What's Your Passion in Life?

[GearGod]

First I'd have to say that I take great pleasure in being the pioneer topic starter/having the first premier "Off-Topic" Topic etc. etc.

So, What is your Passion in life?

[96B]

Women and cars.

[Ichhabe]

Board games... Like Axis & Allies, Titan, Fortress America and Advanced Civilization to just name a few.

And it is very very very difficult for me to walk on the street and see a national flag NOT in my safe keepings.

And maps man! Wow, just love maps. Collect em- Look at them. Smell them. Yes, I do need help. I am a very sick boy. ;)

[rangerone]

Just be sure you dont smell those Iraqi ass maps. :P ;)

[Nawlins]

Psychology

[GearGod]

rangerone: rofl :lol: rofl :lol: rofl :lol:

[JiJoMacLE45]

I enjoy long walks on the beach, singing church hymns around a camp fire, dancing in the rain, reading thought provoking literature, and making girls hum bible songs as they suck my . . . .

[Kriz]

Mastrubation is my passion, I'm currently writing a book called "Fists of Fury" :lol:

[GearGod]

JiJoMacLE45: Rather immoral don't you think?

Kriz: :lol: rofl Ever heard of the opposite gender? rofl :lol:

[Jack Mehoff]

***, computers, and more ***

[Trigger]

adam, posts like yours are why my sig is what it is...

[JiJoMacLE45]

Immoral is my middle name, well that & Bosephus.

[JunglistSoldier]

De oppresso liber

That, and helping people in general, as in making sure they live thru trauma be it blunt, penetrative or psykological.

[GearGod]

Trigger:


when you are displeased, it is
much easier to criticize and condemn than it is to try to
understand the other person’s viewpoint. It is frequently
easier to find fault than to find praise. It is more natural
to talk about what vou want than to talk about what the
other person wants.

Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive
and usually makes him strive to justify himself.
Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s
precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and
arouses resentment.

By criticizing, we do not make lasting changes and often incur resentment.
Hans Selye, another great psychologist, said, “As much as we thirst for approval, we dread condemnation,”

The resentment that criticism engenders can demoralize
employees, family members and friends, and still
not correct the situation that has been condemned.

I made a special study of Lincoln’s
method of dealing with people. Did he indulge in criticism?
Oh, yes. As a young man in the Pigeon Creek
Valley of Indiana, he not only criticized but he wrote
letters and poems ridiculing people and dropped these
letters on the country roads where they were sure to be
found. One of these letters aroused resentments that
burned for a lifetime.

Even after Lincoln had become a practicing lawyer in
Springfield, Illinois, he attacked his opponents openly
in letters published in the newspapers. But he did this
just once too often.

In the autumn of 1842 he ridiculed a vain, pugnacious
politician by the name of James Shields. Lincoln lamned
him through an anonymous letter published in
Springfield Journal. The town roared with laughter.
Shields, sensitive and proud, boiled with indignation.
He found out who wrote the letter, leaped on his horse,
started after Lincoln, and challenged him to fight a duel.
Lincoln didn’t want to fight. He was opposed to dueling,
but he couldn’t get out of it and save his honor. He was
given the choice of weapons. Since he had very long
arms, he chose cavalry broadswords and took lessons in
sword fighting from a West Point graduate; and, on the
appointed day, he and Shields met on a sandbar in the
Mississippi River, prepared to fight to the death; but, at
the last minute, their seconds interrupted and stopped
the duel.

That was the most lurid personal incident in Lincoln’s
life. It taught him an invaluable lesson in the art of dealing
with people. Never again did he write an insulting
letter. Never again did he ridicule anyone. And from that
time on, he almost never criticized anybody for anything.

Bob Hoover, a famous test pilot and frequent per-former
at air shows, was returning to his home in Los
Angeles from an air show in San Diego. As described in
the magazine Flight Operations, at three hundred feet
in the air, both engines suddenly stopped. By deft maneuvering
he managed to land the plane, but it was
badly damaged although nobody was hurt.

Hoover’s first act after the emergency landing was to
inspect the airplane’s fuel. Just as he suspected, the
World War II propeller plane he had been flying had
been fueled with jet fuel rather than gasoline.

Upon returning to the airport, he asked to see the mechanic
who had serviced his airplane. The young man
was sick with the agony of his mistake. Tears streamed
down his face as Hoover approached. He had just caused
the loss of a very expensive plane and could have caused
the loss of three lives as well.

You can imagine Hoover’s anger. One could anticipate
the tongue-lashing that this proud and precise pilot
would unleash for that carelessness. But Hoover didn’t
scold the mechanic; he didn’t even criticize him. Instead,
he put his big arm around the man’s shoulder and
said, “To show you I’m sure that you’ll never do this
again, I want you to service my F-51 tomorrow.”

Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand
them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do.
That’s a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism;
and it breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness. “To
know all is to forgive all.”

As Dr. Johnson said: “God himself, sir, does not propose
to judge man until the end of his days.”

Why should you and I?

- Dale Carnegie

:D

[Nawlins]

*sigh* You boys....

[NcDeuce]

I like making quilts. rofl

[rob]

Mastrubation is my passion, I'm currently writing a book called "Fists of Fury" :lol:

hey i was gonna say that. :bash:

[non-zero possibility]

I am no to it but I really like target shooting, wow big suprise, but I do, I have started doing it every weekend and, suprisingly its much more satisfying than airsoft in more than one aspect. that and um... jerkin it

[USMarine3521]

men :lol: .....OH!........i mean........women :cantbeli: and if it ever happens, *** woot

[Jack Mehoff]

Masturbation used to be one of my passion until I fell into an abyss call marriage.

[James]

I write.

[Beowulf]

I actually kinda like army stuff......kinda....

I play a little college Rugby (winger/outside center/scrum half)...well I used to, now I don't have insurance and don't want to get hurt.

I was supposed to be starting at scrum half (it's kinda like q-back) but I got deployed....I also study philosophy between deployments.....which isn't often.
-b

[ShotOver]

haha, i've been playing rugby union since i was in primary school... best game.

But my real passion has to be shooting, do it all the time... bloody love it.

Too bad about Australia's ****ed up gun laws... can only have Bolt action, pump action (.22) no semi automatic or full auto, and now the pistols that are around the same barrel length as a hk USP .45 are illegal, have to fire the "elite" version.

[hood]

I collect spores, mold, and fungus.

[Nawlins]

I like to write too. And sleep. Boy, do I love to sleep.

[Kampfhamster]

Shooting and books

[molly747]

I'm a writer, so I have to like writing. Also, I've recently gotten into photography (I also love to read).

[Trigger]

Sock puppetry and turtle herding are my passions.

[Apogee]

SCUBA, Beer, Girls, and Cars. and not always in that order...

[RealUltimatePower]

Shooting, Running, *** and History


I collect spores, mold, and fungus.
lol :lol:

[Ratamacue]

Guns...lots of guns...

[California Joe]

I convince women on the internet to send me naked pictures of themselves and then I draw them.

[Trigger]

I knew you sounded familiar...you still owe me money for those by the way.

[GearGod]

California Joe: Tell us your story of how you started engaging in such activities

[Trigger]

I'm sure it's completely immoral adam, better cover your eyes.

[GearGod]

My thoughts exactly

[California Joe]

It was on the old Maxim magazine forums.....*sigh* I posted a picture I drew when they asked what people do for a living and asked for volunteers. Here's one...she's actually a helicopter pilot so it IS military oriented...

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[budanski]

Nice work Joe!! But did it get you a Clio?

Heres mine. :P
http://www.flash.net/~susan23/kids.gif

I call this... guy and girl with 12 ****ies

[California Joe]

You rock man. Kudos. Or Cujo's as the case may be.

[Miles Teg]

The passion of my life?

Studying the strange and weird population of the USA. :D

And maybe one day, learn correctly their language. :oops:

[California Joe]

Nice eyebrow there Miles.

[Miles Teg]

Nice eyebrow there Miles.

Crap !!! You notice that :roll:
:lol:

Please everybody, show a picture of you.

Clearly without mask or something else.

[ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð]

girls...beer...military stuff...good weed...and more girls with a few cars...ah life is good woot

[James]

Bump...

It's been almost a year!

I still like to write.

[mocking_loudly_died]

putting out drum & bass records.

[Jack Mehoff]

masturbate like a rock star

[Javehn]

Isn't that Adam guy was gay ?

[Cassiar]

I make penicillin in my fridge.

[ROY H]

i like to sharpen pencils and live with my parents until iam 23 and play counter strike all day thinking iam all leet. and o yeah being fat.

[CQB_Operator]

Shooting
Riding ATV in the woods, and sleeping under the starlit sky.

[CannibalSquirel]

Flying...

[Lexi]

Uuuhhh... lemme think....
The Canadian Forces - (That one's pretty much a given..)
I love camping - Even if it's tentin' it in the backyard. Winter camping rocks too.
Writing - I love it. It's amazing what you could do with a few well-chosen words.
Swimming - Love it love it love it!
Cadets - Best friggen thing that ever happened to me...!
Music - It's the only thing that keeps me going, at the end of the day it's a great way to just think about everything I've been blessed with.

And that, folks,
Is it...
Seriously.

Lex :lol:

[ShotOver]

Drinkin, Beer ofcourse.
Mates
Sun surf and Sand
Navy (Beer, mates, sun surf and sand.)
:)

[BarkingSquirrel]

My passion in life is sitting quietly waiting for death.

[Haiw]

Passion is for the plebs...real men are above passion. ;)

[username]

i have a passion for quiting things, ask me if ive done something and ive tried it and then quit it.....im a master at giving up, an shortly considering giving up quiting

[Falco]

Flying



And then SCUBA diving, computers, cars, the military ...

[Lt_Crooks]

my passion is the military , death, ***, weapons, being scared, to tell you the truth, by the way if you met me i am a pretty weird person ;)

[bloddyaxe]

weapons, nuclear weapons, cute lasses, vodka, other alcoholic beverages, russiancombatgear.com, swastikas, talking in samurai japanese, books, paintings, gravestones...

[Lt_Crooks]

oh yeah thanks bloody axe i forgot vodka, i do not condone underage drinking unless done by responsible minors like me

[MVSpartan117]

Military, anything 1/6th, the ladies, computers, guns, and cars

[Fintin]

Music, Girls, Cars, Faith, Writing, Films....

[Trident-za]

My "passions" tend to change often... the only lasting ones are reading and sleeping.

Done shooting/scuba/parachuting/hiking/marathon running/beer/rugby/cricket/fishing etc. All are great and I enjoy doing them (except parachuting - I'm scared of heights despite 20+ jumps :roll: ) but I wouldn't describe any as a passion. I have a passion to learn interesting things, maybe? Very boring....

[b.scheller]

well...finish university...do teachers college, maybe a stint in the cf...and then off to teach highschool...

[Trident-za]

I've realized what my passion in life is... and it's unintentional, but unavoidable. I play "devil's advocate".... :(

I can't tell you the number of times I've had a discussion with my wife toting the "US party line about Iraq" for an hour, only to log on to this site, and use my wife's arguements in posts. It's unintentional, but I get pissed off at seeing the lack of thought that goes into forming opinions, and I respond to that - I want people to at least think a bit. Why? No situation in a war zone is all black & white for me - ever.

If someone sits down and weighs the pros and cons and reaches a decision, thats fine by me. When someone reads the latest headlines on Fox/CNN/BBC etc and then forms an opinion without considering anything else, I feel an irresitable urge to argue, if only to point out issues that don't fit into the "nice summary" they saw on TV.

[Scottie]

Flying is one of my passions aswell as my gf, if u can call her my passion. :roll:

[Haiw]

I've realized what my passion in life is... and it's unintentional, but unavoidable. I play "devil's advocate".... :(

I can't tell you the number of times I've had a discussion with my wife toting the "US party line about Iraq" for an hour, only to log on to this site, and use my wife's arguements in posts. It's unintentional, but I get pissed off at seeing the lack of thought that goes into forming opinions, and I respond to that - I want people to at least think a bit. Why? No situation in a war zone is all black & white for me - ever.

If someone sits down and weighs the pros and cons and reaches a decision, thats fine by me. When someone reads the latest headlines on Fox/CNN/BBC etc and then forms an opinion without considering anything else, I feel an irresitable urge to argue, if only to point out issues that don't fit into the "nice summary" they saw on TV.
That's one way to describe 'flaming stupid pricks'. ;)

[basket of soft kittens]

i enjoy unicorns and thinking thoughts, combing my moustache,ham radio,and smelling things .

[BarkingSquirrel]

I'm still waiting for mine to be fulfilled. Any gun owners here that live near Tampa FL and want a slightly moving target?

[basket of soft kittens]

come back edit button come back!!.....

[Phil642]

Beeing a clown

[Abolith]

Board games... Like Axis & Allies, Titan, Fortress America and Advanced Civilization to just name a few.
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when the hell did they come out with that! I remember the original and it was complicated enough but that just sound like even more fun :D

[aleczapka]

My passion is my country. http://www.insanicons.lostdestinations.com/shadicons/jasonani.gif

[Lazy Lob]

gas turbines

[kleos]

police/military gear shooting , running , drinking and last but not least sexxxxxxxx

[Roldwin]

What's going on with that fever of reviving old dead threads ????

[oswald]

What's going on with that fever of reviving old dead threads ????Summer vacation.

[wotsnext]

My campervan, Scooter, Walking, But without my wife and children they would all be meaningless.

[Roldwin]

Summer vacation.

I'm bored too.

Women, the military, my family

[junglejim]

My God!!! This has got to be the gayest thread ever... I think I grew a ****** scanning this thread.

[Name Taken]

My God!!! This has got to be the gayest thread ever... I think I grew a ****** scanning this thread.

That makes next to no sense.

I'd have to say history, but I'll probably sell out and become an attorney like my wife :|

I suppose I could always go back to grad school after making a few bucks.

[Dispatcher]

Yeah, this thread need reviving...
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x108/Mjolnir_bucket/scrubstn0.jpg

[MARINO]

Mountains and military stuff

[Aerosoul]

Photography, ***, and drugs.
And driving. I love driving.

[Anthony91]

Driving, Movies, Photography, Guns, and Italian Food.

[titget]

My daughter most of all

Supporting our troops/studying Military history

and eventhough I cant stand people most of the time, my passion in life is to be able to save their lives when I finish school..