New Post a Picture of Yourself

[J-Mann]

I'm on the left.

Oh, man...forget you...who is the chick on your left!?

[J-Mann]

Alright...all I can say about the pictures posted so far is, "What a bunch of freakin' geeks!"

That's not to say I make the picture pool any brighter...make all the cracks you want about my "girl" in my picture.

[J-Mann]

Alright...all I can say about the pictures posted so far is, "What a bunch of freakin' geeks!"

That's not to say I make the picture pool any brighter...make all the cracks you want about my "girl" in my picture.

I could get in a cheap shot here. But I won't.

Hehe...thanks.  You look like you belong in Kansas, by the way.  Take that as a compliment!

[J-Mann]

I think the cow's awful cute (in the baby-cute way, not the hot-chick-cute way )

She was five days old at the time of that picture.  I delivered her myself

[J-Mann]

J-Mann,

Are you a farmer? Thats cool. I really respect the farmers of this country. Florida raises a lot of cattle as well. How many acres do you have?

I grew up in the country most definitely, but my family does not farm.  I've spent several summers helping with wheat harvest, though.  Most of the farmers around my area had around a section of land, which is close to 700 acres.  A few of the larger operations had 2,000 acres; and that's just wheat farming, mind you.  There's plenty of milo, oats, soybeans, and a bit of corn to go around in Kansas.

Now I work on a dairy farm in addition to finishing up my bachelor's degrees.  We have 200 cows, 150 heifers, and right at around 50 very young calves.  The average cow on our dairy produces 87 pounds of milk per day.  It's a cool job; great stress relief to be outside, doing manual labor, and being around animals.

[J-Mann]

Dairy Farming is quite a big thing here as well. I've been to Kansas and I thought it was a pretty nice state. I'd like to go back one day.

Glad you liked it and hope you'll be back one day.  Finding beauty in Kansas is all a matter of perspective.  I personally love the land, and nowhere on earth can produce sunsets that compare to those of Central Kansas, in my opinion.  I live in the middle of the state where the hills meet the plains, so we've got a lot of bluffs and genuinely beautiful country here.  I hate it that so many think of us as nothing more than flyover country.

Interestingly enough, I may well be in Florida next year for Graduate School.  I'm in the process of applying to FSU.

[J-Mann]

Dairy Farming is quite a big thing here as well. I've been to Kansas and I thought it was a pretty nice state. I'd like to go back one day.

Glad you liked it and hope you'll be back one day.  Finding beauty in Kansas is all a matter of perspective.  I personally love the land, and nowhere on earth can produce sunsets that compare to those of Central Kansas, in my opinion.  I live in the middle of the state where the hills meet the plains, so we've got a lot of bluffs and genuinely beautiful country here.  I hate it that so many think of us as nothing more than flyover country.

Interestingly enough, I may well be in Florida next year for Graduate School.  I'm in the process of applying to FSU.

I lived in Oberlin, Kansas for sever years.  That's northwest of Hays.  We milked 'em by hand.  I loved Kansas.

Ah, my dad grew up in Oberlin.  I still have an aunt who lives there.  And here's what I was talking about with Central Kansas sunsets, for all of you unfamiliar with them:

[J-Mann]

Dairy Farming is quite a big thing here as well. I've been to Kansas and I thought it was a pretty nice state. I'd like to go back one day.

Glad you liked it and hope you'll be back one day.  Finding beauty in Kansas is all a matter of perspective.  I personally love the land, and nowhere on earth can produce sunsets that compare to those of Central Kansas, in my opinion.  I live in the middle of the state where the hills meet the plains, so we've got a lot of bluffs and genuinely beautiful country here.  I hate it that so many think of us as nothing more than flyover country.

Interestingly enough, I may well be in Florida next year for Graduate School.  I'm in the process of applying to FSU.

What beauty or uniqueness is there to Kansas that you cannot find in Nebraska, Oklahoma, the Dakotas, or eastern Colorado?

A beauty and uniqueness that I'm sure you couldn't appreciate or understand.  I happen to be quite proud of my state, which has qualities altogether different from any of the aforementioned states.  If you've never hiked the Smoky Hills, you wouldn't understand.  If you've never visited Little Jerusalem or Castle Rock, you wouldn't appreciate my pride in Kansas.  It's much more than flat ground.

[J-Mann]

I understand where you are coming from J-Mann. A person should be proud to be from the state in which they were born.

All this stuff about "pride" and "heritage" is silly. People can have pride in whatever they want and I can think other people's pride is silly.

I'd just ask you that you keep this in mind: deriding someone's pride or beliefs solely because "you have the right" is rather a waste of your time.  It's not silly to have pride in one's country, or nationality, or any number of accomplishments.  It's justified, as is my affection for my state.  I understand though; Kansas is often one of the most ridiculed states, and I wouldn't expect many others to get where I'm coming from.

StatesRights understands though

[J-Mann]

Pride is fine with me....I just think having pride in Kansas is like having pride in a toothpick.

And I think you're being insulting just for the hell of it, which is a bit uncalled for.

[J-Mann]

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This is between you and States...

Pride is fine with me....I just think having pride in Kansas is like having pride in a toothpick.

This is between you and me.

[J-Mann]

Here is a better pic of her:

A) Why are we (or more specifically, Reagan) posting pictures of girls in a thread titled "Post a Picture of Yourself"?  (Granted, I posted a random picture, too)

B) Does this girl know you are posting her pictures on a forum where a bunch of guys discuss politics?

[J-Mann]

I do shows covering HURRICANES...they hit the south....I meet people.

I guess I've never really asked, but I just don't get how a 16 year old has his own radio show...

[J-Mann]

Mike, might be a good idea to stop posting pictures of her now, you are starting to look a bit obsessed...

...and I hate to tell you, little bro, but she ain't that great.  Cute, yes.  Worth posting four separate pictures of?  Not quite.

[J-Mann]

Why the wacking off thread?

Probably he was hinting that some of the pervs on this forum have already used her picture for, uh, purposes for which it was not intended.

[J-Mann]

J-Mann, Hugh and JFK all make excellent points...

Gonna post a newer pic of myself:

You were an extra on "That 70's Show," right?  :-)

The date on that picture absolutely HAS to be PhotoShopped in!!! 

[J-Mann]

The "God Hates Fags" people are working with Fred Phelps.  He's an embarrassment to the state of Kansas: he's based out of Topeka (I think), and protests at prominent events around the country.  But Phelps thinks that everyone is doomed to Hell if they don't fall in line with his views, which are batsh**t insane.  He thinks 9/11 was a good thing and hates all politicians and political figures in this country.

He protested at Ronald Reagan's funeral procession with a big sign that said, "Burn in Hell" and various others.  They celebrate the death of Matthew Shepard and have even erected a gravestone near his actual burial site that says, "Matthew Shepard entered Hell on [date of his death]".  Being so close to my university, he's been at several events that I've gone to.  He's always protesting at the Arts & Sciences graduation, calling all of the graduates fags.

Anyone unfamiliar with him should do a search on him and find out a little bit more.  He's an interesting case study in...well, I don't know what.  Insanity, ludicrousness, idiocy, etc.  And I think deep down inside, Fred Phelps is gay, too.

[J-Mann]

He's obviously a sicko.  Those posters have some sick s**t on them.  Very disturbing.

And yet he claims to want to save us all.  His site is: http://www.godhatesfags.com    a horrible, hate-filled site.

His is somewhat akin to a bin Laden of Christianity; an embarrassment to us all.

I haven't read this, but it is supposedly about how Phelps became the monster that he is.  -- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/michael_haggerty/expose3.htm

[J-Mann]

Julien is hot.  I'd put him 1st, then English, then JFK.  Nobody else is very good looking.

Hey, when were these rankings?  I must have missed out...

[J-Mann]

by the way, the five amigos are just the standouts, they're not internally ranked

jfk m,ight be the fifth, or the first, i'm not gonna say, but he is definently in the top 5

WELL...I'm certainly glad I made your list! <runs sobbing into the corner>