Greetings! Duke here. This page is essentially a reproduction of one on an earlier website of mine, so as you can imagine, there is a lot of stuff here that's actually pre-Millennial. Read it with the history of the Internet in mind, and you shouldn't go too far off-course. And remember, if you're here, you came looking for this stuff, so you have nobody to blame but yourself should you be offended by the opinions expressed herein. Please be sure to have a nice day....
From Where I'm Standing...
It's always fascinating to see just what people have to say. Pick a subject, float a trial balloon, and watch people distinguish themselves by their responses to this conversational gambit. Of course, sometimes the challenge is getting them to shut up again....
It's always fascinating to see just what people have to say. Pick a subject, float a trial balloon, and watch people distinguish themselves by their responses to this conversational gambit. Of course, sometimes the challenge is getting them to shut up again....
No Killing At The Table, Dear...
Dinner time was always entertaining in our household. Mother Dearest always said there are three things you shouldn't discuss at the dinner table: religion, politics, and ... I don't recall the third, we never seemed to get there. Dad had his opinions, Mom had hers, and both my older sisters never seemed to figure out they were being baited. To our credit, everybody's still alive, although I'm still not on the best of terms with at least one of my siblings....
Dinner time was always entertaining in our household. Mother Dearest always said there are three things you shouldn't discuss at the dinner table: religion, politics, and ... I don't recall the third, we never seemed to get there. Dad had his opinions, Mom had hers, and both my older sisters never seemed to figure out they were being baited. To our credit, everybody's still alive, although I'm still not on the best of terms with at least one of my siblings....
Can I Get A Word In Edgewise Here?
Of course, being the youngest, I never got to express my opinions much, because the whole dinner discourse would usually have degenerated into vile recriminations and shouting about the time I finally got the peas on my plate. For that reason, I feel it is my solemn duty to share my viewpoint with the Known Universe. After all, if it's been so long held back, perhaps it has been carefully considered over the years, honed to a marvelous point, and can now be revealed as Truth that will shatter illusions, move mountains, change the course of rivers, and move the angels to weeping with the Beauty of its grace and form. Yeah, and pigs will fly tomorrow, about 3:30 PM.
Bottom line, I've got some opinions to share, and whether you like 'em or not, they're probably better thought out than those of, say, your average aardvark. Is Liberalism really a mild form of mental retardation? Are Republicans merely constipated Democrats? Is religion really the opiate of the masses, or has the State Lottery taken that role? Should stupid people be prevented from reproducing their idiocy? Bet your backside, baby! Make no mistake, you're in for a mental housecleaning. The question is, do you dare go there? Can you stand to have your preconceived notions challenged, or even your world rocked? Let's find out!
Of course, being the youngest, I never got to express my opinions much, because the whole dinner discourse would usually have degenerated into vile recriminations and shouting about the time I finally got the peas on my plate. For that reason, I feel it is my solemn duty to share my viewpoint with the Known Universe. After all, if it's been so long held back, perhaps it has been carefully considered over the years, honed to a marvelous point, and can now be revealed as Truth that will shatter illusions, move mountains, change the course of rivers, and move the angels to weeping with the Beauty of its grace and form. Yeah, and pigs will fly tomorrow, about 3:30 PM.
Bottom line, I've got some opinions to share, and whether you like 'em or not, they're probably better thought out than those of, say, your average aardvark. Is Liberalism really a mild form of mental retardation? Are Republicans merely constipated Democrats? Is religion really the opiate of the masses, or has the State Lottery taken that role? Should stupid people be prevented from reproducing their idiocy? Bet your backside, baby! Make no mistake, you're in for a mental housecleaning. The question is, do you dare go there? Can you stand to have your preconceived notions challenged, or even your world rocked? Let's find out!