: April 2008 Posted: Feb. 18 2009, 03:41 Quote (Scatterplot @ Feb. 13 2009, 02:20) Just be careful. It sounds weird coming from someone who does not believe in ghosts, the supernatural, and only minimally religous. I've had some bad happenings on more than one Fri. the 13th. Losing Wallets, Jobs, etc. No Sh&^. I take minimal risks and a A bit risk averse eh? theres a little devil on your left and a little angel on your right, deb Back to top

Dirk Star Group: Members Posts: 1331 Joined: Sep. 2007 Posted: Feb. 18 2009, 03:47 Quote (wiga @ Feb. 18 2009, 06:41) Quote (Bassman @ Feb. 13 2009, 15:09) I ponder how much of superstition is actually rooted in OCD.  What I mean is that perhaps superstition is an extension of all the myriad little rituals that we each indulge in every day, consciously or not.  Like, if a guy always avoids stepping on the cracks in the pavement, is it just a subconscious compulsion or does he fear personal disaster if he doesn't?  Or a bit of both?  Or neither? I agree. I think superstition and OCD are rooted to the same anxieties. My favourite film of all time is "As good as it gets" - with Jack Nicholson's character trying to manage his OCD, and he also avoids the cracks in the pavement. I liked Helen Hunt's character - they both got an Oscar in fact. There was a lot of wisdom in that film...... A few years back I made a piece of music where I incorporated a number of sound files from that particular movie.Anyway great film I agree.And in keeping with the thread I guess,here are a few of Melvin`s/Jack Nicholson`s own little Pearls Of Wisdom from the movie.. Quit worrying.You'll be back on your knees in no time. People who talk in metaphors outta shampoo my crotch. Lady to Melvin..How do you write women so well? Melvin...I think of a man.Then I take away reason and accountability.   There is a flipside to the guy as well of course.. Carol/Helen Hunt...Pay me a compliment,Melvin. I need one. Melvin.... You make me want to be a better man. Back to top

ex member 419 Group: Members Posts: 1177 Joined: April 2008 Posted: Feb. 18 2009, 03:48 Quote (Bassman @ Feb. 13 2009, 15:09) (Hi Deb) Yeah, superstitions are funny, aren't they?  As far as Friday the 13th goes... I guess I have my little quirks about it, but I suppose everyone does to some degree or another.  If you decide to cheat fate and just stay in, is a plane more likel Good one bassman, it makes me crack up seeing rational people turn paranoid and edgy on friday 13, deb Back to top

ex member 419 Group: Members Posts: 1177 Joined: April 2008 Posted: Feb. 18 2009, 03:54 Quote (Sir Mustapha @ Feb. 17 2009, 10:43) I don't like superstitions: they give me bad luck. Hey sir mustapha, bad luck happens, it depends on how much power you let your fears take over, cheers deb Back to top

CuNimb Group: Members Posts: 222 Joined: July 2003 Posted: Feb. 18 2009, 05:23 What if the okey kokey really is what it's all about.... -------------- Happy? ha ha ha.... Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Feb. 18 2009, 07:23 Quote (TEP @ Feb. 18 2009, 08:37) Never criticize a man before you have walked a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do, he is a mile away with no shoes on. Can’t remember where it came from – sorry. Isn't this Elvis Presley? From a 1970s spoken intro to a song? There is another "speech-in-the-middle-of-a-song" which is a fav of mine. It's from the Blues Brothers' version of "Everybody needs somebody", and it goes like this: You know, people, when you do find that somebody, hold that woman, hold that man, love him, hold him, squeeze her, please her, hold her; squeeze and please that person, give 'em all your love; signify your feelings with every gentle caress, because it's so important to have that special somebody to hold, kiss, miss, squeeze and please! -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

CuNimb Group: Members Posts: 222 Joined: July 2003 Posted: Feb. 18 2009, 08:06 Never, ever, bloody anything, ever - Rik Mayall - Mr Jolly Lives Next Door..... -------------- Happy? ha ha ha.... Back to top

Matt Group: Admins Posts: 1186 Joined: Nov. 2002 Posted: Feb. 18 2009, 09:23 Never take your children shopping with you if you are going to a "Family Butcher".... -------------- "I say I say I say I say, what's got three bottles and five eyes and no legs and two wheels" Back to top

wiga Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: Feb. 18 2009, 16:08 Quote (Dirk Star @ Feb. 18 2009, 03:47) Carol/Helen Hunt...Pay me a compliment,Melvin. I need one. Melvin.... You make me want to be a better man. ........ that was a good moment. But yes, there were many of pearls of wisdom ....also liked when he spoke to the clients in the psychiatrist's waiting room: - What if this is as good as it gets. -------------- Barn's burnt down - now I can see the moon. Back to top

ex member 419 Group: Members Posts: 1177 Joined: April 2008 Posted: Feb. 21 2009, 17:20 Quote (Ugo @ Dec. 08 2008, 17:48) I can only respond with quotes from song lyrics... from what I'm into these days... "Me ... and you... and who knows which is which and who is who?" - Pink Floyd. "I must've dreamed 1000 dreams, been hunted by 1,000,000 screams, but I can hear the marchin Pink floyd, dark side of the moon, great gig in the sky, learning to fly....brilliant,  deb Back to top

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