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If Oscar Wilde had lived in our time, he would be a /b/tard.

Actually, scratch that. He does, and goes by Jethro Q Walrustitty.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Nov 11th 2022 at 8:59:26 AM

Tzetze DUMB from a converted church in Venice, Italy Since: Jan, 2001
DUMB
#67451: Apr 25th 2011 at 4:28:16 PM

Give it time. You'll be seeing the dead within a week.

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RocketDude Since: May, 2009
#67452: Apr 25th 2011 at 4:28:43 PM

@Sunshine: Vocaroo proof now.

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#67453: Apr 25th 2011 at 4:28:58 PM

I blame not knowing Japanese on my demise.

If only my school offered such a class!

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
SunshineWerewolf Since: Jan, 2011
#67454: Apr 25th 2011 at 4:31:52 PM

@Rocket Dude - I have video proof. I'm just trying to get it into a format which isn't too obscure for every site ever to recognise

yarrunmace Ghosts' Poet from Seine Since: Jun, 2009
Ghosts' Poet
#67455: Apr 25th 2011 at 4:45:04 PM

Methinks it was a prank. Give the pie to someone, and see their surprised face when they realize that the middle of the pie does not taste like the crust looks like.

"*munch* Hey, Hilarion, this tastes pretty good."

"WHAAAAT? You were supposed to be gagging! You should have vomited twice over! Ugh, this is the worst prank ever. I guess I'll just take this back to my brother, Pi. He loves weird foods."

you'll then have a grave in the clouds where you won't lie too cramped
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Embrace the mindscrew
#67456: Apr 25th 2011 at 4:47:59 PM

Pie: Egyptians wanted to wrap up their honey.

What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.
yarrunmace Ghosts' Poet from Seine Since: Jun, 2009
Ghosts' Poet
#67457: Apr 25th 2011 at 5:05:47 PM

That's a bit early. If the Wikipedia article that I'm reading is correct (lol Wikipedia accuracy), the beginnings of the modern pie, with the pie case and whatnot, began in Greece

you'll then have a grave in the clouds where you won't lie too cramped
KShade Since: Apr, 2011
#67458: Apr 25th 2011 at 5:07:24 PM

playing with sound settings and listening to music is fun.

annebeeche watching down on us from by the long tidal river Since: Nov, 2010
watching down on us
#67459: Apr 25th 2011 at 5:09:09 PM

I kind of wish that Tolkien's legendarium didn't kidnap the term "middle-earth" and make it Tolkien-exclusive.

edited 25th Apr '11 5:10:05 PM by annebeeche

Banned entirely for telling FE that he was being rude and not contributing to the discussion. I shall watch down from the goon heavens.
melloncollie Since: Feb, 2012
#67460: Apr 25th 2011 at 6:59:32 PM

^ Yeah, I wish Tolkien wasn't so... templatey.

Unrelated: Bleeaaaugh. Disgusted.

Myrmidon The Ant King from In Antartica Since: Nov, 2009
The Ant King
#67462: Apr 25th 2011 at 7:03:09 PM

Nowhere in Middle-earth had I encountered such a grip!

Kill all math nerds
annebeeche watching down on us from by the long tidal river Since: Nov, 2010
watching down on us
#67463: Apr 25th 2011 at 7:09:13 PM

Somebody (I forget who) once did this experiment on orphaned baby rhesus monkeys in which they gave them dolls for surrogate mothers. One doll was essentially a wire model with a milk bottle in it, while the other was made of soft terrycloth but had no nourishment. The experimenter discovered that despite the fact that the wire doll had the food, the monkeys preferred to spend their days snuggling with the terrycloth doll.

Apparently humans do the same sort of thing. When given the choice, they will go after the stimulus that makes them more comfortable (TV) rather than the stimulus they actually need to survive (food).

Banned entirely for telling FE that he was being rude and not contributing to the discussion. I shall watch down from the goon heavens.
Tzetze DUMB from a converted church in Venice, Italy Since: Jan, 2001
DUMB
#67464: Apr 25th 2011 at 7:16:08 PM

oooh, neat article.

^I remember that experiment, but all I can remember is that the experimenter was a really fucked up dude, if it's what I'm thinking of.

edited 25th Apr '11 7:16:44 PM by Tzetze

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Taelor Don't Forget To Smile from The Paths of Spite Since: Jul, 2009
Don't Forget To Smile
#67465: Apr 25th 2011 at 7:20:26 PM

If I recall correctly, the same experimentor also established that most of the ones that got the food-and-wire-mother exclusively ended up growing up into what was essentially the simian equivalent of sociopaths.

edited 25th Apr '11 7:21:05 PM by Taelor

The Philosopher-King Paradox
Myrmidon The Ant King from In Antartica Since: Nov, 2009
The Ant King
#67466: Apr 25th 2011 at 7:23:43 PM

Experimental psychology: Because "torturer" is no longer a valid position in most First-world countries.*

Kill all math nerds
RocketDude Since: May, 2009
#67467: Apr 25th 2011 at 7:25:23 PM

@Anne: Harlow is who I think you're referring to.

annebeeche watching down on us from by the long tidal river Since: Nov, 2010
watching down on us
#67468: Apr 25th 2011 at 7:25:51 PM

  • Harry Harlow was the guy that did it.
  • The monkeys weren't orphaned but taken from their mothers.
  • The monkeys who had the cloth doll were healthier than the ones who had the wire doll.

The guy did a lot of messed up things to baby monkeys: raising them in isolation, putting them in rape machines, and the Pit of Despair.

He wasn't the worst though, definitely not the worst. Much earlier in the century there was this guy who classically conditioned a human baby to be afraid of rats by tormenting him with loud noises every time he approached a rat.

edited 25th Apr '11 7:27:52 PM by annebeeche

Banned entirely for telling FE that he was being rude and not contributing to the discussion. I shall watch down from the goon heavens.
RocketDude Since: May, 2009
#67469: Apr 25th 2011 at 7:26:51 PM

Anyways, I like TV and the Internet, but I still like food.

Mind you, I'm a very well-off American male, so I don't think I really count in that regard.

Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Embrace the mindscrew
#67470: Apr 25th 2011 at 7:27:28 PM

It explains a lot about human desires.

Sociopathy: Because ethics can be so troublesome when you're studying humans.

^^Skinner I think.

edited 25th Apr '11 7:27:44 PM by Zyxzy

What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.
Tzetze DUMB from a converted church in Venice, Italy Since: Jan, 2001
Myrmidon The Ant King from In Antartica Since: Nov, 2009
The Ant King
#67472: Apr 25th 2011 at 7:29:18 PM

I'm pretty sure it was Watson that did that.

Kill all math nerds
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
annebeeche watching down on us from by the long tidal river Since: Nov, 2010
watching down on us
#67474: Apr 25th 2011 at 7:31:16 PM

No, Skinner was the guy who used operant conditioning to train animals in cages to do funny things like play the piano and do backflips.

Yep, Watson was the guy who tormented poor little "Albert".

edited 25th Apr '11 7:31:48 PM by annebeeche

Banned entirely for telling FE that he was being rude and not contributing to the discussion. I shall watch down from the goon heavens.
Myrmidon The Ant King from In Antartica Since: Nov, 2009
The Ant King
#67475: Apr 25th 2011 at 7:33:19 PM

I heard that Watson lied about some of the results and it wasn't really as clear-cut as he said it was, though.

Kill all math nerds

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