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115. Failure to comprehend that the shadows on the wall aren't real shows a lack of understanding...

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #112)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 07:33 PM

Feb 2013

... of your environment and how you fit into it.

That's a paraphrase of about 8 paragraphs out of "The Republic" by Plato, but that's what he's trying to say in "The Allegory of the Cave". Those who watch FOX are just looking at the shadows on the wall.

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I always... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #37

I'm thinking like the atlantis that never was d_r Feb 2013 #34

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Don't know the structure per se... Agschmid Feb 2013 #4

Well... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #7

Provincetown, Mass... Agschmid Feb 2013 #9

Looks like a great place. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #10

very, very small planes.... YIPES! Agschmid Feb 2013 #13

Pilot humor: discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #15

Provincetown would be nice if it didn't get so cold, its not completely closed in winter. we can do it Feb 2013 #35

Yeah! Ptown! sheshe2 Feb 2013 #94

sorry, I looked. Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #6

It's not like... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #8

In space OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #11

Anywhere special? discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #14

Some place with a view OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #20

very wild n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #21

Yup. Imagine the view! lunatica Feb 2013 #68

Exactly what I'm looking for! OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #73

A beach house. Something like this one: femmocrat Feb 2013 #12

But... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #18

Not sure right now.... femmocrat Feb 2013 #76

BTW... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #19

Thank you. femmocrat Feb 2013 #77

I heard it first... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #81

Perfect. How many guest rooms? In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #74

There is one with your name on it, In_The_Wind! femmocrat Feb 2013 #78

I sorta knew you would say that. In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #79

Can't think of a proper adjective. femmocrat Feb 2013 #80

way better than yesterday!!! In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #87

Earthship a la izquierda Feb 2013 #16

They are extremely cool. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #17

In a mountain cabin, preferably in the Smokies. n/t RebelOne Feb 2013 #22

Nice discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #23

Solicitors beware. Arctic Dave Feb 2013 #24

True but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #38

My perfect choice: kentauros Feb 2013 #25

I'm thinking... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #40

The other thing most people don't think about kentauros Feb 2013 #44

That would require... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #46

Well, if we can cross realities, kentauros Feb 2013 #47

I would expect that... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #49

Yeah, but then I'd have to listen to their poetry kentauros Feb 2013 #51

Had thought of this, years ago: elleng Feb 2013 #26

Yay, it looks restful. :) n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #41

I like my house, Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #27

My tipi would require WiFi. ;) n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #42

My brother lived in a tipi too. Hand stitched and he carved long poles. Quite roomy actually. Hoyt Feb 2013 #101

How about you? discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #102

I like this house frogmarch Feb 2013 #28

I'd have that roof checked! discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #43

I am OK with my house. Intrigued by the house in this video though - Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2013 #29

Looks like a wonderful choice. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #45

I am OK with the propety I currently own so, Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2013 #56

So where would that be? discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #57

A cast concrete dome somewhere in the TX Hill Country hobbit709 Feb 2013 #30

That sounds most formidable. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #48

It varies union_maid Feb 2013 #31

So you'd prefer NYC? discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #50

Oh, you're right union_maid Feb 2013 #62

Alas, getting Chinese food delivered would be complicated... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #64

Downton Abbey. Upstairs. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2013 #32

Nice castle. Is it on the market? n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #52

Unfortunately not. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2013 #54

That's not fair. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #55

here: lastlib Feb 2013 #39

I'll take that as... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #53

A big warehouse somewhere I could make a lot of racket and nobody cared. TrogL Feb 2013 #58

Perhaps if you ran for office... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #59

Damn, you're fast. Caught me before the edit TrogL Feb 2013 #61

you're only an amendment away discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #63

That would open the door for Ahnuld. TrogL Feb 2013 #66

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Cupola pokerfan Feb 2013 #60

I'm thinking... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #65

I'm thinking... pokerfan Feb 2013 #70

good idea :) n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #71

That's what I do now 2 weeks out three. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #72

almost already do Kali Feb 2013 #69

Nice view discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #96

Something like this. All solar, etc. Not tied down anywhere. K.I.S.S. Dial-up Warning! freshwest Feb 2013 #75

I would need... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #85

Sure it'd work, or wireless internet to stream. Love wood, myself, and simplicity. freshwest Feb 2013 #88

Wood... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #89

Beautiful... sheshe2 Feb 2013 #95

A cottage with a rock garden in the woods. applegrove Feb 2013 #82

Robert Frost: discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #83

Great poet. Thanks. applegrove Feb 2013 #84

I've love it since I heard it... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #86

I already love where I live. Neoma Feb 2013 #90

Contentment is... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #92

Anyone wanna lend me 12 million? name not needed Feb 2013 #91

This place is available... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #93

Here! sheshe2 Feb 2013 #97

Nice discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #98

Bali avebury Feb 2013 #99

this one looks nice discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #100

Orford Hall, Ugley, Essex politicat Feb 2013 #103

That's a beauty! discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #104

a hobbit hole in tuckborough fizzgig Feb 2013 #105

This one's nice discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #106

that is nice fizzgig Feb 2013 #108

Well, pretty much where I am and in the structure I'm in. I don't see moving again. Gorp Feb 2013 #107

True wisdom discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #110

I just like it here. Cool house. Cool property. Cool neighborhood. Cool environment. I'm cool. Gorp Feb 2013 #111

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. - Aristotle discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #112

Failure to comprehend that the shadows on the wall aren't real shows a lack of understanding... Gorp Feb 2013 #115

I don't usual watch FOX but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #118

I'm there. But I am looking for a summer place, Moondog Feb 2013 #109

I just found this discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #113

Oh, yeah. Lovely. Moondog Feb 2013 #114

I'd live in mountains. LWolf Feb 2013 #116

From a movie: discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #117

Me too, with the Cob House blogslut Feb 2013 #119