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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[The Rise and Fall of SS / Upcoming Changes (suggestion thread)]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[[url=http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?pid=42655#p42655]This[/url] is the latest announcement by V, and though many of you will shed hot, salty tears over this development, I can understand his decision.

I believe the intention behind Sarcasm Society was for it to be a place where persons of a certain level of intellect gathered to discuss issues (some important, others, less so) in a somewhat-mature yet sarcastic manner. But I'm not sure.

It started off well, people actually "discussed"; there were questions and answers, statements and responses, and a smattering of phrases laced with irony.

Very quickly, though, a new wave of posters appeared, some gifted with wit and sarcastic genius, some not so much, yet all were above the required minimum level of intelligence. And at this corner of the internet, relatively unknown, and thus uncorrupted by the obtuse and the obscene, we thrived. It was a community, nay, a clique, some might even say a cult, existing in the smug reassurance that they were from amongst the few chosen ones who appreciated and practised the art of sarcasm, and that only those of their stock would ever be brave enough to enter these walls. It was elitism at its finest.

At the same time, however, the level of maturity dropped a little further, and discussions degenerated into random musings, banter and sometimes a violent verbal scuffle. Yet there was enough wit flying around to make up for these shortcomings.

Some of those who were there from the inception left, disillusioned in what they saw as the degradation of a once noble society, but most stayed, and more joined. A spectacular collection of personalities, as varied as they were colourful, formed the backbone of one of the most interesting places on the internet.

And it was like that for a while in time.

But all good things must come to an end.
The society gained fame, and with the fame came the folly. Creatures, some of whom it would be mandatory to isolate from the wider social circle, and some for whom it would be strongly recommended, flooded the forum. And except for the occasional member, the talent had stopped flowing in. A series of "one-post wonders" appeared, and "discussions" weren't even started anymore, let alone finished. What used to be well-crafted literary sparring had become blatant flaming and trolling. And people began to leave.

All was not well. My local supermarket stopped stocking low-carb bread; and the dregs kept coming into Sarcasm Society.  The valued talent kept leaving, disgusted with the way things had become or just plain bored. The situation was dire, but there was nothing anyone could do about it. The lack of a vetting system, "freedom" so to speak, had led to the fall of one of the most advanced civilisations ever to grace the internet. 

Now, it is but a footprint of its former self. 

V has called for suggestions, so let each man speak his piece or forever hold his peace (each woman too). Perhaps you may even want to start a petition against the decision (which probably won't do much good but might provide some temporary fun).
It would also be great if the administrator could elaborate a little on what our roles as members will be from now on. 


Through the ups and the downs, the spam attacks and the trolls, the witty and the pure genius, our journey has been almost-acceptably long, and now here we are at an (over-dramatised) end.

But Sarcasm Society, we will probably never forget you.]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[The Duke of Waltham]]></name>
				<uri>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/profile.php?id=118</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2009-10-11T00:03:18Z</updated>
			<id>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=810&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Warm Fuzzies....]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[It's so heart warming (or was that rending?) to see how absolutely common some of the posts/topics are!  To think, I was all aflutter to think that I might encounter the sharpest of wits doing dread battle with one another....or prosaic writers being thrashed for drivel.  Thanks ever so for the comfort of your banal bickering, the language lacking acerbic wit and the intellectual security of being able to check my thesaurus/dictionary at the door!!

It's enough to give a person really warm fuzzies in response!!
(although I'm not sure it counts as a desired result if it was indigestion...or vomit)]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Dead Kermit]]></name>
				<uri>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/profile.php?id=3080</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2009-09-30T19:12:56Z</updated>
			<id>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=801&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Newbie Introductions and Safari Park]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[This thread is intended to provide a safe haven for all those newcomers to the Forum so that they may introduce themselves and have a comfy chair without fear of annoying us in the other threads.

If you're a Newbie, then rather than start a thread that you'll probably lose interest in very quickly just post your drivel here.  Then the real sarcastics can pseudo-intellectually disembowel you, and keep the mess to a minimum.

Please refer to the [url=http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=378]Newbie Regulation Act 2006[/url] before attempting to post.  Then ignore it at your will.



I am Random, your Moderator, and I am not some blancmange that you can trifle with.

*whacks Duke around the head with a Tuna*

See what I mean?



Oh, the abuse of The Dork of Walthamstow is not only tolerated, it is encouraged.

One more thing...get jobs you idle sponging parasites, or students.]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[greenbanana]]></name>
				<uri>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/profile.php?id=104</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2009-09-28T14:44:21Z</updated>
			<id>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=229&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Devil,Lucifer,Fallen Angel etc.]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Al right,this has been pecking my brain for quite some time.
Let's say that the Devil really exist,according to the Bible he was a fallen angel who went against God and his teachings,so God banished him,now he's banished and get's a nice little cosy place and calls it Hell.So if we're good we go to heaven and enjoy the company of good,pure and righteous etc.
If we're bad,we go to hell and get ripped to shreds forever,now here's the part that makes little sense,what is the point of all the ripping to shreds?If the Devil already is against God,wouldn't it be a better course of action to recruit the bad people for an army or possibly a legal staff,we all know how many lawyers there is down there,so my question is what does the Devil gain by torturing people?

NOTE:I'm not trying to step on anyones toes here,I'm just,objectivly,trying to understand the point,I have nothing against any religious institution or such.]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[greenbanana]]></name>
				<uri>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/profile.php?id=470</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2009-09-28T14:36:32Z</updated>
			<id>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=227&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Swine Influenza...]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[otherwise known as swine snot, hog hot flashes, pig flu, porker pain, and any other euphenism you want add to this already lengthy list. This flu has originated in Mexico and has traveled to America. America has had its first casualty with a 23 month old baby. I asked my professor what he thought of this pandemic. He says, " Well, I have been waiting for it. It is time that we have another pandemic of a new disease." This old man talks like he made the thing and it has not worked till now. He is old and decrepit and I am fearful he might collapse on the floor one day and lay there for a little while, then follwing would be a series of seizures. He then might die. Now I do not wish he will die, but I am afraid he might die right in front of me. He might have the swine flu himself. He does do disection of pig fetuses for every biology lab once a year. My friend might have tasted the solution the fetuses were in. I know that is gross, I might have to take note that I should stay away from him and observe if he has any flu like symptoms. So, you that are out of the North American continent, are you concerned that it might transfer over to your residence?]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[greenbanana]]></name>
				<uri>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/profile.php?id=2978</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2009-09-28T14:26:49Z</updated>
			<id>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=790&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[love smothered]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[...saying all this is showing you how much i care about you, and want you to be, no, need you to be happy. You're my world, and everything in it. I love you more than there are stars.. i'll love you longer than time can count... and i'll do anything to prove it. anything to give you my heart and show you how close you are to it and how much you mean to it. i promise to as long as i live... i promise to every second of every day in forever that i possibly can... i'd do anything to see you smile... i'd die to hear you laugh... i'd lift the world and shake every last drop of happiness from it to keep you happy forever.. because every second you are happy i'm in a place greater than heaven. my heart knows true happiness... and true love. you could make me cry tears of happiness any second. you see how happy that is? juliet could never do that to romeo.  ... and now i'm out of words.. because i'm so far lost in memories with you.... the happiest times ever.... great enough to make so many years of hell disappear like a zephyr in the wind... you've given me something greater than heaven.. and i want to spend every moment trying to give you the same, till the day i die. by then.... i hope to every god imagineable that i've shown you that happiness... even if only for a fleeting moment..

i wonder how many people would sell their souls for someone to care this much.]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[indianpjboy]]></name>
				<email><![CDATA[koronue77@yahoo.com]]></email>
				<uri>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/profile.php?id=1264</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2009-09-25T02:41:52Z</updated>
			<id>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=804&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[What's the space between atoms made of ?]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Although atoms seem like a scientific thing, I would rather put this thread under Philosophy. Atoms, as well as other smaller particles have been proved to exsit in a scientific sense. But the question is what's between them, space? I google this question, but I found no satisfactory answers.

If space is exactly nothing, which possesses the sole quality of having no quality, then our understanding of the universe in fact made pseudo-progress, or little progress.  Because the model we use to descibe things including the way how they relate to others is static, the same as we understand the macroscopic objects around us; discrete shapes seperated by space. So what the sciences really do is to break things down into smaller parts, in order to seek plausible explanations.  Sometimes, it works but sometimes not.   This is because scientific explanations were made by chance. And moreover, the fundamental question that sciences originally embark on remain unanswered.  Ask: What is universe made of ? Answer: Oh, it is made of the thing and the nothing.  But universe must be a thing, so thing is made of the thing and the nothing. Excellent.  Seriously, I think this is truth.

However, some other people are playing the string theory, which states that the space was filled with energies of various forms and tensities, and that even all the particles such atoms are made of string energy in particular ways. So what string theory is really doing now is to replace the universe with another term, energy.  In other word, if one ask what is a thing made of, they surely will answer, energy, both another thing and the same thing as the thing you ask about.  Obviously, this attempt is to shirk the question and is not an answer.

So how, as you think, this question could be properly answered. And this question and your possible answers must tell us something about the patterns of human thinking, what is it ? 

Please discuss.]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[The Duke of Waltham]]></name>
				<email><![CDATA[eggbeen@gmail.com]]></email>
				<uri>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/profile.php?id=1299</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2009-09-25T01:05:02Z</updated>
			<id>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=351&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Don't be a [bleep]ing dick.]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[[url]http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2008/01/01/let-me-save-you-40-heres-how-to-be-happy/[/url]

The bulk of this interesting article is pasted below (look below real quick, I swear it's there) in case the link ceases to be operational.

[b]1. Stop Being a Dick[/b]

Seriously. Just stop. Even when other people are being dicks. Just stop.

When you get a reaction from strangers, they]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[The Duke of Waltham]]></name>
				<uri>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/profile.php?id=1118</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2009-09-25T00:57:57Z</updated>
			<id>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=323&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Church and State (separated?) [ASJsry's Idea]]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=787&amp;action=new"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[[quote=apatheticsarcasticjerksry]You have the benefit of working with the highest class of criminals, uh..I mean...citizens, yes, that is what I meant. You get a year supply of pepperoni hot pockets every year you are a worker with the Dead Beat's Union. Health insurance covers the co-pay, if it is under 10 dollars, and that is it. If you want more than that look to government. 
         Everyone is wanting government involved in every ticky-tack thing of their lives. For example, the government wants the church out of government, but government wants to govern how the church is run. If you saw how Obama gave a speach in a catholic church recently, you would notice the black drapes that covered every crucifix and anything that had to do with God. When asked why this was done President Obama responded by saying he wanted to respect the separation of church and state, (which is not even mentioned in the Constitution. It was mentioned in one of Franklin's or Jefferson's letter to a friend of his.) even though he is a "Christian". But he wants the Church covered?

But I go on too long. 

Should we move this to another thread? Is anyone else interested in discussing President Obama's actions in this instance here and even in general?[/quote]]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Dead Kermit]]></name>
				<uri>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/profile.php?id=2992</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2009-09-24T21:26:42Z</updated>
			<id>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=787&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Work is utterly useless]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=773&amp;action=new"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Last months work:

Game: find money
Player: my organization, represented by me
Plan: make the organization look like a goldmine for potential stockholders
Goal: convince stockholders and get their money
Guests: high government officials and rich people
Timing: next monday

Today's problem:

° almost all pc's (47 out of 48) are down because of an unknown software malfunction, probably a new kind of bug
° internal network server down due to physical hardware damage
° online backup unavailable due to unexpected hardware problems
° last off line backup from two days ago has been mysteriously erased
° 'paper backup' destroyed by huge coffee stains: prints and hand outs where 'marked' when secretary was run over by coffee slurping staff member
° only one day left to get everything fixed

I usually don't complain about my job. I prefer to observe and enjoy whatever goes right of wrong. I won't make an exception today. I just need to share my excitement.]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Dead Kermit]]></name>
				<uri>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/profile.php?id=371</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2009-09-24T21:21:26Z</updated>
			<id>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=773&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Frequency]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=805&amp;action=new"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[they define frequency as "The number of complete cycles of a periodic process occurring per unit time". Some others say bandwidth is costly. 

The number of people posting here has probably reduced over the months, owing to - sarcasms. Or, it must be irony. Whatever this reason. I think this is one of the best damn platform there has been for being a cynic and my intention is not to blow sunshine up anyone's ass. 

The frequency must increase, I must say. I declare rather. How to do the same, I am blank.]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Southpaw]]></name>
				<uri>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/profile.php?id=3097</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2009-09-24T18:50:28Z</updated>
			<id>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=805&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Broken Links, comments thread]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=117&amp;action=new"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[[i][u]Preface[/u][/i]


I was intending to post this at October 1, but as I am leaving for Serres on that very day, I decided to do it a little earlier. 

This is my second venture as an author. My first try at writing a book was a few years ago and proved to be a complete failure. This time, I aspire to be successful.

I have not yet found a title for my novel. I believe that when I will have finished the book I will have come up with several good ideas for a title, but for the time being, having completed just six and a half chapters, I shall leave my work untitled.

As I have said before, the novel is going to be characterised by a mixture of mystery and comedy. On one hand, my intentions are that it will be an interesting read, with variety, adventure, surprises, action and other things that will make it enjoyable. On the other hand, I will try to make it live up to the high standards of this sarcastic forum, as far as its jokes, conversations and funny situations are concerned.

Will I succeed? You will tell me that; in this thread, all comments [i]relative to the book[/i] (I feel it is necessary to stress this, knowing the mentality of this forum) are welcome. Your criticism will be accepted and taken into account, even if it will not always be possible to implement new ideas and concepts in the already finished book. I might even answer some questions, though I would not count on that if I were in your place.

I have already mentioned that most of the characters in the novel are going to be named after members of this forum. Though I have not modelled every book character on their real life counterpart, due to the requirements of the book]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[indianpjboy]]></name>
				<uri>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/profile.php?id=55</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2009-09-24T18:38:00Z</updated>
			<id>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=117&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Stupidity really rips my knitting]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=348&amp;action=new"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[I'm the kind of guy who only believes in saying something when there is something worth saying.. If i have nothing relevant or funny to say, i'd rather stay quiet.. i HATE small talk.

Something which falls into this category, which annoys the hell out of me, is when someone sees you and having seen you earlier says "you still here"?

I hold people in such contempt for asking this dumb question, that i am compelled to say "no, its just the mirrors... im actually at home just now with my feet up"

This normally does the trick, as it sends them packing, scratching their heads..

Give it a try]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[indianpjboy]]></name>
				<uri>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/profile.php?id=1318</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2009-09-24T18:33:40Z</updated>
			<id>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=348&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Desire for consciousness and the consciousness for desire]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=178&amp;action=new"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[I read an article in one of my course books that was comparing the 70s, namely the hippie culture, with the more recent advent of punk and their anarchic views. Yeah I can actually read...!

According to the author, hippies were more like hippiecrits - as the need for their rebellious actions subsided, so did their desire for going against mass society. they could've at least stayed around till they legalized marijuana.

So what did they do? hippiation of a nation

They were part of a new age counterculture that bred deviation from the norm. They were entrepreneurs - the very spirit of capitalism that they were trying to defy! Their VW Beatles were eventually replaced by SUVs; their tie-dyed shirts and long hair were replaced with business shirts and ties and hair long gone. Their counterculture eventually became part of mass culture.

I can see the same sort of thing happening to punk culture. There's further assimilation on the horizon.

Is this the desire for consciousness? The desire to be individualized? Akcnowledged as someone different from everyone else?

So I guess my question is... Is everything revolutionary going to end up as part of some society's structure eventually? And is there a way to truly prevent that? To have something original stay original?]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[indianpjboy]]></name>
				<uri>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/profile.php?id=312</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2009-09-24T18:29:30Z</updated>
			<id>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=178&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Teacher that taught but followed his teachings not...]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=194&amp;action=new"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[A likely translation of a Greek saying about people who keep dispensing advise that they never take seriously. In this case, a health and safety expert was caught shaving while racing in a Scottish motorway at 70 mph. - [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/6335491.stm]BBC[/url]]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[indianpjboy]]></name>
				<uri>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/profile.php?id=55</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2009-09-24T18:25:04Z</updated>
			<id>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/besarcastic/viewtopic.php?id=194&amp;action=new</id>
		</entry>
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