The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 730

yvanleterrible · 07-14-2010, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Yet another in a long line of Montsnmags Enterprises (Holding) t shirts, folks!

All printed in Nepalese characters strung around the body...

kennyc · 07-14-2010, 07:10 AM

If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill Him!

WT Sharpe · 07-14-2010, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

Another Buddha quote for y'all "“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”

I like that.

beppe · 07-14-2010, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Oh, yeah!

It's no biggie. There are worse things in life.

In other words it is only when you laugh

happy_terd · 07-14-2010, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Another Buddha quote for y'all:

"What? Who you callin' "fat"? I'm Buddha, ya know?! Don't fark with me! I'll strap your crack to the Saṃsāra wheel, spin it until you're so dizzy you only think you've reached Nirvāna, and then stop you by swinging a shopping trolley at your head. Gods-damned, skinny-arsed, lotus-eating, hippy bastiches calling me fat, I'll give them...."[wandering off]

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Yet another in a long line of Montsnmags Enterprises (Holding) t shirts, folks!

You got to be as fat at Buddha to fit all of those words on a tshirt.

kennyc · 07-14-2010, 09:42 AM

Fat and Happy, that's my goal.

happy_terd · 07-14-2010, 09:46 AM

I think all true happiness is found in wealth.

The more money I get the happier I am. Whoever said "money does not buy happiness." was a real stupid SOB.

TGS · 07-14-2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by happy_terd

I think all true happiness is found in wealth.

The more money I get the happier I am. Whoever said "money does not buy happiness." was a real stupid SOB.

I think whoever it was probably was right, what they didn't reckon into the equation though was that money makes being unhappy a lot more fun and entertaining.

happy_terd · 07-14-2010, 10:02 AM

People can be happy without money, sure. But would they normally be happier with an extra 100 dollars in the pocket?

Money buys security, entertainment (which is what the US was founded on...we work so we can afford to not be bored on our days off), health, and peace of mind.

it is human nature...we are creatures that consume. The more you can afford to consume then the happier you are.
-----

Money does not fix you though.

If you are a drunk with no money in the bank you will still be a drunk with a million bucks in the bank. You will just be drinking better shit.

People think because of that type of example that money does not buy happiness.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 07-14-2010, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Another Buddha quote for y'all:

"What? Who you callin' "fat"? I'm Buddha, ya know?! Don't fark with me! I'll strap your crack to the Saṃsāra wheel, spin it until you're so dizzy you only think you've reached Nirvāna, and then stop you by swinging a shopping trolley at your head. Gods-damned, skinny-arsed, lotus-eating, hippy bastiches calling me fat, I'll give them...."[wandering off]

I want that on a motivational poster

happy_terd · 07-14-2010, 06:13 PM

google demotivational posters under google image

Roger Parkinson · 07-14-2010, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by happy_terd

I think all true happiness is found in wealth.

The more money I get the happier I am. Whoever said "money does not buy happiness." was a real stupid SOB.

There are surveys that measure people's happiness and compare it to how rich they are (and if I wasn't a slob I would go find one). Anyway they conclude that poverty makes you sad and being really, really rich doesn't actually make you happy (or maybe happier). Something about having more stuff to worry about possibly. Being comfortable is what makes you happy.

Working your guts out to be a billionaire is not worth it. Finding an easy way to make a billion probably is and if you get sick of it you can give it away (puts hand up).

DMcCunney · 07-14-2010, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Roger Parkinson

Working your guts out to be a billionaire is not worth it. Finding an easy way to make a billion probably is and if you get sick of it you can give it away (puts hand up).

It's worth it for those who do it. There's a charming James Garner film called "The Wheeler Dealers", where Garner plays a Texas entrepreneur being followed around by a breathless female financial analyst trying to make sense of what he's doing. At one point he says "It's a game! Money is how you keep score!"

And so it is. For the folks playing that game, it's the journey, not the destination. They get off on the process, and the result simply validates that they're doing it very well indeed. The point isn't becoming filthy rich: it's being a winner. Becoming filthy rich is a side-effect.
______
Dennis

happy_terd · 07-14-2010, 10:03 PM

I am trying to give my children something I never had growing up....rich parents.

yvanleterrible · 07-14-2010, 10:16 PM

Putting them up for adoption?

07-14-2010, 10:02 AM	#10944
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	People can be happy without money, sure. But would they normally be happier with an extra 100 dollars in the pocket? Money buys security, entertainment (which is what the US was founded on...we work so we can afford to not be bored on our days off), health, and peace of mind. it is human nature...we are creatures that consume. The more you can afford to consume then the happier you are. ----- Money does not fix you though. If you are a drunk with no money in the bank you will still be a drunk with a million bucks in the bank. You will just be drinking better shit. People think because of that type of example that money does not buy happiness. Last edited by happy_terd; 07-14-2010 at 10:08 AM.

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,922 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill Him!

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07-14-2010, 09:46 AM	#10942
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	I think all true happiness is found in wealth. The more money I get the happier I am. Whoever said "money does not buy happiness." was a real stupid SOB.

07-14-2010, 06:13 PM	#10946
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	google demotivational posters under google image

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07-14-2010, 10:16 PM	#10950
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Putting them up for adoption?