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A couple of recent threads I've seen here and elsewhere made it occur to me that there are a number of arguments that keep surfacing over and over again. It's not necessarily a waste of time following them - you can always learn something new, but I thought it interesting how frequently they pop up. Not just the guns and God type stuff, but there are people who get surprisingly passionate about prosaic things like:
Whether it's better to pay a mortgage off early or not.
Whether software people have a right to call themselves "engineers".
Whether it makes more sense to delay taking Social Security (It's insurance! It's an investment!)
Whether dividends should be taxable.
Who was the best James Bond.
Whether figure skating is a real sport.
In recent days, I find I take some comfort in trivial arguments. How about you?
iris lilies
12-5-15, 5:43pm
Who ARE these idiots who are even arguing this point? It's Sean Connery hands down, end of discussion. just shut up.
Salad spinners.
Pie vs. cake.
Jar Jar Binks - is he Satan?
Who ARE these idiots who are even arguing this point? It's Sean Connery hands down, end of discussion. just shut up.
Lies. The only real Bond is....
https://agrandeilusaocaminha.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/casino-royale-1967-david-niven.jpg
Gardenarian
12-5-15, 5:56pm
I'm hoping the next Bond is Viggo Mortensen...though he's not actually British.
Lots of eternal arguments.
What is the best way to load the dishwasher?
Do electric cars really help?
Should I switch to CFLs, LEDs, Gamma Rays?
Yes, Jar Jar Binks is Satan. I'm surprised you asked.
I'm hoping the next Bond is Viggo Mortensen...though he's not actually British.
What is the best way to load the dishwasher?
That one has been an issue in my mairrage.
ToomuchStuff
12-5-15, 6:09pm
No, I find no comfort in trivial arguments, as the examples you give and so many others, are nothing more then opinion arguments. I find no comfort in arguing at all, personally. They normally entail getting the blood pressure up, and upsetting people, etc.
No, I find no comfort in trivial arguments, as the examples you give and so many others, are nothing more then opinion arguments. I find no comfort in arguing at all, personally. They normally entail getting the blood pressure up, and upsetting people, etc.
That's too bad. I find it to be one of life's pleasures.
Teacher Terry
12-6-15, 2:23pm
IL is right!!! I don't like the current James Bond. The mortgage argument is ongoing at Mr. MM website forum.
Daniel Craig is my favourite, followed by Sean.
That's too bad. I find it to be one of life's pleasures.
I enjoy it, as long as it's done in the right spirit. And it's a good thing I enjoy it because DH and I are polar opposites in many ways, especially politically, so we could have been in divorce court long ago if we took it to heart. Just yesterday we had an argument debate about Obama.
On these forums, I have to say, I think we've exhausted arguments on some key issues, and I'm beginning to realize that I'll never change any opinions here. But it's still kind of fun to try.
As far as James Bond goes, Sean Connery has to be quintessential Bond, although I did like Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig is better than I thought he would be.
Craig, because he is great to look at and because I love the character in the more recent movies. However the classic Bonds did set the stage.
TP up or down?
Miss Cellane
12-6-15, 4:46pm
I'm hoping the next Bond is Viggo Mortensen...though he's not actually British.
Lots of eternal arguments.
What is the best way to load the dishwasher?
Do electric cars really help?
Should I switch to CFLs, LEDs, Gamma Rays?
Yes, Jar Jar Binks is Satan. I'm surprised you asked.
http://webpages.charter.net/sn9/starwars/jarjarjedi.html
I enjoy it, as long as it's done in the right spirit.
Likewise. As adults, most of my siblings and I enjoy "recreational arguing." It just means state your case and then defend it. It's not personal but you learn to sharpen your wits or you'll go down :-)
9mm vs .45
Chili: beans or no beans
iris lilies
12-7-15, 10:19pm
9mm vs .45
Chili: beans or no beans
chili with NO beans? She said, incredulous at the thought.
chili with NO beans? She said, incredulous at the thought.
These are the eternal debates on my gun forums. :)
Chili with beans and no meat is the only way I would eat it.
9mm vs .45
10mm.
Or 12mm Gyrojet.
nikon or canon
PC or Mac
CD, MP3, or vinyl
And...since it is a popular topic,
Scatter gun or hand gun for home defense
For home defence - let's see, how about a big pile of snow outside the door and some beer left in the yard as a decoy.
Stop pretending it's not debt and pay off the mortgage. Sean Connery. No beans. Home defense: iron skillet, preferably with hot chili in it.
ETA: I like the silly debates unless they define the depth of the pond.
chili with NO beans? She said, incredulous at the thought.
I rarely put beans in chili, since I only occasionally eat legumes. Sometimes I go whole hog and put beans and hominy in it (which the SO thinks is apostasy :~) ). I've almost perfected my bean-free recipe, though, after several false starts.
Gardenarian
12-9-15, 1:17am
I love hominy, but never considered putting it in chili. Sound good!
I think I'll try it in Curry, too. It's kind of hard to find organic.
I rarely put beans in chili, since I only occasionally eat legumes. Sometimes I go whole hog and put beans and hominy in it (which the SO thinks is apostasy :~) ). I've almost perfected my bean-free recipe, though, after several false starts.
And I don't put any animal protein in chili--it's beans all the way. For alternative or additional protein and texture I'll add walnuts chopped up and ground in a coffee grinder.
What is hominy, anyway?
Kernels of field corn treated with lye, slaked lime or wood ash. Usually sold pre-cooked in a can. I use it in mexican pork and green chili stew (pozole).
pay off the damn mortgage.
Beans-lots
Iron skillet-no guns (pondering the snow and beer idea though:cool:
Whole wheat-no white
Bond-take him or leave him, don't love any of them
Jar Jar rocks-love all things Star Wars
What other arguments have i seen here? hmmmmmm
credit card for the points-no I will never believe we spend more CC than we would $...we pay the damn thing off every month without fail
Not republican or democrat.....think for myself not a party line
buy new and drive a long time (current rig is 16.5y old)
And I concur w/Catherine, many minds will never be changed regardless of evidence presented
On these forums, I have to say, I think we've exhausted arguments on some key issues,
I hope salad spinners doesn't fit into this category. While I do appreciate mine I'm not passionate about it so I find the passionate pro/anti salad spinner discussions immensely enjoyable.
TP up or down?
Over the top unless you have a cat that likes to play with it.
rosarugosa
12-12-15, 8:08pm
This one is from an atheist group on my FB page: Cremation or burial?
This one is from an atheist group on my FB page: Cremation or burial?
Burial at sea. In a flaming Viking longship.
This one is from an atheist group on my FB page: Cremation or burial?
Sidestep the whole issue by living forever. (Only possible way to get through my to-do list.)
Failing that, burial at sea but without the longship. Or green burial under a tree if no sea discoverable. Too much of a gardener to favour cremation.
IshbelRobertson
12-13-15, 10:45am
Burial at sea. In a flaming Viking longship.
Contact Lerwick: Up Helly Aa happens every January.
http://www.uphellyaa.org
ToomuchStuff
12-14-15, 12:42am
Contact Lerwick: Up Helly Aa happens every January.
http://www.uphellyaa.org
Depending on when one dies, that might be a wait.
In some friends of mine college days, a Viking funeral involved alcohol and removing someones couch to push out and burn into a lake. It came to a stop after sobering up and finding out ($$$) that they burned someones brand new couch, rather then the freebies that the others all used. So drunk mortician school might be the thing.
IshbelRobertson
12-14-15, 3:52am
I've experienced Up Helly Aa a couple of times... Definitely not for the faint-hearted or tee-total!
Connery, tax income as income and treat debt as debt, no beans, over the top, cremation, a 9-iron instead of a 9 mm, pie, figure skating - snort and (drum roll please)...
SALAD SPINNER!!!
or you could just buy this book like I did.
http://www.amazon.ca/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450134467&sr=8-1&keywords=how+not+to+die
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