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by mangotigerlily
· Aug 12, 2003 · 478 views · · · Journal

I cant stand how so many people want to be just like everyone else. It seems to me that there is some fear of being an individual and thinking for one's self. People just want to fit in and that bothers me that its come down to a matter of following the crowd. Even if the crowd is selective like being a witness. I have noticed that everyone wants to fit in even if that means not having fun because someone is going to see that and think something negetive in return for the display of enjoyment.

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rocksupastarFounder ·

my mommy and daddy say im special!!!!

togatweeter togatweeterOG 2003 ·

a coconut fell on my head and went BONK!

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mangotigerlilyOG 2003 ·

OH YEAH MILTON... is that what you think I was doing here.. I Thought this was more of a polace to just voice our thoughts and opinions.. not necc. create stimulating disscussions, I take it that is what you are here for..

I only think conformity is a problem when it prevents someone from doing something they would want to do if their "group" of accepted people are around to try and keep them from expressing themselves, like a show or something else related. It becomes an issue when people are not following council that's stated in the bible.. ie.. to widen out, talk to others that you might not have known your entire life.. because they want to "fit in" with the group they have even if the group might be wrong.. that was what I was trying to get at before...

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003 ·

well I don't know what kind of "polace"s you go to, but it's sad when the longest response to yourself is . . . yourself . . . i'm here for many things, actually . . . perhaps you will find out in time . . .

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002 ·

i'll be your friend. dont worry.

reaf reafOG 2002 ·

"Welcome to the 20th century Mr. Bonks!",
but such has become life, just dont let it stop YOU from doing fun things. As long as there's nothing wrong with it.

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003 ·

Sorry Crystal . . . I see that you were trying to stimulate thinking, perhaps even illicit some lengthy responses, in true "playground" style . . . but alas, to no avail . . . it's a talent babe . . . a gift, if you will, that not all possess . . but I will teach you, my young padawan . . .

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003 ·

oh, and by the way, I will ALWAYS have fun because, well, I'm a WALKING PLAYGROUND, remember? I will NEVER sacrifice fun for conformity . . . I just don't give a "what" . . . and YOU shouldn't either . . . unless Jehovah says you should . . .

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002 ·

hahahahah poopie ahahahahah poopie hahahahahah pop

yoda yodaOG 2003 ·

sometimes people fit into a mold so well you cant tell them apart. for instance, we went bowling last year and thought that the group next to us was in the truth, so everyone voted me to ask, when i did, the guy was like what truth? dont know where im goin with this story.. carry on just go on and read the next comment

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder ·

Yes I know my enemies

They're the teachers who taught me to fight me

Compromise, conformity, assimilation, submission

Ignorance, hypocrisy, brutality, the elite

All of which are American dreams

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003 ·

if ignorance is bliss..then knock this smile off my face!

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003 ·

all of which are American dreams . . .
all of which are American dreams . . .
all of which are American dreams . . .
all of WHICH are American dreams . . .

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002 ·

we dont need no education

we dont need no thought control

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toxicgirlOG 2003 ·

If everyone wants to be like everyone else, let them. It's not my problem. I think being a non conformist is highly overrated. No matter what, there is someone out there doing what you are doing and did it first. No matter where you shop, you are buying a style that some clothing exec decided would be the style of the season. Unless you make your own clothes, you are going to look like someone else. I say, let people do whatever the want, as long as it isn't bad.

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003 ·

I say . . . do whatever makes you happy . . YEAH!

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder ·

that's fine for everybody else... but it doesn't do much for me. therefore, do whatever makes ME happy

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003 ·

ahhhhhhhhh . . . u sure got YOU on THAT one . . . or was it ME? It's all semantics, ALL THE TIME

hunkpapap hunkpapapOG 2003 ·

funny you're the only one.....

ballyhoo ballyhooOG 2001 ·

You just comformed to non-conformity. You just cancelled yourself out. You dont exist. Just like I dont believe bananas exist.

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toxicgirlOG 2003 ·

Bananas do exist and I hate them. Have you ever noticed that everyone looks like an idiot when eating a banana?

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003 ·

ohhhh, mannnn. i love banananas and i love to eat them! i never noted how i looked though. how do i look eating bananana? anyone ever notice? do i make a funny "banana pleasure" face?

theremin thereminOG 2002 ·

"banananas."

That's something hunkapapapa must eat.

iwz iwz ·
ballyhoo ballyhooOG 2001 ·

hahahhahahahhahhaha. i hate you ian.

ballyhoo ballyhooOG 2001 ·

we exist. just not in real life situations. for instance, we are in care-a-lot with the carebears. we are also in neverland with peter pan.

bozo bozoFounder ·

http://that was cold.

reaf reafOG 2002 ·

i think its cool how bananas peel, you just twist and pull

yoda yodaOG 2003 ·

you are all sheep... baaaaaaahhh....baaaaaaaahhh...(

tesoro tesoroOG 2001 ·

Drink your mochachinos, sing along to Celine Dion...BAHHHHHH

togatweeter togatweeterOG 2003 ·

MOOOOO!

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toxicgirlOG 2003 ·

isn't that a line from DRIVE ME CRAZY???

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002 ·

i don't know which is worse, the fact that you've SEEN "drive me crazy" or the fact that you remember lines from it...

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002 ·

how about the fact that you're still around. thats worse.

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002 ·

yo ty where's the love. come on man. no more big ed's, and you start hating

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002 ·

i just realized i haven't been mean lately. i gotta keep up with my meaness. if i'm not mean.. then what am i ? just a tall midget . thats it

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002 ·

pssst...you're not that tall...i'm thinkin i can't make this xbox party, so when are we gonna chill...

iwz iwz ·

you'd better update your status on the event then bud

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002 · iwz

and what if i don't! are you going to get all crazy on me?? yo dude dont' forget next time we're getting beer

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toxicgirlOG 2003 ·

Hey, the boy in the movie is nice to look at. Especially before his makeover. Then he discovers hair gel and I lost all interest.

tesoro tesoroOG 2001 ·

yes, out of all the cheesy teen movies..i think this is my fav..it's a good quote movie.

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003 ·

i saw a few clips of dashboards backstage material released with their new album on TV and all i heard in the crowds was BAHHHH, BAHHHH, BAHHHHHHHH! i see how much you's pimp chris caraba on here. Jahanna, are we feeling a bit sheepish?!

tesoro tesoroOG 2001 ·

did you just put chris carraba and celine dion in the same category? please tell me i'm horribly mistaken.

tinser tinserOG 2002 ·

yay, down with the dash

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003 ·

dash and celine share a lot of the same listeners. allll second-raters, all of them.

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002 ·

you're just cruisin for a bruisin there, SON!

tinser tinserOG 2002 ·

bah ram you, bah ram meee

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guilderbellOG 2003 ·

ok now the crowd roars

pauses and here we go

Intersting point crystal, but those ones who do what you say will never admit it its like chasing the peverbial rainbow. And well we all front once in a while. Frankly I have mad a career of not giving a dam what poeple say oops beeeepppppppp. I always here whatttttttttttttttt did he just and i am like yeah i did sorry sometimes. Some people are afraid to be there truself cause they are afrid of blacklash or sometimes we shouldnt be our ture selfs beccause well it just sucks and we know it . But in my case I care not a bit lifes to short and well its kinda like a video game where the level is hard and you have full life, full ammmo, but you know your taken your hits and hopefully you get to the next level. Not saying we should'nt site our mistakes, I must say that or people will come rumbling with comments. Just saying make them embrace what u have to offer. Every one has something to offer. If many embrace it good if its a few even better cause those few are true friends and good poeple in the end. They will except the trueself of your being. Eventually the few will amass to many. SO for all you fronters out there dont hurt and hate casue someone aint fake just keep it to your self in your plastic flamable safe.

The crowd claps.

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003 ·

well Crystal, evidently you've struck a point that Jamie appreciated . . . which is a bit shocking, since the two of you are so opposite . . . or ARE you? Maybe he's just not afraid to be himself all the time, but YOU are, and you fall right into that trap of conformity that you oh so despise . . . food for thought, maybe? and Jamie, you ain't gettin no applause, chump

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toxicgirlOG 2003 ·

I too avoid conforming to the widely accepted rules of grammer and spelling. Having your thoughts legible for the masses to read is highly overrated.

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guilderbellOG 2003 ·

well chump u gave me applause by acknowledging i guess u missed the point of that.

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003 ·

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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guilderbellOG 2003 ·

copy cat 5 cents

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003 ·

i'll take it off your tab . . .

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guilderbellOG 2003 ·

copy cat 5 cents

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003 ·

but i'll only do it once, jabroni . . .

yoda yodaOG 2003 ·

why cant we just all applaud each other.and get along and love each other.

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mangotigerlilyOG 2003 ·

I thought we were getting along and loving each other.. .I guess I'm wrong here..... grammar is mad over rated and so is spelling.. and who cares about "the masses" understanding, as long at your target audience gets the point....

ballyhoo ballyhooOG 2001 ·

once again, typing AND spelling AND grammatical skills are looooooow. you rule man.

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toxicgirlOG 2003 ·

If you are a non-conformist, and don't want to be like everyone else and don't care what others think...why comment on what YOU think? I mean if you don't care what everyone else thinks...doesn't it seem a bit pointless?

ok4now ok4nowOG 2002 ·

that's a tad harsh...true, but harsh

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002 ·

ehhhh? what's this about/

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002 ·

Being a non-conformist is conforming to non-conformity. So eat M&M's, dance on picnic tables at Hackesttown pool and BE HAPPY. or be depressed.

ok4now ok4nowOG 2002 ·

i prefer the chocolate filled w&w's

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002 ·

What's a w&w? And because my comment is not 15 characters it means it is not meaningful!

ok4now ok4nowOG 2002 ·

they're the little candies with the small w's on them

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002 ·

Oooh THOSE! i love those.

malibu malibuOG 2001 ·

are you talking bout the m&m's just upside down aren't ya?

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003 ·

now THAT was QUITE an observation . . .

malibu malibuOG 2001 ·

why thank you. sometimes my skills amaze everyone around me.

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003 ·

my initals are MW which is the same upside down . . . ain't that cool?

malibu malibuOG 2001 ·

that's a little freaky. i always wished mine did something cool but they don't.

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003 · malibu

I'm sorry to hear that . . . Mali-Boooooooooo . . . hey isn't that a place in Florida or something? where some race is held? or am I just making that up?

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003 · walkngplaygrnd

Malibu is in Cali and they make great coconut rum

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002 · fivezero

Malibu is a barbie and everybody loves her.

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003 · thatdarngirl

oh PLEASE . . . only Ken could love that woman . . . she just seems so . . . FAKE, to me . . .

walkngplaygrnd walkngplaygrndOG 2003 · fivezero

I maintain, however, that the Captain's Coconut Rum is better . . .

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