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A Testing and A Most Strange Test
Jul. 11th, 2004 04:16 pmThe testing was almost insultingly easy. Of course everybody passed, even those who made mistakes so obvious that even we (=their fellow testees) noticed them.
But hey, 6th Kyû sounds good to people who have no idea about Kendô (especially those in other martial arts, where the 6th Kyû usually is not the very first to achieve).
Good grief. Sometimes I think radical Catholics are out of their mind. Sometimes, I KNOW they are. Like now:
Put an X next to things that apply to you, a + next to things that sometimes apply to you and a - by the things that don't apply to you at all.
[-]Frequently wears black clothing.
[-]Wears band and/or rock t-shirts.
[-]Wears excessive black eye makeup, lipstick, or nailpolish.
[X]Wears any odd, silver jewelry or symbols. Some of these include: reversed crosses, pentagrams, pentacles, ankhs or various other Satanic worshipping symbols. [Ankhs have nothing to do with Satan as such; nor have pentagrams as such; but let's just play along.]
[X] Shows an interest in piercings or tattoos.
[X] Listens to gothic or any other anti-social genres of music. [Pray tell me, what genre of music would NOT be anti-social to anyone who doesn't like it?]
[X]Associates with other people that dress, act or speak eccentrically.
[X]Shows a declining interest in wholesome activities, such as: the Bible, prayer, church or sports. [Though I enjoy sports, I have no interest whatsoever in the first three, so I guess it counts]
[X]Shows an increasing interest in death, vampires, magic, the occult, witchcraft or anything else that involves Satan. [Reading The Sandman probably belongs into this category, eh? Or even Harry Potter, for that matter.]
[-]Takes drugs.
[+]Drinks alcohol.
[+]Is suicidal and/or depressed. [Show me anyone who never is depressed and I show you an empty-minded person.]
[-]Cuts, burns or partakes in any other method of self-mutilation.
[-]Complains of boredom. [if only I had the time to be bored]
[X]Sleeps too excessively or too little.
[+]Is excessively awake during the night.
[X]Dislikes sunlight or any other form of light. [I dislike laser pointers and spotlights. I don't mind the sun, though]
[X]Demands an unusual amount of privacy. [What is unusual]
[-]Spends large amounts of time alone. [I would if I could, but I can't, so I don't.]
[X]Requests time alone and quietness.
[X]Insists on spending time with friends while unaccompanied by an adult. [WTF?!]
[X]Disregards authority figures; teachers, priests, nuns and elders are but a few examples of this.
[-]Misbehaves at school. [I don't go to school anymore. *phew*]
[+]Misbehaves at home.
[+Eats excessively or too little.
[-]Eats goth-related foods. Count Chocula cereal is an example of this. [Of course, and pumpkin pie is another. Good grief.]
[-]Drinks blood or expresses an interest in drinking blood. [Only my own nose-bleeding, when I can't find a hanky in time; does that make me a vampire?]
[X]Watches cable television or any other corrupted media sources. [Hoooh! Corrupted!]
[-]Plays videos games that contains violence or role-playing nature. [I'm playing PC games, but only seldom. And they asked only about video games.]
[X]Uses the internet excessively and frequently makes time for the computer.
[X]Makes Satanic symbols and/or violently shakes head to music. [insert headbanging here]
[X]Dances to music in a provocative or sexual manner. [How can you dance in a manner that would not be "provocative or sexual" at all?]
[X]Expresses an interest in sex.
[-]Is homosexual and/or bisexual.
[X]Pursues dangerous cult religions. Such include: Satanism, Scientology, Philosophy, Paganism, Wicca, Hinduism and Buddhism. [Philosophy is a "dangerous cult religion?! Buddhism is no cult. Christianity is.]
[-]Wears pins, stickers or anything else that contains these various phrases: "I'm so gothic, I'm dead", "Woe is me", or "I'm a goth". [How 'bout "Mordor Special Mission Flying Corps"?]
[-]Claims to be a goth.
If five or more of these apply to your child, please intervene immediately. The gothic culture is dangerous and Satan thrives within it. If any of these problems persist, enlist your child into your local mental health center.
--St. Mary's Catholic Church
23. Off to the mental health center I go.
I would laugh if it weren't so sad.
This beautiful example of Catholic idiocy was already posted by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
etherealifelust.
They forgot "Updates livejournal instead of doing work for university", however.
More idiocy:
Q On Ridge's security warnings, can the President today guarantee Americans that no terrorist attack can upset the U.S. elections this November, that they will go ahead as planned?
MR. McCLELLAN: Ann, I don't think anyone can make guarantees. But the full intention is to move forward and hold those elections. [...]
Yeah right. I daresay the intention goes rather into the direction of "stop the elections so Bush keeps his office". But even IMPLYING that it's not possible to guarantee free elections... sometimes, I am very much tempted to beat some important people very hard. Sorry as the state of this nation may be, I'm still incredibly gracious to live here. Which is, incidentally, closer to the Iraq than to George W. Bush, which did, however, not endanger the European elections in any way. Strange, that.
*headdesk*
*goes back to neglected presentation*
But hey, 6th Kyû sounds good to people who have no idea about Kendô (especially those in other martial arts, where the 6th Kyû usually is not the very first to achieve).
Good grief. Sometimes I think radical Catholics are out of their mind. Sometimes, I KNOW they are. Like now:
Put an X next to things that apply to you, a + next to things that sometimes apply to you and a - by the things that don't apply to you at all.
[-]Frequently wears black clothing.
[-]Wears band and/or rock t-shirts.
[-]Wears excessive black eye makeup, lipstick, or nailpolish.
[X]Wears any odd, silver jewelry or symbols. Some of these include: reversed crosses, pentagrams, pentacles, ankhs or various other Satanic worshipping symbols. [Ankhs have nothing to do with Satan as such; nor have pentagrams as such; but let's just play along.]
[X] Shows an interest in piercings or tattoos.
[X] Listens to gothic or any other anti-social genres of music. [Pray tell me, what genre of music would NOT be anti-social to anyone who doesn't like it?]
[X]Associates with other people that dress, act or speak eccentrically.
[X]Shows a declining interest in wholesome activities, such as: the Bible, prayer, church or sports. [Though I enjoy sports, I have no interest whatsoever in the first three, so I guess it counts]
[X]Shows an increasing interest in death, vampires, magic, the occult, witchcraft or anything else that involves Satan. [Reading The Sandman probably belongs into this category, eh? Or even Harry Potter, for that matter.]
[-]Takes drugs.
[+]Drinks alcohol.
[+]Is suicidal and/or depressed. [Show me anyone who never is depressed and I show you an empty-minded person.]
[-]Cuts, burns or partakes in any other method of self-mutilation.
[-]Complains of boredom. [if only I had the time to be bored]
[X]Sleeps too excessively or too little.
[+]Is excessively awake during the night.
[X]Dislikes sunlight or any other form of light. [I dislike laser pointers and spotlights. I don't mind the sun, though]
[X]Demands an unusual amount of privacy. [What is unusual]
[-]Spends large amounts of time alone. [I would if I could, but I can't, so I don't.]
[X]Requests time alone and quietness.
[X]Insists on spending time with friends while unaccompanied by an adult. [WTF?!]
[X]Disregards authority figures; teachers, priests, nuns and elders are but a few examples of this.
[-]Misbehaves at school. [I don't go to school anymore. *phew*]
[+]Misbehaves at home.
[+Eats excessively or too little.
[-]Eats goth-related foods. Count Chocula cereal is an example of this. [Of course, and pumpkin pie is another. Good grief.]
[-]Drinks blood or expresses an interest in drinking blood. [Only my own nose-bleeding, when I can't find a hanky in time; does that make me a vampire?]
[X]Watches cable television or any other corrupted media sources. [Hoooh! Corrupted!]
[-]Plays videos games that contains violence or role-playing nature. [I'm playing PC games, but only seldom. And they asked only about video games.]
[X]Uses the internet excessively and frequently makes time for the computer.
[X]Makes Satanic symbols and/or violently shakes head to music. [insert headbanging here]
[X]Dances to music in a provocative or sexual manner. [How can you dance in a manner that would not be "provocative or sexual" at all?]
[X]Expresses an interest in sex.
[-]Is homosexual and/or bisexual.
[X]Pursues dangerous cult religions. Such include: Satanism, Scientology, Philosophy, Paganism, Wicca, Hinduism and Buddhism. [Philosophy is a "dangerous cult religion?! Buddhism is no cult. Christianity is.]
[-]Wears pins, stickers or anything else that contains these various phrases: "I'm so gothic, I'm dead", "Woe is me", or "I'm a goth". [How 'bout "Mordor Special Mission Flying Corps"?]
[-]Claims to be a goth.
If five or more of these apply to your child, please intervene immediately. The gothic culture is dangerous and Satan thrives within it. If any of these problems persist, enlist your child into your local mental health center.
--St. Mary's Catholic Church
23. Off to the mental health center I go.
I would laugh if it weren't so sad.
This beautiful example of Catholic idiocy was already posted by
etherealifelust.They forgot "Updates livejournal instead of doing work for university", however.
More idiocy:
Q On Ridge's security warnings, can the President today guarantee Americans that no terrorist attack can upset the U.S. elections this November, that they will go ahead as planned?
MR. McCLELLAN: Ann, I don't think anyone can make guarantees. But the full intention is to move forward and hold those elections. [...]
Yeah right. I daresay the intention goes rather into the direction of "stop the elections so Bush keeps his office". But even IMPLYING that it's not possible to guarantee free elections... sometimes, I am very much tempted to beat some important people very hard. Sorry as the state of this nation may be, I'm still incredibly gracious to live here. Which is, incidentally, closer to the Iraq than to George W. Bush, which did, however, not endanger the European elections in any way. Strange, that.
*headdesk*
*goes back to neglected presentation*
