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Teal 04-20-2002 04:46 PM

Surely "hate" and "despise" mean pretty much the same thing?

morphius 04-20-2002 04:50 PM

No, its to loathe..............

Sl'askia 04-20-2002 05:00 PM

Well then...if you know people loathe/hate you then why do you stick round? *readies pitch forks and torches*

morphius 04-20-2002 05:06 PM

Because they are not the ones who will be judging me in the end............Social status does not concern me..............I do not run, and every one has their own opinion.......

Teal 04-20-2002 05:10 PM

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Originally posted by morphius
Because they are not the ones who will be judging me in the end............Social status does not concern me..............I do not run, and every one has their own opinion.......
No, we noticed you do not run, any sane person would have run a mile by now. Jee-sus, do the words "shut" and "the" and "hell" and "up" mean anything to you, in that order?

"Because they are not the ones who will be judging me in the end..." - no, but the admins will be judging all of us in this little mess right now, so I don't think what happens in the end matters right now.

*goes off to take out her rabid frustration on some plates and comes back looking infinitely calmer*

morphius 04-20-2002 05:12 PM

I only discuss...........

MudokonOddball 04-20-2002 06:21 PM

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Originally posted by Doug


This makes sense in theory, but it presupposes that unattractive people don't have an equal opportunity to reproduce. In a very limited population that might be true, but I don't think it is today. Very few people are so goddawfully unattractive that no one would have them. It also raises the question of what constitutes attractiveness, which for many people is not limited to physical beauty.

Sorry to bring up such an old post (I swear, age is completely redefined on OF. :fuzemb: ) but I saw a documentary on how humans attract mates.

Genetically healthy humans have a generally symmetrical faces, and studies show that symmetrical faces are considered more attractive to both males and females. This concludes that natural selection does still take place in the human race, with the neverending quest of successfully passing on our genes with the next generation.

Sl'askia 04-20-2002 06:32 PM

I remember seeing a program like that ages ago. Toward the end they had a something of a slide show. On this slide show they rated famous icons on how symmetric their faces where (and supposed 'attrativeness'). I believe the scale was from 1 to 10 or something...I don't remember, 1 being the most symmetrical/attractive.
Bill Clinton got a 2. something. The old cartoon character Betty Boop got a 1. (though...I could never see how anyone could find Betty Boop attractive...but sense she is a cartoon character she doesn't really count). I don't remember any others though...

Doug 04-20-2002 06:37 PM

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Originally posted by MudokonOddball


Sorry to bring up such an old post (I swear, age is completely redefined on OF. :fuzemb: ) but I saw a documentary on how humans attract mates.

Genetically healthy humans have a generally symmetrical faces, and studies show that symmetrical faces are considered more attractive to both males and females. This concludes that natural selection does still take place in the human race, with the neverending quest of successfully passing on our genes with the next generation.

Check out page 2 of this thread -- Lamp, Danny, etc. already talked about this very thing.

Gluk Schmuck 04-20-2002 07:36 PM

Oh, Abby! I thought better of you than to reply to Murphy!

You should watch what I do: See? I'm not replying to Murphy. Now you try!

morphius 04-20-2002 07:38 PM

What are you talking about?

Jacob 04-20-2002 10:43 PM

He'z taking the piss out of u. Quite like me when i say 'Hey Morph...everyone on the Forums likes you.'

morphius 04-20-2002 10:51 PM

How amusing.......

Sydney 04-20-2002 11:02 PM

Not intending to pick on you, Morphius, but in a discussion forum you're meant to discuss, not throw one-liners around. While the occasional brief post is acceptable, I you've been doing it an awful lot. Just a friendly tip...

First warning.

morphius 04-20-2002 11:06 PM

Yet again I am very sorry but when I am being attacked I have to defend myself or put something.....If you want to erase this later you may.......

Jacob 04-21-2002 12:23 AM

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If you want to erase this later you may.......
How about erasing you. And once again i ask...why-o-why did you not answer the Q'z...i wont judge you if you answer them.

Danny 04-21-2002 03:42 PM

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Originally posted by morphius
No, not hated only despised
Not hated, only f*cking annoying...

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Because they are not the ones who will be judging me in the end............
Why do you keep saying that? We may not be the ones who will judge you in the end, but we're the ones judging you now, and you can be sure that we exist, whereas you can't be sure that God does... (I'm assuming that this is a Religious reference. Either that or you just plan on comitting a lot of crimes...)

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Social status does not concern me..............
"Annoying" isn't a Social Status.

Al the Vykker 04-21-2002 04:41 PM

Yeah

morphius 04-21-2002 04:48 PM

Annoying is what othe people think of me so it is....

Melvin:squeeking paramite 04-21-2002 04:52 PM

Interesting... I just noticed something. Al posted, and it sounded very much like something Murphy would say. Then he went back, and edited in "Yeah". Then Al vanishes from "Who's Online", and Murphy posts... I'm thinking Al is Morphius... And that he thought he was logged as Murphy, then posted. Then noticed his problem, edited the post and logged in as Murphy. I may sound very cynical and suspicious, but I think it's very possible... Not only that, but in the lottery topic, he posted and went back and edited into some nonsense...

Edit: Just noticed. In the lottery topic, Murphy says: "I am quite aware of the edit button and I was insulted first........" Al posted before him with "Lets stop fighting." Well, guess what... That post was edited, and, if I remember correctly, it was originally about the editing button/double posting. Tisk...

Sl'askia 04-21-2002 04:59 PM

And Morph is on invis status so I can't compare IPs....hmmmmmmmmm*ponders*

Majic 04-21-2002 05:04 PM

Yes, I find that annoying to. And Al used to be on oddchat alot a while back, then he seemed to stop coming. Then murphy came along and was there all the time, around the same time periods. And hes in Gabbits club also now, like Al was. And I have never actualy seen murphy talk about oddworld... Basicly that seems un-murphy like. Those just seem nit picky, Melvin covered most of the stuff.

Al the Vykker 04-21-2002 05:50 PM

First of all I am not Morphius, I posted twice because every one kepps picking on morphius and I said Ii double post to becuase I do and every time morphius the new guy screws up they keep telling him about it and every obe does this sometime, and i changed both of them because I though about how many enemies he has and I did not want to get into his battle so I changedit to lets stop fighting and I put yesh because Danny does have ap point about norphius not making any sense because jthis is mostly true. This is all I meant. i JUST WANTED THE FIGHTING TO STOP


And to Majic Abe why do you suddenly attack me when I don't got to oddchat, I have a life to besiedes the forum. And I THOUGH WE WERE FRIENDS.:)

Al the Vykker 04-21-2002 05:53 PM

also Morphius seems to never leave here, He is the one who has no life, if anything.

Majic 04-21-2002 05:54 PM

Um, well, it just kind of seems like your murphy. Anyways you did edit your murphy like topic, and well your last post was quite screwed sounding (no offense). Well the evidence seems to look toward you.....

Jacob 04-21-2002 05:56 PM

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First of all I am not Morphius, I posted twice because every one kepps picking on morphius and I said Ii double post to becuase I do and every time morphius the new guy screws up they keep telling him about it and every obe does this sometime, and i changed both of them because I though about how many enemies he has and I did not want to get into his battle so I changedit to lets stop fighting and I put yesh because Danny does have ap point about norphius not making any sense because jthis is mostly true. This is all I meant. i JUST WANTED THE FIGHTING TO STOP


And to Majic Abe why do you suddenly attack me when I don't got to oddchat, I have a life to besiedes the forum. And I THOUGH WE WERE FRIENDS.

How purculiar. Many spelling mistakes and typo's are in that sentence...wich leads me to believe he was rushing via panic. Maybe Morphius is Al...and he got a little...scared, perhaps? And anyway...i love the part were u say 'I have a life to besiedes the forum' cos obviously that was a joke...rite?

Al the Vykker 04-21-2002 06:02 PM

as I said before this isn't honors english.:D

Sl'askia 04-21-2002 06:14 PM

Well thing answer this. How come you two never seem to be on at the same time? And Morphius...if you want to prove that Al is not you (or vise versa) then come off of invis status so I can see your IP.
If you refuse I am sure the Admin's will compare them for me...*grin*

morphius 04-21-2002 06:15 PM

Just for the record I am not al the Vykker, and this is absurd........

Jacob 04-21-2002 06:21 PM

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as I said before this isn't honors english.
You can spell that ok...why did you rush when denying the accqusatation?

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Just for the record I am not al the Vykker, and this is absurd........
How entertaining.

SeaRex 04-21-2002 06:23 PM

How... interesting...

This is a neat little conversation everyone's got going here! And another false identity! *GASP* The forums have just been dripping with originality lately...

DH's "Sensible Forum" is sounding better all the time! :D

Fazerina 04-22-2002 06:14 PM

hmmm... *sees that this thread has been off-topic for quite some time*

Anyway, I thought I could post this picture from my last year's biology book in here... It's a picture of what we humans could look like in the future. Pretty, eyeh? :rolleyes:

[IMG]http://communities.msn.com/_Secure/0MwBqApUS!t5HrhdLmtN3zuU6A00lno6afHbHwT9ICyjrAVWlLSi*GQq4mqRVUDkjQ37ZFAEsrnvqrP*IF*4W0A/humevo.gif[/IMG]

1. The eyes will become smaller and pig-like, so they could tolerate the air pollution better. A protecting membrane will develop over the eye.

2. Because of the increasing noise, closeable covers will develop on the ears.

3. While there's "smog", people will have to be connected to breathing devices. For that purpose a hole will develop to the rib.

4. Because of the lack of drinking water, kidneys will produse solid urine, which will save water.

5. Foot will become weaker, because they're used less and less.

6. The greenhouse effect will grow stronger and the climate will get warmer, so hair becomes unnecessary.

7. The nose will become bigger, so it could clean the incoming air better. Thick nose hair tufts will filter soot and pollution drops.

8. The lungs will expand, so they could take the few oxygen, that is left, from the air.

9.Liver deals with the poisons in our body. Because of all the poisons, which will end up in the body, it'll become larger.

10. Skin has to be thick and has to have many layers, so it could deal with all the poisonous chemicals in the air and water.


This isn't supposed to be serious. At least, not entirely...
There isn't enough time for these kind of changes to happen. If the future was like described in the texts, it would destroy the earth and the human kind so fast, that there wouldn't be enough time for that kind of changes in our looks.

As an answer to the original question, yes, we are evolving the whole time. It is called Cultural Evolution. But I think Biological Evolution isn't happening any more. Well, it can be, but it's so slow...

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Originally posted byu SeaRex
DH's "Sensible Forum" is sounding better all the time! :D
Indeed.

Jacob 04-22-2002 08:36 PM

Ewww...how vile. I hope im dead before that happens!!

Sydney 04-23-2002 08:38 AM

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Originally posted by morphius
Just for the record I am not al the Vykker, and this is absurd........
For the record, Al the Vykker says that morphius is his brother. I can't see any reason why he shouldn't be believed.

Fazerina - great post! Even though it's not serious, it does a good job at encouraging us to be more conscious of the damage we're doing to the environment.

Al the Vykker 04-24-2002 01:02 AM

Sydney, true. I have credit for being honest.

Majic 04-24-2002 01:34 AM

No wonder ther was that stuff. That would explain the murphy post under you, why I regognized your IP, why you didn't want us being mean to murphy (please correct me if I'm wrong) and basicly everything else:) Yay!

Jacob 04-24-2002 09:46 PM

I have credit for being honest too Al...but i still lie to the people unimportant to me...I.E My family.

Al the Vykker 04-26-2002 01:53 PM

that is fine, I give you credit Jacob you do contribute to topics. For better or for worse.