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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby eastbay » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 00:38:46

I suggest you all shut your traps. :x

There is NOTHING to be encouraged about. NOTHING!
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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby threadbear » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 01:12:47

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kingcoal', 'S')orry, still feel crappy.


Remember, though, that crappy feeling is your CHOICE. No one imposed that feeling upon you.


Big Tex, You sure feeling lousy sometimes isn't perfectly natural? The American preoccupation with being upbeat most of the time, can actually be oppressive. What is the blow back going to be like when 300 million people trained to be happy and think positive all the time, let it go? You're going to have to scrape them off the pavement, unless they understand there is some value, some dignity and worth to feeling righteously rotten.

When people are sad, they shouldn't be admonished for choosing it, they should be told or shown something uplifting. Love bomb them! [smilie=kiss.gif]

(The exception, is, of course people who do seem to have a love affair with morbid thoughts and revel in their depression. Some of these types seem to actually choose to be sullen)
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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby BigTex » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 08:51:48

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('threadbear', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kingcoal', 'S')orry, still feel crappy.


Remember, though, that crappy feeling is your CHOICE. No one imposed that feeling upon you.


Big Tex, You sure feeling lousy sometimes isn't perfectly natural? The American preoccupation with being upbeat most of the time, can actually be oppressive. What is the blow back going to be like when 300 million people trained to be happy and think positive all the time, let it go? You're going to have to scrape them off the pavement, unless they understand there is some value, some dignity and worth to feeling righteously rotten.

When people are sad, they shouldn't be admonished for choosing it, they should be told or shown something uplifting. Love bomb them! [smilie=kiss.gif]

(The exception, is, of course people who do seem to have a love affair with morbid thoughts and revel in their depression. Some of these types seem to actually choose to be sullen)


I agree with you TB. I just wanted to remind anyone who is interested that HOWEVER you may feel is your own responsibility. If people want to feel crappy, then I want them to feel as crappy as they like.
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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby PrairieMule » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 11:05:20

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('threadbear', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kingcoal', 'S')orry, still feel crappy.


Remember, though, that crappy feeling is your CHOICE. No one imposed that feeling upon you.


Big Tex, You sure feeling lousy sometimes isn't perfectly natural? The American preoccupation with being upbeat most of the time, can actually be oppressive. What is the blow back going to be like when 300 million people trained to be happy and think positive all the time, let it go? You're going to have to scrape them off the pavement, unless they understand there is some value, some dignity and worth to feeling righteously rotten.

When people are sad, they shouldn't be admonished for choosing it, they should be told or shown something uplifting. Love bomb them! [smilie=kiss.gif]

(The exception, is, of course people who do seem to have a love affair with morbid thoughts and revel in their depression. Some of these types seem to actually choose to be sullen)


I agree with you TB. I just wanted to remind anyone who is interested that HOWEVER you may feel is your own responsibility. If people want to feel crappy, then I want them to feel as crappy as they like.


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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby Kingcoal » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 11:12:19

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MD', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kingcoal', 'S')orry, still feel crappy.


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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby Kingcoal » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 11:17:51

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kingcoal', 'S')orry, still feel crappy.


Remember, though, that crappy feeling is your CHOICE. No one imposed that feeling upon you.

You can interpret the world in any way you like. Fully internalizing that truth is a big part of having real freedom.

You see challenges and you prepare for them as best you can. When you have done what you can, rest, relax and be content.

Control the things you can control. Let the rest go. Feeling crappy is the result of not letting go of those things you can't control.


Thanks, Dr. Phil-Tex.
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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby BigTex » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 11:18:26

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrairieMule', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('threadbear', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kingcoal', 'S')orry, still feel crappy.


Remember, though, that crappy feeling is your CHOICE. No one imposed that feeling upon you.


Big Tex, You sure feeling lousy sometimes isn't perfectly natural? The American preoccupation with being upbeat most of the time, can actually be oppressive. What is the blow back going to be like when 300 million people trained to be happy and think positive all the time, let it go? You're going to have to scrape them off the pavement, unless they understand there is some value, some dignity and worth to feeling righteously rotten.

When people are sad, they shouldn't be admonished for choosing it, they should be told or shown something uplifting. Love bomb them! [smilie=kiss.gif]

(The exception, is, of course people who do seem to have a love affair with morbid thoughts and revel in their depression. Some of these types seem to actually choose to be sullen)


I agree with you TB. I just wanted to remind anyone who is interested that HOWEVER you may feel is your own responsibility. If people want to feel crappy, then I want them to feel as crappy as they like.


Thank you Oprah.
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If you want to be a niggling nabob of negativism, you should take it up with the Nigerian.

There may be some people out there who really need a word of encouragement, and if they do, then I want to give it to them.

If this works out, I might put together a weekend seminar and call it:

"Positive Thinking for Doomers--How to Turn the Die-Off Into a Live-On."

EVERYONE will die, but YOU can find purpose, REAL purpose, in that process....Call now.

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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby BigTex » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 11:25:47

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kingcoal', 'T')hanks, Dr. Phil-Tex.


You see, I think we all know what Mr. Coal's problem is. He doesn't WANT to feel better.

Mr. Coal, I'm here to tell you that if you want it, really want it, there's something out there for you and I want you to go out there and get it and I want you to come back here when you're done and when you walk back in this studio I want to hear you say "I used to be Kingcoal, but now I am Princecotton!!!"

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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby mercurygirl » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 15:22:54

[flash width=425 height=344]http://www.youtube.com/v/zlfKdbWwruY&hl=en&fs=1[/flash]

I think it can be watched in higher quality on Youtube. I hope it cheers somebody up, for a few minutes anyway.

Thanks for your work, Tex!
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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby Olaf » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 15:41:42

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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby Kingcoal » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 16:00:11

Man, I thought it was only white people who couldn't dance. It's the whole world! Actually the Indian girls in full garb were the best, very spiritual.

Anyway, alright already, I'm happy, I really am, at least I think therefore I am... Happy? I've noticed in my life that I am punished when I am carefree and happy. I am rewarded when I am paranoid and careful. I'm not one of those lucky kind of people. Actually, I think there is a very strong connection between beauty and overall happiness. Beautiful people get treated better by everyone, including me (assuming they are female.) That produces a carefree attitude among beautiful people. They know they can count on the kindness of strangers because they are beautiful. They always think that the solution to all the worlds problems is for all of us to just get along and help each other - because it's always worked for them. In the meantime, there's the rest of us not so beautiful people who are constantly at each others throats, competing for the beautiful people.

I'm just another drone, Morlock (see picture), whatever, living underground making things nice for the beautiful people.
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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby BigTex » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 16:15:39

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kingcoal', 'M')an, I thought it was only white people who couldn't dance. It's the whole world! Actually the Indian girls in full garb were the best, very spiritual.

Anyway, alright already, I'm happy, I really am, at least I think therefore I am... Happy? I've noticed in my life that I am punished when I am carefree and happy. I am rewarded when I am paranoid and careful. I'm not one of those lucky kind of people. Actually, I think there is a very strong connection between beauty and overall happiness. Beautiful people get treated better by everyone, including me (assuming they are female.) That produces a carefree attitude among beautiful people. They know they can count on the kindness of strangers because they are beautiful. They always think that the solution to all the worlds problems is for all of us to just get along and help each other - because it's always worked for them. In the meantime, there's the rest of us not so beautiful people who are constantly at each others throats, competing for the beautiful people.

I'm just another drone, Morlock (see picture), whatever, living underground making things nice for the beautiful people.
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Well, since this is the Encouragement Corner, I want you to get your ugly mug out there and be the very best Morlock you can be.

And if you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders, just shrug it off and remember:

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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby threadbear » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 16:19:01

I find this youtube particularly helpful when I feel like giving up.

If HE can survive I can do....for a little while anyway. :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onLbeuEqNIE
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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby Kingcoal » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 18:24:38

Oh, BigTex, you are one of the beautiful people. Yes sir, I'll leave, carry on, the rest of ya, back to your bunny rabbits and other cute things.
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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby BigTex » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 18:30:23

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kingcoal', 'O')h, BigTex, you are one of the beautiful people. Yes sir, I'll leave, carry on, the rest of ya, back to your bunny rabbits and other cute things.


Just remember that the middle part of "encouragement" is "courage", and you gotta have courage brother. You gotta have courage out in that big old world.

And notice that the last part of "encouragement" is "ment", as in "I ment every word I said when I told you to have courage."

That "en" at the beginning of "encouragement", I'm not sure what that's there for.
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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby vetusfirma » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 18:49:23

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kingcoal', 'O')h, BigTex, you are one of the beautiful people. Yes sir, I'll leave, carry on, the rest of ya, back to your bunny rabbits and other cute things.


Just remember that the middle part of "encouragement" is "courage", and you gotta have courage brother. You gotta have courage out in that big old world.

And notice that the last part of "encouragement" is "ment", as in "I ment every word I said when I told you to have courage."

That "en" at the beginning of "encouragement", I'm not sure what that's there for.


Since I don't do 'dope', I can't understand enough of the crap to be able to explain that 'good and bad' are relevant to the individual. Tex, just give them some soup. Makes everything better. but don't complain when the end comes.
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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby Kingcoal » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 18:56:29

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vetusfirma', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kingcoal', 'O')h, BigTex, you are one of the beautiful people. Yes sir, I'll leave, carry on, the rest of ya, back to your bunny rabbits and other cute things.


Just remember that the middle part of "encouragement" is "courage", and you gotta have courage brother. You gotta have courage out in that big old world.

And notice that the last part of "encouragement" is "ment", as in "I ment every word I said when I told you to have courage."

That "en" at the beginning of "encouragement", I'm not sure what that's there for.


Since I don't do 'dope', I can't understand enough of the crap to be able to explain that 'good and bad' are relevant to the individual. Tex, just give them some soup. Makes everything better. but don't complain when the end comes.


Well said brother. Oh, yeah, I was supposed to leave...
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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby yeahbut » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 19:01:30

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', 'A')nd if you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders, just shrug it off and remember:

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If anyone really needs cheering up, try and find the Southpark episode devoted to viciously beating on Rob Schneider. It's a tears down your face masterpiece :-D
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Re: BigTex's Words of Encouragement Corner

Unread postby BigTex » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 20:51:49

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yeahbut', 'I')f anyone really needs cheering up, try and find the Southpark episode devoted to viciously beating on Rob Schneider. It's a tears down your face masterpiece :-D


Here are some clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9pVABCXLvk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJeI1V2AzeA


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