How important is it for you to be cool? - Page 3

xoxoxoBruce · 05-01-2004, 01:49 PM

Whadda ya mean, I'm not "in"?
Why I'm always "in".
"In" trouble.
"In" considerate.
"In" the way.
"In" deep doo-doo.

elSicomoro · 05-01-2004, 10:25 PM

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Originally posted by lumberjim
no, that faded about 2 years ago......

By whose definition? I'm still phat with a capital PH!

farfromhome · 05-01-2004, 11:24 PM

As an undersized shy kid in a big school system I thought about being cool a lot.Luckily for me in the 70's I had a whole bunch of kids in my neighborhood.Enough of us to form some sort of clique.Most were good friends and we helped each other.
What interests me about this topic is this:Is coolness something you're born with?(my opinon-small minority)
Or... is coolness some sort of extreme self confidence? The kind of confidence that says to others that I really don't give a rats ass what you think?
I pose this question to the cellar because I believe that my upbringing (without a father figure and a mother who was too tired to know what was going on with my life) influenced me a lot.I built up all these defenses that have stayed with me all my life.And its kind of sad.I am remote and sarcastic.I swore that no matter what that my sons upbringing would be better.And yet I see history repeating itself almost exactly.I feel so powerless.Please don't shut people out Travis(my son).

farfromhome · 05-01-2004, 11:30 PM

I rambled a bit there.Sorry.The 20 year olds I'm hanging with out here in Portland,OR. think that I'm cool.For whatever thats worth.

DanaC · 05-02-2004, 07:27 AM

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And its kind of sad.I am remote and sarcastic

There are a good many seriously cool comedians and RockGods who've made their mark being remote and sarcastic.

Elspode · 05-02-2004, 08:47 AM

Obviously, being cool isn't a big deal for me or I'd make more of an effort at it. As it is, I think I'm at about a -3.6 on the 1-10 scale of cool on average.

mrnoodle · 05-02-2004, 09:01 PM

But that's...cool.

farfromhome · 05-02-2004, 09:10 PM

Thanks for your comment Dana.For me that makes YOU cool.I don't need anybody to blow me.But when someone just reaches out and offers something nice to say...Hey,thats cool.

staceyv · 05-10-2004, 09:57 AM

i don't care if people think i'm cool.
the people I think are cool think i am cool, and the people i don't think are cool don't seem to have any interest in me...does that make me cool? i think i'm cool and that's all that really matters to me. if someone doesn't think i'm cool, then i think they're shallow and stupid

guys always think i'm cool.
have i broken the record for # of times "cool" has been used in one sentence?

lumberjim · 05-10-2004, 10:05 AM

then i think they're shallow and stupid guys always think i'm cool.

punctuation is cool.

does this statement say " then i think they're shallow and stupid. Guys always think i'm cool. "

OR

"then i think they're shallow, and stupid guys always think i'm cool"

do smart guys think you're un-cool?

jaguar · 05-10-2004, 10:11 AM

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By whose definition? I'm still phat with a capital PH!

Case rested. :p

I see lots of rich white kids wearing FUBU jeans with PHAT on them so it must be cool, right?

lumberjim · 05-10-2004, 10:13 AM

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Originally posted by jaguar

Case rested. :p

I see lots of rich white kids wearing FUBU jeans with PHAT on them so it must be cool, right?

where do you see these white kids, jag?

staceyv · 05-10-2004, 02:55 PM

LJ, there would have been a period where the smiley face is. i guess it just didn't look like there was any room for a period there with the colon and parentheses i used for the happy face, you know?

perth · 05-10-2004, 03:05 PM

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Originally posted by lumberjim
punctuation is cool.

Okay Captain Semicolon.

lumberjim · 05-10-2004, 03:15 PM

perth, to clarify....i was commenting that a simple change in punctuation makes a run on mean two entirely different things. i think by now, you are all desensitzed to my semicolon abuse.

; = ' unless ";" makes sense in context.

Stacy:

so....guys always think you're cool?

guys you meet in person, I assume?

that's an interesting dynamic. I can meet a guy and know right away that I hate him. Women, however....especially attractive ones like you......usually take me much longer to suss. They have to be pretty obnoxious for me to dislkie them right away.

Is this true for women? does it take you longer to figure out whether or not you like men than women?

05-01-2004, 01:49 PM	#31
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Whadda ya mean, I'm not "in"? Why I'm always "in". "In" trouble. "In" considerate. "In" the way. "In" deep doo-doo. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-01-2004, 11:24 PM	#33
farfromhome Management Consultant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Portland,OR/Conesus,NY Posts: 166	As an undersized shy kid in a big school system I thought about being cool a lot.Luckily for me in the 70's I had a whole bunch of kids in my neighborhood.Enough of us to form some sort of clique.Most were good friends and we helped each other. What interests me about this topic is this:Is coolness something you're born with?(my opinon-small minority) Or... is coolness some sort of extreme self confidence? The kind of confidence that says to others that I really don't give a rats ass what you think? I pose this question to the cellar because I believe that my upbringing (without a father figure and a mother who was too tired to know what was going on with my life) influenced me a lot.I built up all these defenses that have stayed with me all my life.And its kind of sad.I am remote and sarcastic.I swore that no matter what that my sons upbringing would be better.And yet I see history repeating itself almost exactly.I feel so powerless.Please don't shut people out Travis(my son). __________________ When you ain't got nothing-you ain't got nothing to lose.

05-01-2004, 11:30 PM	#34
farfromhome Management Consultant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Portland,OR/Conesus,NY Posts: 166	I rambled a bit there.Sorry.The 20 year olds I'm hanging with out here in Portland,OR. think that I'm cool.For whatever thats worth. __________________ When you ain't got nothing-you ain't got nothing to lose.

05-02-2004, 08:47 AM	#36
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Obviously, being cool isn't a big deal for me or I'd make more of an effort at it. As it is, I think I'm at about a -3.6 on the 1-10 scale of cool on average. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

05-02-2004, 09:01 PM	#37
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	But that's...cool. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

05-02-2004, 09:10 PM	#38
farfromhome Management Consultant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Portland,OR/Conesus,NY Posts: 166	Thanks for your comment Dana.For me that makes YOU cool.I don't need anybody to blow me.But when someone just reaches out and offers something nice to say...Hey,thats cool. __________________ When you ain't got nothing-you ain't got nothing to lose.

05-10-2004, 09:57 AM	#39
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	i don't care if people think i'm cool. the people I think are cool think i am cool, and the people i don't think are cool don't seem to have any interest in me...does that make me cool? i think i'm cool and that's all that really matters to me. if someone doesn't think i'm cool, then i think they're shallow and stupid guys always think i'm cool. have i broken the record for # of times "cool" has been used in one sentence?

05-10-2004, 10:05 AM	#40
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	then i think they're shallow and stupid guys always think i'm cool. punctuation is cool. does this statement say " then i think they're shallow and stupid. Guys always think i'm cool. " OR "then i think they're shallow, and stupid guys always think i'm cool" do smart guys think you're un-cool? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-10-2004, 02:55 PM	#43
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	LJ, there would have been a period where the smiley face is. i guess it just didn't look like there was any room for a period there with the colon and parentheses i used for the happy face, you know?

05-10-2004, 03:15 PM	#45
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	perth, to clarify....i was commenting that a simple change in punctuation makes a run on mean two entirely different things. i think by now, you are all desensitzed to my semicolon abuse. ; = ' unless ";" makes sense in context. Stacy: so....guys always think you're cool? guys you meet in person, I assume? that's an interesting dynamic. I can meet a guy and know right away that I hate him. Women, however....especially attractive ones like you......usually take me much longer to suss. They have to be pretty obnoxious for me to dislkie them right away. Is this true for women? does it take you longer to figure out whether or not you like men than women? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan Last edited by lumberjim; 05-10-2004 at 03:22 PM.

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