Jason Kendall Embodies Man's Existential Agony
by Freneau on Feb 25, 2011 7:42 PM EST
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Man is the only being that knows his own mortality.
What can we do but endure, tattoo ourselves, and catch baseball games.
As Hesiod says, all men receive their fate. Some receive a lot that spells all bad, some a lot that allows for good and bad, but none an existence that is all good.
Our struggle is to find meaning in a cold world. We are born alone and we will die alone.
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Nihilists! Fuck me. I mean, say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.
by AxDxMx on Feb 26, 2011 1:56 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Dude...
Creepy. As soon as I posted mine, yours posted.
I will say,
I do appreciate your great taste in movies.
I have a sudden urge to drink White Russians and go bowling.
?Nihilists
Fuck me. I mean, say what you like about the tenants of National Socialism, Dude, at least it’s an ethos.
Trying again...
No, Donny, these men are nihilists. There’s nothing to be afraid of.
Seems perfect
for the corrupt prison guard stereotype. Hollywood awaits.
by hunter s. royal on Feb 26, 2011 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
Or a 70's rumbler
Put some denim on him, and you’ve got your Ponyboy.
by LaFLamme on Feb 25, 2011 8:53 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Is he really a major league catcher,
or is he a butterfly dreaming he is a major league catcher?
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
by buddyball on Feb 25, 2011 11:57 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
Looks like he's ready to try and snap the bat over his knee...
Pure intimidation. Pure grit.
MAJOR LEAGUE (The Royals)
Rachel Phelps (Royals Management): I think he'll fit right in with our team concept.
Charlie Donovan (Royals Fans): That reminds me, I was going to ask you. What exactly *is* our team concept?
I would have thought
that the quality of one’s fate would correspond with the standard bell curve. A very few totally luck out or get Royally screwed, but most of us would be within one standard deviation of the mean. I mean, who you gonna trust, the stats or mere scouts, like Hesiod?
"Crimes don't pay no one but the lawyers." --Last words of executed murderer Ernest Gaither Jr., 1947
The Force? Or Xenu?
"Crimes don't pay no one but the lawyers." --Last words of executed murderer Ernest Gaither Jr., 1947
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