(Epidemic)
ep·i·dem·ic
/?p?d?m?k/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ep-i-dem-ik]
Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
â?adjective
1. Also,
ep·i·dem·i·cal.
(of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from
person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.
2. extremely prevalent; widespread.
â?noun 3. a temporary prevalence of a disease.
4. a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something: an epidemic of
riots.
Quote by MallieChansum ppl are lazy
sum are not >:0 not everyone wants to be anorexic! and be a size freakin 0! u
ppl disgust me were all human beings! sum like to eat more than others! geez i
thought this site was all about anime , not making fun of ppl just because they
way over average! this makes me really mad this topic should be deleted &
banned!
This isn't a flame thread, this is a discussion thread, if you have a problem
with it don't post.
Simple as that.
It's titled "Is Obesity an Epidemic?" NOT "Fat People Are
Stupid"
Cool your jets, and present a good argument, that's what this thread is all
about
Quote by DarthTofuNot a big problem in
my town. I see obese people sometimes though, but compared to say, South
Carolina, there's not quite as many obese people.
But I don't really consider obesity a disease any more than I consider being
skinny a disease. Uncontrollable overreating, yes, but not obesity
itself.
It's important to note that an epidemic isn't necessarily a disease.
If something's an epidemic it merely means it's widespread and prevalent.
OK, I got this idea for a really fun game, and I thought it would be my parting
gift to MT, so here ya go.
The rules are
simple, you come up with words for the acronym the player above you
created. The words by no means have to make sense, they just need to be there
Then
you must create an acronym for the next poster. Your acronym can be any length
and contain any letters (and I mean ANY).
EX-
Poster A- Really Stinky Reagan Fish Nixons
(R.S.R.F.N. The acronym of the previous poster)
G.T.Y.B.O.H.
Poster B- Get That Yodeling Bird On Hondurus
(G.T.Y.B.O.H.)
X.C.O.B.W.E.
Poster C- Xenosaga Can Outrun Beans With Excess
(X.C.O.B.W.E.)
U.I.O.I.D.
And it continues so on and so forth.
See, simple and straightforward.
I'll start it off by giving words to the acronym A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.
Athiest Cardinals Ran Ostentatiously Near Yellow Masacists
(A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.)
You know what I'm talking about. All those video game characters that carry 10
guns, 3 rocket launchers, 4 swords, 7 bombs, and a breath mint, yet none of it
ever shows.
I once zoomed out to 3rd person on Morrowind and found out that your character
sheathes their sword in their thigh, but other than that there really is no
explanation.
I mean look at Link from the Zelda franchise. He carries 30 bombs, up to 3
swords, 50 arrows, up to 999 in cash, up to 3 changes of clothes, a grapling
hook, up to 5 bottles, usually a large hammer, up to 3 shields, a boomerang, an
instrument of some sort, a bow, and then a few more odds and ends that just so
happen to come in handy at the moment. Then he walks around with a light airy
'pitter-patter' instead of a 'CLONK!-jangle-jangle', that aint right WHERE DOES
HE PUT IT ALL!
A lesser example would be Master Chief from Halo (though I'm sure there are far
better FPS examples). He can be carrying 8 grenades (presumably the size of his
fist), a rocket launcher WITH 8 ADDITIONAL rounds of ammo, and a long sniper
rifle with 24 additional rounds of ammo. HE SHOULD LOOK LIKE A BLOATED, WALKING
BOMB! Yet he maintains his dashing figure and not a single ounce of TN-FRIGG'N
"T" can be spotted on his person. THOSE ROCKET ROUNDS ARE HUGE, THEY'D
WEIGH DOWN A MALE SILVER BACK GORILLA! But somehow he manages to carry them with
ease and still be able to jump incredible distances and heights.
I think they've been taking lessons from shoplifters
I'm an avid (although not obsessed) Halo fan and I've often wondered why when
you look straight down at your feet you CAN'T SEE THEM. I mean he has this huge
armor on with this huge breast plate on and yet when you look down you see no
hint of any armor or even toes. All you see is DIRT AND NOTHING ELSE.
The upshot of it all is Why can't Master Chief
see his feet?
Personally, I think it's because he's so tall he doesn't touch the ground
Personally, I think that instant messagers have replaced chat rooms. I mean,
they're so much more versatile. With an IM engine you can have a list of
friends, you can tell when they're online, and in some cases you can tell what
games they're playing. Plus, instant messagers are more private. They're still
not private, but they are more so.
What do you think of them? Would they be worth having? What do you think of the
video clip? <-(this one's just for fun )
Myself I dunno. On the one hand they are kinda cute, but on the other hand I
don't know what else they'd be good for besides irresistable, mechanical
cuteness.
LOL You really need to check the clip out, IT'S HILLARIOUS! I like it when it
strikes the kung fu/karate pose.
I think perhaps Zangetsu should have a heart to heart chat with Mayuri\'s face.
Then perhaps he\'d straighten up
That aside, though, he\'s really annoying. Just because he\'s the one of those
people you just can\'t get rid of, and he knows it! So he abuses his position,
sadistic b#@$.
I wouldn't join the military for anything, not even free cheese.
If you had one it'd rock. No guns needed, just step on the opposition Or else
use a really big magnafying glass Of
course, if you do encounter another MS you would have to use a gun to shoot
it......or.....you could just kick it in the groin
My best talent, though, has to be that within 5 minutes of meeting someone I can
accurately analyze and determine their mental disposition. I suck at expressing
myself through anything other than art, so I may sound inacurate. Rest assured,
though, I know more than I ever let on
Quote by j0n0My stance on them is viewed a
litte extreme for some, but I think we should kill all of them in brutal fashion
so they can complain about something important for once. I was considering
slowly chopping away at their ligaments starting with the toes. Unfortunately,
some people will claim thats cruel and unusual punishment, and we as human
beings shouldn't do that to other human beings. Of course, I claim the
"emo" is not human but human like. And the argument contunies on and
on until insults start flying.
I think bamboo under the nails would probably suffice. That or a broom handle
up their @$%. That'd be so painful they'd wish they were dead
But honestly, we should just ignore them. The only reason they do it is because
they get attention if they do it. I mean, who doesn't turn their head when
someone scrapes their nails on a chalkboard. If we ignore them, though, they'll
get tired of trying and give in to the good things in life. After all, I'm sure
it is quite exhausting being depressed all the time
I'm not what you'd call rich, but I am upper middle class, and I hate asking for
money from my parents. I also hate people just up and giving me 'charity' money,
as I've come to call it.
Granted I wasn't always this way. When I was younger I was always asking for
money and was indeed a very spoiled kid. However, when I started seeing some of
the things other people had to go through and how sad (for lack of a better
word) a lot of peoples' situations were I started realizing how good I actually
had it. I also started to hate myself for being so selfish. That was around the
middle of middle school.
Now my parents practically have to twist my arm to get me to accept money. LOL,
I can't even come up with a Christmas list anymore
(I'm not 'Christian' but my Dad and sisters are)
Now with a little background you should be able to tell what my position is.
I'm sympathetic but terribly intolerant of rich spoiled people. Because,
honestly, being spoiled is just as bad as being poor. It's hard to explain but a
good comparison would be either freezing to death or burning alive. Neither one
leads anywhere good but one is far more subtle than the other. Burning alive,
you feel intense and violent pain and in a short time it's over. Freezing to
death, after a short time you no longer feel it but eventually it will claim
you.
So if you're spoiled and you show it....don't try to justify it to me. There is
no excuse. Don't try to help me either. Chances are you'll end up regretting it.
Also, I don't like spoiled rotten people, but I'm OK with kind-hearted
people.
Being spoiled doesn't make you a bad person. It just puts you in a very
dangerous situation.
HA HA HA HA! Enough of the thoughtful chit chat It's time
to get back to life
Every day we're always slammed in the face with what we're supposed to be and
how we're supposed to look etc. etc.
So my question is:
What do you
think about society's standards?
Personally I say F@#%! society's standards. I'm going to live by my own. I have
no plans for a lucrative job or a family. I also don't want to settle down if I
can avoid it. My friends all look at me weird when I tell them this, but,
honestly, I don't care. I think society's standards are selfdestructive. The way
society expects you to have lots of money, a happy family, and an attractive
appearance is just ludicrous. It's also self destructive. I mean, to work an
executive job that makes you a lot of money requires a lot of time. In addition
it's very stressful and leaves little to no room for physical care (eating
right, exercising and the like). Stress + poor physical condition = early grave.
Then there's the mentality that you've got to be media's definition of
attractive. First of all attractiveness is all in the eye of the beholder, like
art. Second, I personally think that the media's definition of attractive sucks.
Most of the 'attractive' girls, in the media, I'd run the other way from. I mean
EEEEEEWWWW I don't want to date a girl with huge breasts, pouty lips, and
trowled on makeup. GAAAAHH!
In the end it all leads in a never ending cycle of stress and pressure. The
result of which is many, many, many people find very little to no happiness in
life. If you don't believe me, try finding someone who will smile unprovoked. No
joke or situation needed. They just smile because they want to. For them life is
just that good. I will tell you now that not many people like that exist. It's a
sad state of affairs, but oh well. Our society got that way because no one
wanted to do anything about it, so I guess for the larger part it won't
change.
Anyway, I'm done on my soapbox now. I'd like to hear your opinions.
THE POPE IS EEEEEEEEEVVVVIIIIIIILL! Seriously, next time you see him look in
his eyes. He is one anti-popish dude.
Anyway, as for the Islamic people, THEY\'RE ALWAYS PISSED! I don\'t think they
even remember the original cause anymore. They just know they should be pissed
and that\'s that. I bet some Islamists would probably get pissed if you so much
as sneezed during worship. *sigh* Oh well, that\'s religion for ya (it\'s also
why I gave up on it long ago....).
P.S. it\'s persecution not prosecution. There\'s a bit of difference dude
My friend summed up emo kids very eloquently, "They're like wimpy goths." It's true. I've known goths and
seen emo's (as I calm them) and I can tell you that goths have 10 times the
backbone of emo's.
One of my favorite Bhuddist teachings is that life is like a river. You never
step in the same water twice. That basically means that each day, each hour,
each minute is new and you have the opportunity to start fresh (this, however
does not apply to legal documents ).
These people don't realize that. They busy themselves with lamenting everything
they did wrong or someone else did to them. Life doesn't work like that.
There is only one time and place and that's here and now. Lamenting the past
isn't going to change. I mean I'm sure every last one of us has done something
we're not proud of, or even we're maybe a little ashamed of it. But we don't
dwell on it we focus on cutting away that bad aspect of us (not literally, but
figuratively )and improving ourselves.
However, emo people focus on the past. Only in the past can you find things to
be sad about, because the future holds limitless possibilities.
I've had emo kids in my classes before and they are the biggest bunch of
negative, fearful, gutless, spineless, lazy, punks who think they know more
about life for having 'suffered' it. Little do they know that you don't have to
be a victim. They also, always seem to think that they have deep, insightful
thoughts. But they don't. They're about as deep as the shallow end of the kiddy
pool.
Hell, they make Barney look deep.
In the end I'll have to say that I pitty them. They will never know the joys of
life and all that it can offer unless they pull their head out and start trying
to improve themselves.
That would take effort, though. That's just not something a lot of emo kids seem
to want to put forth.
But then again.....they could always........laugh. If you can learn to laugh at
your own faults and the faults of others then you're one step closer to being
able to foster life instead of lament it.
Well, that's my take on it.
I hope it was insightful (or interesting to read at least )
I think they taste alright. But I often find the 'fortunes' a bit too general.
The only one I can remember is the one that said "Your next vacation plans
will include a resort" or something like that. I remember that one because
before I even got the cookie I was making plans for a vacation in a
resort......freaky *mock shuddering*
If I could put a fortune in a fortune cookie it'd say "You lose. Try
again."
(Epidemic) ep·i·dem·ic /?p?d?m?k/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ep-i-dem-ik] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
â?adjective
1. Also, ep·i·dem·i·cal. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.
2. extremely prevalent; widespread.
â?noun 3. a temporary prevalence of a disease.
4. a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something: an epidemic of riots.
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[Origin: 1595â?1605; obs. epidem(y) (< LL epidémia < Gk epidémÃÂa staying in one place, among the people, equiv. to epi- epi- + dêm(os) people of a district + -ia -y3) + -ic]
I've nothing else to say.
Hopefully I've cleared up EXACTLY what an epidemic is ;p
This isn't a flame thread, this is a discussion thread, if you have a problem with it don't post.
Simple as that.
It's titled "Is Obesity an Epidemic?" NOT "Fat People Are Stupid"
Cool your jets, and present a good argument, that's what this thread is all about
LOL
Once I had someone call me an extremist that would rule the world because I said something different for the soul purpose of being different.
It was a proud moment *nostalgic look on face*
Then again, unless you take pride in yourself you'll be chained to society's standards no matter what
Society can kiss my ass for all I care, if you've ever heard Tool's song "Aenema" then you'll have a good idea of how I feel about society
Then again, I'm sure most people here could have guessed how I feal about it eh?
It's important to note that an epidemic isn't necessarily a disease.
If something's an epidemic it merely means it's widespread and prevalent.
But I understand what you're saying
OK, I got this idea for a really fun game, and I thought it would be my parting gift to MT, so here ya go.
The rules are simple, you come up with words for the acronym the player above you created. The words by no means have to make sense, they just need to be there
EX-
Poster A- Really Stinky Reagan Fish Nixons (R.S.R.F.N. The acronym of the previous poster)
G.T.Y.B.O.H.
Poster B- Get That Yodeling Bird On Hondurus (G.T.Y.B.O.H.)
X.C.O.B.W.E.
Poster C- Xenosaga Can Outrun Beans With Excess (X.C.O.B.W.E.)
U.I.O.I.D.
And it continues so on and so forth.
See, simple and straightforward.
I'll start it off by giving words to the acronym A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.
Athiest Cardinals Ran Ostentatiously Near Yellow Masacists (A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.)
D.C.L.V.B.H.D.S. (Your turn now
)
You know what I'm talking about. All those video game characters that carry 10 guns, 3 rocket launchers, 4 swords, 7 bombs, and a breath mint, yet none of it ever shows.
I once zoomed out to 3rd person on Morrowind and found out that your character sheathes their sword in their thigh, but other than that there really is no explanation.
I mean look at Link from the Zelda franchise. He carries 30 bombs, up to 3 swords, 50 arrows, up to 999 in cash, up to 3 changes of clothes, a grapling hook, up to 5 bottles, usually a large hammer, up to 3 shields, a boomerang, an instrument of some sort, a bow, and then a few more odds and ends that just so happen to come in handy at the moment. Then he walks around with a light airy 'pitter-patter' instead of a 'CLONK!-jangle-jangle', that aint right
WHERE DOES
HE PUT IT ALL! 
A lesser example would be Master Chief from Halo (though I'm sure there are far better FPS examples). He can be carrying 8 grenades (presumably the size of his fist), a rocket launcher WITH 8 ADDITIONAL rounds of ammo, and a long sniper rifle with 24 additional rounds of ammo. HE SHOULD LOOK LIKE A BLOATED, WALKING BOMB! Yet he maintains his dashing figure and not a single ounce of TN-FRIGG'N "T" can be spotted on his person. THOSE ROCKET ROUNDS ARE HUGE, THEY'D WEIGH DOWN A MALE SILVER BACK GORILLA! But somehow he manages to carry them with ease and still be able to jump incredible distances and heights.
I think they've been taking lessons from shoplifters
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I'm an avid (although not obsessed) Halo fan and I've often wondered why when you look straight down at your feet you CAN'T SEE THEM. I mean he has this huge armor on with this huge breast plate on and yet when you look down you see no hint of any armor or even toes. All you see is DIRT AND NOTHING ELSE.
The upshot of it all is Why can't Master Chief see his feet?
Personally, I think it's because he's so tall he doesn't touch the ground
I'll keep it simple:
50% personality
50% hotness
Personally, I think that instant messagers have replaced chat rooms. I mean, they're so much more versatile. With an IM engine you can have a list of friends, you can tell when they're online, and in some cases you can tell what games they're playing. Plus, instant messagers are more private. They're still not private, but they are more so.
But that's just me
I'd LIKE to go on a date with a girl that I fealt I could relate to and have a good time with
I DO sit at home and work on homework, or else draw
LOL
I was on the net and I found this video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsaigcW5NYg&mode=related&search= and it got me to thinking about the prospect of household robots.
What do you think of them? Would they be worth having? What do you think of the video clip? <-(this one's just for fun
)
Myself I dunno. On the one hand they are kinda cute, but on the other hand I don't know what else they'd be good for besides irresistable, mechanical cuteness.
LOL You really need to check the clip out, IT'S HILLARIOUS! I like it when it strikes the kung fu/karate pose.
Uh Oh....it's happening again.......I think.....I shall BREAK INTO SONG!
Happy Happy Birthday
Happy Happy Birthday
We wish it was our birthday so we could party too!
LOL, Happy B-day
I think perhaps Zangetsu should have a heart to heart chat with Mayuri\'s face. Then perhaps he\'d straighten up
That aside, though, he\'s really annoying. Just because he\'s the one of those people you just can\'t get rid of, and he knows it! So he abuses his position, sadistic b#@$.
I don\'t know, too many animes have so much arcane stuff in them that they would just look stupid as live action movies.
Then again, they did pull off Star Wars...........
Here\'s one for you:
Scottish log throw
LOL, I don\'t even know if they do it any more, but it is a sport
A- the green door
it looks the most out of place therefore the most likely to get you out ^_^\'
I wouldn't join the military for anything, not even free cheese.
If you had one it'd rock. No guns needed, just step on the opposition
Or else
use a really big magnafying glass 
Of
course, if you do encounter another MS you would have to use a gun to shoot
it......or.....you could just kick it in the groin 
LOL, war taken to new lows
I can fart with my hands
My best talent, though, has to be that within 5 minutes of meeting someone I can accurately analyze and determine their mental disposition. I suck at expressing myself through anything other than art, so I may sound inacurate. Rest assured, though, I know more than I ever let on
I think bamboo under the nails would probably suffice. That or a broom handle up their @$%. That'd be so painful they'd wish they were dead
But honestly, we should just ignore them. The only reason they do it is because they get attention if they do it. I mean, who doesn't turn their head when someone scrapes their nails on a chalkboard. If we ignore them, though, they'll get tired of trying and give in to the good things in life. After all, I'm sure it is quite exhausting being depressed all the time
I'm not what you'd call rich, but I am upper middle class, and I hate asking for money from my parents. I also hate people just up and giving me 'charity' money, as I've come to call it.
(I'm not 'Christian' but my Dad and sisters are)
Granted I wasn't always this way. When I was younger I was always asking for money and was indeed a very spoiled kid. However, when I started seeing some of the things other people had to go through and how sad (for lack of a better word) a lot of peoples' situations were I started realizing how good I actually had it. I also started to hate myself for being so selfish. That was around the middle of middle school.
Now my parents practically have to twist my arm to get me to accept money. LOL, I can't even come up with a Christmas list anymore
Now with a little background you should be able to tell what my position is. I'm sympathetic but terribly intolerant of rich spoiled people. Because, honestly, being spoiled is just as bad as being poor. It's hard to explain but a good comparison would be either freezing to death or burning alive. Neither one leads anywhere good but one is far more subtle than the other. Burning alive, you feel intense and violent pain and in a short time it's over. Freezing to death, after a short time you no longer feel it but eventually it will claim you.
So if you're spoiled and you show it....don't try to justify it to me. There is no excuse. Don't try to help me either. Chances are you'll end up regretting it. Also, I don't like spoiled rotten people, but I'm OK with kind-hearted people.
Being spoiled doesn't make you a bad person. It just puts you in a very dangerous situation.
HA HA HA HA! Enough of the thoughtful chit chat
Every day we're always slammed in the face with what we're supposed to be and how we're supposed to look etc. etc.
So my question is:
What do you think about society's standards?
Personally I say F@#%! society's standards. I'm going to live by my own. I have no plans for a lucrative job or a family. I also don't want to settle down if I can avoid it. My friends all look at me weird when I tell them this, but, honestly, I don't care. I think society's standards are selfdestructive. The way society expects you to have lots of money, a happy family, and an attractive appearance is just ludicrous. It's also self destructive. I mean, to work an executive job that makes you a lot of money requires a lot of time. In addition it's very stressful and leaves little to no room for physical care (eating right, exercising and the like). Stress + poor physical condition = early grave. Then there's the mentality that you've got to be media's definition of attractive. First of all attractiveness is all in the eye of the beholder, like art. Second, I personally think that the media's definition of attractive sucks. Most of the 'attractive' girls, in the media, I'd run the other way from. I mean EEEEEEWWWW I don't want to date a girl with huge breasts, pouty lips, and trowled on makeup. GAAAAHH!
In the end it all leads in a never ending cycle of stress and pressure. The result of which is many, many, many people find very little to no happiness in life. If you don't believe me, try finding someone who will smile unprovoked. No joke or situation needed. They just smile because they want to. For them life is just that good. I will tell you now that not many people like that exist. It's a sad state of affairs, but oh well. Our society got that way because no one wanted to do anything about it, so I guess for the larger part it won't change.
Anyway, I'm done on my soapbox now. I'd like to hear your opinions.
THE POPE IS EEEEEEEEEVVVVIIIIIIILL! Seriously, next time you see him look in his eyes. He is one anti-popish dude.
Anyway, as for the Islamic people, THEY\'RE ALWAYS PISSED! I don\'t think they even remember the original cause anymore. They just know they should be pissed and that\'s that. I bet some Islamists would probably get pissed if you so much as sneezed during worship. *sigh* Oh well, that\'s religion for ya (it\'s also why I gave up on it long ago....).
P.S. it\'s persecution not prosecution. There\'s a bit of difference dude
LATER!
My friend summed up emo kids very eloquently, "They're like wimpy goths." It's true. I've known goths and seen emo's (as I calm them) and I can tell you that goths have 10 times the backbone of emo's.
One of my favorite Bhuddist teachings is that life is like a river. You never step in the same water twice. That basically means that each day, each hour, each minute is new and you have the opportunity to start fresh (this, however does not apply to legal documents
).
These people don't realize that. They busy themselves with lamenting everything they did wrong or someone else did to them. Life doesn't work like that.
There is only one time and place and that's here and now. Lamenting the past isn't going to change. I mean I'm sure every last one of us has done something we're not proud of, or even we're maybe a little ashamed of it. But we don't dwell on it we focus on cutting away that bad aspect of us (not literally, but figuratively
)and improving ourselves.
However, emo people focus on the past. Only in the past can you find things to be sad about, because the future holds limitless possibilities.
I've had emo kids in my classes before and they are the biggest bunch of negative, fearful, gutless, spineless, lazy, punks who think they know more about life for having 'suffered' it. Little do they know that you don't have to be a victim. They also, always seem to think that they have deep, insightful thoughts. But they don't. They're about as deep as the shallow end of the kiddy pool.
Hell, they make Barney look deep.
In the end I'll have to say that I pitty them. They will never know the joys of life and all that it can offer unless they pull their head out and start trying to improve themselves.
That would take effort, though. That's just not something a lot of emo kids seem to want to put forth.
But then again.....they could always........laugh. If you can learn to laugh at your own faults and the faults of others then you're one step closer to being able to foster life instead of lament it.
Well, that's my take on it.
I hope it was insightful (or interesting to read at least
)
I think they taste alright. But I often find the 'fortunes' a bit too general. The only one I can remember is the one that said "Your next vacation plans will include a resort" or something like that. I remember that one because before I even got the cookie I was making plans for a vacation in a resort......freaky *mock shuddering*
If I could put a fortune in a fortune cookie it'd say "You lose. Try again."