I'd like to nominate all Greeks as great dudes - those dudes really know how to take it easy.
For Americans who may not be familiar with Greece, just imagine that Ralph's bought a country then ran out of money before they opened.
you do know that the greeks invented buggery ... or at least made it socially acceptable.
@milnie - I'm pretty sure buggery preceded Hellenic civilizations by a long time.
I watched Part 2 of a history of Alexander the Great's campaigns. One comment I caught was that the idea of what makes a hero in the minds of these folks was a handsome, muscular one-on-one warrior who fights for his own honor and glory. It's a powerful archetype, and strikes me as incompatible with Dudism in general.
Of course, Alexander was Macedonian, and the hero myth, although influential in developing a cultural worldview, so it's not supposed to be a sweeping observation.
In acknowledging perceived negative waves, I think it helps us see that, were it not for the way things are, they wouldn't be what they are. Cheers!
P.S. Huh... having proofread, I see that I've been using the grammar of the stoned. So it shall abide.
Oh my word!
Stereotypes abide! :)
Quoteyou do know that the greeks invented buggery ... or at least made it socially acceptable.
The Greeks invented buggery!?
Was that 'twixt males alone? Or perhaps the greeks discovered that the female species had an extra hole for their pleasure!
Wait a moment though!!!.... There were civilisations before the Greeks....with both males and females! Are you trying to tell me they didn't experiment?
I have a feeling that during the million or so years of anthropology before the Greeks...some one or other sorta maybe accidentally stabbed his dick in an orifice that wasn't intended for reproduction...
Oh and another thought! When has it become it become SOCIALLY acceptable??? Would you mind if I had cigarette? (outside of course...ha ha this is the 21st century after all) Would you mind too much if I relieved myself in your pot plant? Oh and as we're at this pleasant soiree could I possibly ask you to look the other way while I gently bugger Tom in the day room?
Socially acceptable?
Just imdo though... :) :) :)
Looks like Greeks a struggling to get general compeer accptance as great dudes in history.
See what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass.
@ Boston
I just spat my oat soda out dude!!! :) :) :)
I appear to have struck some nerves with comment made in jest so I will gladly withdraw it.
Perhaps you could limit your vote to a select few? Philosophers, artists?
Quote from: Boston Rockbury on September 22, 2012, 01:38:33 PM
I'd like to nominate all Greeks as great dudes - those dudes really know how to take it easy.
For Americans who may not be familiar with Greece, just imagine that Ralph's bought a country then ran out of money before they opened.
All Greeks? WTF? ;D Even these guys? - http://www.grreporter.info/en/greek_police_smashed_criminal_network_mafia_shootings_continue/4297
The Greeks had philosophers?
What day is this.....? ;)
I remember a dude in a bath....or was that HHGTTG? Was he Greek?
Hey I nominate Nicolous Theodoplis....he's Greek. He owns my local kebab shop! He's cool...and he always thinks before overcharging me for my chicken kebab on a Friday night!
Welcomes me back every week even though I always insist in speaking to him in Arabic...
:) :)
Hold on I've thought of one...
Dionysus. God of the grape!
Or oat soda!
His other name is Bacchus!
He was a son of Zeus and a fucking party animal!
Drink on dude and reflect on Bacchus.... he probably found it socially acceptable for a bit of rear entry action too....might even have thought he'd invented it after a few vine brews too many! ;)
Peace. :)
Quote from: DigitalBuddha on September 23, 2012, 05:38:19 PM
Quote from: Boston Rockbury on September 22, 2012, 01:38:33 PM
I'd like to nominate all Greeks as great dudes - those dudes really know how to take it easy.
For Americans who may not be familiar with Greece, just imagine that Ralph's bought a country then ran out of money before they opened.
All Greeks? WTF? ;D Even these guys? - http://www.grreporter.info/en/greek_police_smashed_criminal_network_mafia_shootings_continue/4297
"Persons of Russian and Albanian origin are among those arrested and the gangs used them to carry out their attacks."
Se what I mean dude - even the greek mafia take it so easy they get Albanians to do the work.
Quote from: Caesar dude on September 22, 2012, 08:44:37 PM
Oh my word!
Stereotypes abide! :)
Quoteyou do know that the greeks invented buggery ... or at least made it socially acceptable.
The Greeks invented buggery!?
Was that 'twixt males alone? Or perhaps the greeks discovered that the female species had an extra hole for their pleasure!
Wait a moment though!!!.... There were civilisations before the Greeks....with both males and females! Are you trying to tell me they didn't experiment?
I have a feeling that during the million or so years of anthropology before the Greeks...some one or other sorta maybe accidentally stabbed his dick in an orifice that wasn't intended for reproduction...
Oh and another thought! When has it become it become SOCIALLY acceptable??? Would you mind if I had cigarette? (outside of course...ha ha this is the 21st century after all) Would you mind too much if I relieved myself in your pot plant? Oh and as we're at this pleasant soiree could I possibly ask you to look the other way while I gently bugger Tom in the day room?
Socially acceptable?
Just imdo though... :) :) :)
i was going to address the various points raised here but ... i really cant be arsed now. way to dump on a weak attempt at humour :'(
It's all in jest mate....no bloody sarcasm font again! :)
No worries dude. Hey, maybe you should create a sarcasm font and make your millions ...
You know, I love it how threads drift off topic
QuoteYou know, I love it how threads drift off topic
It's my favourite thing about these boards....post where you like about what you like and sooner or later the the thread will get derailed and lead into uncharted waters! :)
I got your joke dude. ;D
I believe Meekon (resident IT expert) has the sarcasm font in hand, he's currently switching it on and off as I write! ;)
Peace Milnie.
Here's a bit of real life of British irony.
On the 16th of April this year the government put into place a waterhose ban because there was a drought in certain parts of the UK. (One of the wettest countries by size in the world btw!)
The "authorities reckoned it would take three months of continuous rain to fill the reservoirs!
Anyhoo on April 17th it started the torrential and continuous rain that consisted of Noah's flood and any other great mythological flood you can think of! After one month our reservoirs were full!
Our hosepipe ban was still enforced!
Another month of pretty much the same.....and our tiny little homes were flooding and we'd stopped eating cos we were all drinking our own body weight in rain to try and contain the downpour!
Three months in....the damns and reservoirs were overfuckingflowing so the bright sparks at the ministry for common sense and inappropriate weather lifted the ban! :)
Next day! The rain stopped. I kid you not!!!
During all this time every single one of us had to pay our water rates! :)
British irony in action....even our weather has a sense of humour!
Peace.
I get the irony there, but there's another more subtle one: if it's pissing rain, why is there a desire to water one's lawn anyways?
???
Back to the Greeks... one of my favorite of the philosophers was Marijuanades.