Henry David Thoreau

Started by thetonester, July 23, 2009, 10:47:58 AM

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thetonester

This dude said "Fuck it", and went out to live in the woods and plant beans.
He wrote about his experiences, and, is also best known for encouraging Civil Disobedience (ie. Telling the Man where to stuff it).

More about Henry David: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau


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Elbowski

He was a good man, and Thoreau.

digbys kid

Quote from: Elbowski on July 23, 2009, 11:53:32 AM
He was a good man, and Thoreau.

second to Thoreau, and will somebody please get Elbowski a caucasian!  that was very dudely!
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forumdude

hahahahahaha.

i can't believe no one ever said that before. fucking brilliant, mang.
I'll tell you what I'm blathering about...

DigitalBuddha

Quote from: Elbowski on July 23, 2009, 11:53:32 AM
He was a good man, and Thoreau.

That's really thoughtful but I--

Elbowski

Thankee. There's a price to be paid for genius, but I'm too cheap.

DigitalBuddha

Quote from: Elbowski on July 23, 2009, 11:28:03 PM
Thankee. There's a price to be paid for genius, but I'm too cheap.

This is a hundred and eighty dollars.


Elbowski

He's our most modestly priced philosopher.

DigitalBuddha

Quote from: Elbowski on July 24, 2009, 12:16:36 AM
He's our most modestly priced philosopher.

Can we just rent him from you?

Elbowski

This is a necropolis, not a rental house.

digbys kid

Quote from: Elbowski on July 24, 2009, 11:22:42 AM
This is a necropolis, not a rental house.

We're scattering the fuckin' ashes!  I mean, just because we're transcendentalists, it doesn't make us saps!
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HnauHnakrapunt

His book about living in the woods is definitely dude-style. Made me proud I wear second-hand clothes.
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