[an0n]

When you're all alone, in the dark, you'll only ever be 5.

You may complicate things with masks you show to others with varying degrees of success. The things you know may vary your vocabulary and the way in which you present your arguments.

But in the end, when there's just you, you're 5.

Trust me, I know. I used to make a habit of just watching people when they thought they were in their own little world. In that half a second after they say something funny or provocative, then recoil. Thats when you see who they really are. While they're changing masks. While their mind is too busy playing through scenarios of what might come of their next sentence to worry about how people percieve them.

At their core, everyone is five years old.

[vyper]

Hmm, best not to comment on the irony here...

[Liberator]

And how many years have you have to learn this an0n?  I will accept that you are probably younger than me, possibly by as much as 10 years, so frankly, unless you have somehow subjectively lived a decade longer than everyone else in the same span of objective time try again when you're older.  

When you've seen someone who was an angry booze-hound for nearly 30 years change into a relatively soft-spoken nice guy, you'll understand.

[Sandwich]

Side note: we're not the only ones to be discussion-happy over The Passion.

[Rictor]

Originally posted by an0n
When you're all alone, in the dark, you'll only ever be 5.

You may complicate things with masks you show to others with varying degrees of success. The things you know may vary your vocabulary and the way in which you present your arguments.

But in the end, when there's just you, you're 5.

Trust me, I know. I used to make a habit of just watching people when they thought they were in their own little world. In that half a second after they say something funny or provocative, then recoil. Thats when you see who they really are. While they're changing masks. While their mind is too busy playing through scenarios of what might come of their next sentence to worry about how people percieve them.

At their core, everyone is five years old.

I've quite a few objections to this, one of them being that it is not true for all people. Some, sure. But there is such a thing as wisdom that is learned from living. I don't mean some phony Confucious Says wisdom, I mean a real (however limited) insight into Life and Stuff.

When you get to the point where you simply don't care what others think (usually near the end of life) you stop wearing masks and then you can see that some people have actually adavanced past being 5 years old.

[an0n]

Nope.

Totally, unreservedly and throughout all their life, everyone is five years old.

[Sandwich]

Are you just trying to see how many people you can get to agree with you out of sheer stubbornness? You sound like a friend of mine.

[an0n]

..........Maybe.

But largely because the proof of my argument is largely intangible and can only be understood through careful observations of people.

It's like playing pool. No-one can really teach you, you just have to watch and learn.

[Sandwich]

This particular friend of mine, whenever he gets caught up in a debate/argument, usually takes the stance of some certain BS and presents it in a fashion that manages to convince pretty much everyone around him that he knows what he's talking about.

I can see right through him.

And you're talking BS.

[Ace]

Originally posted by Sandwich
Side note: we're not the only ones to be discussion-happy over The Passion.

I thought everyone else was discussion-happy about the "scandalous" sequel Gibson is making: The Lust of the Christ

[Sandwich]

No no no! Now you're confusing movies! It's The Lust of the Mohicans!

[karajorma]

Originally posted by Sandwich
No no no! Now you're confusing movies! It's The Lust of the Mohicans!

Would mind seeing that one There aren't anywhere near enough american-indian babes in movies

Not certain if anyone has posted this already (and I can't be bothered to check more than a couple of pages back) but this made me laugh.

Jesus Demands Greater Creative Control Over Next Movie

[mikhael]

I showed that Onion article to my wife. Her immediate reaction was, "Ooooooh... they're going to Heeeeeeeeeeeeell... again." Gotta love the Onion.

[karajorma]

Originally posted by mikhael
I showed that Onion article to my wife. Her immediate reaction was, "Ooooooh... they're going to Heeeeeeeeeeeeell... again." Gotta love the Onion.

They've been told they're going to hell so often I'm suprised they haven't started selling the spare tickets

I especially liked

"I tend to have problems pitching to studio executives," Christ said. "Last week, I appeared in a vision before a D-girl at Sony, and I said, 'Be not afraid, for I am Jesus—I have written a treatment and Matthew McConaughey is interested in the role of Herod.' Apparently, she was a little freaked-out by the vision and she ended up passing on the idea. Ron said that next time I should just schedule a lunch meeting like everyone else."

[Sandwich]