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But if a person is not wise do they even know that they aren't?
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Do the unwise care to know anything at all?
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Is wisdom not an acquisition of age? Wouldn't the unwise gradually become more wise as a result of experience?
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What if all your experience came from sitting on a couch watching TV and smoking weed?
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Post by mccormack44 »

What if your experience came from making the same mistakes over and over again?
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Isn't it more fun to try and find a new mistake to make each time?
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What the hell, shall we give it a try?
'You can take our lives but you'll never take our freedom!' he screamed.
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Post by sweetharleygirl »

Can't we just say we tried it?
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Would it be wise to lie while in pursuit of the truth?
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Wouldn't it depend on whether "it" was legal/safe?
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What does the pronoun "it" refer to?
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Post by SPetty »

Could "it" have been referring to this?
the grim squeaker wrote:What the hell, shall we give it a try?
sweetharleygirl wrote:Can't we just say we tried it?
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But what do both these 'it' refer to? :?
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Post by sweetharleygirl »

You said it, shouldn't you know?
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How would I know? Did you forget I was extremely absent-minded?
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Post by sweetharleygirl »

I haven't forgoten but isn't this you?
Isn't it more fun to try and find a new mistake to make each time?
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Am I confused by this turn of events? What exactly the hell is going on here?
'You can take our lives but you'll never take our freedom!' he screamed.
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Post by sweetharleygirl »

I don't know :roll: , can't someone figure it out?
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You are not seriously expect me to figure out what is going on? What was the question, anyway?
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Does anyone have a clue?
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Does anyone care anymore?
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Post by umsolopagas »

May I join in all the confusion?
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Isn't this what happens when people sit around on the couch and smoke weed for several hours? Who wants to order pizza?
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Can I get a stuffed crust with mine? Where are the doobies?
'You can take our lives but you'll never take our freedom!' he screamed.
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Post by sweetharleygirl »

Can I have a vegie pizza, who's buying?
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