I need a new life philosophy, what should it be?

[leftofthedial]

The old one hasn't worked out too well.

What should I try now?

Narcissism?
Nihilism?
Totalitarianism?

I'm open to suggestions.

[kenny blankenship]

1. Veee beeeleeeve in nussssing LeBOWski ! NUSSSSING!

it's exhausting really.

[leftofthedial]

8. not the rug!

man!

[kenny blankenship]

27. It did tie the room together, did it not?

Am I wrong?

[leftofthedial]

31. now I gotta watch that movie again tonight.

"Ah, fuck it, Dude. Let's go bowling."

LOL

[kedrys]

2. F*ck 'em if they can't take a joke?

Works pretty well over here... :D

[Total Disaster]

3. I'd go with narcissism......

....it has served me well.

[leftofthedial]

9. I'm leaning toward narcissism myself

But that's enough about me. What do you think of me?

[kedrys]

13. I don't have time to think about you

If we're all going to be narcissists, thinking about you is going to cut into my "me" time waayyyy too much... :P

[leftofthedial]

23. what if everyone really was a narcissist?

what an interesting world it would be

at least for me.

[Total Disaster]

15. Of your many fine qualities, I like your....

....modesty the best.

[leftofthedial]

20. all perfect people are modest

by definition

:D

[leftofthedial]

10. and joke 'em if they can't take a f*ck

works pretty well too.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

4. Buy low

and sell high? :shrug:

[leftofthedial]

7. that's a good tip. here's a hot tip

never pet a dog that's on fire

buylowism?
sellhighism?

[Ariana Celeste]

5. "Don't cry because it's over.

Smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

That's if you are looking for a serious suggestion. :).

[leftofthedial]

6. so I should be a seussist?

or a smilist?

:shrug:

:-)

[undeterred]

11. Lets take a walk, eat treats, and sit by the river all afternoon

That's my dog's philosophy of life and he is the most contented creature I know. :-)

[leftofthedial]

14. that's a good one.

I always thought dogs had it made

at least the ones with decent humans

[undeterred]

19. oh, he's a lucky old guy

and he thinks my being unemployed is just wonderful because we can really live out his philosophy!

[leftofthedial]

49. so unemployment works well with the dog thing

that's good to know

[SoCalDem]

12. The hundred year philosophy

"A hundred years from now, none of this will matter to me"

[leftofthedial]

16. so that's a vote for nihilism?

sorta . . . ?

[Bok_Tukalo]

17. Don't sweat the small shit

and it is all small shit.

[leftofthedial]

25. can I still pet the sweaty stuff?

[Hugin]

18. Try Pragmatism...

If that doesn't work out... Take up beer.

It's something you can usually rely on.

[leftofthedial]

21. how 'bout I just assume pragmatism won't work

and take it from there?

[Hugin]

22. Good plan. ;)

[flvegan]

24. Do no harm.

If everyone adopted this philosophy...wow.

[leftofthedial]

26. I'm thinking maybe a kind of neoconservative fascism with a touch of

phony pumped up religiosity might serve me well

are those harmful?

[flvegan]

32. Heh heh heh...not only harmful, but deadly (at least to our 1600 and

the tens of thousands of Iraqi folks killed over a lie).

But, if you have your very own Jesus on a trailer hitch, you'll be a hero to the fundie faction. You just have to pick a flavor of Kool Aid, and you're ready to go.

I think that you'll lose your DU gold star, too. Just speculating, here. I'm not Skinner.

[leftofthedial]

34. how could anyone actually have adopted that philospohy?

how can they actually believe in what they espouse.

It must be some sort of mental illness.

[flvegan]

37. It's not a philosophy. It's a belief system lacking in thought.

Their brain runs through a "checklist" of sorts when it comes to certain things only. Like a Pentium, if it pings certain, specific items of interest (abortion, terrorism, etc) it returns an emotion/belief upon which they react. There's no thinking involved.

[leftofthedial]

50. a mass rationalization

for having bad instincts

[Rowdyboy]

28. Hedonism has served me well...

Give it a try!

[leftofthedial]

29. now we're talkin'

Can I do heathenism and hedonism at the same time do you think?

[Rowdyboy]

35. They go hand in hand....

I think you may be onto something!

Hedonism: Pleasing the masses since ancient Greece!

[leftofthedial]

42. now to go find some other hedonist

heathens

I know just the place!

[Rowdyboy]

46. Enjoy and

Bon appetit! :evilgrin:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

30. Sophistry.

Fits every occasion.

[leftofthedial]

33. especially in the Lounge

I've found

[A-Schwarzenegger]

36. Imaginationism.

I like dat da best.

[leftofthedial]

39. that might just work

imagine a great imagination . . .

:thumbsup:

[jandrok]

38. Do unto others.....

...then run like hell.

[leftofthedial]

40. I'd better get in shape for that one

although, I could probably enjoy doing a little unto certain others

[Magrittes Pipe]

41. Objectivism.

I keed, I keed. I'd never accuse anyone with a Mats username of Randist thought. ;)

[leftofthedial]

47. I'm totally objective

always . . .

I spent a sizeable chunk of today with a "Little Mascara" earworm in my brain.

I finally got rid of it by replacing it with "All Shook Down."

[CornField]

43. Hakuna Matata

It's even got a nice little beat so you can dance when times get rough.

[Bruce McAuley]

44. Cultivated Happiness.

Which means you have to work at it, but the journey's the thing, after all.

Bruce

[A-Schwarzenegger]

45. Ooooo, I like the sound of that.

Think I'll go out in the garden.

[leftofthedial]

48. Am i gonna need fertilizer?

If I do, it's no big deal. I have plenty left over from my former life.