The more you get the more it takes

[pushpills]

It's a sad thing indeed. But, can we use this as an ambition to become the "mega rich" ? I think so.


I was doing a nice 120mph (t-tops off) weave through traffic today, and, sure enough, I was happy with my car and the fun I was having, but couldn't help thinking.....people see me fly by and go "cool car!"...but they aren't going "daaaamn thats a lamborghini flying by!!".


So, is being only somewhat happy by mediocre (as i would define it) materialism a blessing by encouraging you to do more and to make more and to become more?


Is it? (for once I can't answer this question with certainty).

Sure I have a substance filled girlfriend but that doesnt make me happy enough either. 250 million plus has gotta be the ending point, where i can say, YES, I can buy anything I want and I have most certainly "made it". Everything else is just extra (woman who loves me for me etc), I got what I came for. No?


wierd thread i gues... leave that to my sunday night rantings.

Thoughts/comments?

[Mike AI]

Isn't this the point I tried to get into your thick skull in a previous thread? I think it was the first one about your wallet. I suggest you go re-read it.

[JoesHO]

Very True, there is no cieling as though it seems.... no matter what the numbers are, big or small, you Never seem to have enough money to do everything you want to do...

[pushpills]

Originally posted by Mike AI@May 23 2004, 09:12 PM
Isn't this the point I tried to get into your thick skull in a previous thread? I think it was the first one about your wallet. I suggest you go re-read it.
could have been another thread?

the only thing from you in that thread I saw was "I hope you picked it up at a flea market for $5 "

[cj]

I saw the title and I thought 'surely we couldn't be wrong about a 3rd person who we thought was a moron but is turning out to be ok' ....

And then I see 'My camero doesn't make me happy enough but a lamborghini would'

*shaking head*

all I can say is WOW, you are going to be disappointed LMAO

You think happiness is having people look at you and think you are cool?!

I'm sad to say, but your life lesson is going to really hurt ... you are going to fall so hard from that pedistal you have yourself on. :( Unfortunately for you, there is no other future ahead of you with that attitude, except a very unhappy, lonely one.

[Winetalk.com]

Originally posted by JoesHO1@May 23 2004, 10:18 PM
Very True, there is no cieling as though it seems.... no matter what the numbers are, big or small, you Never seem to have enough money to do everything you want to do...
hmmm....
I do.

And I don't have anywhere near $250,000,000

;-)))

[Winetalk.com]

Originally posted by cj@May 23 2004, 10:34 PM
I saw the title and I thought 'surely we couldn't be wrong about a 3rd person who we thought was a moron but is turning out to be ok' ....

And then I see 'My camero doesn't make me happy enough but a lamborghini would'

*shaking head*

all I can say is WOW, you are going to be disappointed LMAO

You think happiness is having people look at you and think you are cool?!

I'm sad to say, but your life lesson is going to really hurt ... you are going to fall so hard from that pedistal you have yourself on. :( Unfortunately for you, there is no other future ahead of you with that attitude, except a very unhappy, lonely one.
cj,
Greg Lasardo has Lamborgini and has no happiness
;-))

good point, matey!
;-)))

[sarettah]

Happy is a state of mind, as is contentedness. Money provides comfort but has not one fucking thing to do with happiness other than as a stress reliever.

[Winetalk.com]

Originally posted by sarettah@May 23 2004, 10:37 PM
Happy is a state of mind, as is contentedness. Money provides comfort but has not one fucking thing to do with happiness other than as a stress reliever.
stress reliever my ass!

seeing interest rates go from 6% to .5% and decreasing your earnings 10 times IS stress
;-)))

[pushpills]

so I guess the rancid lesson learned is that successful materialism is like the x button on a calculator.....always in need of further multiplication and never satisfied with the outcome?

i'm stretchin' here.

[pushpills]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano+May 23 2004, 09:38 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Serge_Oprano @ May 23 2004, 09:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--sarettah@May 23 2004, 10:37 PM
Happy is a state of mind, as is contentedness. Money provides comfort but has not one fucking thing to do with happiness other than as a stress reliever.
stress reliever my ass!

seeing interest rates go from 6% to .5% and decreasing your earnings 10 times IS stress
;-)))[/b][/quote]
HAHAAHA....It's added stress....can't live with what you could have done with it! Is this irony/paradox?

[pushpills]

Originally posted by cj@May 23 2004, 09:34 PM
I saw the title and I thought 'surely we couldn't be wrong about a 3rd person who we thought was a moron but is turning out to be ok' ....

And then I see 'My camero doesn't make me happy enough but a lamborghini would'

*shaking head*

all I can say is WOW, you are going to be disappointed LMAO

You think happiness is having people look at you and think you are cool?!

I'm sad to say, but your life lesson is going to really hurt ... you are going to fall so hard from that pedistal you have yourself on. :( Unfortunately for you, there is no other future ahead of you with that attitude, except a very unhappy, lonely one.
well we'll see. If I drive myself crazy and jump off a bridge, at least you'll have some satisfaction.

[pushpills]

Originally posted by JoesHO1@May 23 2004, 09:18 PM
Very True, there is no cieling as though it seems.... no matter what the numbers are, big or small, you Never seem to have enough money to do everything you want to do...
not my point, but kinda close i guess.....no...not close.


250 mill is not enough to do everything we want

[Vick]

Poor men wanna be rich, rich men wanna be kings,
And a king ain’t satisfied till he rules everything.

[Winetalk.com]

Originally posted by pushpills+May 23 2004, 10:42 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (pushpills @ May 23 2004, 10:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Originally posted by -Serge_Oprano@May 23 2004, 09:38 PM
<!--QuoteBegin--sarettah@May 23 2004, 10:37 PM
Happy is a state of mind, as is contentedness. Money provides comfort but has not one fucking thing to do with happiness other than as a stress reliever.
stress reliever my ass!

seeing interest rates go from 6% to .5% and decreasing your earnings 10 times IS stress
;-)))
HAHAAHA....It's added stress....can't live with what you could have done with it! Is this irony/paradox?[/b][/quote]
grogan,
fuck you, cretin,
I saw what you have done with your money,
you lost them all in one week, moron
;-))

did it ever occured to you that EVERYBODY with no exceptions here think you are a MORON?

[PornoDoggy]

Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"

Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

[pushpills]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano+May 23 2004, 09:49 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Serge_Oprano @ May 23 2004, 09:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Originally posted by -pushpills@May 23 2004, 10:42 PM
Originally posted by -Serge_Oprano@May 23 2004, 09:38 PM
<!--QuoteBegin--sarettah@May 23 2004, 10:37 PM
Happy is a state of mind, as is contentedness. Money provides comfort but has not one fucking thing to do with happiness other than as a stress reliever.
stress reliever my ass!

seeing interest rates go from 6% to .5% and decreasing your earnings 10 times IS stress
;-)))
HAHAAHA....It's added stress....can't live with what you could have done with it! Is this irony/paradox?
grogan,
fuck you, cretin,
I saw what you have done with your money,
you lost them all in one week, moron
;-))

did it ever occured to you that EVERYBODY with no exceptions here think you are a MORON?[/b][/quote]
it occured to me, but smart people know otherwise.


you got what you came for in this business, and congrats for that, but you shit on those who are going to easily surpass you.


no matter what point I'm at, I always help and encourage those who wish to take my place as I will surpass what is my current "place" (you will not surpass what you are today). get a new word, only gfyers have to actually look up the meaning of "cretin" and once they do, I'm sure even they aren't impressed.


you WERE on the right path with me but have this unstoppable need to be better than everyone else and to put down those who are going to make you look like a fucking PEASANT.


Hard work and right place right time, wow you are god serge. And if you want to talk idiocy take a look at those years you spent with brad and what a great judge of character you are. At least i give a shit about other folk, he wants to get every nickel he can before he goes indicted/MIA/r-levi. You just have the overwhelming urge to be an asshole. Your god approach is comparible to lensman.

[sarettah]

This is gonna be fun................... :yowsa: :popcorn:

[pushpills]

Originally posted by cj@May 23 2004, 09:34 PM

And then I see 'My camero doesn't make me happy enough but a lamborghini would'

*shaking head*

all I can say is WOW, you are going to be disappointed LMAO

if you are not worth 10+ mill...then how would you know about that satisfaction?

what you have not achieved is what I live to achieve. and there lies my intended satisfaction.

[PornoDoggy]

Originally posted by sarettah@May 23 2004, 11:21 PM
This is gonna be fun................... :yowsa: :popcorn:
I'll let you know when I start painting the trim on the house ... watching that bright white paint dry will really amuse you.

[sarettah]

Originally posted by pushpills@May 23 2004, 11:22 PM
if you are not worth 10+ mill...then how would you know about that satisfaction?

what you have not achieved is what I live to achieve. and there lies my intended satisfaction.
When I go to the casino, I love to play the slots... I know that my odds are better than blackjack, but there's something about all the wheels and the bells and the noise that sucks me into the slots....

Took a while but I finally realized that I got the same satisfaction playing and winning on the nickel slots as I di on the dollar slots.. :okthumb:

[pushpills]

Originally posted by sarettah+May 23 2004, 10:31 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (sarettah @ May 23 2004, 10:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--pushpills@May 23 2004, 11:22 PM
if you are not worth 10+ mill...then how would you know about that satisfaction?

what you have not achieved is what I live to achieve. and there lies my intended satisfaction.
When I go to the casino, I love to play the slots... I know that my odds are better than blackjack, but there's something about all the wheels and the bells and the noise that sucks me into the slots....

Took a while but I finally realized that I got the same satisfaction playing and winning on the nickel slots as I di on the dollar slots.. :okthumb:[/b][/quote]
well hold on a minute while I order a scroll that says "congratiulations on being a fucking retard!:





oh cmone take a joke, ive been drinking :awinky:

[pushpills]

Originally posted by PornoDoggy+May 23 2004, 10:31 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (PornoDoggy @ May 23 2004, 10:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--sarettah@May 23 2004, 11:21 PM
This is gonna be fun................... :yowsa: :popcorn:
I'll let you know when I start painting the trim on the house ... watching that bright white paint dry will really amuse you.[/b][/quote]
and yet here you are in this thread

[sarettah]

Originally posted by pushpills@May 23 2004, 11:34 PM
When I go to the casino, I love to play the slots... I know that my odds are better than blackjack, but there's something about all the wheels and the bells and the noise that sucks me into the slots....

Took a while but I finally realized that I got the same satisfaction playing and winning on the nickel slots as I di on the dollar slots.. :okthumb:
well hold on a minute while I order a scroll that says "congratiulations on being a fucking retard!:





oh cmone take a joke, ive been drinking :awinky:
Alcohol is no excuse....

[cj]

Pushpills, I've lived it more than you could ever even dream about - the details will be in the book

MY LIFE IN THE AUSTRALIAN PORN MAFIA

What you aim to be, I have been a part of. I've watched men who have achieved all the things you THINK you are capable of achieving spiral into a living nightmare because of the mindset 'more money and i will be happy'.

Its funny you used a Lamborghini as the example ... Serge sees why and so will many others here. You didn't choose this car because you like it, you choose it because its the most impressive to others. Why live your life trying to impress people you drive past on the freeway? Most of them will hate you because you have something they don't.

The only difference between you and Lasrado is that he actually hit $10 million ... you never will.

When I turned 25 I became so sick from the stress of trying reach material goals that I am STILL unable to live a normal life & have permanent damage I will be dealing with for the rest of my life. While you crap on about the future and shit you have no idea about, the rest of us are living LIFE - not living a movie.

Why I am wasting my breath I'll never know. I guess I hoped you could be slowed down before you crash ... but fuck ya, i hope you learn the hard way.

[PornoDoggy]

Originally posted by pushpills+May 23 2004, 11:35 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (pushpills @ May 23 2004, 11:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Originally posted by -PornoDoggy@May 23 2004, 10:31 PM
<!--QuoteBegin--sarettah@May 23 2004, 11:21 PM
This is gonna be fun................... :yowsa: :popcorn:
I'll let you know when I start painting the trim on the house ... watching that bright white paint dry will really amuse you.
and yet here you are in this thread[/b][/quote]
Watching you make a fool out of yourself is kinda like watching the Sopranos this season (up until tonight, maybe) ... it's getting more and more boring, but I've been doing it for a while now, so I just keep doing it.

[SykkBoy]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano+May 23 2004, 10:35 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Serge_Oprano @ May 23 2004, 10:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--cj@May 23 2004, 10:34 PM
I saw the title and I thought 'surely we couldn't be wrong about a 3rd person who we thought was a moron but is turning out to be ok' ....

And then I see 'My camero doesn't make me happy enough but a lamborghini would'

*shaking head*

all I can say is WOW, you are going to be disappointed LMAO

You think happiness is having people look at you and think you are cool?!

I'm sad to say, but your life lesson is going to really hurt ... you are going to fall so hard from that pedistal you have yourself on. :( Unfortunately for you, there is no other future ahead of you with that attitude, except a very unhappy, lonely one.
cj,
Greg Lasardo has Lamborgini and has no happiness
;-))

good point, matey!
;-)))[/b][/quote]
I have a family van with a car seat and making room for another and yet, I'm the happiest I've been in years.

I got lazy and got passed by when everyone else in this business made millions...yet, the one constant I had was a supportive family and wife who put up with my shit through thick and thin.

This is something the grogans in life will never know the satisfaction of. They will constantly be worried about what people think of them, and it'll be the wrong people. It's not what idiots on a message board think of you or the 18 year old cheerleader who's impressed with your Camarro thinks of you. It's much deeper than that.

Howard Hughes was very wealthy and died insane and alone
Thomas Andrews built a beautiful boat but he ultimately went down with it

[pushpills]

cj you finally make a little sense to me, I "get it" but I guess I won't be able to say for sure for 10 years or so if my logic is flawed. Probably (hence this riddiculous thread).

[Monk]

Originally posted by cj@May 23 2004, 11:42 PM
Why live your life trying to impress people you drive past on the freeway?


Isn't that what insecure people do?

[cj]

Originally posted by Monk+May 24 2004, 06:05 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Monk @ May 24 2004, 06:05 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--cj@May 23 2004, 11:42 PM
Why live your life trying to impress people you drive past on the freeway?


Isn't that what insecure people do?[/b][/quote]
cj say he who search for worth anywhere but within ... end up without!

i wish there was a bow smilie

Grogan, i think you need more than 10 years ... or a near death experience.

[pushpills]

Originally posted by cj+May 24 2004, 05:12 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (cj @ May 24 2004, 05:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Originally posted by -Monk@May 24 2004, 06:05 AM
<!--QuoteBegin--cj@May 23 2004, 11:42 PM
Why live your life trying to impress people you drive past on the freeway?


Isn't that what insecure people do?
cj say he who search for worth anywhere but within ... end up without!

i wish there was a bow smilie

Grogan, i think you need more than 10 years ... or a near death experience.[/b][/quote]
I probably won't live to see 50, don't really need a near death experience to know how little life i've got left.

first line was nice :awinky:

[Winetalk.com]

Originally posted by cj+May 24 2004, 06:12 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (cj @ May 24 2004, 06:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Originally posted by -Monk@May 24 2004, 06:05 AM
<!--QuoteBegin--cj@May 23 2004, 11:42 PM
Why live your life trying to impress people you drive past on the freeway?


Isn't that what insecure people do?
cj say he who search for worth anywhere but within ... end up without!

i wish there was a bow smilie

Grogan, i think you need more than 10 years ... or a near death experience.[/b][/quote]
cj!!!!

you and me see the same things once again
;_))

grogan PM's me the question:
"Why do you have to insist on being an ASSHOLE to me.
"
and my response was:
"because you bore me to death and I no longer see any potential in you,
in the next 10-15 years and I am not a patient man.
Serge"

[pushpills]

as goes my curious nature. you aren't bored with me yet. you can claim you don't give a shit but I see through like it like colorless saran wrap.

[Winetalk.com]

Originally posted by pushpills@May 24 2004, 06:45 AM
as goes my curious nature. you aren't bored with me yet. you can claim you don't give a shit but I see through like it like colorless saran wrap.
Incorect.
I am bored but not ignoring you. This is a next stage, when doesn't matter what you do you get no response, and we are getting there.

[JoesHO]

Originally posted by pushpills+May 24 2004, 03:31 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (pushpills @ May 24 2004, 03:31 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Originally posted by -cj@May 24 2004, 05:12 AM
Originally posted by -Monk@May 24 2004, 06:05 AM
<!--QuoteBegin--cj@May 23 2004, 11:42 PM
Why live your life trying to impress people you drive past on the freeway?


Isn't that what insecure people do?
cj say he who search for worth anywhere but within ... end up without!

i wish there was a bow smilie

Grogan, i think you need more than 10 years ... or a near death experience.
I probably won't live to see 50, don't really need a near death experience to know how little life i've got left.

first line was nice :awinky:[/b][/quote]
grogan, everyone full of piss and vinager at 20 something, with some moderate financial success

a.) thinks they are a millionaire once they start makig 100K a year..

b.) thinks they are living the fast life, and won't make it to 50

but life has it's own plans for you, and you should not just enjoy the ride, but learn how to control the car.

you will discover this one day, as all of the other s before you have...

There will come a turning point.

[Trev]

Originally posted by JoesHO1@May 24 2004, 02:33 PM
but life has it's own plans for you, and you should not just enjoy the ride, but learn how to control the car.
I like that one :okthumb:

So very true :)

[Winetalk.com]

Originally posted by Trev+May 24 2004, 07:44 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Trev @ May 24 2004, 07:44 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--JoesHO1@May 24 2004, 02:33 PM
but life has it's own plans for you, and you should not just enjoy the ride, but learn how to control the car.
I like that one :okthumb:

So very true :)[/b][/quote]
DE$FINATE PEARL!

[TheEnforcer]

Originally posted by sarettah@May 23 2004, 10:37 PM
Happy is a state of mind, as is contentedness. Money provides comfort but has not one fucking thing to do with happiness other than as a stress reliever.
PEARL!!

[TheEnforcer]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano+May 24 2004, 07:53 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Serge_Oprano @ May 24 2004, 07:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Originally posted by -Trev@May 24 2004, 07:44 AM
<!--QuoteBegin--JoesHO1@May 24 2004, 02:33 PM
but life has it's own plans for you, and you should not just enjoy the ride, but learn how to control the car.
I like that one :okthumb:

So very true :)
DE$FINATE PEARL![/b][/quote]
Agreed! :okthumb:

[Jim]

Serge sees why and so will many others here. You didn't choose this car because you like it, you choose it because its the most impressive to others. Why live your life trying to impress people you drive past on the freeway? Most of them will hate you because you have something they don't.

I like this thread.....Cj it sounds as you and i have lead a similar path...as i think many of the early webmasters in this biz have lead...

i went through 5 (yes 5) Ferrari's in 2 years just because i got tired of them...it was never enough i figured a new one every few months would would make me sleep at night...but it was not so.

fact was i was not happy with the direction this industry and myself ware heading...anything for the money....no line to big to cross as long as i got the cash......

then i woke up.

now i just dabble here and there.....do what makes me happy...and i sleep at night.....the ulcers are going away and i feel much better......alot of these guys are young and these are simply life lessons they are trying to learn....i like being able to sit back and watch.....the whole time getting a chuckle out of it and spending more time with my children,my wife and my friends all of whom i neglected for my first 6 years in this biz.....



Last edited by Jim at May 24 2004, 09:22 AM

[VooMan]

I agree, that was a definite Pearl! :)

For me, I find happiness in each day. I try not to think about the past or worry about the future. Happiness comes from within, whether you drive a lambo or an old beater... If you aren't happy, all the money in the world won't change a thing.

Eidt: I coulda been cool and said FIDDY! hahaha





Last edited by VooMan at May 24 2004, 09:28 AM

[Mike AI]

I hope the young man is paying attention!

[pushpills]

this thread is chock full of great quotes/advice.


thanks.

[Winetalk.com]

Originally posted by pushpills@May 24 2004, 04:10 PM
this thread is chock full of great quotes/advice.


thanks.
MikeAI,
how about we get rid of sponsors and just start charging for advice,
a-la PayPerView
\"Dear Abby"?
;-))))

[Mike AI]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano+May 24 2004, 04:36 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Serge_Oprano @ May 24 2004, 04:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--pushpills@May 24 2004, 04:10 PM
this thread is chock full of great quotes/advice.


thanks.
MikeAI,
how about we get rid of sponsors and just start charging for advice,
a-la PayPerView
\"Dear Abby"?
;-))))[/b][/quote]
Think paypal would process this for us?

[PornoDoggy]

Dear Abby, Dear Abby ...
My feet are too long
My hair's falling out and my rights are all wrong
My friends they all tell me that I've no friends at all
Won't you write me a letter, Won't you give me a call
Signed Bewildered

Chorus:
Bewildered, Bewildered
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up Buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood

Dear Abby, Dear Abby...
My fountain pen leaks
My wife hollers at me and my kids are all freaks
Every side I get up on is the wrong side of bed
If it weren't so expensive I'd wish I were dead
Signed Unhappy

Unhappy, Unhappy
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up Buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood

Dear Abby, Dear Abby...
You won't believe this
But my stomach makes noises whenever I kiss
My girlfriend tells me It's all in my head
But my stomach tells me to write you instead
Signed Noise-maker

Noise-maker, Noise-maker
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up Buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood

Dear Abby, Dear Abby...
Well I never thought
That me and my girlfriend would ever get caught
We were sitting in the back seat just shooting the breeze
With her hair up in curlers and her pants to her knees
Signed Just Married

Just Married, Just Married...
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up Buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood

[Vick]

Glad to see I wasn't the only one the Dear Abby song came to mind

[JR]

The only thing that can make you more popular and content than a 96' Camaro is two 96' Camaros.

JMHO

[Mike AI]

Originally posted by JR@May 24 2004, 08:08 PM
The only thing that can make you more popular and content than a 96' Camaro is two 96' Camaros.

JMHO
And here I thought it was a '99 Camaro!

[cj]

The oldest son in 7th Heaven drives a camaro ... they must be cool!!!!

[pushpills]

98+ camaros are ugly as shit, front looks like a chrystler concord


you can find pleanty of 98-00 camaros for less than a nice 96-97

[VooMan]

I used to have a 77 Trans Am... and that *was* cool. :awinky:

<invisible ink>

By the way, great book recommendation CJ. I'm about half way through it... :okthumb:

</invisible ink>

[XXXPhoto]

Heard this today, seemed to fit this thread...

"The man who dies rich dies disgraced."
-- Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)

[cj]

Wow Voo!!!! It took me months to read it the first time LOL I would pause for days at every pause mark!!!
It was a truly life changing book for me ... perfect for anyone who has problems with brain noise! (ie, unnecessary thinking - constantly!)

Glad you are enjoying it ;-)

[Hell Puppy]

Originally posted by cj@May 24 2004, 10:53 PM
Wow Voo!!!! It took me months to read it the first time LOL I would pause for days at every pause mark!!!
It was a truly life changing book for me ... perfect for anyone who has problems with brain noise! (ie, unnecessary thinking - constantly!)

Glad you are enjoying it ;-)
Someone finally discovered MAD Magazine!

[cj]

LMAO

it was actually volume 1 of the Atlanta Cartel Biography

:nyanya:

[Hell Puppy]

Originally posted by cj@May 24 2004, 11:22 PM
LMAO

it was actually volume 1 of the Atlanta Cartel Biography

:nyanya:
Ahhhh! "Doughnuts, Porn and Sticky Fingers"

a true literary classic!

[cj]

Sticky?!?!? no no no, this one was called "Doughnuts, Porn & STINKY Fingers"

we must be thinking of different books

:biglaugh:

[HoneyBlond]

Happiness = Satisfaction / Desires



Last edited by HoneyBlond at May 25 2004, 06:30 PM

[gonzo]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano@May 24 2004, 06:35 AM

grogan PM's me the question:
"Why do you have to insist on being an ASSHOLE to me.
"
and my response was:
"because you bore me to death and I no longer see any potential in you,
in the next 10-15 years and I am not a patient man.
Serge"
I told him the same thing several months ago.

He try to snatch the pebble from all of our hands....

Grasshopper

[ocho-ocho]

eii..push are you a straight guy or what?

[pushpills]

Originally posted by ocho-ocho@May 25 2004, 02:44 AM
eii..push are you a straight guy or what?
someone get this kid a browser and a mouse.

[VooMan]

Originally posted by cj@May 24 2004, 10:53 PM
Wow Voo!!!! It took me months to read it the first time LOL I would pause for days at every pause mark!!!
It was a truly life changing book for me ... perfect for anyone who has problems with brain noise! (ie, unnecessary thinking - constantly!)

Glad you are enjoying it ;-)
I am the type of person who has to read something a few times before it really starts sinking in, so right now I'm giving it the first run in order to get a broad overview.

And no HellPuppy, it ain't Mad magazine. hahaha

I can absolutely see how it would take months (or years) to read. I'm on total information overload right now... :blink: I'll finish the first go this week, and then I'll take my time with it on the second try. That ought to keep me busy until January Internext or so... :awinky:

So far it is an excellent book. Right on the money as far as I am concerned... :)





Last edited by VooMan at May 25 2004, 08:38 AM

[chodadog]

I think people that want to make money to make themselves happy are going to end up being disappointed. Some of the happiest people i know are barely able to pay the rent each week. On the other end of the spectrum, i know quite a few rich people who couldn't be happier, either. But i know a lot more wealthy people who are constantly stressed out and generally unhappy with their lives.

To me, making money isn't about happieness. It's about security and freedom.

And being happy based on whether someone you don't know thinks your car is cool or not? You'll never be happy until you deal with your serious self esteem issues, man.

[Vick]

Originally posted by chodadog@May 25 2004, 11:34 AM
To me, making money isn't about happieness. It's about security and freedom.


PEARL - especially the Freedom part

[chodadog]

I forgot to mention that there are obviously plenty more people who are barely able to pay the rent that are just as stressed as their rich counterparts. The point basically being that if you look at people, you'll find happy and unhappy people at every economic level. Money has nothing to do with happiness. The sooner some people realise, the better off their lives will be.

[pushpills]

Originally posted by chodadog@May 25 2004, 10:34 AM


And being happy based on whether someone you don't know thinks your car is cool or not? You'll never be happy until you deal with your serious self esteem issues, man.
some good stuff, this thread has tons of "pearl" style quotes.


i think my self esteem is fine, looking cool to people i've never met is something I like. some people like kitty cats and the smell of roses. I don't.

[Vick]

Originally posted by pushpills+May 25 2004, 11:53 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (pushpills @ May 25 2004, 11:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--chodadog@May 25 2004, 10:34 AM


And being happy based on whether someone you don't know thinks your car is cool or not? You'll never be happy until you deal with your serious self esteem issues, man.
some good stuff, this thread has tons of "pearl" style quotes.


i think my self esteem is fine, looking cool to people i've never met is something I like. some people like kitty cats and the smell of roses. I don't.[/b][/quote]
Steve - I've stayed out of this subject so far but ......

Anyone who is impressed by a 90's Camero generally isn't worth impressing

Where I live Camero's are viewed as redneck cars unless it's a vintage Camero that has been lovingly/painstakingly restored

Think about it, why would you want to impress or even know anyone who's impressed by a $20,000 car? :(

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by HoneyBlond@May 25 2004, 02:27 AM
Happiness = Satisfaction / Desires
Sounds like something "Buddha" would have said.

[pushpills]

Originally posted by Vick+May 25 2004, 11:03 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Vick @ May 25 2004, 11:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Originally posted by -pushpills@May 25 2004, 11:53 AM
<!--QuoteBegin--chodadog@May 25 2004, 10:34 AM


And being happy based on whether someone you don't know thinks your car is cool or not? You'll never be happy until you deal with your serious self esteem issues, man.
some good stuff, this thread has tons of "pearl" style quotes.


i think my self esteem is fine, looking cool to people i've never met is something I like. some people like kitty cats and the smell of roses. I don't.
Steve - I've stayed out of this subject so far but ......

Anyone who is impressed by a 90's Camero generally isn't worth impressing

Where I live Camero's are viewed as redneck cars unless it's a vintage Camero that has been lovingly/painstakingly restored

Think about it, why would you want to impress or even know anyone who's impressed by a $20,000 car? :([/b][/quote]
ahh, my car is unique looking. in a town filled to the brim of mercedes and vettes, I turn heads more than they do. Redneck camaros = any camaro that isn't mine.

I'll get a six figure car eventually, but not for a couple years.


why do we always end up talking about my camaro.


http://www.smartestsearch.com/art/thecamaro2.jpg

[DrGuile]

Originally posted by pushpills@May 25 2004, 12:11 PM

why do we always end up talking about my camaro.

Because you always bring it up, you retarded poseur

[DrGuile]

Originally posted by pushpills@May 25 2004, 11:53 AM
i think my self esteem is fine, looking cool to people i've never met is something I like.
lol, that's the definition of self-esteem issues.


Its also the definition of denial.


:agrin:

[Vick]

Ah Steve Grasshopper - you just don't get it ... yet

What might be slightly impressive (to me) is that you were able to buy the car yourself at 20something or 19

as far as being an impressive vehicle, see my above statements. It really isn't or anyone impressed by that car isn't worth impressing


Youth is wasted on the young

[sarettah]

Happiness is a warm gun...................

[pushpills]

Originally posted by Vick@May 25 2004, 11:29 AM

Youth is wasted on the young
true enough. time flies though.

[LadyLaw]

Steve, here are some past "pearls" on this topic:

Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.
--Benjamin Franklin

By all means marry. If you get a good wife you will become happy, and if you get a bad one you will become a philosopher.
--Socrates (470-399 B.C.)

Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
--Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world. Someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.
--Tom Bodett

Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
--H. L. Mencken

The best way for a person to have happy thoughts is to count his blessings and not his cash There is no goal better than this one: to know as you lie on your deathbed that you lived your true life, and you did whatever made you happy.
--Steve Chandler 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself

And finally........................................... ...................

Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see a bird that has the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.
--Dale Carnegie

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Cassie]

Originally posted by cj@May 24 2004, 12:42 AM
Pushpills, I've lived it more than you could ever even dream about - the details will be in the book

MY LIFE IN THE AUSTRALIAN PORN MAFIA

What you aim to be, I have been a part of. I've watched men who have achieved all the things you THINK you are capable of achieving spiral into a living nightmare because of the mindset 'more money and i will be happy'.

Its funny you used a Lamborghini as the example ... Serge sees why and so will many others here. You didn't choose this car because you like it, you choose it because its the most impressive to others. Why live your life trying to impress people you drive past on the freeway? Most of them will hate you because you have something they don't.

The only difference between you and Lasrado is that he actually hit $10 million ... you never will.

When I turned 25 I became so sick from the stress of trying reach material goals that I am STILL unable to live a normal life & have permanent damage I will be dealing with for the rest of my life. While you crap on about the future and shit you have no idea about, the rest of us are living LIFE - not living a movie.

Why I am wasting my breath I'll never know. I guess I hoped you could be slowed down before you crash ... but fuck ya, i hope you learn the hard way.
book? really? let us know when it comes out cause id love to read it.

if this was a joke, then excuse my blonde moment cause i didnt get it (clueless is my alter ego at times). :)

[JR]

http://www.datapush.net/pics/grogan_estate.jpg

[pushpills]

^^ :biglaugh:


ladylaw, some great quotes there, thanks for taking the time to post them
:awinky:

[chodadog]

Originally posted by LadyLaw@May 25 2004, 10:53 AM
By all means marry. If you get a good wife you will become happy, and if you get a bad one you will become a philosopher.
--Socrates (470-399 B.C.)
Someone slept on the couch that night.

[cj]

Originally posted by VooMan+May 25 2004, 07:05 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (VooMan @ May 25 2004, 07:05 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--cj@May 24 2004, 10:53 PM
Wow Voo!!!! It took me months to read it the first time LOL I would pause for days at every pause mark!!!
It was a truly life changing book for me ... perfect for anyone who has problems with brain noise! (ie, unnecessary thinking - constantly!)

Glad you are enjoying it ;-)
I am the type of person who has to read something a few times before it really starts sinking in, so right now I'm giving it the first run in order to get a broad overview.

And no HellPuppy, it ain't Mad magazine. hahaha

I can absolutely see how it would take months (or years) to read. I'm on total information overload right now... :blink: I'll finish the first go this week, and then I'll take my time with it on the second try. That ought to keep me busy until January Internext or so... :awinky:

So far it is an excellent book. Right on the money as far as I am concerned... :)[/b][/quote]
There's a 2nd book which I haven't got yet - its like a 'handbook' with a series of exercises that support the main book. He also has the same books on tape etc

This interview is really good: http://www.wie.org/j18/tolle.asp

I can't wait to sit down with you and talk about the book ... you learn even more from it when you see how different people interpret its points. I've given my copy to a few friends and it always encourages long deep & meaningful conversations LOL

[cj]

Originally posted by JR@May 25 2004, 03:14 PM
http://www.datapush.net/pics/grogan_estate.jpg
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
:wnw: :wnw: :wnw:

Brilliant as always JR


Cassie, yes there will - but its taken me 3 years to write 10 chapters so the *when* is cloudy ;-)

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by JR@May 25 2004, 03:14 PM
http://www.datapush.net/pics/grogan_estate.jpg
HAHAHA

[VooMan]

CJ, check your email... :)

[Cassie]

[QUOTE=JR,May 25 2004, 03:14 PM
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
:wnw: :wnw: :wnw:

Brilliant as always JR


Cassie, yes there will - but its taken me 3 years to write 10 chapters so the *when* is cloudy ;-)[/QUOTE]
wow!

i think it's great that you are doing this and going all the way with having it published.

i will definitely be one of the first to buy it. although i never want to live another persons life, i find other intriguing and there is ALWAYS info that is helpful in bettering yourself as a person and looking for signs in regards to the mistakes you are either about to or may make.

good luck with that! i mean that sincerely.



Last edited by Cassie at May 26 2004, 12:51 PM

[Nickatilynx]

cj is the Vallachi of the Aussie Porn Mafia!!!!!!

She is going to sing like a canary ;-)))))




Nickatilynx does not believe there is any such thing as the mafia

[dantheman]

Cause it's a bitter sweet symphony, this life
Try to make ends meet
You're a slave to the money
Then you die
I'll take you down the only
Road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to
The places where all the veins meet, yeah

No change
I can change
I can change
I can change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
But I'm a million different people
From one day to the next
I can’t change my mold
No, no, no, no, no

Well I never pray
But tonight I’m on my knees, yeah
I need to hear some sounds that
Recognize the pain in me, yeah
I let the melody shine
Let it cleanse my mind
I feel free now
But the airways are clean
And there’s nobody singing to me now

No change
I can change
I can change
I can change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
And I'm a million different people
From one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
I can't change
I can't change

Cause it's a bitter sweet symphony, this life
Try to make ends meet
Try to find some money
Then you die
I’ll take you down the only
Road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to
The places where all the veins meet, yeah

You know I can change
I can change
I can change
I can change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
And I'm a million different people
From one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no

I can’t change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
I can't change
Can't change my body
No, no, no

I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
I'll take you down the only road 'Ive ever been down
Been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Have you ever been down?
Have you ever been down?