Hatrack River Forum: Hatrack Makes Me Look Smart!!

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Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :

Discussions in my First-Year Seminar! What's a gal to do? Too lazy to research the topic, but...

Topic #1 was Gay Marriage
Topic #2 was MP3 downloading!

I was the most knowledgeable person on both topics, because of lurking on Hatrack discussion threads!! I know all sides of each issue, each main argument, and multiple refutations of each!

Thank you, Hatrack!!! (thumbs up) (shiny grin)

</User testimonial>

Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :

Hmmmm....I should start a Linguistics and Antropology thread, then.

Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :

Doesn't take much does it? [Evil]

msquared

Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :

(Punches MM)

Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :

My response was similar to m(m)'s. That response was toned down quite a bit from mine. [Razz]

Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :

Whew... Glad I read your explanation. From the title, I was afraid you were saying Hatrack made you look smart because the rest of us were so...

[Big Grin]

Glad to hear that wasn't the case!

[ October 03, 2003, 12:48 PM: Message edited by: sndrake ]

Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :

Wow,

Ryuko punches me and Celia slaps me.

What is it with the women of Hatrack today?

msquared

Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :

(also punches eslaine)

Edit: Maybe it's PMS.

[ October 03, 2003, 12:49 PM: Message edited by: Ryuko ]

Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :

uh, i didn't slap you.

(pms? is that punish m squared?)

Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :

You slapped me in Paul Goldners kissing thread.

Such short memories these women have.

msquared

Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :

are you sure?

Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :

You can edit all you want. The history is there. You slapped me first, just like Paul and then you called me Susan and dressed me up.

I may be a pervert, but I am not stupid.

msquared

Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :

quote:
(pms? is that punish m squared?)

Just thought I'd like to see that pun again! [Big Grin]

Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :

Watch it m(m)! She's got a cricket bat, and she's not afraid to use it!!!

Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :

As long as turn about is fair play.

msquared

Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :

hmm...here i seem to have some sort of holy paddle.

*takes practice swings*

ah, nice of you to turn about.

*swats*

[ October 03, 2003, 01:02 PM: Message edited by: celia60 ]

Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :

Thank you sir may I have another?

msquared

Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :

I could watch this all day.

You guys have web-cams?

Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :

Yes but it is $29.95/month and I KNOW you can't afford that.

msquared

Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :

just the ones i use to track your movements.

Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :

Ah, but there's forums you haven't found me on yet....

Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :

that doesn't make sense...actually, that makes less sense than organized chaos.

Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :

My point exactly.

Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :

Hatrack: informing the world, one jatrequero at a time. [Big Grin]

Cool! I've found myself much better informed on many threads after having read discussions here.

Hatrack: makes you think, but goes down easy.

(No, what, that'd be GreNME. [Wink]

)

Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :

Today in my East Asian Imperialism class, the teacher asked who knew who Onan was...

And I was the only one who did. [Evil]

All because of Hatrack. I thought I'd bump this thread to thank you. I luvs you guys!!

Posted by Anti-Chris (Member # 4452) on :

You know, I wonder if the teacher wondered WHY you knew about Onan.

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

Many people have mentioned, (in various threads since I've joined) that some threads are an "onanism" and I've never had the guts to ask what it meant..

Guess this gives me something to research on the web the rest of the day.

Farmgirl

Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :

I knew I was missing the Holy Handpaddle of Antioch from the Mafia Props inventory! Celia, when you're done with it, would you mind putting it back in its case in Bin 35A?

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

He was Judah's younger son, smote for refusing to raise up seed unto his brother. Instead he spilled his seed. Hence his name has been incorporated into a metaphor for typing with one hand. [Dont Know]

Though I'll risk being contraversial and remark that obviously everyone who does that doesn't get smote. But Judah's family was supposed to bring forth some important figures in Jewish history. David and Solomon at least. And even more important ones in Christianity. So I think he was smote more for the not propogating and less for a sin he could have repented of.
Eh, I don't mean contraversial. I mean stuffy. Eh, I don't know what I mean.

[ February 27, 2004, 02:16 PM: Message edited by: pooka ]

Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :

Actually Farmgirl I'm suprised you don't know.

It's one of my favorite Bible stories that people try to pretend isn't there.
http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?passage=GEN+38&language=english&version=NIV&showfn=on&showxref=on

A later reference: http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?passage=1CHRON+2&language=english&version=NIV&showfn=on&showxref=on

Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :

There is also a tie-in in Hatrack-land to Papa Moose

<Insert Onanism comment here>

AJ

Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :

Hey now.... *grumble*

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

AJ

I AM familiar with that story -- I guess I just didn't catch how it related to what was being said. (or the typing with one hand thing)

and..

I certainly didn't think of it when Ryuko mentioned an East Asian Imperialism class!

Farmgirl

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

Yeah, AJ, it's one of those weird things. Like Lot's daughters, who also wind up in the lineage of David and eventually Jesus. Not to mention David and Bathsheba. Though their story is a little more sad.

When I was reading Sarah, I was wondering when the narrative about Lot was going to cut off. [Angst]

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

When Europeans built empires in East Asia, they tried to impose their ideas about sexuality on the people. That's where "The missionary position" got it's rather odd seeming name.

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

Okay I learned a lot here.

So I guess it isn't an exclusively Hatrack-coined phrase, huh?

(learn something new every day)

Farmgirl

::edit -- that's weird. When I use google as a hyperlink (above) it gives different result each time I click on it -- so what you see may not be what I saw!::

[ February 27, 2004, 02:36 PM: Message edited by: Farmgirl ]

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

Maybe everytime you click on one of the links, the hierarchy of listings is altered.

Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :

Maybe everytime you link to Onanism, God eats a kitten.

Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :

I think it's hilarious that every time someone tries to "shock" the room with the latest news or starts into the newest "hot topic", I already know all about it and consider it old news due to Hatrack!

Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :

Seconded, Jenny. It's like being fed information through a secret earphone.

I likes my scoopagocity factor. [Cool]

Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :

quote:
You know, I wonder if the teacher wondered WHY you knew about Onan.

I told him it was from an online forum. [Big Grin]

quote:
I certainly didn't think of it when Ryuko mentioned an East Asian Imperialism class!

Our teacher is very, very, VERY weird. We're reading a book on homosexuality in the East Asian colonies right now...

quote:
I think it's hilarious that every time someone tries to "shock" the room with the latest news or starts into the newest "hot topic", I already know all about it and consider it old news due to Hatrack!

Yeah, although the novelty of that has worn off since I made friends with someone who's on Something Awful. Anything we get, they get hours/days/weeks/months earlier. So I have new news, and he always always knows already. Fortunately, this means I can talk to him about stuff without having to explain anything. Bonus. [Smile]

Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :

quote:

quote:
You know, I wonder if the teacher wondered WHY you knew about Onan.

I told him it was from an online forum.

I'm really not sure that makes it better...

Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :

Muwhahaah...

Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :

Just tonight a friend was telling me about lego websites and he started telling me about a lego replica of an Escher drawing and I already knew all about it thanks to a Hatrack link. (Said friend is MUCH more web-savvy than I am, so I earned a few "cool" points [Cool]

)

Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :

(past participle of smite = smitten)

Posted by lcarus (Member # 4395) on :

quote:
Maybe everytime you link to Onanism, God eats a kitten.

Posted by Trogdor the Burninator (Member # 4894) on :

[ROFL]