posted 10-04-1999 02:03 PM

In honor of this new era of slacking, I present to you, Yoda's Four Nobles Truths of Slack. Any Buddhists out there may feel ripped off by Yoda's words but I assure you, it was Yoda who thought of this path, not that guy Buddah.

The Four Noble Truths of Slack

1. The knowledge that WORK has been CREATED is UNFAVORABLE. And whatever is unfavorable is inherently a NUISANCE. And what is an unfavorable nuisance should be IGNORED.

2. The knowledge that the arising of WORK is based on employers and is perpetuated by the craving and intoxication for PRODUCTION and PRODUCT, becoming and rebecoming, STRESS.

3. The knowledge that the CEASING of this NUISANCE has arisen, the stopping of all future becomings, is Nirslackna. True Reality realized, free of this WORK.

4. The knowledge that leads to the cessation of this WORK and to winning the goal: Nirslackna, True Permanent State of Slack or Perfect Wisdom. Nirslackna.

posted 10-04-1999 02:09 PM

Uh... yeah... and at dawn even a short man casts a long shadow. (?)

However slack on!

posted 10-04-1999 02:11 PM

Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

posted 10-04-1999 02:12 PM

The Slack is my shepherd; I shall not work.

posted 10-04-1999 02:14 PM

I am also reminded of the following pearl of wisdom:

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Confucious say, man who walk through swing door naked is going to Bankok

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posted 10-04-1999 02:15 PM

The colors. Ohhh man look at all the colors!!
OOOHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
OOOHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
OOOHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

Slowly TarynS is lifted from her chair and is levitating over her desk. With the nirslackna she is able to use her thoughts to type this post and tell all of this wonderful state called Nirslackna

posted 10-04-1999 02:20 PM

What is the sound of one hand slacking?

posted 10-04-1999 02:44 PM

Yes, in fundamental Slackism, the emphasis in on seeing SLACK, on knowing it, on understanding it. This is not blind faith. The teaching of Slackism is on "come and see" but never on come and believe. Only by one's personal efforts can Nirslackna be realized. The choice is yours alone, Berumeister. Remember, this is not a system of faith and worship but a path to Supreme Enslackerment.

posted 10-04-1999 03:11 PM

Vote the OSP ticket

Creepio/gundark for Mayor and vice-mayor !

posted 10-04-1999 04:21 PM

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The true permanent state of reality is Nirslackna, that which is unfinished, unmade, unconceived, uncreated, unconstructed. Thus, peace, bliss, excellence, perfection and wisdom. The state of freedom from work, the release from work, the workless, the serenity and purity of absolute work-free reality should be the norm, the wonderful, the goal, the real. In short, the end is work that ceases to be. The right path of escape is Nirslackna.

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posted 10-04-1999 09:46 PM

I see the philosophy of the slack is at hand. Let me share some kõans(Zen buddist stories) so that we may optain nirslackna.

Slack is like a man hanging in a tree by his teeth over a precipice. His hands grasp no branch, his feet rest on no limb, and under the tree another person asks him: "Why did C Creepio begin the SWMCMMJ thread?" If the man in the tree does not answer, he fails; and if he does answer, he fails and loses his life. Now what shall he do?

TarynS of the SWMCMMJ monastery was about to lecture before dinner when she noticed that the bamboo screen, lowered for meditation, had not been rolled up. She pointed to it. Two padawans arose wordlessly from the audience and rolled it up. TarynS, observing the physical moment, said, "The state if the first padawan is good, not that of the second"

Are you getting the hang of it yet? One more...

A padawan asked Creepio: "Is there a teaching no master ever taught before?"
Creepio said: "Yes there is."
"What is it?" asked the padawan.
Creepio replied: "It is not mind, it is not the slack, it is not things."

Here's a brief decription I have of Zen(Slack):

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Zen(Slack) is intellectual quicksand-anarchy, darkness, meaningless, chaos. It is tantalizing and infuriating. And yet it is humorous, refreshing enticing. Zen(Slack) has its own special kind of meaning, brightness and clarity.

One of the basic tenets of Zen(Slack) is that there is no way to characterize what Zen(Slack) is. Kõans are a central part of Zen(slack) study, verbal though they are. Kõans are supposed to be "triggers" which, though they do not contain enough information in themselves or impart enlightenment, may possibly be sufficient to unlock the mechanisms inside one's mind to lead to enlightenment."

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posted 10-05-1999 12:17 AM

Nice thread, Creep. Love the title

Well... Tater... i guess i should address you as well as Amidala's Suitor and a few other people who've asked about me...

Uh... I won't be on for a while. I have some serious private issues to sort out. Um... I will be on Thursday of this week... After that, who knows...

This, BTW, has absolutely NOTHING to do with any hacker. I am merely appearing in this thread to make that clear.

Slack on everyone... May the slack be with you... !

posted 10-05-1999 06:09 AM

Imperial Troops Have... started to dance?