Quotes

[Satyr]

The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the [public] is an important element in democratic society.
Those who manipulate the unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of.
This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized.

Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society. In almost every act of our lives whether in the sphere of politics or business in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires that control the public mind.

[chaz wyman]

The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the [public] is an important element in democratic society.
Those who manipulate the unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of.
This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized.

Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society. In almost every act of our lives whether in the sphere of politics or business in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires that control the public mind.

It's called advertising.

[Satyr]

Jesus Christ, fag....how much of the world have you trivialized to make it digestible to you?

I give you a conception as to how you are not free and you speak to me of sales pitches.
You, are a douche-bag, through and through.

Go back to mind-candy, suckling cherry flavored gumballs with your girlfriends, wondering why philosophy is so un-nutritious.

Stay away from me you manimal....I'll expose you by dropping your panties in public, as I've done to others.



Just kidding, fag.
You keep on doing what you do, like yer sista wot-wot: giving us those mind-farts with smelly aftertastes, hoping the shit will stick and all will one day remember which orifice expelled the gaseous fume.

I love tasting what you ate for supper in the air.

[johngalthasspoken]

there were at-least a couple of posts after satyr's post, why were they deleted ?

[chaz wyman]

Girls should know how to play 3 things, Golf, Tennis, and Dumb. - ?

What a Welsh arse-wipe!

Don't you mean 'ass-wipe'? Or are you too much of a pansy assed wuss to say what you really mean/

I did not mean to convey the idea that Bob Hope wipes donkeys.
The term arse-wipe means exactly what it says. Bob Hope enjoys wiping anuses like you.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/arse

arse
"buttocks," O.E. ærs "tail, rump," from P.Gmc. *arsoz (cf. O.N. ars, M.Du. ærs, Ger. Arsch "buttock"), cognate with Gk. orros "tail, rump, base of the spine," Hittite arrash, Arm. or "buttock," O.Ir. err "tail." Arsy-versy "backside foremost" first attested 1530s.

ass   
noun
1.
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
2.
any wild species of the genus Equus, as the onager.

[thedoc]

Noun ass (countable and uncountable; plural asses)

1.(vulgar, slang) Buttocks.
2.(vulgar, slang, uncountable) Sex.
3.(vulgar, slang) Anus.
4.(slang) Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.
5.(slang) Used after an adjective to indicate extremes or excessiveness.
6.(slang) One's self or person, chiefly their body.
Get your lazy ass out of bed!

Synonyms(buttocks): See Wikisaurus:buttocks
(vulgar slang:sex): poontang, poon, punani, pussy, tail, tang

So 'arse' is just a polite version of 'ass', sorry i didn't know you were trying to be polite.

[chaz wyman]

Noun ass (countable and uncountable; plural asses)

1.(vulgar, slang) Buttocks.
2.(vulgar, slang, uncountable) Sex.
3.(vulgar, slang) Anus.
4.(slang) Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.
5.(slang) Used after an adjective to indicate extremes or excessiveness.
6.(slang) One's self or person, chiefly their body.
Get your lazy ass out of bed!

Synonyms(buttocks): See Wikisaurus:buttocks
(vulgar slang:sex): poontang, poon, punani, pussy, tail, tang

So 'arse' is just a polite version of 'ass', sorry i didn't know you were trying to be polite.

No you are completely wrong.
Ass is a mispronunciation of arse by some ignorant Americans trying to speak English.

[thedoc]

In current common useage, 'ass' is the more common term for the posterior, 'arse' is used by those trying not to use profanity, or to be polite, at least here in the real world.

[chaz wyman]

In current common useage, 'ass' is the more common term for the posterior, 'arse' is used by those trying not to use profanity, or to be polite, at least here in the real world.

That might be parochially true in your very narrow perspective, but..

Hamburgers are commonly eaten food in the US, that does not make them cuisine.

[thedoc]

In current common useage, 'ass' is the more common term for the posterior, 'arse' is used by those trying not to use profanity, or to be polite, at least here in the real world.

That might be parochially true in your very narrow perspective, but..

Hamburgers are commonly eaten food in the US, that does not make them cuisine.

Common usage does not make anything particularly special, but preperatiion and presentation can raise the level to something extra ordinary. Tone of voice and intent can transform any word into profanity, or make it acceptable in polite society. Language is fluid and dynamic with meaning and usage changing over time. I like it less that just about anyone but that's just the way it is, misuse is a fact of reality and can drive the evolution of language.

[reasonvemotion]

Definition of pain in the arse

pain in the arse


noun

•a nuisance. Used in the UK and Australia.


In the USA, "pain in the ass" is far more common.

[chaz wyman]

In current common useage, 'ass' is the more common term for the posterior, 'arse' is used by those trying not to use profanity, or to be polite, at least here in the real world.

That might be parochially true in your very narrow perspective, but..

Hamburgers are commonly eaten food in the US, that does not make them cuisine.

Common usage does not make anything particularly special, but preperatiion and presentation can raise the level to something extra ordinary. Tone of voice and intent can transform any word into profanity, or make it acceptable in polite society. Language is fluid and dynamic with meaning and usage changing over time. I like it less that just about anyone but that's just the way it is, misuse is a fact of reality and can drive the evolution of language.

Yes, language is fashion. There is no telling which will win in the end or if both versions will persist.
But you are right to note that 'ass' is the mis-use, whilst arse is the original English.
I would guess that Americans' tendency to self-cenceor themselves has caused this softening.
The word 'fanny' is a similar example. In the UK it means the same as vagina, but is a gentler version.
In the US 'fanny' means bottom, as if they cannot bring themselves to use a word to refer to the female pudendum.

On the other hand it is more probably a result of the basic laxity with which Americans tend to mullah the language, such as saying 'ho', instead of whore, or 'mofo' etc.
It's just laziness.

[chaz wyman]

Definition of pain in the arse

pain in the arse


noun

•a nuisance. Used in the UK and Australia.


In the USA, "pain in the ass" is far more common.

More common than what?

Calling someone an arse , a silly arse, or an arse-hole is very common indeed.

[reasonvemotion]

In the USA, "pain in the ass" is far more common.


More common than what?

calling someone "a pain in the arse".


In Australia, the common phrase is for example "what a pain in the arse you are" or what an "arsehole" that guy is.

As opposed to the U S of A who who would probably say "what a pain the ass you are" or what an "asshole" that guy is.

Do you agree?

[vegetariantaxidermy]

Definition of pain in the arse

pain in the arse


noun

•a nuisance. Used in the UK and Australia.


In the USA, "pain in the ass" is far more common.

More common than what?

Calling someone an arse , a silly arse, or an arse-hole is very common indeed.

An 'ass' is a donkey, so it makes no sense.