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Conference back40::soapbox

Title:Soapbox. Just Soapbox.
Notice:No more new notes
Moderator:WAHOO::LEVESQUEONS
Created:Thu Nov 17 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:862
Total number of notes:339684

171.0. "What is life." by MASALA::SNEIL (J.A.F.O) Sat Dec 10 1994 09:21

    
     Here's a deep question that arose from one of our many night shift
    discussions

    Q:What is life,define life?.

     what constitutes life....flesh&blood...communication...intelligence..
    reproduction.

     What does an object have to have before it's classed as a life form.

   
     Discuss
     
       SCott
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171.1SUBPAC::SADINKeep it off my wave...Sat Dec 10 1994 10:066
    
    
    	independent thought....
171.2POLAR::RICHARDSONG��� �t�R �r�z�Sat Dec 10 1994 19:041
    Having a mind of your own....
171.3CALDEC::RAHthe truth is out there.Sat Dec 10 1994 22:186
    
    reminds me of a Lennon song from 1970 or thereabouts
    
    had a cool electric sitar solo in it (or was it the lead in?).
    
    Wha-ha-at is our life, without you Lor-r-rd..
171.4COMICS::FISCHERI've got a rainbow in my pocketMon Dec 12 1994 08:511
Black Uhuru
171.5Forest GumpSUBURB::DUHIGRMon Dec 12 1994 10:224
    Life is like a box of chocolates.
    
    (in true Gump style)
171.6DELNI::SHOOKclinton has been newt-ralizedMon Dec 12 1994 12:273
    a magazine with many pages, but that's not important now..
171.7WMOIS::GIROUARD_CMon Dec 12 1994 12:341
    -.1 "and stop calling me Shirley."
171.8DELNI::SHOOKclinton has been newt-ralizedMon Dec 12 1994 12:351
    -1 "over, ober. what's your vector, victor?"
171.9MOLAR::DELBALSOI (spade) my (dogface)Mon Dec 12 1994 12:3618
Or, taking it a step or two further -

Q: What's Life?
A: A magazine.

Q: How much does it cost?
A: 20�.

Q: But, I only have a nickle?
A: That's tough.

Q: What's tough?
A: Life.

Q: What's life?
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171.10CONSLT::MCBRIDEaspiring peasantMon Dec 12 1994 12:463
    A board game or a bored game if ones is not too exciting.  
    
    Brian
171.11RDGE44::ALEUC8Mon Dec 12 1994 12:461
    .. a bitch
171.12WMOIS::GIROUARD_CMon Dec 12 1994 12:471
    ... a cereal
171.13POLAR::RICHARDSONG��� �t�R �r�z�Mon Dec 12 1994 12:507
    If I were you, I'd let Shirley out once in a while. It helps if you
    deal with it instead of concealing it.
    
    
    Sincerely,
    
    Glenn/Deirdre/Pamela/Franny/Ned/Dierdre/Anton
171.14POWDML::LAUERLittle Chamber of PerditionMon Dec 12 1994 13:143
    
    I'm in and out of Shirley on a daily basis.
171.15BOXORN::HAYSI think we are toast. Remember the jam?Mon Dec 12 1994 13:151
Oh dear.
171.16GMT1::TEEKEMAOn a binge.....Mon Dec 12 1994 13:515
	Life's a bitch,............then you die...........


	If you don't have sex, your not alive......
171.17POWDML::LAUERLittle Chamber of PerditionMon Dec 12 1994 13:533
    
    <-- Great, I'm dead.
171.18GMT1::TEEKEMAOn a binge.....Mon Dec 12 1994 13:572
	But only you are a box babe........That makes all the diff..%^)
171.19CALDEC::RAHthe truth is out there.Mon Dec 12 1994 14:152
    
    dead also.
171.20Here's to lifeAIMTEC::MORABITO_PHotlanta RocksMon Dec 12 1994 15:334
....Life is better with DEC stock on the rise.

Paul
171.21Talk HardSNOC02::MACKENZIEKo...ex-SUBURB::DAVISMMon Dec 12 1994 18:132
    There seems to be a trend towards being dead, I therefore pronounce 
    myself dead, rip, rsvp, Bhon, BSC, VC, OBE, MBE, NPP, exsqueeze me.
171.22BIGQ::SILVANobody wants a Charlie in the Box!Tue Dec 13 1994 10:174

	Made the mistake of kidding around with my roomate about needing a
life. For my birthday he got me just that.... the game of Life.... :-)
171.23CSOA1::LEECHannuit coeptis novus ordo seclorumTue Dec 13 1994 15:481
    add me to the dead list...
171.24MPGS::MARKEYAIBOHPHOBIA: Fear of PalindromesTue Dec 13 1994 15:513
    I'm only mostly dead. :-)
    
    -b
171.25POWDML::LAUERLittle Chamber of PerditionTue Dec 13 1994 16:003
    
    No, you're not, you'll be stone dead in a moment.
171.26MPGS::MARKEYAIBOHPHOBIA: Fear of PalindromesTue Dec 13 1994 16:013
    Not if you help look for loose change in my pockets... oo er..
    
    -b
171.27MPGS::MARKEYAIBOHPHOBIA: Fear of PalindromesTue Dec 13 1994 16:032
    Ooops. I forgot. You've never seen that movie (Princess Bride) have
    you?...
171.28POWDML::LAUERLittle Chamber of PerditionTue Dec 13 1994 16:033
    
    I REALLY don't need to now that I've heard every single line and even
    some that prolly aren't in it 8^).
171.29POLAR::RICHARDSONG��� �t�R �r�z�Tue Dec 13 1994 17:161
    I preferred the screenplay it was based on. The Princess Llama.
171.30POWDML::LAUERLittle Chamber of PerditionTue Dec 13 1994 17:182
    
    Any relation to Ralph the Wonder Llama?
171.31CONSLT::MCBRIDEaspiring peasantTue Dec 13 1994 17:181
    Stop that, stop that!  That's silly!
171.32POWDML::LAUERLittle Chamber of PerditionTue Dec 13 1994 17:242
    
    A m��se once bit my sister...
171.33POLAR::RICHARDSONG��� �t�R �r�z�Tue Dec 13 1994 17:241
    LOOKOUT! THERE ARE LLAMAS!
171.34CONSLT::MCBRIDEaspiring peasantTue Dec 13 1994 17:263
    Life's a bitch, the world's a ghetto, and love never lasts.  
    
    Brian - decidedly anti-happy today.
171.35POLAR::RICHARDSONG��� �t�R �r�z�Tue Dec 13 1994 17:301
    Hello Auntie Happy!
171.36DECLNE::REESEToreDown,I&#039;mAlmostLevelW/theGroundTue Dec 13 1994 19:582
    I dunno, maybe if I had one I'd be able to explain :-(
171.37JULIET::MORALES_NASweet Spirit&#039;s Gentle BreezeTue Dec 13 1994 20:1510
    hmmm what is life...???
    
    Intellectually life is a heartbeat
    
    Philosophically life is when there is harmony all around you...
    when peace comes from within regardless of the external chaos.  Life is
    looking into the face of your children and seeing your own reflection
    in their eyes, hair, smile or personality... Life is eternal ... Life
    is having a personal relationship with God.
171.38CALDEC::RAHthe truth is out there.Wed Dec 14 1994 00:212
    
    lfe would be having more suburbians about
171.39JULIET::MORALES_NASweet Spirit&#039;s Gentle BreezeWed Dec 14 1994 02:004
     
    > lfe would be having more suburbians about
    
    That's nice Bob, now what about life? :-)
171.40WMOIS::GIROUARD_CWed Dec 14 1994 06:313
    Uh Nanc... I think brain wave is required :-)
    
    Chip
171.41#.|JULIET::MORALES_NASweet Spirit&#039;s Gentle BreezeWed Dec 14 1994 12:323
    
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171.42All Things Must PAssCTHU26::S_BURRIDGESat Dec 17 1994 11:5318
>           <<< Note 171.3 by CALDEC::RAH "the truth is out there." >>>

    
>    reminds me of a Lennon song from 1970 or thereabouts
    
>    had a cool electric sitar solo in it (or was it the lead in?).
    
>    Wha-ha-at is our life, without you Lor-r-rd..
    
    
    I think that was Harrison, & went something like
    
    "Wha-ha-at is my li-ife,
     Without yer Lo-o-ove,
     & tell me
     Who-o-o am I-I
     Without You-ou-ou
     By my side"
171.43CALDEC::RAHMake strangeness work for you!Sat Dec 17 1994 12:445
    
    was it then ?
    
    well, it was a great tune, and those were great days, 
    great tropical days..
171.44Because I like it!DASHER::RALSTONAin&#039;t Life Fun!Thu Apr 27 1995 20:2920
    		The Golden
    		----------
    
    They are the rare, the radiant men
    The children of truth, the parents of ken.
    Pain but strengthens them, pity intrudes.
    Rebuking surprises them. Guilt eludes.
    
    Deception disgusts and envy astounds.
    Misfortune challenges. Malice confounds.
    They are the open, the honorable,
    The honest, the just, the vulnerable.
    
    With no respect for the twisting of truth,
    Faithfully wed to the promise of youth,
    They are the pure, benevolent,
    The incorruptible few - the innocent.
    
    				Darlene Bridge
    				Bridgeberg Books