I never purchase animals from breeders or shops, because I view their ilk as unethical in the face of the thousands of animals that ALREADY EXIST and DIE every year.

Stupid humans and their penchant for declaring one set of genetic qualities as better than another. A dog is a dog. A cat is a cat. Save the ones that need saving and halt your superfluous breeding to make money off of selective assholes.

I've owned a beautiful russian blue, orange tabby, dalmatian mix, german shepard, and austrailian cattle dog that I purchased from the pound. Pretty cheap, I did a good deed, and they ended up being some of the greatest companions of my life.

Seriously, stop breeding animals for so-called "pure" breeds. It's sickening. Actual lovers of animals and all things cuddly, think about this fact and stop doublethinking yourself into believing you're an animal lover. You're NOT. You love the idea of something cute that you believe is superior to another something that is less cute. And that line of thinking most certainly does not qualify you for anything other than a cretin.

this was fantastic.for all music lovers.
*promote

Hey Republicans. Don't forget, you invented the individual mandate. You tried to pass it into Federal law many times yourself. Don't be all ticked off just because some black guy finally did what you couldn't. Typical move the goal post behavior. What's changed since the Republican version that was endorsed by the insurance industry? Let's see... they now need to cover pre-existing conditions, yeah, that's horrible, making insurance companies cover sick people and not charge them more, how horrible... and they changed it from catastrophic coverage to comprehensive coverage, so now the insurance companies have to pay for far more services... hmm... I wonder why Republicans suddenly oppose their own idea? Perhaps because suddenly there is less profit in the suffering of millions of people? That is all that matters to Republicans, profit over people. To undue the damage caused by unions in giving people 40 hour work weeks and make people work 80+ hours a week again so that the fat rich cats can keep more and more of the limited resource called money... so that nice little income gap can continue to grow. Hey, perhaps someday soon the US will be like the old Soviet Union with long bread lines, the Republicans clearly want to see that. After all hundreds of them chanted "Let them die!" at the Republican debate... that was the moment that I decided even if I got my faith in god back, I'd rather be in hell then in heaven with people like that, apparently they forgot all the teachings of Jesus about how the rich can't get into heaven, how to help the needy and the poor, how to be lovers of peace and not war, how love was the greatest commandment, and everything else that the Republican party is opposed to.

I don't get why people get upset at the keep the insurance plan. It isn't the government shutting it down, it is greedy insurance companies shutting it down. It's like jobs going to China, people get mad at the government rather than the rich ass hole who sent the jobs oversees so his own personal profits could be higher. I seem to recall the people who are complaining, defended oil company profits by pointing out that per dollar earned/gross profit margin oil was down at 17 or so, while banks were number one followed by a small gap, pharmaceuticals were number two and insurance number three with a nice gap to number 4 and on to the rest of the list. So yeah, if changes in how they have to cover people means they might fall off that list of top 3 most profitable bushiness, then I would expect them to drop the less profitable plans to maintain their multi-billion dollar profit off the suffering of others so a few rich people can have a nice cozy life while millions suffer for their greedy gains.

Health insurance shouldn't be about huge profits. It should be about getting people the health coverage they need... of course I could also argue that the health care industry as a whole shouldn't be so profit driven... nor should the education required to train our healthcare workforce (nor education at all really)... We should have gotten what Obama promised in the first place, a single payer system, or at the very least a Government Option, rather than caving into the Republican Right and turning the money over to a multi-billion dollar industry... and now look, they still oppose it even though it was their idea... If they were going to oppose it no matter what, he should have made it worth everyone's while and given actual reform.

And hey, if you oppose it, come up with something better. Something that will help the millions of people working at places like retail and fast food that can't get employer sponsored coverage. Make sure every American is covered and can afford health care, not emergency treatment, but going to see a doctor for preventative care and affording any medication that the doctor may prescribe.

Power corrupts. Business and politics are not-so secret lovers. Does anyone not think our governments are filled to the brim with self serving assholes? Since the dawn of our civilization!

In order to be at the top you need to gain an edge, an advantage over the basic humans and their basic, law-abiding, selfless peers. Duh.

We're pattern detecting machines. Stop being so ignorant. If you're in management or leadership of anything in our spectrum of existence you'll see this type of behavior (usually not outright but often obvious rule skirting) allllllllll the time.

And to avoid lying about or being accused of self serving we've made it a rule to be self-serving and divided the transparency of how the system truly works; not to balance but to provide for those making these difficult decisions.

And then you reach that plateau and you find that the lack of transparency and smoke screens by those who have already been there for all these years, well, that's just part of the system; part of business; part of politics, woven for those who play the game and continue to pattern seek and change the rules and/or adapt to the rules to continue reaping the benefits of power.

Devil is in the details, which is where specialists come in, but sometimes you need a holistic perspective of the entirety of being.

Really like this song. How do you interpret the lyrics? I've never been sure what exactly to make of them.

We saw the western coast
I saw the hospital
Nursed the shoreline like a wound
Reports of lover's tryst
Were neither clear nor descript
We kept it safe and slow
The quiet things that no one ever knows

[Chorus: x2]
So keep the blood in your head
And keep your feet on the ground
If today's the day it gets tired
Today's the day we drop out
Gave up my body and bed
All for an empty hotel
Wasting words on lower cases and capitals

I contemplate the day we wed
Your friends are boring me to death
Your veil is ruined in the rain
By then it's you I can do without
There's nothing new to talk about
And though our kids are blessed
Their parents let them shoulder all the blame

[Chorus: x2]
So keep the blood in your head
And keep your feet on the ground
If today's the day it gets tired
Today's the day we drop out
Gave up my body and bed
All for an empty hotel
Wasting words on lower cases and capitals

[Bridge: x2]
I lie for only you
And I lie well...
Hallelu...

[Chorus: x2 (words from bridge continued in the background)]
So keep the blood in your head
And keep your feet on the ground
Today's the day it gets tired
Today's the day we drop out
Gave up my body and bed
All for an empty hotel
Wasting words on lower cases and capitals

The only Wes Anderson movie that I would pick over a Wes Anderson movie, for the sets and color matching alone, would be Peter Greenaway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, And Her Lover. He's a much bigger weirdo freak though, so you gotta get over that.

That was fun, particularly the bits with Neo and Morpheus as star-crossed lovers and the voiceover guy doing all the Breaking Bad stuff at the end.

/upvote

Lyrics:

He is your brother.
And just because he's older,
He will always try to boss you.
No matter what you do,
You must obey him!

He is your brother.
And just because he's younger,
You will learn to tell your fists no,
When he beats you on Nintendo.
Do not hit him!

Ahhhhhhhhh
Don't leave us,
You are our jesus.
But you look like mother.
Don't want to lose you,
To another.

Ahhhhhhhhh
Don't leave us,
You are our jesus.
She maybe your lover,
But do not forget,
You are our brother!

You were a loser,
Your haircut was a mullet.
You could not play the bassoon,
You had a dark blue bedroom,
What were you thinking?!

You also had a mullet!
I was always the cool one.
I was the budding rock star,
I'm awesome at the guitar....
...But you work for me now!

Ahhhhhhhhh
Don't leave us,
You are our jesus.
But you look like mother.
Don't want to lose you,
To another.

Ahhhhhhhhh
Don't leave us,
You are our jesus.
She maybe your lover,
But do not forget,
You are our brother!

You were working as a salesman,
In a homeware & design store.
You only ever wore black,
Your life was made of Habitat.
You were lonely.
Ooooooooooohhhhhhhhh

That was when you met her,
Though you would never tell us.
But then we finally guessed it,
Out came your dirty secret -
You loved your boss!
Ooooooooooohhhhhhhhh
You loved your boss!!!

You are my brother.
Just look how far you've come now.
I used to change your nappy,
Now you're old & saggy,
Fat like Paddy.

You are my brother.
I always looked up to you.
But now to me it's quite weird,
Cause you have hair & a beard,
Just like our Daddy.

Ahhhhhhhhh
Don't leave us,
You are our jesus.
But you look like mother.
Don't want to lose you,
To another.

Ahhhhhhhhh
Don't leave us,
You are our jesus.
She maybe your lover,
But do not forget,
You are our brother!

Chords....are simple & repetitive:

First 2 verses & choruses: D minor, F major, A minor, D minor
Middle 8 (the 'you were working as a salesman' bit): C major, F major, C major, F major, A minor; repeat then go to D minor
Final verse: D minor, F major, A minor, D minor
Final choruses: D minor, F major, A minor, D minor

© Rufus Starlight, Baddy Paris & Ferris Ferhat.

I really like this song but I can't help thinking the video was inspired by this, in which case I like these guys even more.

@Bruti79
right on.
thanks for replying.

neuroscience is your answer in regards to consciousness eh?
how...unsatisfying.
the answer is no answer at all man.

let me try for you:
we dont know.
BUT we are making great strides in neuro transmitters and neuroscience and microbiology that it is possible that one day we WILL know.
but as of today?
we dont know,and what we dont know is a LOT.

see? better.

and your response concerning love!
breath-taking!
"We fall in love, or hate, or feel "meh" about something because of the stuff in our brain that makes our personalities"

how romantic!
ok..its not.im just being a huge ass.
in fact i am being a wicked smart-ass period.
thanks for putting up with me.

it irks me when people talk in regards to consciousness or love with a conviction that i know is not warranted.
but thanks for being a good sport about it.

in regards to type 1 diabetes.yeah...no diet is going to reverse that.sorry timmy.

maybe you thought i was trying to sell ya a bill of goods.i wasnt.
check that video out.
its a lecture by a doctor whose field is in disease and microbiology.
HE is the guy who proved that a plant based diet can reverse type 2 diabetes (not in all,but many)AND how a plant based diet can help prevent cancer and sometimes cure it.

he is entertaining,witty and its super informative.

if i didnt love double bacon cheeseburgers so much i would go vegan,but whenever i know i am eating too far on the crappy scale i watch that video and it pulls me back to reality,or the meat lovers pizza.
whatever..dont confuse me with details!

i know better than to try to get you guys to listen to my fluffernutter philosophies.
you guys are all about your religion..i mean science..yes.science!

it is all pretty exciting to me as well.
thanks man.stay awesome.

I feel that we've reached a stalemate. Perhaps I'm the only person who perceived shang's initial comment about enjoying violence to mean that HE ENJOYS VIOLENCE. My first thought when reading his comment (and what I continue to believe) was that he was trying to get a rise out of the vegetarians and animal lovers. Why else would he make a statement about wishing the bird in the video would be eaten by a predator and that he enjoys violence and hunting? This video had nothing to do with violence or hunting so why bring it up? I wasn't taking his subsequent comments seriously either because I thought it was a ruse to ruffle some feathers (or so to speak) and that is why I responded in a joking manner. Not everyone appreciates my humor, and in this case it appears I've pissed more than a few people off. What can I say? I am an acquired taste.

You think I don't know any hunters that aren't psychopaths? That is not a correct presumption on your part. As I stated in my previous message, I grew up in a community full of hunters and I have a great amount of respect for most of them. Many I still have as friends that continue to hunt. My father-in-law also hunts. Normal people hunt for food. They don't "get off" on hurting animals. They don't have an addiction to killing. (or at least that's what they tell me)

You referred to those who don't believe in hunting as "single minded, unenlightened self-righteous twats". I'm more than a little surprised that a vegetarian didn't have anything to say about that, or someone that has an issue with guns. Who are we to say that hunting is right and anyone who disagrees with us is wrong? To me, that is a self-righteous statement.

Since there's nothing more I can say to enlighten you or the rest of the group, I'll be on my merry way. I'll finish off by attaching a link of a debate on whether animal hunting should be banned. The results are 50/50 and include plenty of comments.

http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-animal-hunting-be-banned

Last note: pumkinandstorm, I am not offended in the least and have also enjoyed the discussion.

" What is it that we do that strikes them as funny?"

One of them is using wads of paper to wipe our asses...
Here's a few more...

Absence of topless beaches in the U.S.
Our often obsessive pre-occupation with germs and the west's plethoric use of "products" for grooming
Kissing anyone besides a lover on the mouth
Leaving home at 18 to "live on one's own" (unlike Americans, family units enjoy an enduring and innate cohesion-Most other cultures also have a healthy respect and prominent place for their seniors that the west has forgotten as well)
Halloween (the U.S. is the only country that celebrates this like Americans do)

Hence why it sounds so loverly. I always think its nicer to add a c and or a f major when doing this technique. Then I think your technically in c# or c flat either way I like it.

My dad is conservative as they come, gun lover from way back, and quite quickly will trot out any and all racist comments.

I asked him what he thought.

He said Zimmerman was guilty as hell.

And that is what a true gun lover would say. Not some gun-as-penis-wanna-be-big-man. But someone who absolutely respects the power that comes with a gun, who respects how deadly they can be. You don't mess around with guns.

As the poster I'm not in a position to judge whether it's siftworthy, but I can tell you why I posted it:
- It's really well put together, despite the impossibility of the subject matter the compositing makes it seem plausible and the music goes well with it.
- It's a really great idea, imagine if you really could hop on a flight to Miami from the middle of Buenos Aires.
- It's funny!

I know I'm not alone in thinking this, click through to the vimeo comments to see what other video lovers thought.

Not really trying to win you over btw, just explaining my position.