What do you assign to Orthanc?

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

Good... erm... old-fashioned debate. Specifically when you're the only person taking your own side. Because every once in a while it's fun to argue, but when it's an entire class up against you and they all seem to have been personally offended by your dismissal of the greatness of an artiste? Yeah...

I think that sort of stuff belongs to the shire, I do something similar in my History-Method class. They don't get personaly offended, but my classmates do have a tendency to pad each other on the back and not really reflect over the issues.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

They don't get personaly offended, but my classmates do have a tendency to pad each other on the back and not really reflect over the issues.

They yelled at me (literally) and told me I was dead wrong and didn't know what I was talking about.

Hence Orthanc. I like debate, but not when people take it personally.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

They yelled at me (literally) and told me I was dead wrong and didn't know what I was talking about.

Hence Orthanc. I like debate, but not when people take it personally.

I see your point. . . The worst I get is 5 people shaking their heads after I speak, they might laugh depending on how I present my case and then we go get coffee, tea, soda or beer depending on the time of day.

[Groin Redbeard]

I assign vegetarians in school cafeterias who interrupt you eating your delicious quarter pounder (with extra cheese) to nag you about how you kill the cows because of it. I almost assigned this to Morder, but arguing with those guys is so much fun!

"Do you know that you're supporting innocent animals getting killed by eating that burger?"
*slightly annoyed I look at them* "Yep."
"Doesn't that bother you?"
"Nope."
"Don't you know what they do to those poor animals in the factories?"
"Nope, but I love the way they cook them."
"Haven't you ever heard of the four basic food groups? Try eating some salad!"
"Four basic food groups! I got your four basic food groups: whiskey, beans, bacon and lard!"

Too much fun! One almost feels guilty when they start turning purple.

[Aganzir]

I can quite understand also those people's point of view, but I admit it's always fun to argue with people who disagree with you on ethical issues.

I assign Jehovah's Witnesses. One came to my door today (for the first time in ages) and we had a nice little chat about God, religion and such. Unfortunately for her, I had read my Richard Dawkins well. In the end, the talk was quite enjoyable.

[Volo]

All of a sudden feeling like fainting. Although I know that it means that something is wrong with me, I can't help being mightily amused by it.

[Brinniel]

Originally Posted by Groin

I assign vegetarians in school cafeterias who interrupt you eating your delicious quarter pounder (with extra cheese) to nag you about how you kill the cows because of it. I almost assigned this to Morder, but arguing with those guys is so much fun!

Oh, there are many vegetarians and vegans at my school. I could care less about people's diet choices as long as they don't get on my case about what I eat. I mean, hey I feel bad for the animals too, but I love meat too much to stop eating it (and besides, the cow's gonna die whether I eat it or not). As long as I don't hunt for my own food or see the animal I'm about to eat before it's dead, I'm fine. In fact, I prefer to pretend it's not an animal at all...then I can't feel guilty.

On another note, I assign Boston's weird weather. It's been oddly warm here for November (apparently it's 70F now and it's already after 9pm), and while I do love the warm weather, it just doesn't feel like mid-November. And tonight there are actually tornado warnings for the New England area. Odd...I didn't know we could get tornadoes around here...

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Originally Posted by Groin Redbeard

I assign vegetarians in school cafeterias who interrupt you eating your delicious quarter pounder (with extra cheese) to nag you about how you kill the cows because of it. I almost assigned this to Morder, but arguing with those guys is so much fun!

"Do you know that you're supporting innocent animals getting killed by eating that burger?"
*slightly annoyed I look at them* "Yep."
"Doesn't that bother you?"
"Nope."
"Don't you know what they do to those poor animals in the factories?"
"Nope, but I love the way they cook them."
"Haven't you ever heard of the four basic food groups? Try eating some salad!"
"Four basic food groups! I got your four basic food groups: whiskey, beans, bacon and lard!"

Too much fun! One almost feels guilty when they start turning purple.

Whiskey, beans, bacon, and lard? That's funny, I seriously can't stop myself from laughing!
To think that people actually follow the rubbish food guidelines! That's just hilarious. I do like those four food groups though, Groin! Best I've seen!

[Thinlómien]

The fact that snow melts. Right now, it makes me sad, but I will be gratefuul enough of it when spring comes. (That is, if there will be any snow to melt then... )

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Writing papers. On one hand I had fun arguing passive-aggressively to my chauvinist professor about how I "believe" that a certain sculpture is a direct reference to androcentrism in society...

On the other hand I still have two more pages before I can call it done, and then have two more papers to write.