A Conversation for Laziness
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The Fine Art of Lazy
John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" Started conversation May 24, 1999
I see you are an afficionado of the fine art sir. Myself, I have been a practitioner now for some time. I hold the view that true proficiency in any field must be so effortless as to appear lazy. Masterful Laziness goes a step beyond, replacing the appearance with true lack of effort. Your very good health, sir!
The Fine Art of Lazy
Jim the Wonder Llama (back from yonder) Posted May 25, 1999
I would write something, but frankly I can't be bothered (see how I did that?)
The Fine Art of Lazy
John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" Posted May 25, 1999
A work (if you will pardon the expression) of art, sir.
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John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" Posted May 26, 1999
As a recent recipient of a rejection e-mail, I'm probably not the best choice of advisors. But may I suggest separating the food example from the introductory statement. Good luck.
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Jim the Wonder Llama (back from yonder) Posted May 27, 1999
I've found that laziness can be short term or long term. For instance your food example is short term. How about not having even been shopping for two weeks, therefore you need to get the take away. See, that's long term.
Another example is clothes. You have your clothes, you wear them, you dump them on the floor of your room. You think after two days that you might pick them up and put them to wash. Sod it, you leave them because you can't be bothered. You get to the stage where you have one pair of underpants left. The answer? Wash the other stuff? Nah, too easy, go and buy another box set from M&S. Short term solution. In the end you run out of jeans and t-shirts. What do you do? Wash them of course, but don't bother ironing them. Et voila, that lazy look for the long term.
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ReapeR (Weevium Mortus Eradicus) Posted Jun 2, 1999
Thanks, it did look a bit boring.
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ReapeR (Weevium Mortus Eradicus) Posted Jun 2, 1999
Hmm, how close is M&S? Anyway thanks for bringing the long term lazy aspect to my attention, I will endovour to put it in, when I next get hit by inspiration and creativity (hopefully today).
Have you seen my page lately, I've put a pritty picture in it and made the words neatly wrap arround it!
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Jim the Wonder Llama (back from yonder) Posted Jun 2, 1999
Oooooo, pretty. Death with puppies. A pleasant sight to go to bed with.
Okay, I admit that M&S isn't that close, but it is only a short BUS RIDE away. Public transport - for those who are too lazy to walk.
Puppies?!
ReapeR (Weevium Mortus Eradicus) Posted Jun 2, 1999
The're kittens!!!
Ahhh public transport, the perfect mix of moving and thinking lazyness, better than a car in this respect, just get on and vegitate!
Puppies?!
Jim the Wonder Llama (back from yonder) Posted Jun 3, 1999
Whoops, my mistake (if I had an excuse it would be the crapiness of this monitor). It makes the pic seem all that more appealing now. I'll be sleeping well tonight.
However, if you are feeling TRULY lazy, what better way than to be ferried from your door in a cab? Can't be bothered to walk down one flight of stairs? Get a stairlift. In the art of laziness, money knows no bounds.
Problems
ReapeR (Weevium Mortus Eradicus) Posted Jun 4, 1999
The only problem is the cash, I know paying isn't much of a chore but getting the money can.
If you live at home and can sponge of parents, perfect. But if it involves (shudder) working for it might be wise to stick to the bus thus providing a more sustained form of easy transport for less effort!
Oh and I'm sorry for biting your head off, I've had to put up with some dodgy monitors of late too.
P.S. Is the text color ok to read on my page or does it need tweaking?
Problems
Jim the Wonder Llama (back from yonder) Posted Jun 4, 1999
It's certainly very, erm, red. Have you visited that colour chart http://www.w3-tech.com/crash/htmlrgb.gif ? It outlines all of the decent colours you may need. Your page *is* okay though, it just has a habit of burning the retina.
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Yoda Posted Jun 7, 1999
If you really want to be lazy, I mean really long term lazy, this is how you do it. Read a book on comas, practice the symptoms constantly for a week (difficult but I assure you the long term laziness benefits are worth it), now you should stop everything and pretend to be in a coma, when someone finds you and calls the ambulence you have to really fool them, I'm talking unresponsive eyes, slow heartbeat the works. When they take you to hospital you'll then have to fool the doctors, a little trickier but I'm sure you'll manage. Now they call for the coma specialist (these people are usually bored stiff, after all they don't have much to do looking after coma patients, so what little they do do, they do with a vengence, this is likely to be the trickiest of all). Having fooled the coma specialist you are now ready to reap the rewards lazy style.
You'll be hooked up to a respirater (to breath for you), they intravenesly feed you (that maybe spelt wrong), they'll sponge bathe you (mmmm pretty nurses) and best of all, you wont have to work for it, its free. Truly long term laziness.
P.S. Remember to tell a friend that should you ever enter a coma you don't want to be turned off, that just spoils the whole thing otherwise.
Enjoy!
Where are u?
ReapeR (Weevium Mortus Eradicus) Posted Jun 7, 1999
Hey Yoda where are u? I'm on G floor and shouldn't u be working?
Where are u?
Jim the Wonder Llama (back from yonder) Posted Jun 7, 1999
Ooooo, I see. Here it is me and Benjymous (haven't found anyone else yet) and at UMIST it is ReapeR and Yoda. Do we have any more dual researchers out there?
Where are u?
ReapeR (Weevium Mortus Eradicus) Posted Jun 7, 1999
Hey don't forget Technicoloryawn is @ UMIST too.
Where are u?
Jim the Wonder Llama (back from yonder) Posted Jun 7, 1999
Did you find each other because of H2G2 of did you find H2G2 because you knew each other? (if you get my meaning)
Where are u?
ReapeR (Weevium Mortus Eradicus) Posted Jun 7, 1999
Urm, we've been friends since the start of term. We saw Tomorows World, being Douglas Adam fans we started soon after and spred the word as far as we could.
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The Fine Art of Lazy
- 1: John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" (May 24, 1999)
- 2: Jim the Wonder Llama (back from yonder) (May 25, 1999)
- 3: John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" (May 25, 1999)
- 4: ReapeR (Weevium Mortus Eradicus) (May 26, 1999)
- 5: John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" (May 26, 1999)
- 6: Jim the Wonder Llama (back from yonder) (May 27, 1999)
- 7: ReapeR (Weevium Mortus Eradicus) (Jun 2, 1999)
- 8: ReapeR (Weevium Mortus Eradicus) (Jun 2, 1999)
- 9: Jim the Wonder Llama (back from yonder) (Jun 2, 1999)
- 10: ReapeR (Weevium Mortus Eradicus) (Jun 2, 1999)
- 11: John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" (Jun 2, 1999)
- 12: Jim the Wonder Llama (back from yonder) (Jun 3, 1999)
- 13: ReapeR (Weevium Mortus Eradicus) (Jun 4, 1999)
- 14: Jim the Wonder Llama (back from yonder) (Jun 4, 1999)
- 15: Yoda (Jun 7, 1999)
- 16: ReapeR (Weevium Mortus Eradicus) (Jun 7, 1999)
- 17: Jim the Wonder Llama (back from yonder) (Jun 7, 1999)
- 18: ReapeR (Weevium Mortus Eradicus) (Jun 7, 1999)
- 19: Jim the Wonder Llama (back from yonder) (Jun 7, 1999)
- 20: ReapeR (Weevium Mortus Eradicus) (Jun 7, 1999)
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