Laughter

[evil^milk]

"Did you mean as in, going to college?" Fred asked. "No, numbnuts. I was simply quoting a movie I saw exactly two weeks ago that changed my life," Ted replied. "So, what was the movie all about?" Fred asked. "Meh, it was just some popcorn flick about this dude who became too focused in achieveing material objetives and forgot about what really mattered in life." Ted replied. "And what does matter in life?" Fred asked. "I donno, different people find different reasons to live... it's different with you and me," Ted replied. "Yeah sure, but in your point of view, what do you love? Who do you trust? What makes life worth living for you?" Fred asked. "Well... I'm not entirely sure, Ted, but I do believe that today is gone, tomorrow hasn't yet come, and yesterday isn't worth grieving. The present is what matters. And people will never forget what you made them feel."

Fred: -_-
Ted: <laughs>
Fred: I'm off to bed man, see you later.
Ted: Aight man, latez.

Ted went to bed that night and couldn't sleep. Long hours had passed and he had rolled over bed, tossed and turned, and wondered what really mattered to him. Was it really what he had told Fred? Making a difference in other peoples' lives? He hadn't been exactly good at it in these years. All he could remember was the pain he had caused himself because of being selfish and loney. But not any longer, he thought. "Yes," he concluded. "That's what makes life worth living."

 

[Dog--]

How is that laughter? I don't get it. :|

 

[evil^milk]

.

 

[Raziaar]

I think Fred and Ted are married.

 

[The Brick]

LOL!!!! ..or something. I don't get it.

 

[The Monkey]

..I don't get it

 

[Slacker]

Yeah I don't get it.

 

[Danimal]

I...

Don't get it.

 

[The Brick]

He's probably laughing because we are trying to find sense in his post, which would be why he called it 'laughter'.

 

[PvtRyan]

Mercantilism is the economic theory holding that the prosperity of a nation depends upon its supply of capital, and that the global volume of trade is "unchangeable." The amount of capital, represented by bullion (amount of precious metal) held by the state, is best increased through a positive balance of trade with other nations, with large exports and low imports. Mercantilism suggests that the ruling government should advance these goals by playing a protectionist role in the economy, by encouraging exports and discouraging imports, especially through the use of tariffs. The economic policy based upon these ideas is often called the mercantile system.

Mercantilism was the dominant school of economics throughout the early modern period (from the 16th to the 18th century, which roughly corresponded to the emergence of the nation-state). Domestically, this led to some of the first instances of significant government intervention and control over the economy, and it was during this period that much of the modern capitalist system was established. Internationally, mercantilism encouraged the many European wars of the period, and fueled European imperialism, as the European powers fought over "available markets". Belief in mercantilism began to fade in the late 18th century, as the arguments of Adam Smith, and the other classical economists won favor in the British Empire among such advocates as Richard Cobden and to a lesser degree in the rest of Europe with the notable exception of Germany where the Historical school of economics was favored throughout the 19th and early 20th century. Interestingly, the once former British colonies, the United States of America did not adhere to classical economics but to what is called the "American School" (a form of neo-mercantilism) in the policies of Hamilton, Clay, Lincoln and later Republican Party economic practices, that were mirrored in the policies of the Historicists in Germany by such economists as Friedrich List, until the emergence of the New Deal and the modern era. Today, mercantilism as a whole is rejected by many economists, though some elements are looked upon favorably by a growing number including Ravi Batra, Pat Choate, Eammon Fingleton, and Michael Lind.

 

[The Brick]

Mercantilism was the dominant school of economics throughout the early modern period (from the 16th to the 18th century, which roughly corresponded to the emergence of the nation-state). Domestically, this led to some of the first instances of significant government intervention and control over the economy, and it was during this period that much of the modern capitalist system was established. Internationally, mercantilism encouraged the many European wars of the period, and fueled European imperialism, as the European powers fought over "available markets". Belief in mercantilism began to fade in the late 18th century, as the arguments of Adam Smith, and the other classical economists won favor in the British Empire among such advocates as Richard Cobden and to a lesser degree in the rest of Europe with the notable exception of Germany where the Historical school of economics was favored throughout the 19th and early 20th century. Interestingly, the once former British colonies, the United States of America did not adhere to classical economics but to what is called the "American School" (a form of neo-mercantilism) in the policies of Hamilton, Clay, Lincoln and later Republican Party economic practices, that were mirrored in the policies of the Historicists in Germany by such economists as Friedrich List, until the emergence of the New Deal and the modern era. Today, mercantilism as a whole is rejected by many economists, though some elements are looked upon favorably by a growing number including Ravi Batra, Pat Choate, Eammon Fingleton, and Michael Lind.

 

[Evo]

Stop the Shens rip-off's!

 

[Jangle]

Stop the Shens rip-off's!

But everybody wants to be Shens!

 

[Remus]

Who the hell is Shens?!

PS: I don't get it.

 

[<RJMC>]

dont you see

venus in cancer

 

[Tr0n]

Who the hell is Shens?!

PS: I don't get it.

You wouldn't know, because you're a noob.

 

[Dan]

I had been in a motorcycle accident and I'd been hurt, but I recovered. Truth was that I wanted to get out of the rat race. Having children changed my life and segregated me from just about everybody and everything that was going on. Outside of my family, nothing held any real interest for me and I was seeing everything through different glasses. Even the horrifying news items of the day, the gunning down of the Kennedys, King, Malcolm X ... I didn't see them as leaders being shot down, but rather as fathers whose families had been left wounded. Being born and raised in America, the country of freedom and independence, I had always cherished the values and ideals of equality and liberty. I was determined to raise my children with those ideals.

 

[Narcolepsy]

Come on guys, laughter is what makes life worth living. Specifically, the laughter that you share with others. That's my interpretation, anyway.

 

[DietSoap]

I like lesbians...?

My legs are longer than my arms, and really, that's what life is all about.

 

[evil^milk]

Come on guys, laughter is what makes life worth living. Specifically, the laughter that you share with others. That's my interpretation, anyway.

This man wins.

:cheers:

also nice one Dan