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Killroy · #1 April 19th, 2007, 11:41 AM

This post is a work in progress...

I know this is a small site (not anymore, dickhead), with little activity (says you, fuck-wad), but I figured it was time to brush up on this post and add to it a bit. I stole a good bit of this from a forum that has an established debate forum that has been running successfully for years.

The Three Things forum will hopefully encourage members to develop critical thinking skills, and to understand how to properly support an argument in a written debate. Don't worry about changing an opinion as much as use this forum as a tool to sharpen your wit and possibly broaden someone else's outlook in the process.

In regards to this forum, there are some very simple guidelines to follow.

Do Not Create Angry Rants

Take your rants to the Shoutbox or General Forum. Also, no one cares if you hate republicans or democrats, vegans, pedophiles, etc. If your post is solely voicing that you hate a group, then make it elsewhere. That is unless you plan on describing the reasons you find any particular group objectionable.

Do Not Post Links with No Content

Do not post a link to an event to start a discussion unless you plan on offering content. Talk about what you are linking to, explain what you agree or disagree with, like or dislike. It only takes a few sentences and helps the reader understand what you want them to read, and what you want to discuss in particular.

Do Not Post A Response With No Content

Do not post silly pictures, smiley faces or any other form of content-less post in these threads. If you agree or disagree with someone, Thanks them or Groan them. If you want to tell a poster anything else in regards to their post, yet have nothing to add to the discussion, Rep them or PM them.

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This reminder is one of the most important. You do not have a right to free speech here. This actually goes for the entire forum. Blatantly racist, sexist, or bigoted threads will be locked. There are a ton of sites for that type of shit, so if that's what you like, go to them. We are pretty loose with rules and conduct, but that's a can of worms I just don't have time to deal with.

Recognize the Burden of Proof

Repeat after me: the burden of proof lies on the claimant. No matter the topic of the thread, it is your job to show that there are substantial reasons for believing the fundamentals of your argument. Like it or not, most claims in the Three Things forum will need to be referenced. This doesn't mean that you need to whip out your MLA handbook, but it does mean that you may be asked to provide a few hyperlinks. While it's okay to reference an offline book, magazine, or journal, these sorts of resources are difficult to check in a timely manner. No matter how smart you are, or think you are, you'll find very few people who want to "take your word for it." If you don't feel like referencing a specific claim, or you simply cannot recall where you acquired a piece of information, you're better off not using it as the centerpiece of your argument.

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And lastly, although things can get heated, it's just the fucking Internet. Some major flame wars have gone on in Three Things but that is where it stays. Just because you and Member X have an argument over Jesus having a wife, does not mean that it should spill over into the movie forum where a discussion of Godzilla is taking place. If that type of behavior is noticed, behavior that shows a member is taking shit a little too seriously, we have no issues keeping that member out of Three Things. Let's not fool each other here. No one is really trying to sway the other to their way of thinking. You want to simply win a argument\debate with the audience eating popcorn while they watch. So let's keep that in mind before you let your blood pressure rise over an debate about Bigfoot.

Killroy · #2 November 13th, 2007, 04:52 PM

The rules have been updated. They are extremely simple, basic, and easy to follow. If you are not able to comply by them, then there may be a good chance that you are not as intelligent as you think you are. ;)

swivel · #3 November 13th, 2007, 05:18 PM

Does this have anything to do with my new "ASSHOLE" habit?

Edit: I guess I need to be more specific by noting that this is my third "ASSHOLE" habit of varying sorts.

Killroy · #4 November 13th, 2007, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by swivel

Does this have anything to do with my new "ASSHOLE" habit?

Edit: I guess I need to be more specific by noting that this is my third "ASSHOLE" habit of varying sorts.

What ASSHOLE habit? :D

And no, it just needed to be clarified for future reference.

swivel · #5 November 13th, 2007, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Killroy

What ASSHOLE habit? :D

And no, it just needed to be clarified for future reference.

Watch "2 Girls 1 Cup" and then give me a call.

Killroy · #6 November 13th, 2007, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by swivel

Watch "2 Girls 1 Cup" and then give me a call.

Seriously. I don't think I can. Did you?

swivel · #7 November 13th, 2007, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Killroy

Seriously. I don't think I can. Did you?

No way. But I told my brother about it and he fired it up with his girlfriend!

He told me not to show my wife the video. That it leaves scars.

2 Girls 1 Cup Reaction

Rotten Apple · #8 November 13th, 2007, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by swivel

Watch "2 Girls 1 Cup" and then give me a call.

OH

MY

GOD

That's what I get for being nosy.

swivel · #9 November 13th, 2007, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Kathy

OH

MY

GOD

That's what I get for being nosy.

Holy shit. Sorry about that!

Now, please tell us all about your viewing experience...

Rotten Apple · #10 November 13th, 2007, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by swivel

Holy shit. Sorry about that!

Now, please tell us all about your viewing experience...

If I can stop these dry heaves, I will.

swivel · #11 November 13th, 2007, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Kathy

If I can stop these dry heaves, I will.

Seriously? Did your gag-reflex kick in?

I'm really curious about the video, but too chicken-shit to watch it. I'll only do it if Morbid is in the same room with me, forced to watch with me.

Rotten Apple · #12 November 13th, 2007, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by swivel

Seriously? Did your gag-reflex kick in?

I'm really curious about the video, but too chicken-shit to watch it. I'll only do it if Morbid is in the same room with me, forced to watch with me.

It did. I'm skipping dinner tonight.

To make it even worse, I had to refresh my browser THREE times to get it to load properly. I should have taken that as a sign.

Just watch it. I'm not scarred for life. You'll be OK.

Athena · #13 November 13th, 2007, 07:56 PM

It's probably good that I have no access to video while I'm at work.

...but I'm totally coming back to it when I get home. :p

Rotten Apple · #14 November 13th, 2007, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Athena

It's probably good that I have no access to video while I'm at work.

...but I'm totally coming back to it when I get home. :p

Careful.

I've been spending the last few minutes googling "cute baby animal photos" to wash my eyes out.

ZombieBabe · #15 November 13th, 2007, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by swivel

I'm really curious about the video, but too chicken-shit to watch it.

Whew! I'm glad I'm not the only one.

It speaks volumes about your character that you admit to being a chicken-shit. Kudos!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kathy

I've been spending the last few minutes googling "cute baby animal photos" to wash my eyes out.

www.cuteoverload.com

Doc · #16 November 13th, 2007, 11:26 PM

2 Girls 1 Cup rules.

I watched it with a friend the first time. He barfed, I laughed, and then wiped a little bit of puke off my shoe. And ate it. And then barfed in his mouth.

Athena · #17 November 14th, 2007, 01:46 AM

Someone link me to it? Please? I can only find reactions. :(

I hate being out of the loop.

AnalBreeze · #18 November 14th, 2007, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Athena

Someone link me to it? Please? I can only find reactions. :(

I hate being out of the loop.

Yeah! I guess I'm out of the loop, too! WTF?

Tolo · #19 November 14th, 2007, 03:45 AM

www.2girls1cup.com

AnalBreeze · #20 November 14th, 2007, 03:51 AM

Those wacky girls.... THAT WAS FUCKED UP!
I did not gag but I did giggle just a bit!

AnalBreeze · #21 November 14th, 2007, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Doc

2 Girls 1 Cup rules.

www.2girls1cup.com

I watched it with a friend the first time. He barfed, I laughed, and then wiped a little bit of puke off my shoe. And ate it. And then barfed in his mouth.

McVain · #22 November 14th, 2007, 08:32 AM

Tempting, but no. You can go ahead and file me under chicken shit.

kakihara · #23 November 14th, 2007, 02:30 PM

Fucking sick! I did not gag or throw up nor did I want to. I did want to stop watching it, but I had make it through. I REALLY don't understand this fetish. The bad thing is, I would totally bang both of those chicks...Before I saw that...OK...After I saw it too.:beurk:

swivel · #24 November 14th, 2007, 02:31 PM

Someone really aught to grab the worst screens and just throw them up in this thread, so us Chicken-Shits are forced to have an image charred onto our retinas.

Rotten Apple · #25 November 14th, 2007, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by kakihara

The bad thing is, I would totally bang both of those chicks...Before I saw that...OK...After I saw it too.:beurk:

Yeah, but would you KISS them on the mouth????

kakihara · #26 November 14th, 2007, 02:40 PM

Right after I got done doing some hits of Jenkem!

swivel · #27 November 14th, 2007, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kakihara

Right after I got done doing some hits of Jenkem!

That word is getting sooooo much play around my house right now. I must use it 10 times a day. It makes talking about shit fun again.

sweet_misery · #28 November 14th, 2007, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by McVain

You can go ahead and file me under chicken shit.

Me, too. I can't bring myself to watch it.

ZombieBabe · #29 November 14th, 2007, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by swivel

It makes talking about shit fun again.

When was it ever NOT fun?!

I work for an endoscopy center, and primarily what they do there is colonoscopies. There is no shortage of jokes about shoving things up people's asses. Never gets old.

AnalBreeze · #30 November 14th, 2007, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ZombieBabe

When was it ever NOT fun?!

I work for an endoscopy center, and primarily what they do there is colonoscopies. There is no shortage of jokes about shoving things up people's asses. Never gets old.

Where I work we don't do colonoscopies but we have no shortage of jokes about shoving shit up people's asses, either!