Is Good conversation lost in the world?

**symatech** · 04-05-2004, 11:59 PM

Recently I found myself sitting at london heathrow airport on a 6 hour layover. My friend and I were discussing -amongs many gin and tonics- john locke and descartes. The woman at the table next to ours leaned towards her husband and whispered -but rather loudly- "I can't believe they're talking about that". this lady was painting her nails and browsing through cosmopolitan magazine. i was shocked...probably because I was kind of drunk. But seriously, is good conversation gone today? do people think anymore or do they just watch tv

**956Vette** · 04-06-2004, 12:20 AM

"No TV and no beer make Homer go something something"

Sorry, i cant take your, or harvey's posts seriously! I always hear homer talking

**symatech** · 04-06-2004, 12:35 AM

thats alright i dont take much seriously myself either

**rambo** · 04-06-2004, 12:42 AM

I feel you syma, and yes, for the most part, it is indeed lost. There are few people who are able to carry on diligent conversations regarding things not found on TV. And I don't know many of them.

In hindsight, you should've bitchslapped her.

**Spoon** · 04-06-2004, 01:22 AM

Do you ever notice that most philosophical arguments or disccusions mostly happen when your drunk and stoned?

Spoon

**Philliagorillia** · 04-06-2004, 01:28 AM

Is it just me or is there always a layover in that airport, because everytime im there i always get stuck there for hours wating for my flight...

**Red Ketchup** · 04-06-2004, 03:21 AM

Originally Posted by Philliagorillia

Is it just me or is there always a layover in that airport, because everytime im there i always get stuck there for hours wating for my flight...

Only had one long long delay at heathrow out of dozens of flights there... 6 hour delay because half an inch of snow fell on the ground that morning.... god... get your **** together guys!

Needless to say I knew every nook and cranny of terminal 4 after that delay!

Red

**RJM03** · 04-06-2004, 06:16 AM

"Maybe its the beer talking, but John Locke is the greatest writer ever AWHAHSAHGHSHSHKDL......soft chewy pretzels.....5 DOLLARS!!! Get outta here."

**Warrior** · 04-06-2004, 06:30 AM

Originally Posted by Philliagorillia

Is it just me or is there always a layover in that airport, because everytime im there i always get stuck there for hours wating for my flight...

When I was in the Marines I spent 6 or 7 days flying from Germany to Macedonia via C-130. We kept flying there but the fog was so thick he couldn't see the strip to land

That was a long week - I kept going back to Ramstein and playing the slot machines and watching sh!tty movies in the base theater (sometimes the movies would just cut out for like 30 mikes)...

**bigbouncinballs** · 04-06-2004, 10:28 AM

you know syma, dealing with the same thing although in a classroom setting, i don't believe it's necessarily a loss of good conversation, but rather the growing and blatant rudeness of people who don't know.

**juicehoe** · 04-06-2004, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by symatech

this lady was painting her nails and browsing through cosmopolitan magazine.

There you go... she way painting her nails and reading a cosmo. Classic bimbo act, as she hears something that wasnt on a reality show or sex in the city she had to bash it

**Juggernaut** · 04-06-2004, 11:27 AM

I'd have to say yes it is very rare to find someone to carry a decent conversation with. Most grew up with a tv for a babysitter so the attention span is a little lacking. I myself don't really get into deep conversations due to my lack of intellegence. Pop always said it was better to keep my mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

**stack-a-licious** · 04-06-2004, 12:08 PM

those cosmo reading, nail painters are good for 1 thing... smokin some pole during a flight delay...

**sin** · 04-06-2004, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by 956Vette

"No TV and no beer make Homer go something something"

Sorry, i cant take your, or harvey's posts seriously! I always hear homer talking

" go crazy?" "dont mind if i do!" me too.

**956Vette** · 04-06-2004, 01:55 PM

lol, i was just trying to get under symatechs skin by quoting something from TV

**sepjuice** · 04-06-2004, 02:13 PM

i agree cosmo,gurly mags,really know how to give gurls dumb a$$ ideas,..ever look through one(my wifey reads them)....dumb,dumb,dumb.....such titles as "how to find the love of your life in 3 days"<<like they know ...i hate those mags!!~~

**symatech** · 04-06-2004, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by 956Vette

lol, i was just trying to get under symatechs skin by quoting something from TV

hahahah you failed because you quoted the simpsons. if you had quoted the fat obnoxious fiancee show i would have punched right through the computer monitor most likely snapping all my tendons. i hate tv

**chicamahomico** · 04-06-2004, 04:32 PM

We live in a USA Today kind of world. Everybody wants a short dummied down executive summary of everything, including conversation. Finding someone to talk about Survivor or Britney's latest antics takes about 2 seconds because most people arent concerned with much else these days. I for one am a fan of the Seinfeldian conversation type.......superficial, but yet suprisingly in depth and always interesting.

**rambo** · 04-06-2004, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by chicamahomico

I for one am a fan of the Seinfeldian conversation type.......superficial, but yet suprisingly in depth and always interesting.

I knew I fell for you for a reason.

**cb25** · 04-06-2004, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by chicamahomico

I for one am a fan of the Seinfeldian conversation type.......superficial, but yet suprisingly in depth and always interesting.

i'd agree with this...well said.

**decadbal** · 04-06-2004, 06:47 PM

instead of "is good" i think you mean have good and not alot of ppl rate their convos...lol

**RP7** · 04-06-2004, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by Spoon

Do you ever notice that most philosophical arguments or disccusions mostly happen when your drunk and stoned?

Spoon

Yes. Yes I do.

**groverman1** · 04-06-2004, 08:29 PM

IMO for the most part good conversation is a lost thing, then again it depends on what interests you. Good conversation could be two chicks talking about who J. Lo is gonna marry next. Well at least they might think it's good conversation.