Yeah, the only pleasures for which the Spartan lifestyle allowed were a glorious death, a job well done, and humping little boys.
Now, I could go blame such comments on age/immaturity, but I think that it goes beyond that. For my part, when I was fourteen (assuming you're at such an age, Spartan), I never dismissed the *intelligent* statements of others, branding them as gay, faggots, or worst of all idiots. No no, when I was fourteen, I was writing my first research paper, being named as a Life Scout (the rank before Eagle), and canoeing fifty miles in the Maine wilderness. I, for one, never never never sunk to the level of calling anyone gay or a faggot, because I thought that doing as such would be inconsiderate.
In short, don't hate on people because they try to express their intelligence or reasoning capabilities. What's the point of that? One runs the risk of arrogance, sure, but this is supposed to be an 'intellectual' forum, hopefully with higher-level discussions; and arrogance is just one character flaw of many. If you can't beat'em, join'em! Otherwise, with such an apparant disdain for academic pursuits, and for those who do pursue them, I'll look forward to seeing you working at a strip club full-time on bathroom spooge-patrol.
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