KyleTheJustin

Wouldn't it be too big for your ass? iPhone's smaller, iPad's bigger...iTampon stuff is funny when it works, I guess.

First and foremost, what do YOU want out of your lounge? That's very important to start with. On the customer end of the spectrum, make sure you keep something open for everyone, this means music, atmosphere, the whole 9 yards. Cater to what your customers need and want and you'll at the very least be "the place to go." Prices and all that shit will contribute, but others on this forum can contribute to that aspect of your lounge ownership. Think of when you first went to a hookah bar: was that exactly what you wanted? Was the atmosphere and music up to your standards? Was the business consistent?

If she was born in Canada, which is news to me, then that is the only other piece of crap that Canada has turned out aside from Nickleback.

[quote name='johnp' date='28 January 2010 - 11:02 PM' timestamp='1264744967' post='448304'] This topic would be more interesting if more people actually differentiated between the Tina Fey caricature of Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live" and Sarah Palin herself. If there is no media bias in favor of the democrat party (the same party that argued to continue segregation in the 60's...yet somehow makes itself out to be the champion of minorities now...) then why did all of the satire mocking President Obama or VP Joe Biden, et al... conveniently wait until after the election? Why do people still seriously bring up the "I can see Russia from my house!" (Tina Fey) in serious discussions about Sarah Palin? At least she doesn't need a teleprompter to speak to fourth graders, knows there aren't 57 states (where's the mockery, hmmm?) and never once suggested that somehow tripling our debt would somehow pay us OUT of debt. Even Pres. Bush didn't try to pull THAT one on us...yet President Obama does EXACTLY that...and gets a pass? PLEASE. Secondly, it's interesting to see people mock FOX news, when based on their statements it is quite obvious they have no idea what the network actually airs. If there is a vast conservative slant to the media, then why is it only FOX news is mentioned? Those of you with Socialist/Communist political leanings (no, I'm not name-calling...look up what those words mean, it might surprise you) have ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, the list goes on...so the math does not support your claim of a lean to the right. FOX is the only network that doesn't toe the party line; doesn't mean their coverage is wrong, only that it doesn't follow your political leanings. Finally, James "Jimmy" Carter, former President of the U.S.....is IMHO a traitor. There, I've said it. He gave away more strategic advantage to our enemies without even a nod to the people, than Benedict Arnold ever did. Panama Canal, China, 100 million dead, red brigades....back room deals....it all runs together somehow.... The fact that he is a racist, anti-semitic traitor is no surprise whatsoever. Of course if you don't read his writings, and ignore what he's actually done or said, he's from most accounts a decent HFH carpenter. At least Benedict Arnold won us some victories before turning traitor. Just my opinion. [/quote] Oh, please and thank you. I've been waiting for this type of argument to come out about President Obama. Let's look at the facts before we start throwing out numbers that your ass (or mine, for that matter) can't cash: President Obama came into office when the United States was at an all-time low. Not since FDR has the United States seen such a shitty economy, and to further place the blame on Obama literally just ignores the clusterfuck that took place before he took office. To keep the argument on the past Retard in Chief as short as possible, look at the bill for the Iraq war and then come back to me and being telling me about the current economic situation. No matter what figures you pull out of your ass, none, and I mean none, will compare to the trillions of dollars wasted on a war that did nothing more than make America look like a bunch of bullying pricks--a task the Obama administration has taken upon themselves to go out and fix, hence the trips to foreign countries to apologize for past idiotic actions. Now let's get on to Sarah Palin. First, I should let you know that I don't identify myself as a democrat by any means. I see both sides of the spectrum as being elitist capitalist that want nothing more than to rule the entire world, so my argument comes from blatant facts that cannot go unnoticed. Now, having said that, let's get back to Mrs. Palin. Sarah Palin, in the simplest way possible, is a plum retard. No evidence will ever be able to sway my opinion from label based on what she broadcasted to the world on a daily basis. Sure, Obama has said some dumb shit, and I'm sure there is much, much more to come, but at least when he speaks to the people of his nation he doesn't seem like a mindless cheerleader that uses the cute card to get out of jail free. That, by no means, is a sexist comment since I think plenty of women are fantastic public speakers--most of them better than men. My argument against Sarah Palin roots itself deep in her inability to communicate and furthermore to think. The only reason she received half of the support she did--and this relates back to the mindlessness that accompanies various forms of news broadcasting--boils down to the right-wing Christian vote that she somehow managed to swing. It's not too difficult to persuade anyone with the "God" option, and Sarah Palin sure as hell gathered all of those individuals who couldn't think for themselves. Case in point, she's a moron. Always has been, always will be, and I'll be damned if I consider myself an American citizen if that kind of blatant stupidity ever makes it into office. There, I didn't refer back to any of her "cute" fallouts on TV. Instead, like most of us have done in this post, I've outlined how completely moronic she really is. Watch any of her interviews and see the hilarity ensue. If lack of intelligence and a cutesie attitude is all that it takes to win the hearts of millions in America,--an idea that shouldn't come as a surprise, since we devote our time to shows like American Idol--then the future of this country looks very bleak and will ultimately fade out rather quickly. And socialist/communist leanings? Suck my balls those fucking stations lean in my fucking direction. That's a disgrace to anyone who considers themself socialist or communist. You, my friend, need to re-read what the hell it means to be a socialist or communist, because clearly your Wikipedia one-time search isn't doing much to support your argument. No news station out there is far enough to the left to consider themselves anywhere remotely close to socialist or communist. That's just a disgusting statement to make. Fox News, on the other hand, does a pretty fantastic job of promoting an very rightist ideology. I can't say I have a problem with it being on TV, since any network should be able to broadcast anything they want. But, believe me, if any news station considered themselves "socialist" or "communist," I guarantee you those asshats at Fox News would throw a fucking fit and do everything in their power to stifle that idea. How do I know this? You support the channel (Fox) and placed fucking ABC and NBC in the realm of socialism and communism. Even if it's "leanings" like you stated, which is, again, horseshit, you are still reinforcing everything that Fox News does right: make stupid comments and presuppose you are correct based on terms you have no familiarity with. Jimmy Carter, well, you guys can fight it out over him.

I think it's awesome. I don't have an iPhone, so this may be a contributing reason behind my decision. It's sleek and from what little I've heard of about it, it's fast as fuck. If it was given as a gift, I'd put that fucker to use hard.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-35-Ed-Hardy-1-Hose-HOOKAH-Nagile-Shsha-Pipe-Case_W0QQitemZ350305015873QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item518fce5841"]http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-35-Ed-Hardy-1-Hose-HOOKAH-Nagile-Shsha-Pipe-Case_W0QQitemZ350305015873QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item518fce5841[/url] Pretty cheap, guys. I don't know about you all but those tattoo designs make me wants to spend enough to buy 3 KMs. Who needs quality, right? ...I apologize.

I've noticed a difference when smoking without ice in my KM chiller. It could be completely psychological, but if you leave the ice in there for long enough the stem does get pretty chilled. I always set mine up 5-8 minutes before I start the bowl. Yum yum, gimme some.

50g samples, my friend. Brands have been mentioned, but it's your taste, not ours!

Well, since we three are the only ones that have commented on it, I thought we could use a bit of humor to break up the seriousness involved. Maybe that's my form of prayer. Who knows. +1

lolol. Thank you for proving me wrong.

You really don't have a joking side, do you?

You're a...qad...osh...

If you can't wait until you get home to smoke, chances are you need to take a break for a bit.

I'm a pretty big AW fan and I would have to say that out of all the melon shishas I have smoked, AW melon is just bomb. The flavor is strong and comes off a bit sour sometimes, but I dig it. However, the "popular flavors" like After Nine and Bounty are just gross. Maybe try some 50g samples to gauge your taste preference. I've heard a lot of good things about AW's grape. But, yeah, just like any other shisha, there is going to be a significant amount of hit and miss no matter what. 50g samples save lives.

And, you know what, I respect the fact that all three of us can walk away from this and say that we learned something. It's not often that you find such blatant differences that inevitably turns into mutual understanding and respect through structure dialogue and respect. That is true beauty in my opinion.

Dr. B, don't trip, man. I respect the hell out of what you say; by now you should now this! I, too, think that there is truly something out there that will in fact make my "happy" and fulfill the void that FSU brings to the table. Discussions like that one we just had truly does being a new light into my life. I appreciate honest discourse and love a good argument. Nothing in the world make me happier knowing that there are similarities present in even the most opposite of beings. That, if it makes sense, can be seen as my form of "prayer" in FSU's eyes:) Man, this is getting to soft and accepting! Let's spice it up a bit! Religion sucks! Suck on that, FSU!

haha! I'm gonna try my best this time to keep the spelling under control. I understand that you attribute prayer to specific actions, but one such specific action to you and I translates into millions/every action out there. Due to this, I see a great deal of problem and furthermore find it hard to believe that prayer now takes on the form of any activity that makes an individual happy. I know that train of thought encompasses an entire body of people but as I am an anarcho-socialist, it kind of just happens:/ On an individual basis, I can see the relevance and at least we are both on the same page in considering an action I deem as happiness and you considering praying. To answer your question about what action(s) make me feel most at ease/rest and comfortable cannot be limited to one such action. Sometimes I find extreme relaxation and pleasure just sitting at home by myself, while other times I find relaxation in a large group of people. Sometimes I can smoke hookah and feel relaxed, other times I just want to drink six beers and watch Harry Potter. All of these actions, to me, come with both a side of relaxation and a side of "ehh." I can honestly say the same about different locations, as well. I love to be in the ocean and would like to be more than anything right now, but there still comes a time when that happiness becomes mundane and repetitious--eventually changing with time away from the particular place/object. Come to think of it, this may well be the problem that I have with this idea: how can one limit oneself to a particular action that they deem relaxing? If we are speaking in terms of all of those actions constituting what you deem as the re-definition of prayer then, yes, those things do it for me. But I, along with how you feel prayer is being redefined, feel that people's interest and methods of relaxation and peace change and evolve with the person. Does that make sense? I'm not reading over that for spelling mistakes. I'm too lazy.

I'd be the first one to be packing the bowl to see if it's a mix or not. Then, after reading the two flavors, I'd make this thread as well;)

I also need to stop posting after reading such long posts. My ability to catch common spelling errors goes out the window. Christ. No pun intended.

Well, I read through it a second time, and still standing by my initial posts regarding what you define as "textbook" praying, I still find it impossible to make the connection. What you're doing by combining the actions of sitting on a computer and praying leaves no room for anyone to dodge the religious/spiritual nonsense you're throwing their way! I sit on the computer and type back and forth to you because it interests me; fuck the "qadosh" and all that other nonsense that virtually says that an apple is an apple no matter what was you look at it. Look, I respect that your can identify what "true" prayer is, but to label nonsensical, everyday actions as "praying" is just absurd. I hope what's near and dear to me based on interest--a very "realist" way to imagine the situation. While I must admit that this whole process has got me thinking--thank you for that--it still does not defer me from my convictions to call my interests interests and not prayer for the sake having this awkward connection to God when I wipe twice in the morning after a nice deuce. Yes, my original attack of your post aimed itself clearly at the definition of prayer as I, and many other followers of religion, were taught. Your definition that you're trying to argue, however, does nothing to change my mind about my actions. You can call it prayer all you want, FSU. In fact, I hope that you do continue to call it prayer; however, coming from a position that challenges an unproven series of guidelines that people follow out of a number of the same texts in different languages, the idea of prayer, the "stillborn" prayer and your definition, provide fantasy and illusion into our lives that, in my opinion, need not be there. Either way, this is a very interesting thought. I wouldn't give it two reads and this many responses if I didn't feel that way. Man, and to think that I was attacking stillborns;)

I agree. Both of my roommates use religion as a tool to help better themselves and help those around them; to them this defines religion. I, on the other hand, don't believe in the idea of a higher power, but I most certainly appreciate the betterment of oneself and others, thus placing my respect for true followers of religion right amongst the rest of the world. I have said and will always say that differences keep the world united, because through those differences, no matter how big or how small, the underlying person behind the ideas and/or beliefs usually turns out to share more in common than they do it combat.

Very understandable. I think the appreciative elements of my post were lost in the anti-religion overtones:) I did take away quite a bit from that speech, but it's just in my nature to challenge the essence of the material behind it; 5 years of literary criticism tends to make you see past the blatant message and attack the roots of the problem, in this case it was religion and prayer. On one hand I most certainly combat the idea of finding peace through prayer, and then the other hand slaps myself in the face for questioning someone's happiness, no matter what the means of achieving it may be. So instead of talking to myself in hopes of chance playing in my favor, I slap myself to reinforce that there is multiple forms of crazy out there:) I think a more appealing topic, especially in such a vast variety of people, would search for each and every individual's path to peace and tranquility. That topic may avoid any confrontation with religious propaganda due to the fact that everyone, at least hopefully, finds peace through some activity.

I have 4 tattoos so far, all of which make people somewhat resent me. My most recent addition is a zombie Marilyn Monroe on my forearm. It's filled in and colored, but needs the background and morose effects touched up on. I'll see if I can find a passable picture for its current state.

Lack of understanding and competence? I think what I stated shows a great deal of understanding. Much of what I said appreciates the idea behind finding your "peaceful" place, but I think you misguide your "reasonable" responses in defense of the soft spot that I just poked. To label a post challenging his viewpoints as one which lacks competence in and of itself proves your attempts to silence dissent on a "touchy" subject. I [i]respect[/i] FSU and his viewpoints, as that was made clear thoughout my post, but I'm not going to, nor will I ever subject myself to accepting something so completely out of this world. I [i]appreciate[/i] his stance on the "neutral place" idea, which of course can lead one to extrapolate what they will from that post metaphorically, but I just find much of what was said to be bogus and very nonsensical. FSU is an incredibly intelligent person and I don't hold his beliefs against him in any shape or form, just as I don't with every other individual. It still boggles my mind that you have the audacity to make such a claim as "lack of competence" and stating that I know little to nothing of the topic at hand. To quote myself, which is rather odd, "Again, I respect belief and was raised Catholic for a good portion of my life..." So, yes, Dr. B, I know exactly what I'm talking about when referring to the complete redundancy of praying. It's cute at best that you stick up for one of your friends on a hookah forum, but it nevertheless helps identify the separation between petty attacks and questioning the topic in a logical manner, which, most of the time, you tend to do more often than not. As far as me vocalizing what is near and dear to my heart, only to have it berated by someone else makes my world turn. If everyone agreed on the same thing, which is oddly enough what you just promoted yet again, then we'd all attend church and talk to ourselves at the side of our bed at night hoping for that new BMW or the blonde down the street. My post attacks the idea of prayer, religion, and the contents in the speech. If you wish to assimilate that with FSU than that is your problem to deal with.