Site Search:
 
Speak Korean Now!
Teach English Abroad and Get Paid to see the World!
Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index Korean Job Discussion Forums
"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!"
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

History Lesson

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Off-Topic Forum
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
antoniothegreat



Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Location: Yangpyeong

PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:17 pm    Post subject: History Lesson Reply with quote

I got this in an email, and thought it was worthy of sharing...

History began some 12,000 years ago. (Actually, it was 40,000 years ago.) Humans existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunter/ gatherers.

They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in winter.

The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer. These were the foundations of modern civilization and, together, were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups: Liberals and Conservatives.

Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can was invented yet, so while our early human ancestors were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.

Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to barbeque at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as "the Conservative movement."

Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the Conservatives by showing up for the nightly barbeques and doing the sewing, fetching and hair dressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.

Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known as girlymen.

Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that Conservatives provided.

Over the years, Conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.

Modern Liberals like imported beer (with lime added) (& foo foo coffee), but most prefer white wine or imported, bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard Liberal fare.

Another interesting evolutionary side note: Most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, architects, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are Liberals.

Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't "fair" to make the pitcher also bat.

Conservatives drink domestic beer. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big-game
hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, fighter pilots, athletes and generally anyone who works productively outside government.

Conservatives who own companies hire other Conservatives who want to work for a living.

Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to "govern" the producers and decide what to do with the production.
Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the Liberals remained in Europe when Conservatives were coming to America.

They crept in after the Wild West was tame and created a business of trying to get MORE for nothing.

Here ends today's lesson in world history. It should be noted that a Liberal will have an uncontrollable urge to respond to the above instead of simply laughing and deleting or forwarding it.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address MSN Messenger
Newbie



Joined: 07 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Funny stuff, and sounds pretty accurate.

Wish it wasn't so geared to the USA though.

The first half sounds like a good descprition of the Canadian NDP (bleeding heart wankers) and Canadian Liberals (woohoo!)

It lost me though when it started hagging on Europe and praising domestic (American) beer.

Europe=good
American beer=not good
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
billybrobby



Joined: 09 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Uncyclopedia:How_To_Be_Funny_And_Not_Just_Stupid
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Hollywoodaction



Joined: 02 Jul 2004

PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That was a rather funny spin on the fact that beer really was very important at that time (because of its nutritional value).
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
EFLtrainer



Joined: 04 May 2005

PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
I got this in an email, and thought it was worthy of sharing...


You thought wrong, but....

History began some 4.5 billion years ago (but because they can't fathom the number nor understand the complexities involved, conservatives like to think it was 12,000 years ago.) Humans existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunter/ gatherers.

They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in winter.

The two most important events in all of history were the invention of wine and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to ship the wine. These were the foundations of modern civilization and, together, were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups: Liberals and Conservatives. (Beer was invented much, much later when Conservatives became impatient with waiting for the grapes to grow and started pounding virtually any vegetable matter into mush, adding a little water to help it go down. One of them left some in a cup and forgot about it while out beating up people who just give him what he wanted. He accidently found it again later and drank it because, well, if it was there, why not? Surprisingly, it had the same effect as wine and was easie to make! Voila! Beer!) Liberals couldn't undestand why Conservatives would want to work all year to have a cup of beer when they could just pick a few grapes and wait, but...

Conservatives like to think beer was discovered first because they don't undestand fermentation, but it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. The Liberals couldn't stand the hissy fits of the Conservative when he couldn't re-create his invention and set up the first brewery. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can was invented yet, so while our early human ancestors were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.

Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to barbeque at night while they were drinking beer. The Conservatives took much glee in obliterating their quarry and taking as long as possible to kill it. This was the beginning of what is known as "the Conservative movement."

Other men spent their days tracking and killing animals to barbeque at night while they were drinking wine and beer. The Liberals didn't understand the point of wasting good meat in feral displays of butchery, and suggested using a single shot, or at least as few as possible, to kill the animals. This led to greater food production and expansion of the economy as new technologies were required and it took less time to hunt, also giving people extra time to either relax or engage in other industrious behaviors. This was the beginning of the "Liberal movement."

Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of Conservatives, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, equality for women, raising rathe than eating your young and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that the Liberal ideas helped everyone to enjoy.

Over the years, Conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the donkey, stubbornly opposed to the exceeding stupidity of the Conservative.

Modern Liberals like imported beer (with lime added) (& foo foo coffee), but most prefer white wine or imported, bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food, damned hot chili, hot and spicy Thai and Indian food are standard Liberal fare.

Modern Conservatives pretend not to like imported beer (with lime added) (& foo foo coffee), white wine, imported, bottled water, raw fish beef well done, sushi, tofu, and French food. They heartily proclaim their love of damned hot chili and hot and spicy Thai and Indian food.

Another interesting evolutionary side note: Most Conservative women have higher intelligence than their men, but not much. Most social workers, architects, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are Liberals. And this is good. Actually most of virtually every occupation are Liberal and/or Moderate (the people in the middle who could give a rat's butt about either of the other two groups and simply want their house, 2.5 cars, 2.2 children and pets), but the Conservatives SOUND like the majority because they still can't get over the liberals showing them how to make the beer and not waste half the meat from the hunt.

Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't "fair" to make the pitcher also bat. Conservatives invented "switch hitting."

Conservatives drink domestic beer, because they think all foreign beer is brewed by terrorists. They eat red meat and still keep their women chained to the sink. Conservatives like to believe they are the only big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, fighter pilots, athletes and generally anyone who works productively outside government.

Conservatives who own companies hire other Conservatives who want to screw everyone else.

Liberals produce little or nothing in the way of hate or stupid natinalistic agendas and prefer not to invade other countries for no reason. They like to govern in a coalition and decide what to do with the production in a way that benefits as many as possible.

Liberals believe Conservatives are unenlightened. That is why most of the Liberals would never vote for such an obvious potato head as George Bush.

They did their best to prevent the massacre of the Native American population and created the idea of business trying to get MORE from less.

Here ends today's lesson in world history. It should be noted that a Liberal will respond to the above instead of simply laughing and deleting or forwarding it. I also should be noted that only a Conservative would sent the original in the first place.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
joe_doufu



Joined: 09 May 2005
Location: Elsewhere

PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That second one was boring and unfunny. Did you write it yourself?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
SuperFly



Joined: 09 Jul 2003
Location: In the doghouse

PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

joe_doufu wrote:
That second one was boring and unfunny. Did you write it yourself?


agreed. hey, still waiting on that biatch to put up the digi pics of our office halloween party. Haven't forgotten.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
EFLtrainer



Joined: 04 May 2005

PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

joe_doufu wrote:
That second one was boring and unfunny. Did you write it yourself?


Gee, joe, your comment was boring and unfunny. And pointless. How consistent. Rolling Eyes How about some useful commentary? Or a little writin of your own?

Psst.. hey, joe! I got a little secret for you: It wasn't meant to be funny, it was meant to show how stupid and lame all the labeling and I'm-better-than-you-are crap is.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
desultude



Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf

PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I see that both stories speak of "men".

FYI- It was women who invented beer brewing- it was both a way to store grains nutritiously, and a form of household income. Prior to the industrial age, most families all pitched in to provide the livelihood.

With industrialization and royal licensing laws, women were prohibited from brewing, and licenses were required for the brewing "industry".

Just a little boring history. Embarassed
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
antoniothegreat



Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Location: Yangpyeong

PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:16 pm    Post subject: f Reply with quote

EFLtrainer wrote:
joe_doufu wrote:
That second one was boring and unfunny. Did you write it yourself?


Gee, joe, your comment was boring and unfunny. And pointless. How consistent. Rolling Eyes How about some useful commentary? Or a little writin of your own?

Psst.. hey, joe! I got a little secret for you: It wasn't meant to be funny, it was meant to show how stupid and lame all the labeling and I'm-better-than-you-are crap is.


that is where you went wrong, my post was meant to be funny, yours was stupid. No one takes these things seriously... Do you really think I think I am better than a liberal because of this? pull the kimchi out of your ars and relax.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address MSN Messenger
EFLtrainer



Joined: 04 May 2005

PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:20 pm    Post subject: Re: f Reply with quote

antoniothegreat wrote:
EFLtrainer wrote:
joe_doufu wrote:
That second one was boring and unfunny. Did you write it yourself?


Gee, joe, your comment was boring and unfunny. And pointless. How consistent. Rolling Eyes How about some useful commentary? Or a little writin of your own?

Psst.. hey, joe! I got a little secret for you: It wasn't meant to be funny, it was meant to show how stupid and lame all the labeling and I'm-better-than-you-are crap is.


that is where you went wrong, my post was meant to be funny, yours was stupid. No one takes these things seriously... Do you really think I think I am better than a liberal because of this? pull the kimchi out of your ars and relax.


My basic take on humor is pretty much anything goes, as long as the inherent humor of it is there, there's the sense that the joke can be on pretty much anyone, or a variation of it, anyway. There's not much in the original post that strikes me that way.

And no, I didn't make any assumptions about your actual beliefs based on the post as some people just like a good laugh regardless of the source.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
EFLtrainer



Joined: 04 May 2005

PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

desultude wrote:
I see that both stories speak of "men".

FYI- It was women who invented beer brewing- it was both a way to store grains nutritiously, and a form of household income. Prior to the industrial age, most families all pitched in to provide the livelihood.

With industrialization and royal licensing laws, women were prohibited from brewing, and licenses were required for the brewing "industry".

Just a little boring history. Embarassed


Hehe... another reason I didn't take much to the OP: it derides women as either incapable or masculine. Blech...
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Ya-ta Boy



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994

PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
It wasn't meant to be funny


In that case, you exceeded your fondest dreams.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
dogbert



Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: Killbox 90210

PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's a shame, because women really do brew the best beer.

Toi Sennhauser, Master Brewer
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
EFLtrainer



Joined: 04 May 2005

PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ya-ta Boy wrote:
Quote:
It wasn't meant to be funny


In that case, you exceeded your fondest dreams.


Wondered when you'd wander in for your little nose-picker comment.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Off-Topic Forum All times are GMT - 8 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling.
Contact Dave's ESL Cafe
Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved.

Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group

TEFL International Supports Dave's ESL Cafe
TEFL Courses, TESOL Course, English Teaching Jobs - TEFL International