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Bipedal creature found on Earth. First creature in the biosphere to succesfully refine abstract thought into more than the ability to lie and/or delude itself, humans developed the technique of picturing the way things might be and then planning ways to make reality fit the pattern.
This faculty turns in upon itself, however, when the attempt fails, leading to such emotional conflicts as self-loathing, bias against more succesful others, self-worship, or sublimation of individualism into a group mind.
Humans have borrowed many traits from other species such as hunting for pleasure ( from cats and squids ), enslaving other species ( from ants ), protecting and nurturing other species to gather products from them ( from ants ), spoiling other creatures habitats by their own constructs ( from beavers ), and creating and sharing habitats with other creatures ( from corals, rodents and birds ). Humans have invented several concepts for themselves, such as artistic endevour for its own sake, resource gathering and stockpiling for its own sake, ignorance and self-delusion as a natural right, love and attraction not solely for the purpose of reproduction, worship of the different, lack of diversity as a positive, and worship of the identical.
Humans are capable of percieving that they are less than what they imagine themselves to be. This is not only their major problem, it is also their major strength.
This faculty turns in upon itself, however, when the attempt fails, leading to such emotional conflicts as self-loathing, bias against more succesful others, self-worship, or sublimation of individualism into a group mind.
Humans have borrowed many traits from other species such as hunting for pleasure ( from cats and squids ), enslaving other species ( from ants ), protecting and nurturing other species to gather products from them ( from ants ), spoiling other creatures habitats by their own constructs ( from beavers ), and creating and sharing habitats with other creatures ( from corals, rodents and birds ). Humans have invented several concepts for themselves, such as artistic endevour for its own sake, resource gathering and stockpiling for its own sake, ignorance and self-delusion as a natural right, love and attraction not solely for the purpose of reproduction, worship of the different, lack of diversity as a positive, and worship of the identical.
Humans are capable of percieving that they are less than what they imagine themselves to be. This is not only their major problem, it is also their major strength.
" Some say modern humans are smarter than cavemen, some say we are less. I think we are exactly as smart as cavemen, and that is pretty smart indeed".
by D F Stuckey July 5, 2004
Get the human mug.Form of greeting, performed by females usually both young and European. The greeter grasps the hem of their shirt in one hand then raises it to the shoulder, exposing the side of the chest are. Always performed without a bra.
There are oftne no sexual connotations involved or implied in this greeting.
There are oftne no sexual connotations involved or implied in this greeting.
by D F Stuckey February 18, 2004
Get the Dutch Salute mug.To make fun of someone or something, often to mock in a satirical way, or to attempt to fool someone in a manner of telling them an outrageous story.
Often used also to cast doubt on the truth of a statement.
Often used also to cast doubt on the truth of a statement.
A:"You know, the timers on British nuclear bombs were so bad in the 50's, they thought of filling them with chickens to keep them warm enough"
B:"WHAT! Are you taking the mickey?"
C:" Well, you parked in just the right place here, didn't you?"
A:" Instead of taking the mickey, just find me a big rock to chock the wheels with . . "
B:"WHAT! Are you taking the mickey?"
C:" Well, you parked in just the right place here, didn't you?"
A:" Instead of taking the mickey, just find me a big rock to chock the wheels with . . "
by D F STuckey April 6, 2004
Get the take the mickey mug.Insult used to describe a male who is acting in a weak, vacillating or timid manner.
Meant to imply that in order to gain courage the person named needs to develop a "set" of testicles. See get a pair.
Meant to imply that in order to gain courage the person named needs to develop a "set" of testicles. See get a pair.
by D F Stuckey March 1, 2004
Get the grow a set mug.Reality TV program in which five men, expert in such fields as fashion, cooking, decorating and suchlike, take on the task of improving the lifestyle and living conditions of another man; All five are homosexual and with one exception rather camp, and the makeover subject is always straight.
Although entertaining, educational and sometimes amusing, it carries the unspoken message that straight men are in the main uncouth, untidy and useless at choosing clothes and cooking.
Although entertaining, educational and sometimes amusing, it carries the unspoken message that straight men are in the main uncouth, untidy and useless at choosing clothes and cooking.
A:"you know, I never realised that I shave like I'm in a race or something"
B:"What? Like the guys on 'Queer Eye For the Straight Guy' say it all the time."
pause.
B:"Probably true, though."
B:"What? Like the guys on 'Queer Eye For the Straight Guy' say it all the time."
pause.
B:"Probably true, though."
by D F Stuckey July 10, 2004
Get the queer eye for the straight guy mug.To take an opportunity to do something when the time and conditions are near perfect or available.
From agriculture, when farmers gather the long grass growth of summer to dry it to produce hay as winter feed for animals; The best time to cut and dry the hay is during sunny days.
From agriculture, when farmers gather the long grass growth of summer to dry it to produce hay as winter feed for animals; The best time to cut and dry the hay is during sunny days.
A:"There's a sale at K-mart this week - You wanna see if the have something for your sister's birthday?"
B:" Sure - Might as well make hay while the sun shines, and get her something at cut price!"
B:" Sure - Might as well make hay while the sun shines, and get her something at cut price!"
by D F Stuckey May 15, 2004
Get the Make hay while the sun shines mug.A person who lends money at high interest rates, or interest calcualted on a daily or weekly basis, with the threat of physical violence being used on failure to repay the loan.
A:"Is it fair to get a loan at 25% interest?"
B:"Fair to the loan shark you're borrowing from, maybe. . . "
B:"Fair to the loan shark you're borrowing from, maybe. . . "
by D F Stuckey July 17, 2004
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