How many levels of boredom are there? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

slimcr · 02-09-2004, 06:29 PM

I think Im on level 5 or 6 tonight....

drawerfixer · 02-09-2004, 06:44 PM

There is hope.

VitaminH · 02-09-2004, 06:46 PM

There are times when I think there are infinite levels....TFP is your only hope

sapiens · 02-09-2004, 06:50 PM

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Originally posted by drawerfixer

There is hope.

I don't get it. Marijuana is a cure for boredom? In my experience , marijuana does not cure boredom, it prolongs it.

drawerfix: I don't know how many levels there are, but how do you know that you are on level 5 or 6? What are the different levels? I'm honestly curious. What are the symptoms of the different levels? Level 1: Mild Boredom- characterized by surfing internet news sites, searching for friends names in google, etc.

drawerfixer · 02-09-2004, 07:05 PM

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Originally posted by sapiens
I don't get it. Marijuana is a cure for boredom? In my experience , marijuana does not cure boredom, it prolongs it.

Eh, bad joke, I guess. It didn't help that I smoked right before I hopped on TFP.

- Play some frisbee golf, if you are seriously on level 5 or 6 of boredom. That's pretty serious.

TM875 · 02-09-2004, 07:34 PM

I believe that there's five levels

Level 1: Characterized by aimlessly channel surfing. Generally, you get involved in something quickly.

Level 2: Aimless web searching. Most often, you end up going through your favorites 4 or 5 times.

Level 3: Going through every porn link that you have, and spending "quiality time" at the good ones. This is usually the highest level of boredom that I reach.

Level 4: Now it gets bad. Start daydreaming. Sleep. Clean. Post on TFP. Do other random things that no sane person would.

Level 5: The highest level of boredom. Count pixles on your computer screen. Watch your screensaver, hoping for something different to magically appear. Eat an eitire bag of potato chips. Finally, if all else fails, go out to car and just drive until you run out of gas. Then push car back home. If still bored...kill self.

Anyone reach level 5?

kurtisj · 02-09-2004, 08:51 PM

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Originally posted by TM875
I believe that there's five levels

Level 1: Characterized by aimlessly channel surfing. Generally, you get involved in something quickly.

Level 2: Aimless web searching. Most often, you end up going through your favorites 4 or 5 times.

Level 3: Going through every porn link that you have, and spending "quiality time" at the good ones. This is usually the highest level of boredom that I reach.

Level 4: Now it gets bad. Start daydreaming. Sleep. Clean. Post on TFP. Do other random things that no sane person would.

Level 5: The highest level of boredom. Count pixles on your computer screen. Watch your screensaver, hoping for something different to magically appear. Eat an eitire bag of potato chips. Finally, if all else fails, go out to car and just drive until you run out of gas. Then push car back home. If still bored...kill self.

Anyone reach level 5?

I agree on these levels, it seems like i have come really close to level 5, but i guess i always sleep instead. A high level 4 is the closest i've come.

bermuDa · 02-09-2004, 09:03 PM

i'm almost constantly at #4

and yeah, in my experience, marijuana just creates a cycle of boredom. I'm bored so I'll smoke, then I can't think of anything else to do, so I smoke some more! rinse (throat with cold water) and repeat.

amonkie · 02-09-2004, 09:23 PM

I fluctuate between being bored and being so busy i don't have time to eat. When I am bored, I'm usually around #4, have dipped into #5 occasionally when stuck on duty on campus and I can't go anywhere and everyone is gone for the weekend.

MrFlux · 02-09-2004, 09:51 PM

There are exactly 53.4827 levels of bordem.

CS733t · 02-09-2004, 09:59 PM

I bounce around from 2-4 often....usually on the weekends if I haven't made plans...me and my group of friends don't tend to be spontaneous. Poorness also leads to boredom...I could have tons of fun if I could spend the money.

monkeysugar · 02-09-2004, 10:41 PM

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Originally posted by amonkie
I fluctuate between being bored and being so busy i don't have time to eat. When I am bored, I'm usually around #4, have dipped into #5 occasionally when stuck on duty on campus and I can't go anywhere and everyone is gone for the weekend.

Hmm...sounds like you might be an RA? If so, I feel your pain. If not, I can still probably relate to some degree.

I'd say there is a level 6, which is a level 5 when you are too sick/intoxicated to move.

sapiens · 02-10-2004, 07:12 AM

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Originally posted by MrFlux
There are exactly 53.4827 levels of bordem.

Please specify.

nukeu666 · 02-10-2004, 10:11 AM

i get to level 4 by the time vacations end!

so bored of tv and crap comp at home...i sleep away my bordon till i start dreaming of doing stuff im bored of
another week of that and im in level 5

Giant Hamburger · 02-10-2004, 10:42 AM

Hail Citizens!

Boredom is a luxury.

You live in a velvet rut with too much extra time that once was used in the day-to-day struggle to survive. Now that the fat of the land provides you with your basic necessities, requiring little or no effort on your part, your pretty skulls have become gilded cages for your torporous brains. I long to break your imaginative shackles and harness the free time that you squander for my own nefarious agenda. Sadly, my dream is impotent. My path is bitter. My hopes are hollow.

But I am not bored,
-GH

TM875 · 02-10-2004, 03:26 PM

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Originally posted by monkeysugar
Hmm...sounds like you might be an RA? If so, I feel your pain.

Awesome quotes. Yea, I always felt bad for the RAs, though most of them were total dicks.

genstylez · 02-10-2004, 05:00 PM

marijuana + movie = fun for hours. (so it seems)

good times, also i've done the car thing but I got home right as I ran out.

SonicRL · 02-10-2004, 05:11 PM

I'm pretty much almost always around 2-4. I don't know... and I used to think I was pretty much..not bored O_o

runawayfetus · 02-10-2004, 05:28 PM

hah i agree with the 5 level system... cept i dont think iv ever gotten past 3

timothy · 02-10-2004, 05:52 PM

yea i pray that the number of people who reach level 5 is veryy low

tuffrr · 02-10-2004, 06:59 PM

Pretty much peaked at level 3. Level 5 sounds nasty - I hope i never sink low enough to post on TFP

amonkie · 02-10-2004, 09:19 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by monkeysugar
[B] Hmm...sounds like you might be an RA? If so, I feel your pain. If not, I can still probably relate to some degree.

Yep, you guessed it. Having RA seniority is not always a good thing, because it means the boss "asks" me to hang around when she's out of town to make sure "nothing goes wrong". Us RA's often have to make up our own fun.... we haven't resorted to setting off the fire alarm on *accident* yet

Crack · 02-11-2004, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Giant Hamburger
Hail Citizens!

Boredom is a luxury.

You live in a velvet rut with too much extra time that once was used in the day-to-day struggle to survive. Now that the fat of the land provides you with your basic necessities, requiring little or no effort on your part, your pretty skulls have become gilded cages for your torporous brains. I long to break your imaginative shackles and harness the free time that you squander for my own nefarious agenda. Sadly, my dream is impotent. My path is bitter. My hopes are hollow.

But I am not bored,
-GH

Holy crap GH, you scare me sometimes...

Lasereth · 02-11-2004, 08:56 AM

I think level 5 is when you stop procrastinating in college. I've only reached it a few times, but when I did, I got papers done almost a day in advance! Level 5 is dangerous to your college career. It can lead to better grades and a higher GPA.

-Lasereth

monkeysugar · 02-11-2004, 01:33 PM

Whoa, if that's the cure for procrastination, I need to start reaching level 5 boredom much more often. This senioritis thing is starting to bite me in the ass.

Lokus · 02-11-2004, 02:19 PM

Don't any of you play video games? Instant cure for boredom! Even if you're tired of all the ones you have, invite a friend to a game of inklink or poker or pool or something.

taliendo · 02-11-2004, 09:22 PM

Boredom is a product of your unused potential. There could be a million things that you could be out doing; surely you can think of at least one.

Arsenic7 · 02-11-2004, 09:23 PM

Sadly, I wish I was MORE bored so I could sit down and concentrate on my homework.

MrFlux · 02-11-2004, 09:28 PM

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Originally posted by sapiens
Please specify.

1. bored
2. more bored
...
53.4827. bored outta my fuckin mind

bobmsmythe · 02-13-2004, 05:45 AM

Pick up Johnny Cash' biography.

Bob

Stiltzkin · 02-13-2004, 09:58 AM

I have only counted five thousand, three hundred twenty two different levels of boredom. 5,322. That's about it. Shouldn't this be in nonsense?

KungFuGuy · 02-13-2004, 02:12 PM

i used to think of boredom as like an light switch. its a yes/no condition.

so there's bored, and not bored.

Aletheia · 02-14-2004, 04:25 AM

Last time I got to level 5 I tried to cut my hair without a mirror or anyone helping.

Yeah, don't do that.

greytone · 02-14-2004, 09:05 AM

There are not levels, it is a spectrum. I insist on seeing some things in the old analog way.

kel · 02-14-2004, 01:08 PM

02-09-2004, 06:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
slimcr Insane	How many levels of boredom are there? I think Im on level 5 or 6 tonight....

02-09-2004, 06:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
drawerfixer Stonerific Location: Colorado	There is hope. __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

02-09-2004, 06:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
VitaminH An embarrassment to myself and those around me... Location: Pants	There are times when I think there are infinite levels....TFP is your only hope __________________ "Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever." - Napoleon Bonaparte

02-09-2004, 07:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
TM875 Addict Location: Amish-land, PA	I believe that there's five levels Level 1: Characterized by aimlessly channel surfing. Generally, you get involved in something quickly. Level 2: Aimless web searching. Most often, you end up going through your favorites 4 or 5 times. Level 3: Going through every porn link that you have, and spending "quiality time" at the good ones. This is usually the highest level of boredom that I reach. Level 4: Now it gets bad. Start daydreaming. Sleep. Clean. Post on TFP. Do other random things that no sane person would. Level 5: The highest level of boredom. Count pixles on your computer screen. Watch your screensaver, hoping for something different to magically appear. Eat an eitire bag of potato chips. Finally, if all else fails, go out to car and just drive until you run out of gas. Then push car back home. If still bored...kill self. Anyone reach level 5? __________________ "I've made only one mistake in my life. But I made it over and over and over. That was saying 'yes' when I meant 'no'. Forgive me."

02-09-2004, 09:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
bermuDa don't ignore this--> Location: CA	i'm almost constantly at #4 and yeah, in my experience, marijuana just creates a cycle of boredom. I'm bored so I'll smoke, then I can't think of anything else to do, so I smoke some more! rinse (throat with cold water) and repeat. __________________ I am the very model of a moderator gentleman.

02-09-2004, 09:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
amonkie Drifting Administrator Location: Windy City	I fluctuate between being bored and being so busy i don't have time to eat. When I am bored, I'm usually around #4, have dipped into #5 occasionally when stuck on duty on campus and I can't go anywhere and everyone is gone for the weekend. __________________ Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna

02-09-2004, 09:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
MrFlux Fluxing wildly... Location: Auckland, New Zealand	There are exactly 53.4827 levels of bordem. __________________ flux (n.) Medicine. The discharge of large quantities of fluid material from the body, especially the discharge of watery feces from the intestines.

02-09-2004, 09:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
CS733t Crazy	I bounce around from 2-4 often....usually on the weekends if I haven't made plans...me and my group of friends don't tend to be spontaneous. Poorness also leads to boredom...I could have tons of fun if I could spend the money. __________________ So tired now of paying my dues I start out strong but then I always lose It's half the distance before you leave me behind It's such a waste of time

02-10-2004, 10:11 AM	#14 (permalink)
nukeu666 Junkie Location: India	i get to level 4 by the time vacations end! so bored of tv and crap comp at home...i sleep away my bordon till i start dreaming of doing stuff im bored of another week of that and im in level 5 __________________ Why did the Comp. Engineer get X-mas and Halloween mixed up? Because Oct(31) == Dec(25)

02-10-2004, 10:42 AM	#15 (permalink)
Giant Hamburger Gastrolithuanian Location: low-velocity Earth orbit	Hail Citizens! Boredom is a luxury. You live in a velvet rut with too much extra time that once was used in the day-to-day struggle to survive. Now that the fat of the land provides you with your basic necessities, requiring little or no effort on your part, your pretty skulls have become gilded cages for your torporous brains. I long to break your imaginative shackles and harness the free time that you squander for my own nefarious agenda. Sadly, my dream is impotent. My path is bitter. My hopes are hollow. But I am not bored, -GH

02-10-2004, 05:00 PM	#17 (permalink)
genstylez Tilted Location: :D	marijuana + movie = fun for hours. (so it seems) good times, also i've done the car thing but I got home right as I ran out. __________________ Everything in it's right place...

02-10-2004, 05:11 PM	#18 (permalink)
SonicRL Insane	I'm pretty much almost always around 2-4. I don't know... and I used to think I was pretty much..not bored O_o __________________

02-10-2004, 05:28 PM	#19 (permalink)
runawayfetus Crazy Location: san fran	hah i agree with the 5 level system... cept i dont think iv ever gotten past 3 __________________ im a huge movie goer....

02-10-2004, 05:52 PM	#20 (permalink)
timothy Upright	yea i pray that the number of people who reach level 5 is veryy low

02-10-2004, 06:59 PM	#21 (permalink)
tuffrr Registered User Location: On the internet	Pretty much peaked at level 3. Level 5 sounds nasty - I hope i never sink low enough to post on TFP

02-10-2004, 09:19 PM	#22 (permalink)
amonkie Drifting Administrator Location: Windy City	[QUOTE]Originally posted by monkeysugar [B] Hmm...sounds like you might be an RA? If so, I feel your pain. If not, I can still probably relate to some degree. Yep, you guessed it. Having RA seniority is not always a good thing, because it means the boss "asks" me to hang around when she's out of town to make sure "nothing goes wrong". Us RA's often have to make up our own fun.... we haven't resorted to setting off the fire alarm on accident yet __________________ Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna

02-11-2004, 08:56 AM	#24 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	I think level 5 is when you stop procrastinating in college. I've only reached it a few times, but when I did, I got papers done almost a day in advance! Level 5 is dangerous to your college career. It can lead to better grades and a higher GPA. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

02-11-2004, 01:33 PM	#25 (permalink)
monkeysugar I'll be on the veranda, since you're on the cross. Location: Rand McNally's friendliest small town in America. They must have strayed from the dodgy parts...	Whoa, if that's the cure for procrastination, I need to start reaching level 5 boredom much more often. This senioritis thing is starting to bite me in the ass. __________________ I've got the love of my life and a job that I enjoy most of the time. Life is good.

02-11-2004, 02:19 PM	#26 (permalink)
Lokus I can't think of a good title Location: East Bay Area, CA	Don't any of you play video games? Instant cure for boredom! Even if you're tired of all the ones you have, invite a friend to a game of inklink or poker or pool or something. __________________ The black wind howls...

02-11-2004, 09:22 PM	#27 (permalink)
taliendo Insane Location: an indelible crawl through the gutters	Boredom is a product of your unused potential. There could be a million things that you could be out doing; surely you can think of at least one. __________________ -LIFE IS ABSURD-

02-11-2004, 09:23 PM	#28 (permalink)
Arsenic7 Insane Location: Corvallis, OR.	Sadly, I wish I was MORE bored so I could sit down and concentrate on my homework. __________________ This is no sig.

02-13-2004, 05:45 AM	#30 (permalink)
bobmsmythe Crazy Location: NYC	Pick up Johnny Cash' biography. Bob

02-13-2004, 09:58 AM	#31 (permalink)
Stiltzkin Junkie	I have only counted five thousand, three hundred twenty two different levels of boredom. 5,322. That's about it. Shouldn't this be in nonsense? __________________ The most important thing in this world is love.

02-13-2004, 02:12 PM	#32 (permalink)
KungFuGuy Insane	i used to think of boredom as like an light switch. its a yes/no condition. so there's bored, and not bored.

02-14-2004, 04:25 AM	#33 (permalink)
Aletheia Psycho	Last time I got to level 5 I tried to cut my hair without a mirror or anyone helping. Yeah, don't do that.

02-14-2004, 09:05 AM	#34 (permalink)
greytone Junkie	There are not levels, it is a spectrum. I insist on seeing some things in the old analog way. __________________ I was there to see beautiful naked women. So was everybody else. It's a common failing. Robert A Heinlein in "They Do It With Mirrors"

02-14-2004, 01:08 PM	#35 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	42 __________________ "It better be funny"