Nobody shares knowledge better than this

[SpectateSwamp]

2 against 1 - Spectate what you want

@WeatherGod said:

@RHuckster said:

Just what benefit do you get from having two cameras take essentially the same video from two slightly different angles, besides for some arcane way to make a really really shitty 3D movie?

 

Oh, I can  just see the advertisements now: "SSRR3D! If other 3D movies haven't given you a headache, this one will!"

Close but no cigar. Having video from 2 CamCorders up on 2 large screens would work great for the Golf scenario. Clips from CC1 on screen #1 and the matching video from CC2 on screen #2. They could watch either. That would get through showing the videos in 1/2 the time. Wow what a time saver. Same for football or other sport that has a whistle to start and stop play. You could spectate the one that had the best angle or lighting. Video scessions are going to be more FUN from now on.

[Xyro]

Why stop at two? I want a random video from a random angle at a random playback speed for a random duration randomly rotated on each of the four quadrants of my monitor. My random monitor.

<sarcasm>
Truly, this is the way to share coherent and meaningful information.
</sarcasm>

[SpectateSwamp]

For World news what do you trust - Edited or Un-Edited video

@Xyro said:

Why stop at two? I want a random video from a random angle at a random playback speed for a random duration randomly rotated on each of the four quadrants of my monitor. My random monitor.

 

<sarcasm>
Truly, this is the way to share coherent and meaningful information.
</sarcasm>

 

Now let's not get carried away.

Yup every butt in the DV world is feeling the pain after being so severely kicked by Swamp video. They don't even want to look at the DV showdown thread for fear of feeling incompetent.

Manufacturers: I need a dulie mount for 2 camcorders along with the dual remote starts. The Faster than Sight objects will be in the Swampies sights. Nobody catches FTS better than this.

One noodle will be used to create a file on C: where the filename to show by the background job is placed. Or "END" in that file will terminate the background job. Being that the clipboard doesn't work for Windows 7 and Vista using a file will. And I can run it from a DVD.. Video players don't get more powerful than that...

[belgariontheking]

OH

MY

GOD

I hope you people are enjoying yourselves.  

You know the OP from this thread is dated Nov 7 2009 right?

[spenk]

@SpectateSwamp said:

Close but no cigar. Having video from 2 CamCorders up on 2 large screens would work great for the Golf scenario. Clips from CC1 on screen #1 and the matching video from CC2 on screen #2. They could watch either. That would get through showing the videos in 1/2 the time. Wow what a time saver. Same for football or other sport that has a whistle to start and stop play. You could spectate the one that had the best angle or lighting. Video scessions are going to be more FUN from now on.

But if you have one in each hand wouldn't that mean the two views are almost identical? Wouldn't it make more sense to position the cameras on tripods in various positions - in which case why restrict yourself to just two cameras as you are no longer limited to the number of arms...

If you are showing two views simultaneously there is no guarantee a person will see more from the best angle as you would never know which one was the best, you would be skipping back and fore between the views and could end up missing more then from a single perspective. If this is being shown after the event it would make far more sense to edit the multiple angles into a coherent film using multiple angles.

[spenk]

@SpectateSwamp said:

Yup every butt in the DV world is feeling the pain after being so severely kicked by Swamp video. They don't even want to look at the DV showdown thread for fear of feeling incompetent.

Manufacturers: I need a dulie mount for 2 camcorders along with the dual remote starts. The Faster than Sight objects will be in the Swampies sights. Nobody catches FTS better than this.

One noodle will be used to create a file on C: where the filename to show by the background job is placed. Or "END" in that file will terminate the background job. Being that the clipboard doesn't work for Windows 7 and Vista using a file will. And I can run it from a DVD.. Video players don't get more powerful than that...

I read that and genuinely thought it was somebody doing a piss take impersonation of SpectateSwamp, does this mean you have become your own self parody?

 

[SpectateSwamp]

Swamp Video rules

@spenk said:

But if you have one in each hand wouldn't that mean the two views are almost identical? Wouldn't it make more sense to position the cameras on tripods in various positions - in which case why restrict yourself to just two cameras as you are no longer limited to the number of arms...

If you are showing two views simultaneously there is no guarantee a person will see more from the best angle as you would never know which one was the best, you would be skipping back and fore between the views and could end up missing more then from a single perspective. If this is being shown after the event it would make far more sense to edit the multiple angles into a coherent film using multiple angles.

2 different CC's would be good. and placed a bit apart might be best. Or close together and at 0 degrees or 45 degree angle could also work.

For sports vids each group would have a mini display of the video to follow. That way they could pick the screen to spectate.

Thanks to you all here for your stubborn Know-It-All / Lord-It-Over-Us attitude. SSDS has risen to even greater heights. I would probably not have done any of the more recent features if this group hadn't been so wrong. Keep it up...

[Xyro]

@spenk said:

I read that and genuinely thought it was somebody doing a piss take impersonation of SpectateSwamp, does this mean you have become your own self parody?

[url=http://forums.thedailywtf.com/forums/p/13917/217424.aspx#217424]Yes.[/url]

More recently, my posts in this thread are just references to older posts I've already made. Nevertheless, I believe we're making progress, even if slight. We will not give up!

@SpectateSwamp said:

Yup every butt in the DV world is feeling the pain after being so severely kicked by Swamp video. They don't even want to look at the DV showdown thread for fear of feeling incompetent.

Eh? When did this happen? Link plz thx.

[spenk]

@SpectateSwamp said:

Thanks to you all here for your stubborn Know-It-All / Lord-It-Over-Us attitude. SSDS has risen to even greater heights. I would probably not have done any of the more recent features if this group hadn't been so wrong. Keep it up...

How has it risen to greater heights? You added the easy to copy golf option and then wittered on about DV - that has naff all to do with SSRR.

[SpectateSwamp]

Side by Side CamCorder showdown - only with Swamp video

With that dual CC mount. I'd be able to run Side by Side comparisons against my Sony XR200V. Just need the manufacturers to send me one of theirs. JVC Panasonic Hitachi... With this side by each running option. Ill take 10 or 15 videos with various lighting, background and action. A quick video reshoot of the Dual screen playback will then be posted on youtube. A better app for comparing camcorders I never knew...

[spenk]

@SpectateSwamp said:

A quick video reshoot of the Dual screen playback

So you are doing a reshoot of tv screns to ruin any real comparison that can be made then?@SpectateSwamp said:

... posted on youtube. A better app for comparing camcorders I never knew...

So you are saying youtube is the best tool for comparing camcorders then?

[Xyro]

Spectate, what is your vision like? I don't mean your grand plan of conquering the world with SSRR, I mean, how are your eyes? Do you (or should you) wear glasses or contacts? Do you have any astigmatism? Cataracts? Excessive floaters? Do you ever see sparkly dots, especially when your heart rate is elevated? Have you ever looked directly at the sun? When was the last time you got your eyes checked by a optometrist?

I'm not sure if we've ever asked you this before, but I suddenly realize it's very relevant.

[SpectateSwamp]

Dare to compare - with sterio video

@spenk said:

@SpectateSwamp said:

A quick video reshoot of the Dual screen playback

So you are doing a reshoot of tv screns to ruin any real comparison that can be made then?@SpectateSwamp said:

... posted on youtube. A better app for comparing camcorders I never knew...

So you are saying youtube is the best tool for comparing camcorders then?

It might not be the best method for comparison. But it is better than say: taking your word for it. Camcorder stores could have these duelie videos up and running on multiple screens. I know I'd pick the CC that fills more than 85% of the screen every time.

[Scarlet_Manuka]

Re: Dare to compare - with stereo video

@SpectateSwamp said:

I know I'd pick the CC that fills more than 85% of the screen every
time.

So you're saying that aspect ratio is more important to you than any other metric, like picture quality?

[SpectateSwamp]

No editing please

@Scarlet Manuka said:

@SpectateSwamp said:

I know I'd pick the CC that fills more than 85% of the screen every time.

So you're saying that aspect ratio is more important to you than any other metric, like picture quality?

Picture quality is so close that it isn't a factor. Bad video camcorders don't sell. The key factor is being able to shoot and show video without having to master editing and other software. My Camcorder has HD and I never use it. If it had 3D I wouldn't use that either. Manufacturers should quit trying to sell the NEW formats to newbies. It's just not right.

[derula]

@SpectateSwamp said:

Manufacturers should quit trying to sell the NEW formats to newbies.

I thought you were the bestest videographer EVER?

@SpectateSwamp said:

The key factor is being able to shoot and show video without having to master editing and other software.

Oh. Nevermind.

Also, most screens you can buy now are widescreen. If yours ever breaks and you buy a new one you'll suddenly find EVERY VIDEO YOU EVER MADE now only uses a small part of the screen! Now you have to reshoot all of them in HD! You'll be very thankful that those bad bad manufacturers included a widescreen setting.

[SpectateSwamp]

Dumb-ass wide format - who's behind it?

@derula said:

Also, most screens you can buy now are widescreen. If yours ever breaks and you buy a new one you'll suddenly find EVERY VIDEO YOU EVER MADE now only uses a small part of the screen! Now you have to reshoot all of them in HD! You'll be very thankful that those bad bad manufacturers included a widescreen setting.

What format or aspect ratio will they decide on next?

Another cash grab fostered on the poor by the big manufacturers.

What's the advantages.

Ask the poor that are forced to watch the 85% solution forced on them.

Thank you DerulaSwamp for reinforcing the stupidity and greed of the marketers better than any Plant question. Which of course I am totally against..

So whoever is behind this irritating format the Swampies are calling you out to the Digital Video ShowDown. I'm still looking for yellow grease paint. The list of call outs grows and grows. I'll get myself all wound up and colored up and post that video. Look out. I do have Medicine stones you know..

 

[derula]

@SpectateSwamp said:

What's the advantages.

That you can watch movies without having 15% of the screen black?

@SpectateSwamp said:

What format or aspect ratio will they decide on next?

3D shit. They sell goggles for $too-much.

@SpectateSwamp said:

Thank you DerulaSwamp for reinforcing the stupidity and greed of the marketers better than any Plant question.

You're welcome. Freakin' commie.

[The_Quiet_One]

@SpectateSwamp said:

Ask the poor that are forced to watch the 85% solution forced on them.

 

Oh boo hoo. You know, in the 60s and 70s the same could be said about color TVs. Hell, nowadays, it's difficult to get around without high-speed internet, so by uploading your animal snuff films to YouTube, which really needs a high-bandwidth connection to view effectively, you're also putting the poor at a disadvantage... assuming there's anybody on dial-up out there who actually wants to see that garbage.

[spenk]

@SpectateSwamp said:

My Camcorder has HD and I never use it.

Why not?

@SpectateSwamp said:

The key factor is being able to shoot and show video without having to master editing

Simple editing isn't difficult though and it can make a big difference to the the end viewer though.

[SpectateSwamp]

Poll questions for the Digital Video ShowDown

I want to make a Big big Digital Video ShowDown poll. Any suggestions would be appreciated. What comments are irritating, what comments aren't irritating enough.

It would be great if the questions ran a couple pages. I'll create poll thread #2 if there is a limit...

Remote Control is the most important CamCorder feature
Remote Control doesn't matter

Never editing video is a possibility
Never editing video is a stupid idea

Video player features are more important than high end video formats: HD, 3D, I-Max ...
Video formats Mpg, mov and avi's time has passed. Move on.

I hate wide screen format
I love wide screen format

Manufacturers push products not in the interest of users
Manufacturers love users and always work hard for them

Camcorders are designed stupid - starting with the hand-strap
Camcorders are well designed for their purpose

Un-edited video is just more real
Video without editing is un-artistic

Swamp Video is by far the best
Swamp Video is way back in the pack

All Governments should be open to video
Governments must keep lots of secrets

.
.
.

[The_Quiet_One]

@SpectateSwamp said:

It would be great if the questions ran a couple pages. I'll create poll thread #2 if there is a limit...

A couple pages??? What do you think you are, eHarmony???

These questions don't make sense. Some of them are not mutually exclusive (In the US, Obama is "open to video" in that there are thousands of videos of him on YouTube, yet the US government still keeps lots of secrets), some of them don't have any grey areas (What if we thought Swamp Video was somewhere in between "way back in the pack" and "by far the best"?), and some don't even make sense (Of course never editing video is a possibility! We just think it's a stupid idea at the same time!)

 

[derula]

Not sure if I'm supposed to fill this out, but I'd say:

• Remote Control doesn't matter
• Never editing video is a stupid idea
• On video formats: depends on the purpose. Storing HD content in an AVI might be a bad idea (I suppose, why else would they not do it?). I don't have a problem with either format. Real should be banned, though.
• I hate wide screen format
• Manufacturers push products not in the interest of users (e.g., TVs don't become cheaper over time, they just get new features.)
• Camcorders are well designed for their purpose (I guess)
• Un-edited video is just more real (There's a great movie that was shot entirely in one shot with four cameras. It's really awesome.)
• Video without editing is un-artistic (I haven't seen much worthwhile content that hasn't been edited in some way or another. Even the aforementioned movie was, in fact, edited: the four images have been composed into a single one.)
• Swamp Video is way back in the pack (since "by far the worst I know" wasn't an option)
• All Governments should be open to video
• Governments must keep lots of secrets

Considering, Swampy does have a few valid points, just the answers he provide aren't very valuable.

[SpectateSwamp]

Where's the questions

@RHuckster said:

@SpectateSwamp said:

It would be great if the questions ran a couple pages. I'll create poll thread #2 if there is a limit...

A couple pages??? What do you think you are, eHarmony???

These questions don't make sense. Some of them are not mutually exclusive (In the US, Obama is "open to video" in that there are thousands of videos of him on YouTube, yet the US government still keeps lots of secrets), some of them don't have any grey areas (What if we thought Swamp Video was somewhere in between "way back in the pack" and "by far the best"?), and some don't even make sense (Of course never editing video is a possibility! We just think it's a stupid idea at the same time!)

 

Ok. For each group we add "Other - Discuss"

You will be able to vote multiple times.. Check every one if you like.

another poll question set:

The Perfect Perfects and Lord-It-Over-You's scare off newbie videographers
The PP's and LIOY's are there to keep standards up and share their great knowledge
Other - discuss

 

 

[derula]

@SpectateSwamp said:

another poll question set:

The Perfect Perfects and Lord-It-Over-You's scare off newbie videographers
The PP's and LIOY's are there to keep standards up and share their great knowledge
Other - discuss

I find this difficult to answer. Mostly because I don't really know what the terms you used are supposed to mean. And I don't know how they would scare off anyone. I'm gonna say: if they scare you off then it's your fault. Professionals can be useful for newbies to answer questions. And if certain people want to achieve perfection, it's their fucking business. Sure, if they accuse someone to not do it perfectly, they're just dicks. However, consider there is some newb doing things horribly, horribly wrong, and a professional tries to teach him that it would be better to do it differently. But the newbie won't listen and claims to already do it the best possible way. In that case, the pro is not to blame. I'd even go as far to say that in this case, the newb's being the dick.

[Xyro]

Where is this poll being posted? Or is this it? Do you want me to reply to your poll here?

I mostly agree with Derula in that you do have a few points, Swampie, it's just that the alternatives you push are inane, insufficient, and/or incoherent.

Between two otherwise identical models of video recorders, one with a remote, one without, I would certainly take the one with a remote. It's a useful feature. Consider, Spectate, if you learned how to use a tripod, you could mount your recorder outside and remotely active it from behind cover. That way you could get really great bird videos without scaring them off. And all you have to do is learn to use a tripod! Please learn to use a tripod.

Never editing video is a possibility, just as editing video is a possibility. But being abjectly opposed to any editing on grounds of censorship or being more realistic or whatever is just stupid.

"Video player features are more important than high end video formats: HD, 3D, I-Max"? High end video formats are a feature. Whether you use them or not is up to you, but keep in mind that the more pixels you can cram into a frame, the better your chances of finally capturing the elusive tobacco leaf pilot. (YMMV)

Personally, I like wide-screen format. Mostly only because I have a wide-screen though.

Here are some suggestions for the poll:

• Video recording your monitor or TV screen is a great way to splice clips together
• WTF??? Just use a video editor!

• The squiggles and jaggies on a video is evidence of aliens
• Those are called compression artifacts. ... Did you really think they were aliens?

• I hate PP LIOY ROUS
• What????

[PSWorx]

Have fun, guys...

Admin link is here. I can't be bothered to think up some more, er, "questions", right now, but I'm sure you're creative enough.

[The_Quiet_One]

So far it looks like the only person who shares your views most closely is Homsar.

I'll make preparations to have you united asap.

[Eternal_Density]

@SpectateSwamp said:

So whoever is behind this irritating format the Swampies are calling you out to the Digital Video ShowDown. I'm still looking for yellow grease paint. The list of call outs grows and grows. I'll get myself all wound up and colored up and post that video. Look out. I do have Medicine stones you know..

Yeah. Stop posting while stoned. It's way too amusing.

[SpectateSwamp]

Digital Video made easy

@Eternal Density said:

Yeah. Stop posting while stoned. It's way too amusing.

That's another thread I'll start when this one is done. ONLY those with 40+ years experience smoking pot will be allowed to comment. Everything else is BS

[SpectateSwamp]

Digital Video for beginners

@RHuckster said:

So far it looks like the only person who shares your views most closely is Homsar.

I'll make preparations to have you united asap.

Hey I'm happy if people agree with me on just a couple of the items. To get a true understanding of Digital Video you'll need a day at SwampShack academy.

[mott555]

@SpectateSwamp said:

That's another thread I'll start when this one is done. ONLY those with 40+ years experience smoking pot will be allowed to comment. Everything else is BS

 

This explains a lot of things.

[PSWorx]

@SpectateSwamp said:

That's another thread I'll start when this one is done. ONLY those with 40+ years experience smoking pot will be allowed to comment. Everything else is BS

@SpectateSwamp said:

Hey I'm happy if people agree with me on just a couple of the items. To get a true understanding of Digital Video you'll need a day at SwampShack academy.

So, sorry, but can you explain this to me again, guys? Yes, I have read the website, I have read uncyclopedia and I have seen the newspaper entries. But it's moments like this where I start to wonder if somehow, just maybe, all of this is still just nothing more than a giant, 20 year lasting prank.

[Xyro]

@mott555 said:

@SpectateSwamp said:

That's another thread I'll start when this one is done. ONLY those with 40+ years experience smoking pot will be allowed to comment. Everything else is BS

This explains a lot of things.

When I was at college, some of my friends smoked pot. They told me, don't believe the stereotypes and propaganda; they told me it doesn't permanently damage your brain like hard drugs, it's not even as unhealthy as legal cigarettes. They told me it's safe, it just has a bad rap for questionable reasons, the anti-drug campaigns are lies or conspiracy or just mistaken.

I told them, look at the half-witted, mouth-breathing, loser failures of life that smoke weed along side you, and you tell me again that it doesn't cause brain damage.

SpectateSwamp: My Anti-drug.

[dhromed]

@Xyro said:

I told them, look at the half-witted, mouth-breathing, loser failures of life that smoke weed along side you, and you tell me again that it doesn't cause brain damage.

 

What about the successful, intelligent and respectable people who smoke weed fairly regularly?

 

[SpectateSwamp]

Digital Video for dummies

@dhromed said:

@Xyro said:

I told them, look at the half-witted, mouth-breathing, loser failures of life that smoke weed along side you, and you tell me again that it doesn't cause brain damage.

 

What about the successful, intelligent and respectable people who smoke weed fairly regularly?

 

A poll question for that Pot thread would be:

do you think it is ok for pot smokers to hire and promote only pot smokers as a means of getting even

If you want the job have a puff.

 

[Xyro]

@dhromed said:

@Xyro said:

I told them, look at the half-witted, mouth-breathing, loser failures of life that smoke weed along side you, and you tell me again that it doesn't cause brain damage.

What about the successful, intelligent and respectable people who smoke weed fairly regularly?

I'm not saying it's impossible or unheard of, but a comparison of demographics from my experience tells me that the stuff can't be good for you.



@SpectateSwamp said:

do you think it is ok for pot smokers to hire and promote only pot smokers as a means of getting even

So is that, "discrimination is okay, as long as it's in my favor"; or is that, "discrimination is okay, as long as it's against the historical trend or majority"?

[Eternal_Density]

My observations are telling me that while most of the time SpectateSwamp really is that clueless, every now and then he starts willfully trolling. It's kinda sad that I can tell his different moods apart.

[dhromed]

@Xyro said:

I'm not saying it's impossible or unheard of, but a comparison of demographics from my experience tells me that the stuff can't be good for you.

 

:'(

I'm terribly disappointed that a person of your intelligence and analytical level seems to have fallen for the correllation=causation fallacy.

What we need is a smoker who did it fairly intensively for a few years, then quit for a few years, then started again. We then see if his loser days coincided with the pot days, and we must not forget to exclude the possibility that his loser status was influenced by something else that might cause him to find escape in pot.

Until then, we have no basis on which to say that pot causes loserism, rather than the other way around, which, given the Sagans, is the more likely hypothesis in my view, and the one that should be our starting point.

[SpectateSwamp]

Pot Years 44 and counting

With digital video so easy to do. The truth now gets out there. In the past; visual media was controlled by the big money. (We'll start videoing them too)

Yup my 44+ years of toking AND 10 or so smoke-ins AND years of yapping; qualifies me to speak on the topic. A face(all yellowed up) to face showdown with some DEA stup would be interesting.

[The_Quiet_One]

@dhromed and Xyro said:

banter back and forth

 

Come on, guys. Stick to the common ground: I think we all can agree that no matter what, pot doesn't add any qualifications to yip yap and noodle jam, as SpectateSwamp strongly believes.

[Xyro]

The topic is complex, for both social and medical reasons, and I'm no expert on either matters, so I wouldn't like to further discussion on whether or not pot adversely affects ones health. (And especially when in comparison to the negative effects of other popular legal mind-numbing pastimes!)

However, I would like to know how much of SSRR was written while under the influence.

[PSWorx]

Duhuuude

 

dude what if like we wrote a program that like searched through a file but like the file was actually us and the program was the universe whoa

[Medezark]

I'm still waiting for  my bodyguards.

[SpectateSwamp]

Medicine Stones show the way

@Xyro said:

The topic is complex, for both social and medical reasons, and I'm no expert on either matters, so I wouldn't like to further discussion on whether or not pot adversely affects ones health. (And especially when in comparison to the negative effects of other popular legal mind-numbing pastimes!)

However, I would like to know how much of SSRR was written while under the influence.

It's in the job description for Shaman / Medicine Man to experiment with psychedelic and other mood altering herbs. Marijuana just happens to be the most easily available. I have studied it a lot. Heard all the stupid comments and would like a chance to rebut their lies Head to Head. It was my job so I became good at it.

The #1 stone(center stone) found in 1972 is a natural bong. Pointing the way to enlightenment..

[derula]

Wait Spectate... is Marijuana legal in Canada or are you a bit careless? I mean, we do have your name and somewhere we also found your address, we could easily report you to Canadian authorities. Or do you think you can just hex them if they get too close?

@SpectateSwamp said:

It's in the job description for Shaman / Medicine Man

I still don't get why anyone would find a holey stone and then believe he suddenly became a shaman. Yeah I know you also read frickin books about them, but if you read them with about as much attention as you read our posts, you probably don't even remember any of their title's, let alone content. Also, reading about shamans doesn't make you one either. Gee, I read Douglas Adams, does that make me a space hitchhiker? Does carrying a towel around make me one?

[SpectateSwamp]

Headline - Heavy Pot smoker creates the TWO bestest programs ever

@derula said:

Wait Spectate... is Marijuana legal in Canada or are you a bit careless? I mean, we do have your name and somewhere we also found your address, we could easily report you to Canadian authorities. Or do you think you can just hex them if they get too close? @SpectateSwamp said:

It's in the job description for Shaman / Medicine Man

I still don't get why anyone would find a holey stone and then believe he suddenly became a shaman. Yeah I know you also read frickin books about them, but if you read them with about as much attention as you read our posts, you probably don't even remember any of their title's, let alone content. Also, reading about shamans doesn't make you one either. Gee, I read Douglas Adams, does that make me a space hitchhiker? Does carrying a towel around make me one?

 

The Tokin stone popped out of a gravel crusher in 1972. Nothing pops out of gravel crushers. The company I was working for changed it's name to Shaw Cable making me a ShawMan. I have the same birth date as the lead singer of the Rolling Stones. And that is just for starters. There is a lot more. Sometimes the spirits choose the MM. The larger one's face remained hidden until it was handed to me. The one on the left came up in the family garden.

My POT hero is Mark Emery. He is leading the charge and is in jail. Extradited to the US. Currently the Canadian Govt is trying to pass a mandatory minimum for pot (BILL S-10) We got to make this an election issue by asking where they stand at every political forum or other opportunity. Maybe take a lead from the Egyptians and do a Big sit in. We are almost at the majority. Then look out incarcerators and prosecutorials we know who you are. Making a living off of the prohibition of Marijuana is not much better than working for a dictator Or profiteering through dealings with Bernie Madoff...

[derula]

@SpectateSwamp said:

I have the same birth date as the lead singer of the Rolling Stones.

Oh, I didn't know that he was a medicine man, too.

@SpectateSwamp said:

Making a living off of the prohibition of Marijuana

"So, what do you do for a living?" - "Oh, I prohibit things." - "How does that get you money?" - "Well, you see, it's that I ... erm ... good point. Let's become hippies." - "Yay!"



Sometimes I wish I was as careless and positive as you, Swampy.

[PSWorx]

@stupidestmanonearth.com said:

"This sure doesn't look good for NetSquares.org. Treating Me like that, is almost like snubbing the [Medicine] Stones. Not a wise move.

Oh yeah I got the same birthdate as [Rolling Stone] Mick Jagger. I'm 5 years less old."

In the context of the original discussion, Pederson was clearly referring to his magic Medicine Stones. However, he abruptly changed the subject to the Rolling Stones, for no apparent reason. Is it possible that Pederson himself forgot what he was talking about?

@stupidestmanonearth.com said:

Further proof of Pederson's propensity for pithy puns can be found on random forums at an internets near you:

"I started working for Capital Cable. They went through a name change to Shaw Cable. Making me a Shawman."

@SpectateSwamp said:

The Tokin stone popped out of a gravel crusher in 1972. Nothing pops out of gravel crushers. The company I was working for changed it's name to Shaw Cable making me a ShawMan. I have the same birth date as the lead singer of the Rolling Stones. And that is just for starters. There is a lot more. Sometimes the spirits choose the MM. The larger one's face remained hidden until it was handed to me. The one on the left came up in the family garden.

Wow. That's two previously meaningless ramblings coming together and actually making a (sad kind of) sense. I feel like I'm in a Shyamalan movie.

[The_Quiet_One]

 @SpectateSwamp said:

The Tokin stone popped out of a gravel crusher in 1972. Nothing pops out of gravel crushers. The company I was working for changed it's name to Shaw Cable making me a ShawMan. I have the same birth date as the lead singer of the Rolling Stones. And that is just for starters. There is a lot more. Sometimes the spirits choose the MM. The larger one's face remained hidden until it was handed to me. The one on the left came up in the family garden.

Geez, where did you get this, from the bottom of a spam email?

I don't know much about gravel crushers, and I imagine you are right: there are a lot of safety mechanisms that prevent stones from "popping out", causing a really painful injury. However, I imagine gravel crushers are so safe, they even prevent magic from casuing a stone to pop out. Therefore, I'd say what really happened was one of your buddies decided to play a joke on you and throw a stone from behind the crusher, which you mistakenly believed was some sign from a diety.

Who handed you the second stone? I am willing to bet it's the same guy as the guy behind the gravel crusher, since he was so entertained by your reaction to the first stone popping out.

As for the third stone, look, there are literally trillions of stones on this planet you're visiting. Just like people, stones can look funny, and every stone is unique. They all get their shape from erosion and their shape changes over the course of thousands and millions of years. In a million years your precious stones will probably look much much different than they do now, unless you keep them in a vacuum.

@SpectateSwamp said:

Making a living off of the prohibition of Marijuana is not much better than working for a dictator Or profiteering through dealings with Bernie Madoff...

Ah, yes, that old cliche hyperbole: If you're prohibit marijuana you're as bad as Stalin. Support marijuana legalization all you want, but I'm sick of the rhetoric that the lawmakers against marijuana are doing so because they're dictators. You can argue they're hypocrits for supporting alcohol, and you can argue they are prudes who don't understand cannabis is less harmful than over-the-counter meds, and you can even argue they're fighting a losing battle because people will always find marijuana one way or another and the vast majority of them are otherwise law abiding citizens who shouldn't clog our prison system, but don't compare them to murderous dictators. That doesn't help your case.