Topic: What's wrong with America
started by: Self-Banished
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 22 2013,7:08 pm
This is what's wrong with America, we need many,many more of kids like this Georgia Tech speaker, Nick Selby. This kid has drive and attitude to spare. I will remember to watch for him in the future.< http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o0tN58EC6LE >
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 22 2013,7:15 pm
And less of these thugs< http://www.nydailynews.com/sports...1431445 >
Posted by irisheyes on Aug. 22 2013,8:44 pm
(Self-Banished @ Aug. 22 2013,7:08 pm)
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This is what's wrong with America, we need many,many more of kids like this Georgia Tech speaker, Nick Selby. This kid has drive and attitude to spare. I will remember to watch for him in the future.
No, S.B. That was seven minutes of an overly hyper nerd going on about comic book fantasies and what I'm guessing was Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings.
If your point is that we need more people at university speeches talking about science fiction movies, I'll have to disagree. It seems to be something out of Idiocracy.
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 22 2013,8:56 pm
^but brondo's got what plants crave.Nope, I was going from one extreme to another, damn good to see a kid with some drive and enthusiasm, much better than "we were bored"
Posted by irisheyes on Aug. 22 2013,10:03 pm
Happy to see you got the movie reference, not many people do.QUOTE
Nope, I was going from one extreme to another, damn good to see a kid with some drive and enthusiasm, much better than "we were bored"
I'll give him kudos for the enthusiasm. The last time I was at an event like that I nearly slipped into a coma.
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 23 2013,3:54 am
Greatly under rated movie, almost a testament to where this country is heading.Last graduation I went to was my daughters three years ago and I hear you, except for a few exceptions those kids were zombies wandering through the motions.
Take it for what it's worth then, a kid entering the world excited about, probably nothing more but to light up a pessimist like me? Kinda gives a person a little hope.
Posted by alcitizens on Aug. 23 2013,5:24 am
Georgia Tech Student Copied His High School Debate Coach's Speech For His Epic PerformanceRead more: < http://www.businessinsider.com/awesome...mpNXoBn >
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 23 2013,8:28 am
^ yes, I heard that in an interview with the kid, said he asked permission from his former debate coach. It show he was paying attention in school.What were you doing Alki, sleeping?
Posted by alcitizens on Aug. 23 2013,8:50 am
He should have proved he got an education and wrote his own material.. People who copy others material usually end up truck drivers like you.. 
Posted by MADDOG on Aug. 23 2013,9:08 am
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Selby posted on Facebook about his former coach's influence, writing, "I had an awesome speech coach in high school by the name of Andy Stone, and was absolutely thrilled when he agreed to let me use the end of his award-winning speech as the foundation for my own."
Selby's admission went up 13 hours before Zimmerman's article.
The overlap between the two speeches starts at 5:00 in Selby's video and 8:40 in Stone's video.
Selby's admission went up 13 hours before Zimmerman's article.
The overlap between the two speeches starts at 5:00 in Selby's video and 8:40 in Stone's video.
Posted by MADDOG on Aug. 23 2013,9:17 am
(alcitizens @ Aug. 23 2013,8:50 am)
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He should have proved he got an education and wrote his own material.. People who copy others material usually end up truck drivers like you..
I forget. Who likes to keep quoting Reagan?
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 23 2013,9:30 am
^ nice burn With my standing in life as I have now, call me a truckdriver all you want
Posted by MADDOG on Aug. 23 2013,3:07 pm
What's wrong with America is the surprisingly large number of people who are willing to give up some of their freedoms for the promise of security from our government.”Those who give up their liberty for more security neither deserve liberty nor security.” -Ben Franklin
Posted by Banacek on Aug. 23 2013,4:00 pm
You're all wrong. The problem is that the chicks aren't as wild as they used to be. And hooks like "where is all the action in this town". Even Bieber is feelin' it now and is looking for chicks like this. Posted by Banacek on Aug. 24 2013,5:06 am
Fear not AL, I reached back deep into the past and wrote you a fun rocker in the spirit of Eddie Cochran. I still have the fire... Posted by Glad I Left on Aug. 24 2013,7:25 am
looks like cybil is back :facepalm:
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 24 2013,9:12 am
Really? Kinda wondered who else was gonna notice.
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 24 2013,9:16 am
So did he go to jail or snitch everyone out?
Posted by Glad I Left on Aug. 24 2013,9:27 am
I gotta admit, at least these are better than that K-pop crap he was posting last year
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 24 2013,11:18 am
Oh give him time.
Posted by Banacek on Aug. 27 2013,2:10 am
KING of the ONE STRING!This is how I learned to write songs, but nowhere near as good as this guy. He's king of the one string!
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 27 2013,3:31 am
^ 
Posted by grassman on Aug. 27 2013,6:50 am
oh Yeah? Posted by MADDOG on Aug. 27 2013,1:44 pm
Alki, did you sign this for Bambam yet?
Posted by Botto 82 on Aug. 29 2013,7:41 am
Looks like it's movie night. 
Posted by Glad I Left on Aug. 29 2013,9:00 am
I still love that one!
IALTO as KFAN would say.