Something fun, which I stole from a blog.


Posted by martini ® , Sep 12,2003,15:32   MetroBlab

Robert Heinlein said:
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."

What are five things that would be on your list of what a human being should be able to do?

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Something fun, which I stole from a blog. -- martini
Posted by Lysander Spooner ® , Sep 12,2003,22:47   MetroBlab

able to change a diaper(not there yet)

plan an invasion(peace my friends, but Eisenhower's invasion was brilliant)

butcher a hog(sure beats getting laid by one)

design a building(working on that)

conn a ship(chips ahoy!)

write a sonnet(Shakespeare)

balance accounts(do it everytime)

build a wall(working on it)

set a bone(set my own once)

comfort the dying(doing it all the time including those on this board)

take orders(hell no!)

give orders(nope)

cooperate(not my strength, but could do on some occassions)

act alone(works for me)

solve an equation(fun)

analyze a new problem(doing it all the time)

pitch manure(I prefer to keep my beard clean)

program a computer(it is easier than people make it out to be)

cook a tasty meal(Check out Rachel Ray in the latest FHM magazine.)

fight efficiently(especially against politicans and gun grabbers)

die gallantly(will eventually)

Specialization is for insects (and football players)


Something fun, which I stole from a blog.

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Something fun, which I stole from a blog. -- martini
Posted by Downtown Brown ® , Sep 12,2003,17:04   MetroBlab

Cooperate is a good one. So is compromise. And knowing when not to do either.

Fix a meal, read a book, write a poem (not necessarily a sonnet), make music.

Know when to speak up and when to keep one's mouth shut (or keep one's typing fingers still).

Hmmm ... more people should know the basic directions. I mean north, east, south and west. I saw someone just yesterday say "north and west" and they pointed south and east.


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Something fun, which I stole from a blog. -- martini
Posted by Scott ® , Sep 12,2003,16:57   MetroBlab

I've never changed a diaper but believe I could, I also could plan and invasion I've read the comic version of the art of war lol. I have butchered a hog, written a sonnet, balanced accounts (sometimes), I've built a wall out of stone, what fool couldn't pitch manure, I can program a computer to say hello lol, I've comforted the dying, take orders hell no, I can cook a fine meal at least I like the food I cook and most of my friends. I can't fight, but I do know how to disable most opponets and it's served me just fine. as for dying I do that daily... I've never desinged a building, conn a ship (what the hell is that anyways) I can complicate an equation to the point that it is unsolvable I love varialbes.


I would like it if ever human being could:

Cook a good meal
Play an instrument or sing(even if you play or sing badly)
ability to play some game well chess, go, cards etc.
have a passion for something
know how to achieve orgasm for themselves and others in many ways at the very least know how to give a good massage.

There are others but this would be my top five if you can do all of these, or most we could be good friends. Hell if you can just one we could probably be good friends.



--modified at Fri, Sep 12, 2003, 16:59:41


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Something fun, which I stole from a blog. -- Scott
Posted by Dr. Autonomo ® , Sep 12,2003,18:41   MetroBlab

the orgasm part through me completely off. just does'nt seem to flow with the rest of the post.

Something fun, which I stole from a blog.

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Something fun, which I stole from a blog. -- Dr. Autonomo
Posted by scott ® , Sep 13,2003,21:32   MetroBlab

Sorry to rattle you Dr A... just going for the 5 senses

Something fun, which I stole from a blog.

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Something fun, which I stole from a blog. -- Dr. Autonomo
Posted by Dr. Autonomo ® , Sep 13,2003,10:27   MetroBlab

threw.