And after that, he stayed in bed for the remainder of his days. He is remembered by his wife Claire, two daughters, and ranch hand July.

BOoom. That's a Lonesome Dove reference.

Wear the grudge like a crown of negativity.
Calculate what we will or will not tolerate.
Desperate to control all and everything.
Unable to forgive your scarlet lettermen.

Clutch it like a cornerstone. Otherwise it all comes down.
Justify denials and grip 'em to the lonesome end.
Clutch it like a cornerstone. Otherwise it all comes down.
Terrified of being wrong. Ultimatum prison cell.

Saturn ascends, choose one or ten. Hang on or be humbled again.

Clutch it like a cornerstone. Otherwise it all comes down.
Justify denials and grip 'em to the lonesome end.
Saturn ascends, comes round again.
Saturn ascends, the one, the ten. Ignorant to the damage done.

Wear the grudge like a crown of negativity.
Calculate what you will or will not tolerate.
Desperate to control all and everything.
Unable to forgive your scarlet lettermen.

Wear the grudge like a crown. Desperate to control.
Unable to forgive. And sinking deeper.

Defining, confining, sinking deeper. Controlling, defining, and we're sinking deeper.

Saturn comes back around to show you everything
Let's you choose what you will not see and then
Drags you down like a stone or lifts you up again
Spits you out like a child, light and innocent.

Saturn comes back around. Lifts you up like a child or
Drags you down like a stone to
Consume you till you choose to let this go.
Choose to let this go.

Give away the stone. Let the oceans take and transmutate this cold and fated
anchor.
Give away the stone. Let the waters kiss and transmutate these leaden grudges
into gold.

Let go.

>> ^rottenseed:

You know, ants are a common hallucination for the unnaturally lonesome.
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Ants have Internet. They don't need cellphones.

You know, ants are a common hallucination for the unnaturally lonesome.
>> ^ant:

I don't own a cellphone either.

Wow, ol' Lonesome George.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gobel

He's talking about poor old Lonesome George

The last Pinta island tortoise of his kind.

*livemusic *vintage *dead, working embed here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x28um4_bob-dylan-the-lonesome-death-of-hat_music

This time we'll make you do it without blankfist shoving his film-grain-quality knobber into your uvula. All by your lonesome, Sir.

>> ^rottenseed:
Rottenseed can go fuck himself
How's this any different than the usual?

Agreed, though some hurt worse than others. I'd give up every other video I ever sifted here to have the votes on one in particular back. Used it as a reference for activism here and elsewhere and it's going to look kinda lonesome sitting there with two or three votes Not quite as impressive as the 62 it had. Had never used a self promote or beg yet but I guess I'll have to rethink that when the rush of them ends here.

Maybe we could use a thread for that in a couple of days? Everyone pick just one or two that they really want to focus attention on, something that matters more to them than most?

Your video, Bob Dylan - The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll (1964), has made it into your personal Highest Rated Videos listing. Congratulations on a job well done. For you contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

1. Sonic Mayhem - Descent Into Cerberon
2. NIN - The Perfect Drug (Nine Inch Nails)
3. Fuel - Hemorrhage
4. Kamelot - Siege Perilous
5. Offspring - Come Out Swinging
6. Eagles - Outlaw Man
7. Ladytron - Cease2xist
8. Neil Young - Oh, Lonesome Me
9. Fiona Apple - Pale September
10. Marilyn Manson - Burning Flag

On the fourth of July, eighteen hundred and six,
We set sail from the sweet cove of Cork
We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks
For the grand City Hall in New York
'Twas a wonderful craft, she was rigged 'fore and aft
And how the wild winds drove her
She 'stood several blasts, she had twenty-three masts
And they called her the Irish Rover

We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags
We had two million barrels of stones
We had three million bales of old nanny goats' tails
We had four million barrels of bones
We had five million hogs and six million dogs
And seven million barrels of porter
We had eight million sides of old blind horses' hides
In the hold of the Irish Rover

There was awl Mickey Coote
Who played hard on his flute
When the ladies lined up for a set
He was tootin' with skill
For each sparkling quadrille
Though the dancers were fluther'd and bet
With his smart witty talk
He was cock of the walk
And he rolled the dames under and over
They all knew at a glance
When he took up his stance
That he sailed in The Irish Rover

(bridge)

There was Barney McGee from the banks of the Lee
There was Hogan from County Tyrone
There was Johnny McGurk who was scared stiff of work
And a man from Westmeath called Malone
There was Slugger O'Toole who was drunk as a rule
And fighting Bill Tracy from Dover
And your man Mick McCann, from the banks of the Bann
Was the skipper on the Irish Rover

For a sailor it's always a bother in life
It's so lonesome by night and day
That he longs for the shore
And a pretty young whore
Who will melt all his troubles away
Oh, the noise and the rout
Swillin' poitin and stout
For him soon the torment's over
Of the love of a maid
He is never afraid
An old salt from the Irish Rover

We had sailed seven years when the measles broke out
And our ship lost her way in the fog
And the whole of the crew was reduced down to two
'Twas meself and the captain's old dog
Then the ship struck a rock; oh Lord what a shock
The bulkhead was turned right over
We turned nine times around - then the poor old dog was drowned
I'm the last of the Irish Rover

I, on the other hand, DO have enough time to write a long response, so here we go: *cracks knuckles*

1. I,m sorry i wasn't around earlier to get in on this one. I love to offer my opinion and insights into threads like this, since i meet the proper demographics. Male, Caucasian, Heterosexual, between the ages of 18-24. Now, the previous demographics are what makes up a VERY large portion of our armed forces. Being that i AM in the armed forces, (now that MG is out i think in one of the only ones still in that posts around here) I would like to think i can offer some insight to all of this. I will try to stay non-biased, and will let you know when I'm offering MY opinion.

Ok, MY opinion first. I am in the same boat as MG in that i don't believe in homosexuality. I don't hate the people i hate what they are doing. I promise i wont use the Adam and Steve approach as it is way over done, however, if being gay was natural, penis slapping and "scissoring" (the south park 300 episode) would make babies. Well I've seen allot of crazy videos deemed not appropriate for the sift, and i'm pretty sure it doesn't match what i learned in sex-ed way back when. Now, also just like MG, i have had gay friends, but unlike MG do not any longer, only because I've been serving over 4 years now, and they are far and few between around here. I'm not saying gays shouldn't be allowed to serve, by all means, if you have in in your heart to give yourself to your country, be my guest.

Now trying to stay objective. I'm not like most 22 year old guys who would be weirded out by the fact there are gay guys in the shower room or whatever. I honestly don't care. I'm married to a beautiful woman, and my first child is one the way. I'm confident in my sexuality that i can say Pierce Brennan's is a good looking guy. Does that mean i want to jump his bone? no. So personally i wouldn't care if a guy was checking my shit out, and i knew there was a gay guy in the shower. So long as hes not doing it to the point that its obvious. but OTHER soldiers my age, would have a shit fit. Lets face it, This is just the society that people are being raised in. Our culture foster it. now i understand there is allot of action against it. cool. got it. All im saying is that the don't ask don't tell policy does work, but not for keeping gays out, it works by giving the "straight" guys peace of mind. Its human nature. If we don't know its there, its not. So if we don't know this guy is gay, then hes not, and therefore don't have to worry about it. I served with an openly gay gay the last time i was in Korea. Now this guy was ATFU to begin with, but once he came out that brought about a whole new world of shit. Maybe its because the chain of command were bigots, maybe it had something to do with the fact that he asked another kid to suck his dick. (honestly, thats how we all found out)

From talking to soldiers and just listening to soldiers talk, having openly gays in the military would be harmfull. At least until our culture and society accepts them on the whole. Openly gay soldiers will (not all the time) be ostracized, outlasted and lonely (though not from the command, from the tight knit band of the platoon) This one lonesome soldier will more than likely be so depressed by all this they are worth nothing as far as productivity. And if they are not used to being treated like this, have a chance of slipping into depression, and god forbid, suicidal thoughts. And you can't tell me that this wont have an impact on mission readiness/performance.

Moving onto Sometimes:

I applaud your detective work in the scripture. My bible was unfortunately one thing i forgot to bring to Korea with me. I will say this however. The bible is a translation of a translation of a translation. But its the best I have so I will use it. Anyways, what im saying is that a couple line of scripture here and there don't say anything. In a Michael Moore-esque way they do yes, but the bible is all about context. Unfortunately i cant go look all the scriptures up right now, so I don't know what context that is in. I do know however that the bible is basically one huge metaphor. Stoning might not actually mean stoning. Im going to have to look those up. Besides, the argument of Christian values is more or less invalid from your point. If God decrees that something is wrong and someone did it, and the townsfolk stoned him, they were doing Gods work, so yes stoning the little bastard might be in line with Christian values. Again i have to read that scripture.

@ Berticus. you said:

@Lurch: Why would someone choose homosexuality, knowing the amount of grief they're going to have to suffer through? Also, there are hypotheses about how homosexuality could be evolutionarily adaptive.

@MarineGunrock: If sex is purely for procreation, then you have only ever had sex with the goal in mind of making children? Have you ever used a condom? Have you ever had oral sex? That isn't for procreation... unless I have a profound misunderstanding of anatomy.

As far as choosing to do something that brings them grief. I like Michael jack son, and i get shit for it, but i still listen to it. Granted its little tiny shits, but none the less. people like it, so they do it. Now as far as sex for pleasure.. well, Sex is awesome. Hell yes. Allot of people do anal. Straight men love to pound butt. woman kinda butt. they aren't gay. But i'm sure gay men love to pound but. hairy man-ass kinda but. Both kinds of guy enjoy it. Now take your S&M or 2g1c (2 girls 1 cup. I just shortened it. Yeah that just happened) kind of people. Theres no way in fuck your genetically predispositioned to liking people bite your nipples with a pair of vice grips or someone shitting on your face. People choose to like that shit. Yeah i choose to love sex with woman. lesbians do the same.

@ Skeeve, since no one clarified this one yet. We have the same kind of entry standards, but they stay skewed even after entry. Men and woman are NOT equal in the military. Now, if the gays in my army just like the skin flute but can still pull their weight, cool. If they are the kinda HEEEEEEAAAAAAYYYYYY kinda gays, who are too concerned with nails and hair and shit (referred to as fags by gay people that i know) then no, i don't want them. Nor do i want the straight females who do the same thing. Its not always about being gay.

@Farhad2000. You say the GOV shouldn't have any say on what goes on in your bedroom? Thing about it is, when these people enlist they are told these policies and they still joined. Now, its pretty much a policy in every unit,, gay or straight sex is not allowed in the barracks. If anyone out there says anything about people not knowing that when they enlist, this is for you: They shoulda asked. "hey when i get to my unit, can i bang chicks in my room?"

Wow. i was going to keep going, but i just realized how long this was getting. rembar, you got lucky hahah

God...damned...liars.

Those reprobates are telling us that Paul Bremer - their lacky on the field - decided to disband the Iraqi army all on his lonesome?

Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie.

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