any !*^$#%n herb smokers left in these ruins?
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Looks like I'd need to counterfeit this next one if I want to find a satisfactory edit. Totally requires concluding as I don't know if I was really drunk at the time. Hope that makes cents.
Fleetwood Mac was more of a blues rock band before 1974, but I'm not familiar enough to tell green from gold. I've been getting recommendations--not in here, obviously, at least since sports was still real--and will fishnet, here, by dropping Peter Green's pet albatross. Regardless, I will seek antique Mac's and should have some MacNuggets by the time the Maple Leafs end their curse. Fingers-crossed promise.
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For any double-meaning advocates:
AI Overview
Crossing your fingers, especially behind your back, is a gesture often associated with lying, particularly in the context of trying to invalidate a statement or promise. It's a way of acknowledging that you're not being truthful, but also implying that the crossed fingers somehow nullify the lie. This is a superstition with roots in various cultural beliefs, including Christian notions of seeking divine protection while lying.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
AI Overview
Crossing your fingers, especially behind your back, is a gesture often associated with lying, particularly in the context of trying to invalidate a statement or promise. It's a way of acknowledging that you're not being truthful, but also implying that the crossed fingers somehow nullify the lie. This is a superstition with roots in various cultural beliefs, including Christian notions of seeking divine protection while lying.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
- Superstition and "White Lies":
In some cultures, crossing fingers is seen as a way to invoke good luck, and some people use it when telling "white lies" to mitigate the consequences of dishonesty according to Wikipedia.
- Invalidating the Lie:
The gesture is thought to negate the lie, as if the crossed fingers create a loophole or excuse. It's as if the person is saying, "I'm lying, but I'm also acknowledging that I'm lying, so it doesn't really count".
- Christian Roots:
One theory suggests the practice stems from medieval Christianity, where crossing fingers formed an "X" (the first letter of Christos in Greek). People would cross their fingers to invoke Christ's help while lying, essentially hiding their lie from God says a user on Reddit.
- Not Valid in All Contexts:
While crossed fingers might offer a sense of comfort or absolution to the person lying, it doesn't actually change the fact that they are being dishonest.
- Not Universal:
It's important to note that the association of crossed fingers with lying is not universal. In some cultures, it's primarily a gesture for good luck says Medium.
Seems to have been a lot of shit top 20 songs the year I was born. Beatles' Hey Jude, Cream Sunshine of Your Love, and Otis Redding Sitting on the Dock of the Bay already spoken for.
'68
hey !#$^# get $@^ get #@!$^
There must be a more recent cover of this one; this sounds stale-chill compared. I think believe thingee.
'68
hey !#$^# get $@^ get #@!$^
There must be a more recent cover of this one; this sounds stale-chill compared. I think believe thingee.
Can't figure it out. Been a couple covers of that mother. Fuck it.
Wasn't that shitty a year.
'68
Wasn't that shitty a year.
'68
Top of my head, I can't pick a preferred '68 LP than Beggars Banquet, but it came out in December of 1968 so Sympathy for the Devil and Street Fighting Man charted during 1969. Looks like those are the only two I've played off her. Disc smokes. Me too.
That took a second. Time to spark a second. Have tunes, will @$!#$
That took a second. Time to spark a second. Have tunes, will @$!#$
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Took a bit of a shit-kicking from July. (You should see the other month)
If I can survive that, then <cough> famous last words deleted.
If I can survive that, then <cough> famous last words deleted.
It's always the "legal" stuff causing me problems. Caffeine, cigarettes, alcohol, parking lots; Little consolation being a brain in a vat. I blame Descartes.
Finishing Hesse's Steppenwolf and then I want to get into some science fiction; been a while and !#&$% this reality overdose. Might do the more recent The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect, by Roger Williams, but also have my eye on The Futurological Congress by Stanislaw Lem. I really enjoyed his book Solaris (fuck the movie(s)) but I think I tried two others that were unmemorable.
AI Overview
In Stanisław Lem's "The Futurological Congress," the relationship between the novel's narrative and psychedelics is central, as the story heavily relies on drug-induced hallucinations to explore themes of societal control and the illusion of utopia. The protagonist, Ijon Tichy, experiences increasingly surreal and nightmarish visions due to various chemicals, blurring the lines between reality and hallucination and forcing him to question his own sanity and the nature of the world around him.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
Lem book av on youtub with decent narrator, btw. Five hours and change.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S-NWe_iZPg
Hawkwind, The Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear In Smoke)
Not youtuul auto-generated and therefore (now) not missing final 30 seconds.
AI Overview
In Stanisław Lem's "The Futurological Congress," the relationship between the novel's narrative and psychedelics is central, as the story heavily relies on drug-induced hallucinations to explore themes of societal control and the illusion of utopia. The protagonist, Ijon Tichy, experiences increasingly surreal and nightmarish visions due to various chemicals, blurring the lines between reality and hallucination and forcing him to question his own sanity and the nature of the world around him.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
- Chemically-Induced Hallucinations:
The novel is set in a future where society is heavily influenced by drugs, particularly those that manipulate perception and memory. Tichy's experiences at the Futurological Congress are punctuated by these hallucinatory episodes, which are triggered by various chemicals and lead him to question what is real and what is not.
- Dystopian Utopian Illusion:
Lem uses the drug-induced hallucinations to critique the idea of a perfect future, suggesting that what appears to be a utopian society is, in reality, a carefully constructed illusion maintained through chemical manipulation. The hallucinations, often grotesque and surreal, serve to expose the underlying dystopia masked by the facade of progress.
- Critique of Social Control:
The novel satirizes the idea of using drugs to control and pacify the population. The various drugs mentioned, like "benignimizers," "duetine," and "authentium," highlight the government's ambition to control every aspect of citizens' lives through chemical means, from their emotions to their memories.
- Psychological Impact:
The hallucinatory journeys push Tichy to the brink of psychosis, forcing him to confront the psychological impact of living in a world saturated with mind-altering substances. This highlights the potential dangers of unchecked technological and pharmaceutical advancements.
- Parallels to Modern Psychedelic Research:
While the novel predates much of modern psychedelic research, it anticipates some of the themes explored in that field, such as the potential for psychedelics to offer insight into consciousness and the potential for altered states of mind to challenge our perceptions of reality.
Lem book av on youtub with decent narrator, btw. Five hours and change.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S-NWe_iZPg
Hawkwind, The Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear In Smoke)
Not youtuul auto-generated and therefore (now) not missing final 30 seconds.
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I've milked these hometown heroes for most of their sci-fi themed. First a stretch, there, but I totally dig the musical ramp-up during the lines:
The guns replace the plow
Facades are tarnished now
The principles have been betrayed
Would dreams gone stale but still let hope prevail
The history's debt won't be repaid
Too much contact with my society's legal beaurocrackheads, lately, and have been considering whether or not the revolution will be televised.
Girl Scout Cookies, btw. Who names these strains?
The guns replace the plow
Facades are tarnished now
The principles have been betrayed
Would dreams gone stale but still let hope prevail
The history's debt won't be repaid
Too much contact with my society's legal beaurocrackheads, lately, and have been considering whether or not the revolution will be televised.
Girl Scout Cookies, btw. Who names these strains?
That now deleted rant was sure a waste of time. Getting too intimate with youtube and suffering inevitable disillusionment.
