Random Thoughts Thread (NSFW)

[Chutney]

I kind of got tired last night, but here are my replies:

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Legacy:</div><div class="quote_post">It's physically possible for a 5 year old to speak 5 languages and recite the Holy Koran perfectly?</div>
I think its definitely possible, although it would be an incredibly rare and unique case. There are a lot of things that need to be taken into consideration.

1) Rote Memory: The Eastern nations (South Asia, Middle East, North Africa, etc.) tend to use the technique of repetition when it comes to teaching or conveying anything. I mean I personally have cousins in India who, at the age of 7 or 8, could recite the timestables up to the 20's or 30's off memory, but had very little understanding of what they were saying. That's why this concept isn't held in high regard in the West. But, nevertheless, this child could very easily have been exposed to the Quran in this way and memorized it. It's hard to believe, but it brings me to my next point...

2) The Child's Intellect: Don't you find it odd that, with all this talk of miracles, there is absolutely no mention of the fact that this kid might be intellectually gifted? Maybe even at a child prodigy level. It seems that very few people tend to acknowledge that the kid may deserve some credit when there is a religious aspect involved. To be able to memorize such a large piece of literature and pick up those languages would hint at a child who is incredibly talented and gifted. Or, on the flip s

[M Two One]

National debt list top ten:

01 Brazil $232,004,000,000
02 Russia $183,601,000,000
03 Mexico $159,959,000,000
04 China $154,599,000,000
05 Indonesia $150,875,000,000
06 Argentina $144,050,000,000
07 South Korea $139,097,000,000
08 Turkey $102,074,000,000
09 India $98,232,000,000
10 Thailand $86,172,000,000

[chingy0007]

Some unexpected countries crop up there...

From what I've heard, though, China is the nation which is currently purchasing the most US Government bonds, so the amount of money owed to them is increasing the fastest. They are currently $80 billion behind Brazil, but that will change often.

[Chutney]

<div class="quote_poster">M Two One Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Hey Chutney, I'm waiting on a reply from you about the certain thread we need to work on. BTW, to anyone that hasn't yet, read the rules of this thread on the first page!

I can't believe I leave France next week. Six weeks just flew by.</div>
I got you. Totally forgot to check my PM box.

btw, I'm looking forward to a recap of your trip.

[M Two One]

It is also interesting that clouds can shape themselves into appearing as bunnies.

[Notorious]

<div class="quote_poster">Legacy Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Read the rules. </div>

I did. Whats against it?

Dang it. I hate how everyones all happy schools almost over, then you get hit hard with finals. I just want to stop working, and now i gotta stay focused for like 10 finals i have. I hate school. Grr.

[umair]

<div class="quote_poster">Notorious Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I did. Whats against it?

Dang it. I hate how everyones all happy schools almost over, then you get hit hard with finals. I just want to stop working, and now i gotta stay focused for like 10 finals i have. I hate school. Grr.</div>

Dang I've been out for almost 2 weeks. But yeah, I hate how you have finals even on the last day of school. You have to study and work hard till the end. Man I miss Elementary School where you had free days and everything where you'd go outside and play all day.

[Mr. J]

Tomorrow is the last day of classes in high school. My graduation is a couple of weeks later. Looking back... man I really had some fun times in high school. I'm going to miss hanging with my friends. Some of them I honestly doubt I'll see again. How was it for you guys who already moved on to college?

[Legacy]

What college are you going to MrJ?

[Mr. J]

<div class="quote_poster">Legacy Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">What college are you going to MrJ?</div>
St. John's University. Nothing beats a free tuition.

[Voodoo Child]

<div class="quote_poster">MrJ Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">St. John's University. Nothing beats a free tuition. </div>

Wow, congrats bro! The Red Storm... now you've finally got a reason to get into college basketball!

And just to think, you and Ron Artest are practically brothers now.

[Mr. J]

<div class="quote_poster">Voodoo Child Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Wow, congrats bro! The Red Storm... now you've finally got a reason to get into college basketball!

And just to think, you and Ron Artest are practically brothers now. </div>
Thanks, I wish they were a little better though. At least they have some history.

lol, from what I hear Ron isn't even welcomed on campus.

[Really Lost One]

Is St. John's where Daryl Hill plays?

[Karma]

MrJ beat me to it, but yeah....High School is done.

This week is our last week of normal classes. I have 2 exams (ridiculously easy) next week and I'm done on the 19th or 20th. It's kind of wierd actually. On the one hand I really wanna get away and explore life, and on the other hand I know that the memories I had in high school are never coming back. And all these people that I spent the last four years with? Most of them, I won't even see for the rest of my life.

My prom's on the 26th, can't wait for that CHYEAHHH! I should pull a Jalen Rose :



Edit: Where the hell are the classic JBB guys like P.A.P and Locke? I haven't seen them post in a while now.

[Skiptomylue11]

Locke's been posting in the Rocket's forum recently, eg the Artest to Houston thread. He's a mod there I think, so he probably focuses their more than the Raps lol.

[M Two One]

American buys slices of South America

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">LOS ESTEROS DEL IBERA, Argentina - The American multimillionaire who founded the North Face and Esprit clothing lines says he is trying to save the planet by buying bits of it. First Douglas Tompkins purchased a huge swath of southern Chile, and now he's hoping to save the northeast wetlands of neighboring Argentina.

He has snapped up more than half a million acres of the Esteros del Ibera, a vast Argentine marshland teeming with wildlife.

Tompkins, 64, is a hero to some for his environmental stewardship. Others resent his land purchases as a foreign challenge to their national patrimony.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Tompkins said industrialized agriculture is chewing up big chunks of Argentina's fragile marshland and savanna, and that essential topsoil is disappearing as a result.

"Everywhere I look here in Argentina I see massive abuse of the soil ... just like what happened in the U.S. 20 or 30 years ago," he said.

Tompkins hopes to do in Argentina what he did in Chile — create broad stretches of land protected from agribusiness or industrial development, and one day turn them over to the government as nature reserves.</div>

<div align="center">Source: Yahoo! News</div>

[I-Miss-MJ]

Man at work today I had to cash cheques for the company I work for. They were for the amounts of -

- ~$900,000

- ~$2,000,000

- ~10,000,000

I had over $13,000,000 in my hands. I almost cried when I handed it over to the bank.

[Bahir]

<div class="quote_poster">M Two One Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">American buys slices of South America



<div align="center">Source: Yahoo! News</div></div>

That's great, I wish more rich people would do that.

[Voodoo Child]

Chris Cornell's doing Black Hole Sun accoustic on the Howard Stern Show this morning.

I've got my first celebrity crush of the summer on that chick Lily Allen I posted in the Rec. Thread. She's like a Brittish Rhianna (sp?) looking chick. Man, what I wouldn't give to hit that.

Oh, and late night tv sucks.

[NTC]

<div class="quote_poster">Voodoo Child Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I've got my first celebrity crush of the summer on that chick Lily Allen I posted in the Rec. Thread. She's like a Brittish Rhianna (sp?) looking chick. Man, what I wouldn't give to hit that.</div>

Oh man, I cant stand that chick, I think she has a terrible voice, and her songs give me the sh*ts

[M Two One]

<div class="quote_poster">NTC Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Oh man, I cant stand that chick, I think she has a terrible voice, and her songs give me the sh*ts </div>

Me neither, I can't stand the fake London street slang she uses. Then I have to hear that mainstream crap all the damn time in people's cars or on the bus radio wherever I go. Makes me sick after a while.

[Skiptomylue11]

Neat article there M21, I wonder how much it cost him to buy that half a million acres.

Oh and IMissMJ, wow that is a lot of money.

[Mamba]

Ok whenever I'm at work, these kids come in every day and drop like 12 bucks a day on Frappuccinos and pastries, can someone tell me where the hell they get this money from?

[M Two One]

<div class="quote_poster">Mamba Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Ok whenever I'm at work, these kids come in every day and drop like 12 bucks a day on Frappuccinos and pastries, can someone tell me where the hell they get this money from?</div>

How old are these kids? If they're really young I would assume they just have parents that give them whatever they want.

[Mamba]

They're like HS'ers. I find it disgusting. This one kid comes in and gets a venti Strawberry n Creme frap. with a cinnamon roll...that's well over 1,000 calories...he gets it twice a day. These parents don't realize that they're giving their kids a one way ticket to fat kid camp and to diabetes.