My challenge to you! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Halx · 09-25-2003, 10:16 AM

Ok, random TFPer, this is your challenge.

In the next week, have a conversation with someone in real life about an interesting subject... then find an article on the subject online.

Post on the TFP both the article, a review of your discussion, and an offer to discuss the issue further with the TFP.

A couple interesting subjects someone might wanna latch onto: (Taken from the Tom Lycus Show)
Prenuptual Agreements
Accidentally breaking someone else's things (or killing their pets) and hiding it

Just an example... let's get it going.

Averett · 09-25-2003, 10:23 AM

Good idea

What about with an online friend? My friend Ryan is the best person for such discussions..... All my "real life" friends want to talk about are clothes or their boyfriend/girlfriend. Yawn.

Ripsaw · 09-25-2003, 11:12 AM

Halx : On ego in the martial arts. We discussed how our own wants and needs affected our training, our perceptions, and other's perceptions of ourselves. You should always be yourself. This is a snip from the middle of the article, and while the author is not a participant in the same martial art, the intent and message are the same.

Quote:

http://www.blackbeltmag.com/archives/kki/1986/feb86/traditions/traditions.html
To better explain the norm as I see it, let's take a look at the life of a fictional character I'll call Joe. Joe Shlomotol. Joe works loading trucks at a cargo dock. He's married; has a couple of young kids. He played football in high school, but since graduating a couple of years ago, he hasn't been especially athletic; heaving 100-pound boxes eight hours a day doesn't encourage a lot of physical activity in one's off hours.
Now it's an unfortunate fact that guys like Joe don't get a lot of attention in our society. Joe's not going to dazzle fellow players with his knowledge in Trivial Pursuit; his occupation isn't one that carries a great deal of respect, even though it's just as honest and necessary as any that do. He's not, to be blunt, the guy Hugh Hefner has in mind when he asks the rhetorical question "What kind of man reads Playboy?" To sum it up, Joe is not that much different from many of us, and like most of us, he knows he'll live in relative obscurity.
But Joe's problem is just that. He doesn't want to be one of the rank and file, you see. He wants to be admired, to be respected, to gain a little of the ego satisfaction he feels is due to him. And he can get it at the local dojo.
When Joe goes to his dojo, he takes off his work clothes and exchanges them for a uniform with a scarlet jacket and bright blue pants. He ties on a red and gold belt and if that isn't enough a sign of his status, the letters "Sensei" stitched across his breast should make it clear. Outside these walls, Joe might be just another ordinary person, but in the dojo, he's Master Shlomotol. His students bow when he enters the room, and address him respectfully. To his wife, kids, boss, and co-workers, Joe's pretty average. In his dojo though, he is Sensei Somebody with a capital S. His rank is so special it can't even be connoted by a regular black belt. Joe's is specially striped. The same is true of his uniform. And, if he's inclined to participate in the tournament scene, even his name will be a standout, complemented by some colorful nickname of his choosing, like "Mr. Speed" or "Mad Man." The showier his uniform and dojo, the more theatrically he presents his arts, the more students he'll attract. Through the martial arts, the nobody is indeed on his way to becoming a somebody.

Psivage · 09-25-2003, 12:59 PM

All my friends are stupid. I used get in really good convos with one of my friend in college. Talked about world events, National stuff, I made it a habit of reading the paper everyday just so I could argue with him. He even told me that he enjoyed our convos as well.

WhoaitsZ · 09-25-2003, 02:51 PM

.. if your friends are stupid... and friends normally reflect oneself.......

i'll see what i can come up with.

noahfor · 09-26-2003, 09:21 PM

im always breaking peoples things, everytime i go to my girlfriends house i break something of hers, and thats every day

World's King · 09-27-2003, 12:54 AM

That would mean I would have to talk to real people.

No thank you.

09-25-2003, 10:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	My challenge to you! Ok, random TFPer, this is your challenge. In the next week, have a conversation with someone in real life about an interesting subject... then find an article on the subject online. Post on the TFP both the article, a review of your discussion, and an offer to discuss the issue further with the TFP. A couple interesting subjects someone might wanna latch onto: (Taken from the Tom Lycus Show) Prenuptual Agreements Accidentally breaking someone else's things (or killing their pets) and hiding it Just an example... let's get it going. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

09-25-2003, 10:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Averett Is In Love Location: I'm workin' on it	Good idea What about with an online friend? My friend Ryan is the best person for such discussions..... All my "real life" friends want to talk about are clothes or their boyfriend/girlfriend. Yawn. __________________ Absence is to love what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

09-27-2003, 12:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	That would mean I would have to talk to real people. No thank you. __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

09-25-2003, 12:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Psivage Psycho	All my friends are stupid. I used get in really good convos with one of my friend in college. Talked about world events, National stuff, I made it a habit of reading the paper everyday just so I could argue with him. He even told me that he enjoyed our convos as well.

09-25-2003, 02:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
WhoaitsZ Crazy Location: right behind you...	.. if your friends are stupid... and friends normally reflect oneself....... i'll see what i can come up with.

09-26-2003, 09:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
noahfor Addict	im always breaking peoples things, everytime i go to my girlfriends house i break something of hers, and thats every day