Re: How Much Preparation Do You Do For Backroom Debates?
Originally Posted by Strike For The South
I disagree. It doesn't matter how many paint chips I ate in my youth; it is my right as a natural born citizen of the United Sates of America to do all the noncriminal and reasonably ethical hatin' I want to.
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Re: How Much Preparation Do You Do For Backroom Debates?
wait.....paint chips are bad for you?
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My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
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See, this is why you need more than 5 minutes of research!
You can only eat the sour cream and onion paint chips. And the cool ranch flavored ones are instant death. My best friend in the fourth grade's head instantly exploded after he ate one.
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I guess a politics degree counts.
Hmmm, prolly not!
GARCIN: I "dreamt," you say. It was no dream. When I chose the hardest path, I made my choice deliberately. A man is what he wills himself to be.
INEZ: Prove it. Prove it was no dream. It's what one does, and nothing else, that shows the stuff one's made of.
GARCIN: I died too soon. I wasn't allowed time to - to do my deeds.
INEZ: One always dies too soon - or too late. And yet one's whole life is complete at that moment, with a line drawn neatly under it, ready for the summing up. You are - your life, and nothing else.
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Re: How Much Preparation Do You Do For Backroom Debates?
If I need to prepare for a debate, I'll usually stay out of it and read what other people say, their sources and their arguments. When the need arise, I'll look for a source/link/proof but I wouldn't call that preparation...
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I tend to avoid debate if i don't know what i am talking about, its usually about my beliefs if i do debate rather than paticular facts and figures...
If its something im really intrested in i will do a bit of research, never over 10-15 minutes... unless were talking drug policy
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prepare?
I just write down whatever the goblins screaming in my head say....doesn´t everybody??
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Was the fourth grade's head ok after your best friend exploded? And what was your best friend doing in the fourth grade's head in the first place?
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I use Preparation H all the time. Just a dab will do ya!
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I don't do specific research just because I'm going to make a post, so I suppose the answer would be none.
At the end of the day politics is just trash compared to the Gospel.
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To paraphrase Wilson,
If I'm to post something short and poignant, I will require a fair bit of time to compose it.
If I'm to post something of moderate length that adds to the discussion, I'll need a few minutes to skull it out and a little quick googling for sources.
If I'm to blather on for pages, I am ready now.
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I'm sorry, I only speak Franglish. I don't quite get it.
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Must be all those paint chips I've been eating in preperation for this thread.
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Re : How Much Preparation Do You Do For Backroom Debates?
Absolutely no sources, as they only hinder you and might actually disprove your point.
Pretend to have read the article linked in the first message, but never actually read it. I have enough crap to read without bothering with some crappy British tabloid article.
A lot of radical anti-[insert anything you want] nonsense.
An ironic smiley to conclude my nonsense, and I'm done.
When I write, my main issue is to make somewhat understand-able english sentences.
Re: Re : How Much Preparation Do You Do For Backroom Debates?
Absolutely no sources, as they only hinder you and might actually disprove your point.
Pretend to have read the article linked in the first message, but never actually read it. I have enough crap to read without bothering with some crappy British tabloid article.
A lot of radical anti-[insert anything you want] nonsense.
An ironic smiley to conclude my nonsense, and I'm done.
When I write, my main issue is to make somewhat understand-able english sentences.I see we have very similar systems.
"Topic is tired and needs a nap." - Tosa Inu
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