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manden wrote:Since I am not silly , you must be silly ! And you show it , because you only talk nonsense .

The real creator of the universe (more of himself is not recognizable) may help you . ( I am not able)

We should be thankful for small favors.

thedoc wrote:

Dubious wrote:

FlashDangerpants wrote: But Manden is a silly little German shouting at an internet that doesn't care.

Interesting...but how do you know he's German?

In one of his other posts, he stated that his primary language was German.

In that case he wouldn't have done well at all in any German school of philosophy.

Dubious wrote:In that case he wouldn't have done well at all in any German school of philosophy.

Every time he successfully wears trousers counts as a minor victory for Manden. It's cruel to expect more.

FlashDangerpants wrote:

Dubious wrote:In that case he wouldn't have done well at all in any German school of philosophy.

Every time he successfully wears trousers counts as a minor victory for Manden. It's cruel to expect more.

What do you consider a successful wearing of the trousers?

thedoc wrote:

FlashDangerpants wrote:

Dubious wrote:In that case he wouldn't have done well at all in any German school of philosophy.

Every time he successfully wears trousers counts as a minor victory for Manden. It's cruel to expect more.

What do you consider a successful wearing of the trousers?

Ask Bill Clinton. He has a wealth of experience on the subject of inappropriate disentrouserment.

Obvious Leo wrote:

thedoc wrote:

FlashDangerpants wrote: Every time he successfully wears trousers counts as a minor victory for Manden. It's cruel to expect more.

What do you consider a successful wearing of the trousers?

Ask Bill Clinton. He has a wealth of experience on the subject of inappropriate disentrouserment.

It seems that you are using the term "inappropriate disentrouserment" as another term for emasculation.

thedoc wrote:

manden wrote:Since I am not silly , you must be silly ! And you show it , because you only talk nonsense .

The real creator of the universe (more of himself is not recognizable) may help you . ( I am not able)

We should be thankful for small favors.

You have plenty of favors . But you do not recognize it . And you are not thankful !

manden wrote:

thedoc wrote:

manden wrote:Since I am not silly , you must be silly ! And you show it , because you only talk nonsense .

The real creator of the universe (more of himself is not recognizable) may help you . ( I am not able)

We should be thankful for small favors.

You have plenty of favors . But you do not recognize it . And you are not thankful !

Au Contraire, I am very thankful that you have no influence over the thoughts of others.

thedoc wrote:

FlashDangerpants wrote:

Dubious wrote:In that case he wouldn't have done well at all in any German school of philosophy.

Every time he successfully wears trousers counts as a minor victory for Manden. It's cruel to expect more.

What do you consider a successful wearing of the trousers?

That's an intriguing question, a first for one of Manden's threads. I fear it may be for future generations of philosophers to answer.

A satisfying solution might meet a few requirements - obscuring one's genitals; two equally warm knees; unimpeded motion in both legs perhaps. Assless chaps could present a new dimension of quandry though.

FlashDangerpants wrote:

thedoc wrote:

FlashDangerpants wrote: Every time he successfully wears trousers counts as a minor victory for Manden. It's cruel to expect more.

What do you consider a successful wearing of the trousers?

That's an intriguing question, a first for one of Manden's threads. I fear it may be for future generations of philosophers to answer.

A satisfying solution might meet a few requirements - obscuring one's genitals; two equally warm knees; unimpeded motion in both legs perhaps. Assless chaps could present a new dimension of quandry though.

That seems to be a problem for the very young and very old. My one grandson is very thin and to get pants that were long enough, they ended up falling off of him. For a time I was scolding him for running around with a hand holding up each side of his pants, till he got a belt and would wear it. I kept threatening to get him a pair of suspenders.

FlashDangerpants wrote:That's an intriguing question, a first for one of Manden's threads. I fear it may be for future generations of philosophers to answer.

It is clear from your username that that the entrouserment of the human male is a subject which has piqued your philosophical interest. It is also a subject of no small interest to the evolutionary biologist because in principle it may lead to the extinction of our species. Most mammals evolved in such a way that the testes were grown external to the abdominal cavity and this trait developed for a very good reason. It keeps the sperm at a slightly lower temperature than the ambient temperature of the rest of the organism and this greatly improves their motility. That's the official story anyway. The unofficial story is that this evolved as a display feature to impress the ladies, a sort of "look at my impressive cluster" type of showmanship. Probably both of these versions of the story are true to a greater or lesser extent but the implications for the future of our species are profound. It means that the Scots might well finish up ruling the world. The little Jock swimmers will outperform all their rivals and when the Scotsman hoists his kilt the ladies will swoon and mumble 'Och aye, Jimmy".